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But when the big day ar- rived, the couple realized not everyone had shown up. So Simmons, a small-business owner, sent invoices for $120 per person to all the no- shows.
The cows are scheduled to participate in the annual cow parade at Urnerboden, Swit- zerland.
“This amount is what you owe us for paying for your seat(s) in advance. You can pay via Zelle or PayPal.”
Kroll was charged with grand theft auto and resisting law enforcement officers.
NBC News New York reported on Sept. 10 that a subway power outage on Aug. 29, which resulted in more than 80 trains com- ing to a stop, was caused by someone just pressing a power switch that should have had a protective cover. The governor’s office said things deteriorated after the button was pushed, citing five trains in the Bronx that got stranded between sta- tions, where 300 people had to be helped off the trains.
Simmons said he and his wife were hurt that people didn’t show up: “I took that personally.” No word on whether they’ve collected on any of the invoices.
Cowabunga!
Cows summering in the mountains of Switzerland have to find their way to low- er elevations as winter comes on, but among one herd, about 10 cows were injured and couldn’t hoof it down safely. So, in late August, farmers arranged for them to be harnessed and flown by helicopter to terrain more accessible to conventional transportation, Sky News re- ported. The cows were held in a mesh harness, and farmers grabbed ropes to guide them down.
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“Four times we asked, ‘Are you available to come, can you make it?’ and they kept saying ʻyes,’ ” Simmons ex- plained to the New York Post in late August.
hadn’t committed a crime, officers and rescue workers started to pack up to leave, and that’s when Kroll jumped into the cab of a firetruck and tried to drive away. Kroll was pulled from the truck and lat- er told police, “I’ m sorry for trying to take the truck, I lost my marbles.” When asked if she was under the influence of anything, she told them she had taken the “elixir of life.”
ed, “I didn’t ask a cow how it feels after such a flight, as it couldn’t answer, but ... it was only a short, calm flight.”
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Strange Behavior
On Aug. 20, officers in St. Augustine Beach, Florida, re- sponded to a call that a wom- an on the beach was behaving erratically and needed CPR, The Smoking Gun reported. But when first responders tried to escort her to an am- bulance, Kailani Jo Kroll, 39, began running back and forth on the street. Because she
“New Yorkers deserve ab- solute confidence in a fully functioning subway system, and it is our job to restore that confidence,” said Gov. Kathy Hochul.
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