Florida Man Returns Rental Car, Leaving Toddler In Back Seat

Volusia County Deputies arrested a Florida Man after Hertz rental car employees found a toddler in the back seat of a returned vehicle. The grandfather returned the car to the Daytona Beach International Airport rental lot. He somehow forgot that he had a child in the backseat. Here's the report from the Volusia Sheriff's Office:

"Employees at a car rental lot at Daytona Beach International Airport discovered a toddler who was left in the back seat of a returned vehicle for about 45 minutes Monday evening. The child was scared and hot, but thankfully in good health when checked by paramedics.

Deputies assigned to the airport responded to the Hertz rental lot around 6 p.m. Monday. A Hertz employee reported the toddler was found in a locked vehicle in the car return lot. Deputies arrived to find the employee carrying the child, whose face was warm and streaked with dried tears, but was breathing normally.

The vehicle had been returned at 5:13 p.m., and deputies and airport staff initially were unable to make contact with the driver. Then a call came in from the child’s mother, who had just learned her father had left her daughter in the rental car – not at his home, as he’d told her. The mother was on her way to the airport immediately to be reunited with her child, who is just under the age of 2.

The Florida Man was babysitting his granddaughter

Through interviews and airport security video footage, detectives confirmed that 62-year-old David Towner of Port Orange had been babysitting his granddaughter for the day. He left her in the rental vehicle when he returned it. Towner was remorseful and cooperative with deputies. He was charged with one count of child neglect and transported to the Volusia County Branch Jail.

The temperature in the unshaded parking lot at the time of the incident was about 80 degrees.

The child was returned to her mother and the Department of Children and Families was notified of the incident. Sheriff Mike Chitwood will be issuing citizens awards to the Hertz employees involved in the incident."

I'm guessing the Florida Man in the rental car won't be babysitting again any time soon.

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Out Of State Linemen Using Dating Apps To Hook Up With Southwest Florida “Bucket Bunnies”

With Hurricane Ian devastating our area, there are a lot of out of state linemen in town. And it appears they're using dating apps like Tinder and Bumble to hook up with SWFL "bucket bunnies".

All around town, there's men who have come to Florida to help and with linemen from 30 states coming to our rescue. There's a lot of them. In fact, the other day on Instagram, I saw a picture from Lynq restaurant and brought it in to some co-workers and said "Girls, this is the time to find me a husband!" While I was kidding, maybe I shouldn't have been. These lonely men down here turning our power on, are looking to be turned on themselves.

While that might be music to a single girl's ears, it's not for one group of ladies. The linemen's wives.

Ooh boy the drama is heating up. On TikTok, a lot of local ladies were quick to point out the influx in men on Tinder with their neon shirts and construction helmets. Meanwhile, the wives of these linemen on the apps have a new term for girls on the prowl: "bucket bunnies". Of course this term is in reference to the bucket trucks that linemen stand in to reach the power lines. These single "bunnies" are trying to tempt these men to cheat on their wives while they're in town.

This isn't the only career in which a term like this has been invented. There's “row hos” for pipeline workers. “Patch chasers” for motorcyclists. And then there's “badge bunnies” for police officers.

While I'm sure there's plenty of ladies lookin' right now, one TikTok user commented what the majority of us are thinking. "Most of us in Florida just want our power back on".

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