{"id":13390,"date":"2021-07-17T23:45:21","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T03:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=13390"},"modified":"2021-07-17T23:45:35","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T03:45:35","slug":"no-tiger-in-tampas-cement-truck-tank-just-3-helpless-kittens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/07\/17\/no-tiger-in-tampas-cement-truck-tank-just-3-helpless-kittens\/","title":{"rendered":"No Tiger In Tampa&#8217;s Cement Truck Tank; Just 3 Helpless Kittens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\">The Tampa Storm Services team workers removed what was arguably the cutest clog they&#8217;ve ever tackled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"2\" data-effect=\"fade\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/city-truck___17181001421.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/city-truck___17181001421.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 891px) 100vw, 891px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tampa&#8217;s&nbsp;Stormwater Services&nbsp;crew members are pros at unclogging the city&#8217;s 600 miles of stormwater pipes and removing debris from the city&#8217;s 180 miles of ditches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But this was the first time utility technicians Ryan Rodriguez, Donnell Fisher, Red Gonzales, and Lucas Garrett had to contend with removing an obstruction from one of their own pieces of equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the crew&#8217;s responsibilities is to repair concrete drainage structures such as retaining walls and stormwater inlets. The utility technicians were about to head out on Thursday to do just that when they discovered three frightened 2-month-old kittens stuck under the water tank of the city&#8217;s concrete mixer truck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the help of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/humanesocietytampa?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZXFHZu8tbOrgXG9UsvM8SCNOzcU1q6W3vhJYuj0y8EzodSIPrdUVR1uaGINCqRnxQVlQwqqm0BuUkzE9BodJ1VIJHM2fXWe6iRWmpSuaQFtTXeYBv6Vs4zTvOMpAnpa644xvm0JcLURm17lGTAngfxXKQjtmoeTs9C4LAju35Q1eA&amp;__tn__=-%5DK-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Humane Society of Tampa Bay<\/a>&#8216;s animal rescue team, the city workers removed what was undoubtedly the cutest clog they&#8217;ve ever tackled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Humane Society said all three kittens appear healthy. 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