當 Gill Corporation 搬到它在艾爾蒙特的現址時，在該物業北邊的 20 英畝土地上有一家工業公司。該建築物僅佔地約 10 英畝，其他 10 英畝與我們的財產相鄰，並處於休耕狀態。
During the mid-80’s it became a fad for people to grow their own vegetables. As a result, the company that owned the property marked out plots on the vacant property and allowed their employees to cultivate them.
One day I was in my office, a person came running in, and excitedly shouted, “There’s a big snake out in the resin area.” I rushed out of my office and when I arrived at the scene one of our people was pounding on a 6 foot Boa Constrictor with a length of 4×4 wood. The snake was annoyed, but Boas are not very aggressive (unless you are edible). We called the Humane Society and they picked it up and took it away.
It must have been an escaped pet living in the cultivated plots and eating whatever was eating the vegetables. It was an exciting event and to this day, the only snake we’ve had on the property………..that I know of.
在此事件發生後的幾個月內，人們對在那裡種植任何東西的興趣開始消退，並在 6 個月內處於休眠狀態。
