Doc also thinks 'Reggie the Alligator' is a crock
One more thing on Dr. Melanie Renfrew, who is taking quite a beating in the user comments 
today under the story about her. Some people have come to her defense, agreeing with her opinions of how the weather is reported.
I gotta say, she was a very nice lady and I feel a bit bad today about the abuse she's taking. She even gave me a bottle of water.
During our interview at her home Tuesday, Renfrew offered me another opinion on another subject of great interest to Daily Breeze readers.
Remember Reggie the alligator?
If you recall, no one saw Reggie for months and months after he was discovered at Machado Lake in Harbor City. Most people figured he had died.
When he suddenly reappeared and was captured, my colleague Donna Littlejohn spent a lot of time talking to zoologists and other experts who were examining the alligator to make sure it really was Reggie.
They concluded it most likely was.
Renfrew, however, does not believe that. And she let Donna know that in phone calls at the time.
On Tuesday, she told me she had something for me to give to Donna. She gave me a bouquet of plastic flowers. They now adorn Donna's desk.
Renfrew told me she still believes that the alligator that that was discovered and now is on display at the L.A. Zoo is not Reggie. She thinks the real Reggie is dead and someone dropped that found alligator in the lake later on.
She compared the situation to Shamu the killer whale at Sea World in San Diego and other parks. The real Shamu is dead, but there are other Shamus to take its place.
See you later, alligator.
today under the story about her. Some people have come to her defense, agreeing with her opinions of how the weather is reported.I gotta say, she was a very nice lady and I feel a bit bad today about the abuse she's taking. She even gave me a bottle of water.
During our interview at her home Tuesday, Renfrew offered me another opinion on another subject of great interest to Daily Breeze readers.
Remember Reggie the alligator?
If you recall, no one saw Reggie for months and months after he was discovered at Machado Lake in Harbor City. Most people figured he had died.
When he suddenly reappeared and was captured, my colleague Donna Littlejohn spent a lot of time talking to zoologists and other experts who were examining the alligator to make sure it really was Reggie.
They concluded it most likely was.
Renfrew, however, does not believe that. And she let Donna know that in phone calls at the time.
On Tuesday, she told me she had something for me to give to Donna. She gave me a bouquet of plastic flowers. They now adorn Donna's desk.
Renfrew told me she still believes that the alligator that that was discovered and now is on display at the L.A. Zoo is not Reggie. She thinks the real Reggie is dead and someone dropped that found alligator in the lake later on.
She compared the situation to Shamu the killer whale at Sea World in San Diego and other parks. The real Shamu is dead, but there are other Shamus to take its place.
See you later, alligator.
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as i recall, there were quite a few people who thought the 'real reggie' was dead. (how could anything survive in that polluted lake.) the reggie now housed at the la zoo is smaller than the 'original' reggie was reported to be. though, it could be the size was incorrect to begin with...who knows...only reggie!