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ca Offline Grant Lamontagne

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MTO Member is HOME!
on: June 21, 2018, 03:15:17 AM
Many of you won't know or remember Johnny, but he was a great member here for a very long time in the early days- and once an MTO member, always an MTO member!

I had the joy of meeting Johnny in 2008 when he was working at Gatorland in Florida, and he was great enough to give myself and Mikey (another great member who has been missing for far too long!) a fantastic back stage tour of the facility!  We got to sit in a pen with a 1,000 lb plus wild caught dog eater, we got to handle baby gators not even a foot long, and we also got to handle tarantulas, scorpions and a giant snake that took 8 of us to hold!

Shortly after that day Johnny was hurt on the job and left Gatorland, and we were all heartbroken with him, because we couldn't picture Johnny anywhere else but there- after all, he met his wife there, AND married her in a gator pit there too!

Today I see on Facebook that he has announced that he is BACK at Gatorland, after nine years away, and I couldn't be happier for him.  If you are ever in the area, find Johnny- it won't be hard, he'll be one of the guys driving the giant swamp buggies, giving tours!  Tell him who you are and how much we all miss him and I am sure you will like the guy as much as I do!  He's just one of those really nice guys that you instantly like the minute you meet him!

So, I would appreciate it if you would all take a moment to congratulate Johnny on the new job, and let him know that we haven't forgotten him- and a special occasion for any of us is a reason to celebrate for ALL of us!   :tu:

Congratulations Johnny- you deserve it!

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Reply #1 on: June 21, 2018, 03:35:33 AM
Congrats.

Wasn't he working in retail...TVs or something like that after his gator job?
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Reply #2 on: June 21, 2018, 03:40:55 AM
He's done a number of things but most recently he has been driving a swamp buggy for someone else, and now he's doing it where he belongs.

I don't recall retail but it's very possible!

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Reply #3 on: June 21, 2018, 03:44:41 AM
Oh yes, I now recall the swamp buggy posting. That looked like a wonderfully fun job.
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Reply #4 on: June 21, 2018, 06:39:22 AM
 :tu: Congrats Johnny.  All I need to know is you are a member of MTO and for that you're family.  All the best to you. 

Driving a swamp buggy does sound pretty fun. 
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Reply #5 on: June 21, 2018, 12:10:46 PM
I am glad he made it back. Good for him.  :cheers:
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Reply #6 on: June 21, 2018, 12:17:52 PM
For those of you wondering who he was, if you have ever seen the names Navajero, The Doggy Guru or Latino Heat, they are all him.  And I have shamelessly stolen a couple of pics from FB to show you all just how cool Johnny is.  The yellow one is the one he has been driving for a few years now, and the green one is his new ride at Gatorland.

Imagine being paid to drive a monster like that through the swamp every day and make jokes about prehistoric killing machines for the amusement of a group of terrified people!

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Reply #7 on: June 21, 2018, 01:21:52 PM
:tu: Congrats Johnny.  All I need to know is you are a member of MTO and for that you're family.  All the best to you. 

Driving a swamp buggy does sound pretty fun.

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Reply #8 on: June 21, 2018, 01:25:06 PM
Thanks for announcing his return on his behalf, boss. If you'd let him do it himself, it might have been not so good...

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Reply #9 on: June 21, 2018, 02:14:22 PM
fantastic news and awesome that he's back at what he likes, :salute:

form what you tell he is a great person  :) and I always like it when these good people get what they wish and deserve  :cheers:  best wishes to him and if I ever get there I'll make sure to meet him,

also I like a lot seeing how you and this place cares so much about the old, veteran and sometimes gone members!!  :tu: :MTO:
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Reply #10 on: June 21, 2018, 02:19:01 PM
Congratulations Jonny  :cheers:
Wow that’s a excellent job to have  :dd: :like: :like:
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Reply #11 on: June 21, 2018, 03:06:44 PM
Now those are some cool rigs  :tu:.  Thanks for posting up pics. 
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Reply #12 on: June 21, 2018, 03:11:47 PM
Congrats on your return to the job you love !  :cheers:


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Reply #13 on: June 21, 2018, 05:58:31 PM
fantastic news and awesome that he's back at what he likes, :salute:

form what you tell he is a great person  :) and I always like it when these good people get what they wish and deserve  :cheers:  best wishes to him and if I ever get there I'll make sure to meet him,

also I like a lot seeing how you and this place cares so much about the old, veteran and sometimes gone members!!  :tu: :MTO:

Good friends don't have an expiry date!  :D

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Reply #14 on: June 21, 2018, 06:33:14 PM
Cool news.  :tu:


Those swamp buggies...... :o   :like:


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Reply #15 on: June 23, 2018, 09:03:32 PM
Welcome Back..!
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Reply #16 on: June 24, 2018, 04:57:41 AM
That is great to hear Boss :like: I remember him well and wished he would pop in from time to time but so is life :cheers: Glad he is back to what he loves to do :like:


 

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