Double bleep because they DO LIVE NEAR WATER. Literally across the street from them about 250 feet away.
Edit: Also, they live in Florida...you're always near a body of water that could have gators in it.
I'm going to give them half a pass (not a full pass) on this. They don't get a full pass because their comments are for public viewing and they shouldn't really mock anyone for not knowing how things are in Florida.
When I saw the screen enclosures are to keep the gators out comment, I also laughed. Because they don't. Gators bust right through them if they are hungry and there is something they could eat like a cat or small dog inside. I saw on my old community facebook group just the other day, a gator busted through the screen trying to get a woman's dog. It doesn't happen often, but it happens.
And yes, even if you don't live on water, there can be gators. They move frequently from pond to pond, across streets and through yards. People find them on their front doorsteps all the time. We've lived on water the entire time we've lived in Florida and there is always a gator in sight. They are mostly harmless, unless they have been fed.
This is Fluffy. He lived in my backyard for many years. Blurry pic because I was already too close.
This is what happens when people feed Fluffy. He was 12 ft when he was captured.