Jeff67
Country Gent
I wonder if anyone has tried greasing the pole AND the slinky trick?
Squirrel!
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dafreeze
Friend of Fred
Duane Eddy 6 string. One of first 25 with second pic guard signed by Duane. It and Silver Falcon are next. 335 and 6136DS are gone.
lp_bruce
Gretschie
I should point out that squirrels can be a real pain if they get into your house. My wife was hearing squirrels on our roof in the morning for a few weeks above our kitchen. I'm not a morning person and I spend most of my time in the back of the house, and so didn't hear it. But one day I was making some breakfast and I heard them--but they were clearly not on the roof, they were in our attic. Oy!
We found out they were coming through a roof vent that got left open when we had some remodeling done. We hired a pest control company who succeeded in catching every squirrel in our neighborhood--except the one living in our attic. Eventually I gave up, borrowed two traps and put them in my attic. Within an hour, I caught two fox squirrels. I didn't find anymore and took these about fifteen miles away from my house. They did some damage to the insulation and got into some Christmas ornaments--it could have been much worse.
We found out they were coming through a roof vent that got left open when we had some remodeling done. We hired a pest control company who succeeded in catching every squirrel in our neighborhood--except the one living in our attic. Eventually I gave up, borrowed two traps and put them in my attic. Within an hour, I caught two fox squirrels. I didn't find anymore and took these about fifteen miles away from my house. They did some damage to the insulation and got into some Christmas ornaments--it could have been much worse.
cielski
Senior Gretsch-Talker
Bob Ross, famous TV painter, had a pet baby squirrel, but released it to the wild when it got bigger. I wonder how it fared. Most wild animals don't do well in the wild once they were domesticated. Park squirrels get used to handouts and pickings.
re: grease---wouldn't that wear off due to weather (and sliding rodents) after awhile?
blueruins
Friend of Fred
Didn’t some early internet sensation have a waterskiing squirrel? Surely I can’t have dreamt this?
mister rain
Synchromatic
are you selling this?
Remember this, too.
I'm not sure it was a squirrel, but some kind of rodentish animal it was for sure.
dafreeze
Friend of Fred
yes I am, Mr Rain
MTurner
Friend of Fred
We had plenty of grease...
MadKaw
Gretschie
According to critter-control, the diseases commonly carried by squirrels are:
- Salmonellosis - Salmonella bacteria found in their droppings causes diarrhea, abdominal cramps, and fever.
- Lyme disease - spread by the ticks squirrels carry and symptoms include nerve pain, stiffness, and inflammation of the brain or spinal cord.
- Tularemia - an unpleasant condition that brings about swollen lymph nodes and ulcers.
- Leptospirosis - symptoms include fever, headache, vomiting, jaundice, and rash.
- Rabies - though rare, sometimes squirrels pass this virus onto humans via biting or scratching.
mister rain
Synchromatic
dm’d you
mister rain
Synchromatic
also: i... like... squirrels! - the tick
cielski
Senior Gretsch-Talker
You remember correctly. The owner and squirrel in question were an attraction at county and state fairs.
Sabato
Country Gent
Early life lesson: My first grade teacher hit a telephone pole with her car trying to avoid a squirrel.
My Dad says, if that ever happens, Hit the squirrel...
My Dad says, if that ever happens, Hit the squirrel...
cielski
Senior Gretsch-Talker
That scenario happens all too often. Deer, rabbits, squirrels all cause accidents by jumping in front of cars. People are too kind, and swerve to miss them with usually disastrous results.
Except for moose. You'd be better off hitting a telephone pole than a moose. What usually happens is that you knock the moose' legs out from under it and they crash thru your windshield and roof.
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cielski
Senior Gretsch-Talker
A buddy of mine got a squirrel call just to screw with his dog. After making what was supposed (according to the manual) to be a distressed baby squirrel call, he looked up and saw a dozen of the tree rats sitting on his fence looking around for the baby.
cielski
Senior Gretsch-Talker
The intro credits are one of my favorite parts of the movie!
