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Post #280,293
by static
4/1/07 9:17:51 PM
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New We battle possums.
They like Dad's strawberrys, too, although they only nick the ripe fruit. He constructed a cage that goes over them, although it's been repaired a few tiems because they figured out how to open an older version.

Wade.

Is it enough to love
Is it enough to breathe
Somebody rip my heart out
And leave me here to bleed
 
Is it enough to die
Somebody save my life
I'd rather be Anything but Ordinary
Please



-- "Anything but Ordinary" by Avril Lavigne.

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Post #280,332
by Lily
4/2/07 11:34:36 AM
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New Re: We battle possums.
We have those, too, but they dont seem to bother the garden, except maybe to dig up the lawn a when they hunt for grubs. The skunks do that, too.

Not too long ago we had a possum playing dead on the trunk of our tree out front. It clung there for the longest time, staring at me with those beady little eyes. I stared back. A battle of wills. I finally poked it with a stick. It snarled, I ran in the house screaming like a little girl.
Post #280,344
by Andrew Grygus
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4/2/07 1:28:22 PM
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New Yes, they are dangerous.
They have sharp teeth and crushing strong jaws. Further they are tough, kind of like a football partially inflated with water and chicken bones - and they're just too stupid to know they are dead.

I've dispatched plenty of possums with my trusty Swiss army knife, generally at 2:30 in the morning when they've managed to get into the pigeon coop, and believe me I'd rather not. The carbine would be a lot safer but it tends to disturb the neighbors more.

In any case, it is illegal to be a possum in the state of California.

Swiss Army knife.

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Post #280,372
by jake123
4/2/07 5:39:38 PM
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New Had to kill a rabbit last night
It was crossing the street in front of my house as I was coming out the front door, and a passing taxi caught it by the hind end. Broke both its legs and pelvis. I dispatched it with a shovel; while it was still trying to go (which was a truly sad sight to behold), there was no way it faced anything other than a lingering painful death.
Post #280,396
by Lily
4/2/07 9:01:53 PM
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New Oh my
I dont know if I could do that. Even out of compassion. Then again, I couldnt leave it, either. I dont know what I'd do.

Andrew, on the other hand, sounds like he rather enjoys slaying the possums.
Post #280,400
by drewk
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4/2/07 9:26:22 PM
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New There's a beaver joke in there somewhere
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Kip Hawley is still an idiot.

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Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link|http://DocHope.com|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats].
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Post #280,403
by Lily
4/2/07 9:45:50 PM
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New Groan. How does your wife put up with you?
Post #280,408
by drewk
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4/2/07 10:11:43 PM
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New Years of practice
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Kip Hawley is still an idiot.

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Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link|http://DocHope.com|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats].
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Post #280,415
by Andrew Grygus
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4/2/07 10:30:07 PM
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New Any critter that rousts me out of bed . . .
. . at 2:30am needs to realize I'm not going to be pleased and there's going to be consequences.
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Post #280,416
by drewk
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4/2/07 10:31:34 PM
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New Okay, now there's a *different* beaver joke in there
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Kip Hawley is still an idiot.

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Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link|http://DocHope.com|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats].
[link|http://DocHope.com|http://DocHope.com]
Post #280,423
by imqwerky
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4/2/07 11:02:10 PM
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New That's what I say :-)
Smile,
Amy
Post #280,434
by CRConrad
4/3/07 4:44:23 AM
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New Swiss Army "knife"? ITYM Swiss Army *bayonet*, n'est-ce pas?
     Harvested my first tomato of the season! - (a6l6e6x) - (29) - June 17, 2004, 05:32:55 PM EDT
         And you get more! - (ben_tilly) - June 17, 2004, 05:43:12 PM EDT
         ROFL - (admin) - (23) - June 17, 2004, 05:55:26 PM EDT
             Now that's a garden! - (a6l6e6x) - (3) - June 17, 2004, 07:12:40 PM EDT
                 We've got two Brandywine plants started. - (admin) - (2) - June 17, 2004, 08:27:26 PM EDT
                     I am so sick of chain store produce. - (inthane-chan) - (1) - June 17, 2004, 07:31:54 PM EDT
                         Hydroponics or window garden? -NT - (admin) - June 17, 2004, 08:25:05 PM EDT
             What do you do about bugs and critters? - (Another Scott) - (18) - April 1, 2007, 01:24:56 PM EDT
                 Sounds like our fauna exactly - (admin) - (13) - April 1, 2007, 04:00:16 PM EDT
                     Except the rabbits - (Lily) - (12) - April 1, 2007, 06:37:12 PM EDT
                         We battle possums. - (static) - (11) - April 1, 2007, 09:17:51 PM EDT
                             Re: We battle possums. - (Lily) - (10) - April 2, 2007, 11:34:36 AM EDT
                                 Yes, they are dangerous. - (Andrew Grygus) - (9) - April 2, 2007, 01:28:22 PM EDT
                                     Had to kill a rabbit last night - (jake123) - (7) - April 2, 2007, 05:39:38 PM EDT
                                         Oh my - (Lily) - (6) - April 2, 2007, 09:01:53 PM EDT
                                             There's a beaver joke in there somewhere -NT - (drewk) - (2) - April 2, 2007, 09:26:22 PM EDT
                                                 Groan. How does your wife put up with you? -NT - (Lily) - (1) - April 2, 2007, 09:45:50 PM EDT
                                                     Years of practice -NT - (drewk) - April 2, 2007, 10:11:43 PM EDT
                                             Any critter that rousts me out of bed . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - April 2, 2007, 10:30:07 PM EDT
                                                 Okay, now there's a *different* beaver joke in there -NT - (drewk) - April 2, 2007, 10:31:34 PM EDT
                                                 That's what I say :-) -NT - (imqwerky) - April 2, 2007, 11:02:10 PM EDT
                                     Swiss Army "knife"? ITYM Swiss Army *bayonet*, n'est-ce pas? -NT - (CRConrad) - April 3, 2007, 04:44:23 AM EDT
                 Give up - (tuberculosis) - (2) - April 1, 2007, 06:56:01 PM EDT
                     Whachoo talkin bout? - (drewk) - April 1, 2007, 07:25:25 PM EDT
                     crap, maters need 2 things - (boxley) - April 1, 2007, 09:43:07 PM EDT
                 Old threads never die! - (jbrabeck) - April 2, 2007, 11:34:18 AM EDT
         Had to replant and hope - (Silverlock) - (1) - June 17, 2004, 08:17:10 PM EDT
             That's another benefit of the raised gardens... :-P -NT - (admin) - June 17, 2004, 08:24:47 PM EDT
         blueberries here - (SpiceWare) - (1) - June 17, 2004, 09:25:19 PM EDT
             Yum! -NT - (a6l6e6x) - June 17, 2004, 10:04:36 PM EDT

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