tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post8018997919665867877..comments2024-03-26T13:46:42.738-05:00Comments on 4 Quarters, 10 Dimes: News and UpdatesDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-40567510170469604852017-11-17T19:28:05.553-06:002017-11-17T19:28:05.553-06:00The skunks we usually get are the size of a housec...The skunks we usually get are the size of a housecat or larger and have luxuriant hipster beards, carefully sculpted to the point where they would certainly not risk a 3/8" gap. They still stink, but mostly of three-day-old craft beer and wet artisanal pipe tobacco. <br /><br />Our friend who has the barn has a live trap and has caught a few skunks. I don't think she's the "release" kind when it comes to skunks, to be honest.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-50803262542231044302017-11-17T18:50:19.844-06:002017-11-17T18:50:19.844-06:00If you shave a skunk, you'll find they're ...If you shave a skunk, you'll find they're actually about the size of a rat, and able to fit through similarly small places. I had 'em squeezing through ⅜" gaps between the bottom of the door and the floorboards. <br />That's why I'm voting for skunk.<br /><br />If you opt for live capture traps (recommended), once you've got a skunk inside, toss a blanket over the trap to keep them from spraying. Release remotely by lifting one end of the blanket, open the trap and walk slowly away. Critter will come out in her own good time.<br /><br />Wishing you Good luck. If it is skunks, you're gonna need some.<br /><br />Perhaps some souls will be watching over you.<br /><br />LucyLucyInDisguisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169432604954981941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-42362695211416510302017-11-17T09:06:18.799-06:002017-11-17T09:06:18.799-06:00Well I hope it gets repaired in my lifetime. That...Well I hope it gets repaired in my lifetime. That would be a lousy way to spend a life.<br /><br />We do get skunks out there, but again they need some space to get in and I don't see any holes bigger than rat-sized. The way the door and floor meet on that pen, there really isn't much I can do about the rat-sized ones except set traps for them once they get in. We have been getting eggs lately, though, so perhaps things are improving.<br /><br />Welcome, all 2197 of you! We'll sort out the body/soul ratio later. :)Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-23556379241154101732017-11-17T07:44:21.982-06:002017-11-17T07:44:21.982-06:00I thought your Sarcasm Meter was still in the shop...I thought your Sarcasm Meter was still in the shop suffering from Unaffordable Repair Syndrome™ and not expected to be returned within our lifetimes.<br /><br />Mayhaps I misunderstood.<br /><br />There are precisely 2,197 souls reading your blog. I have that on good authority from my daughter, who is a Witch. Equipped with a genuine crystal ball from the internet and everything.<br /><br />Don't have a clue how many actual people are reading it, though.<br /><br />And I'm certain, beyond all doubt, that your egg thief is a skunk. Unless some external evidence proves it's not. (I'm not a republican. I will accept actual facts and change my option and stuff.)<br /><br />But, my wife tells me I should still post a disclaimer out here somewhere to deny any possible accusations of sexual impropriety in my youth. (I was a baaaaadddd boooooyyyy!)<br /><br />LucyLucyInDisguisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08169432604954981941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-51252582989098420872017-11-14T07:25:44.769-06:002017-11-14T07:25:44.769-06:00My sarcasm meter isn't functioning well these ...My sarcasm meter isn't functioning well these days, as Lucy will tell you. <br /><br />If you're playing off the gist of the paragraph, then HAH!<br /><br />If you're actually asking me a straightforward question, I basically have to take my glasses off to do anything that involves reading, either on paper or on screen. Even with bifocals. I suspect this is suboptimal. Perhaps next year I can afford to remedy it.<br /><br />Sorry about the confusion on my part - it's been that kind of time here.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-57097199417477418512017-11-14T06:30:22.257-06:002017-11-14T06:30:22.257-06:00"I need to get my eyes checked. It has now b..."I need to get my eyes checked. It has now become more comfortable to read books and use computers without them than with them."<br /><br />I can't parse this paragraph.James A. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12580984579089010427noreply@blogger.com