In a 'coon's age
Aug. 17th, 2010 12:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
greatbearI decided to get to bed early for a change. Well, no dice. I hear a ruckus on the carport, Kodi starts growling, Jeff tried hushing up the dog. I had a feeling what the racket was all about, and sure enough, it seems our raccoon had returned from some extended absence and decided to find an evening meal in the trash cans. Well, this time it's a little different, since I had replaced the cracked and broken can with a rather sizable wheelie-bin with an attached, hinged lid. Previously, the consarned varmint would knock the can over then drag everything out as part of his feast. That is now thwarted by the size and stability of the new can as well as how it gets parked, with something on three sides. It ain't going over. Well, as I watched Rocky The Raccoon from the window, I wondered what his trick would be. Sure enough, he pushes the lid up, walks around the lip of the mostly-empty can, then jumps in. The lid closes on him and that's when I decided to have a little late-night fun.
I stumble outside, walking stick with me, and I place two heavy boards on the can lid. I then proceed to bang the can with the stick, driving the critter crazy. Each time he's try and pop up, I'd shove the lid back down on him. He did this for a while then quieted down. Darn.
It was then I noticed the hose.
I turned the water on, set the spray head for a nice powerful stream, then cracked the lid and started the spray. The wheelie-bin looked more like a washing machine trying to spin-dry a bucket of bricks. This time though, when the lid would pop up, the arcade game changed from Whack-A-Mole to Shooting Gallery. Ka-bloosh right in that masked face! Finally, the ol' coon had enough, pushed his way out of the can, scattering the boards and running off across the yard, getting blasted the entire time. I was laughing so hard the whole neighborhood could probably hear it. Pinky the Cat showed up in the middle of all this, and I swore I heard her laughing too. This is the most fun I had in my underwear all week.
Let's seem him try that stunt again. He's probably going to stick to raiding the cat food dish on the deck.
Only problem? I'm now wide awake.
I stumble outside, walking stick with me, and I place two heavy boards on the can lid. I then proceed to bang the can with the stick, driving the critter crazy. Each time he's try and pop up, I'd shove the lid back down on him. He did this for a while then quieted down. Darn.
It was then I noticed the hose.
I turned the water on, set the spray head for a nice powerful stream, then cracked the lid and started the spray. The wheelie-bin looked more like a washing machine trying to spin-dry a bucket of bricks. This time though, when the lid would pop up, the arcade game changed from Whack-A-Mole to Shooting Gallery. Ka-bloosh right in that masked face! Finally, the ol' coon had enough, pushed his way out of the can, scattering the boards and running off across the yard, getting blasted the entire time. I was laughing so hard the whole neighborhood could probably hear it. Pinky the Cat showed up in the middle of all this, and I swore I heard her laughing too. This is the most fun I had in my underwear all week.
Let's seem him try that stunt again. He's probably going to stick to raiding the cat food dish on the deck.
Only problem? I'm now wide awake.
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Date: 2010-08-17 06:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-17 07:31 am (UTC)We once had a problem with one - back when we had an old fashioned galvanized steel trash can. Mom's solution? A paste of bacon grease and cayenne pepper applied around the edge of the lid.
Problem solved.
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Date: 2010-08-17 11:28 am (UTC)I can just picture you out in your underwear fightin' with that coon...
LOL!!!
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Date: 2010-08-17 06:53 pm (UTC)ROFL!!!!
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Date: 2010-08-17 12:10 pm (UTC)Thank you for posting that one; best laugh I've had in ages!
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Date: 2010-08-17 12:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-17 08:02 pm (UTC)If the cartoons I grew up with are any indication, the racoon will return, but this time with a raincoat, an umbrella, and earplugs.
Don't they make trash cans with tops that have a closing mechanism that most animals can't work?
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Date: 2010-08-19 12:42 am (UTC)SEE YOU STILL HAVE IT!!!