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Vicki with an i's avatar

I loved this story. Outsmarting the squirrel: Kudos to you two!

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Rebecca Holden's avatar

Oh GAIL!!!!!!!

This was an edge-of-the-seat read from start to finish - what an incredible story! You're so inventive! SUCH a great post!

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Gail Sawyer's avatar

Haha! It was quite the ordeal! Now the little bas—er, critters, are getting into my garden eating the cantaloupes and tomatoes and peaches from my tree. 🤬 I had to put a row cover over the cantaloupes to deter them! Grrrr! I’ll be “almost” glad when the season is over. 🤭

I don’t mind if they take one or two, and eat the whole thing, but noooo, they take a bite or two, or eat half and or bury their head into the centers. I’m done. 🤪

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Rebecca Holden's avatar

Oh no! It’s so annoying if they don’t take the whole thing - just taking a few bits here and there is plain unreasonable. They could take ONE whole one and leave the rest untouched for you to enjoy!

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Wendy Martin's avatar

What an ordeal! I spent the day reweaving my nest swing since my unnamed squirrels chewed threw the strapping. Grrrr. You are a saint.

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Gail Sawyer's avatar

Wow! they sure have strange tastes! We had a squirrel eat through a couple of gas caps, one on a lawn mower and on a snow thrower.

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Jamie Sawyer's avatar

This saga still brings me joy and needs to be a cartoon 😂

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Elizabeth Beggins's avatar

Gail, I've found you and this thanks to Rebecca Holden. What a story! And I think you've landed on a pair of new product ideas here: Smudged 'n' Stoned (hysterical) AND a Critter Ladder. Think of the possibilities! Swimming pools, storm drains, chimneys and stove pipes. And it could double as a fire escape for Barbies. "Hey, kids, let's learn about family safety! Doesn't that sound fun?" 🤣

I'm glad you got the little sh*t out of there. I'm glad you're still married. I shared a squirrel rescue story yesterday that took quite the opposite tack and got all soft and sentimental. But, there was a moment when I wondered...

https://elizabethbeggins.substack.com/p/every-afternoon-at-five-oclock

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