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To: Naomi who wrote (104626)	7/18/2005 5:32:27 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

OMG what an exciting weekend you had. I hope the racoon finds his way out and now that you know his trick, you close all access. A warning......my in-laws had a nest.........babies and all.....in their chimney once and had to call in some kind of specialist to get them out. I know we have a bunch of them around here, but the dog keeps them, and most other creatures at bay. Birds, squirrels, rats, mice, mountain beaver, moles, opposum ect. I really love having her around. If they knew she was a chicken they would just march right in. M

To: Naomi who wrote (104626)	7/18/2005 6:29:41 PM
From: CVJ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

Sunday we woke up to no air conditioning and husband went to basement to check and found it flooded. The sump pump had stopped working. Called our A/C engineer, who came over with rubber boots in hand, and repaired the A/C and the pump and got all the water pumped out. Did you consider that the basement flood and the uninvited raccoon's entry might be related? He may have found a new way in and fouled up your basement. Too coincidental to my way of thinking... or maybe his relatives just got even for his untimely demise. COON KILLER!!! ROFLMAO

To: Naomi who wrote (104626)	7/19/2005 1:00:46 AM
From: sandintoes	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

Thanks, your racoon story really hit home with me. My first face to face meeting with a racoon happened in Louisiana. There was a big coon in my garbage about 3:00 in the morning, so being naive in the ways of the fearless coon, I went out with my faithful broom to shoo the dreaded creature away from my house. Most animals will run at the sight of a human, so I wasn't expecting what happened next....The coon stopped eating half way through his big cookie, and stared at me for a second. I'm not sure, but I think I saw hatred in his eyes. The coon "THREW" the garbage down, jumped up, and started at me! I turned and almost fell over my fuzzy slipper as I went stumbling towards the door, trying to poke at the coon as I went. I lost one slipper and dropped the broom, but I made it in the door, barely.... I was banging on the window yelling at the coon, trying to make it leave. It merely sat down in deliberate defiance, and glared at me. I was shrieking so loudly, the whole family soon joined me at the kitchen window watching as the coon sanctimoniously picked up my fuzzy slipper and sat on it as he finished off "HIS" cookie. I learned my lesson. Never, ever, take on a racoon. They'll win every time.

To: Naomi who wrote (104626)	7/19/2005 8:23:24 AM
From: country bob	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

They're all God's creatures and they're all just trying to survive. I've gotten used to feeding a variety of animals that have been relocated by the building boom ( countless raccoons, 20 or 30 foxes, a few possums, 4 black bear, some wild turkeys, and a few deer). I put a couple pounds of cheap dry cat food and a tub of water on the front porch and in the back yard every night and they show up with their young'uns on a regular basis. I'm amazed at how well they train, protect, and discipline their young and have a lot of respect for them - probably more than I have for most humans! BTW, opening a window would have been a lot simpler than bashing the coon's head in with a golf club - all he was doing was trying to find a meal!