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Squirrel's and peanuts
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Squirrel's and peanuts
We have a bag of peanuts in the garage for the squirrels. When we leave the door open a lot of times they help themselves. We have found stashes of nuts in boots and other cubby holes.
I took the car out last week for a spin, got home and popped the hood to see where I wanted to start cleaning up. I saw some empty shells on my intake, so I grabbed the vac and cleaned it up. I popped the breather and found this.....I keep the garage closed now when we have a bag of nuts in there.
I took the car out last week for a spin, got home and popped the hood to see where I wanted to start cleaning up. I saw some empty shells on my intake, so I grabbed the vac and cleaned it up. I popped the breather and found this.....I keep the garage closed now when we have a bag of nuts in there.
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Check under the hood BEFORE you go out.
I had a truck parked outside for a month unused and a mile down the road, after it got hot, it started on fire under the hood. Squirrels had built a nest out of leaves etc.
I had a truck parked outside for a month unused and a mile down the road, after it got hot, it started on fire under the hood. Squirrels had built a nest out of leaves etc.
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I had a squirrel come into the garage when I was working in the front yard, sometimes. I kept chasing him out but one time he got trapped and I did not know about it. You would not believe the damage he did. He chewed the window frame up, the side door frame and both sides of the garage door bottom. He finally got out of one of the huge holes on the garage door bottom.
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I see those dang empty peanut shells in my yards because my neighbors wife keeps a supply for them in their back yard. Of course, the squirrels grab and then run to eat and dump the empties at my house. Sheesh.
Good luck keeping the little boogers out of the shop. (Little dude is wondering where his air cleaner stash went...?)
Good luck keeping the little boogers out of the shop. (Little dude is wondering where his air cleaner stash went...?)
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Squirrels are rodents with bushy tails. The nasty grey variety are taking over, destroying trees and eliminating their red and black cousins. I heard on the news that an east coast college campus has seen a 300% increase in just the last year. Even Prince Charles has declared war on them in England...where they are considered an invasive, non-native species. Six weeks after birth they are capable of reproducing. They also carry disease. Keep feeding them and see what happens. If they had a tail like the sewer rat, I wonder if people would still think they are so cute. Must be either the Rocky the Squirrel syndrome or some sort of attachment to Alvin and the Chipmunks.
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Geee, that looks like a new one off the delivery transport from the assembly plant in the '60-'70's. We found trash, cigars, spare parts, missing parts the list went on & on. Assembled by squirrels on the line.
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A couple of years ago the basement dryer was not working very well. And yes that was a fire hazard.
This little fellow (a chipmunk) was getting ready for winter. Needless to say the outside wall duct with flapper now has a heavy metal mesh shield over it.
This little fellow (a chipmunk) was getting ready for winter. Needless to say the outside wall duct with flapper now has a heavy metal mesh shield over it.
Last edited by Paul L; Jan 29, 2013 at 09:09 AM.
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Squirrels, Mmmmmmm........
Barbecued is good too, if you tooth pick a piece of bacon around them with a small piece of jalapeno cheese and a chip of jalapeno!!!
Either way goes good with lots of cold beer
(I just noticed that there are not any squirrels in my avatar, LOL's)
Last edited by 20mercury; Jan 29, 2013 at 11:47 AM.
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And keep up with that, a customer did that, mesh eventually plugged with lint and started a fire.
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Pretty smart that chipmunk he is. I dont think he was storing the nuts there. I think he was wanting DRY Roasted nuts. 