tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post4264326292525217860..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Scrabble, ScrabbleRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-364971353756740372012-11-05T21:06:39.217-05:002012-11-05T21:06:39.217-05:00So far, so good: no scrabbling since the second pe...So far, so good: no scrabbling since the second pellet.<br /><br /> I don't think Tam got him, I think he decided the neighborhood was too rough. Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-30936997925310852412012-11-05T18:22:30.635-05:002012-11-05T18:22:30.635-05:00Could be worse, my parents had to fish a (still al...Could be worse, my parents had to fish a (still alive) female mallard out of the chimney pipe when I was 5 or 6.....they never did figure out how she got in there!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11924993310937754220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-85638816562680552522012-11-05T15:49:08.771-05:002012-11-05T15:49:08.771-05:009mm Flobert? Now you have an excuse to buy anothe...9mm Flobert? Now you have an excuse to buy another oddball at the fun show.Ken Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09422188798012989045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-68609901745170635362012-11-05T07:47:17.838-05:002012-11-05T07:47:17.838-05:00just went thru this with Archie and his Raccoon.just went thru this with Archie and his Raccoon.New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-7714782725440751162012-11-04T22:24:56.779-05:002012-11-04T22:24:56.779-05:00("I with thinking?" I lithp when I type...("I with thinking?" I lithp when I type now? Make that "I *was* thinking..." But not about what I was typing.)<br /><br /> No fireplace at Roseholme Cottage and but a single flue.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-59246446594059472792012-11-04T22:21:39.293-05:002012-11-04T22:21:39.293-05:00I have an old stone fireplace at each end of the h...I have an old stone fireplace at each end of the house, and living out in the timber, over the years I’ve have had an assortment of varmints in them.<br /><br />A 8X8 glass pan with about 1/2 inch of Bo-Peep ammonia a little updraft, and they can’t get out fast enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-67919074076332287852012-11-04T22:19:09.538-05:002012-11-04T22:19:09.538-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-77025633190027107712012-11-04T21:50:36.666-05:002012-11-04T21:50:36.666-05:00firecrackers. Detach from the bundle and use them ...firecrackers. Detach from the bundle and use them one at a time. Won't dmage flue or chimney, nor skwirrel <br /><br />Scare him gone for good, it will. B https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-58240440489554432552012-11-04T21:37:46.015-05:002012-11-04T21:37:46.015-05:00Actually, I with thinking hairspray followed by to...Actually, I with thinking hairspray followed by tossing in a match and slapping a coffee can in the duct, but I decided the back pressure would do the water heater no good.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-70559206332333711612012-11-04T21:26:43.946-05:002012-11-04T21:26:43.946-05:00High volume, high pressure air.
Think squirrel ca...High volume, high pressure air.<br /><br />Think squirrel cannon.<br /><br />BGM<br /><br /><br />BGMillernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-46343564886670247862012-11-04T20:49:34.700-05:002012-11-04T20:49:34.700-05:00We want him to leave and not return! I think he c...We want him to leave and not return! I think he crawls down the flue shortly after the furnace has stopped, to get warm, and then retreats to the chimney when it is actually running.<br /><br /> I like the "rat trap on a string" idea, combined with a squirrel excluder. I don't want the creature to suffer overmuch -- but we have no shortage of squirrels.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-55443539656747385662012-11-04T20:39:03.852-05:002012-11-04T20:39:03.852-05:00Roberta,
Possible to use a very lightly loaded ....Roberta, <br /><br />Possible to use a very lightly loaded .22LR (thinking Super Aguila here...) ~500fps at the muzzle....silent from a rifle.<br /><br />Just a consideration.<br /><br />--Jimfirefighter4884https://www.blogger.com/profile/12851817035355414292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-22707783654759503662012-11-04T20:10:20.226-05:002012-11-04T20:10:20.226-05:001) Make sure the bugger isn't in there, and th...1) Make sure the bugger isn't in there, and then<br />2) put wolf urine around where it's been coming in.<br /><br />Only problem is collecting the wolf urine. Suggest large amounts of water.Ed Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09332424242231481277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-34968059802838846062012-11-04T20:01:33.514-05:002012-11-04T20:01:33.514-05:00Gopher grenade at the bottom of the flue. It is po...Gopher grenade at the bottom of the flue. It is potassium nitrate, sugar and sulfur. The hydrogen sulfide should drive it out. Most garden stores carry them.mikelaforgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116638991696774832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-60213757795470859222012-11-04T19:26:09.226-05:002012-11-04T19:26:09.226-05:00Anything that shoots a pellet might damage the flu...Anything that shoots a pellet might damage the flue too. oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-1771625788828804462012-11-04T19:07:32.880-05:002012-11-04T19:07:32.880-05:00TRY NOT TO PUT HANDS WHERE YOU CANT SEE THEM BUT I...TRY NOT TO PUT HANDS WHERE YOU CANT SEE THEM BUT IT COULD SEE YOU AND TAKE DEFENSIVE ACTION AGAINST YOU REQUIRING A SUDDEN VISIT TO AN EMERGENCY ROOM<br /><br />AGREE WITH SHERMLOCK AS TO SEQUESTERING THE FELINE DEPARTMENT OF YOUR HOUSEHOLD<br />BEFORE COMMENCING OPERATIONS <br />IS THERE A SMALL ANTI RODENT FRAGMENTATION GRENADE?NAVIGATORnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-8440347469683199312012-11-04T18:44:33.488-05:002012-11-04T18:44:33.488-05:00Is the goal to get it dead inside the flue (bad id...Is the goal to get it dead inside the flue (bad idea, ask my parents how they know), or to encourage departure?<br /><br />A few pounds of dry ice and close off the bottom end will encourage shuffling off this mortal coil; a good shot from a CO2 extinguisher shouldn't kill but should encourage leaving...<br /><br />I look forward to the followup.ZerCoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08347518441827166007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-15275453329982922462012-11-04T18:36:13.296-05:002012-11-04T18:36:13.296-05:00http://youtu.be/K16fG1sDagUhttp://youtu.be/K16fG1sDagUShermlock Shomeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987125290107001437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-56804901462771327152012-11-04T18:30:25.805-05:002012-11-04T18:30:25.805-05:00Rat trap with a string tied to it? (In case it onl...Rat trap with a string tied to it? (In case it only grabs a leg.) Or if you want something more humane, a live-catch trap?<br /><br />Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04813274491601970838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-13040449162492361632012-11-04T18:12:02.352-05:002012-11-04T18:12:02.352-05:00leaf blower. leaf blower. oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-75612921066555653022012-11-04T17:52:58.245-05:002012-11-04T17:52:58.245-05:00Ooo boy. Can't wait to hear the report on this...Ooo boy. Can't wait to hear the report on this one.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-58006390931603740842012-11-04T17:45:31.350-05:002012-11-04T17:45:31.350-05:00Good luck! Good luck! Keadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982258812373127063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-9873057157781081312012-11-04T17:45:25.671-05:002012-11-04T17:45:25.671-05:00Hold ma beer and watch this ...Hold ma beer and watch this ...Cincinnatushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10424218376882403880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-87542268676707231062012-11-04T17:44:08.788-05:002012-11-04T17:44:08.788-05:00Plan ahead. Leave a trail of nuts from the firepla...Plan ahead. Leave a trail of nuts from the fireplace to the open front door. <br /><br />And perhaps it's best not to have the cats as an audience to the proceedings. :)Shermlock Shomeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17987125290107001437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-11075550396468048092012-11-04T17:41:47.100-05:002012-11-04T17:41:47.100-05:00This ought to be a GREAT blogpost. This ought to be a GREAT blogpost. oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.com