Doug vs. squirrels

// December 19th, 2006 // Doug, home

It’s time for round three of Doug’s war against the squirrels. A quick recap of previous battles of wit had Doug nailing a board over the entrance the squirrels chewed into the attic which the squirrels promptly chewed through again. Doug-0 squirrels-1 Doug then tossed an entire box of mothballs all over the attic, which chased squirrels AND humans out of the house for days. Let’s call that round a tie. Now, the squirrels are in the attic AND the wood stove. While part of me would like to just give them food and live in harmony with them, another part of me wants to borrow one of my father’s guns, nail the little buggers and hang their corpses from the eaves as a warning to future house-hunting squirrels.

6 Responses to “Doug vs. squirrels”

  1. Latte Man says:
    December 19, 2006 at 10:06 pm

    Why don’t you just feed them some frozen bat entrees. ;)

  2. Latte Man says:
    December 19, 2006 at 10:09 pm

    I should have checked in on Doug First…

    Update for clarity’s sake: For the record, a Fisher wood stove will comfortably house two crazy squirrels and contains a fist full of fireworks very well but will not keep the smell of gun powder from permeating throughout the house.

    Squirrels – 2 Doug – 0 Ties – 1

  3. Stormare Mackee says:
    December 20, 2006 at 9:29 am

    From a friend’s bitter and and drawn out war against the little furry buggers, I can tell you the only way to win is to remove trees from the proximity of the house.

  4. LissaKay says:
    December 20, 2006 at 11:23 am

    I’m having flashbacks to “Caddyshack” and Bill Murray as Carl Spackler …

    I have to laugh, because I’ve outsmarted even myself. My enemy, my foe, is an animal. In order to conquer the animal, I have to learn to think like an animal. And, whenever possible, to look like one. I’ve gotta get inside this guy’s pelt and crawl around for a few days.

  5. cathy says:
    December 20, 2006 at 1:03 pm

    Lissa Kay has described the situation perfectly. Latte Man is cracking me up (“bat entrees”…”Squirrels – 2″). Stormare is welcome to come over and collect some do-it-yourself firewood anytime. We live on an almost completely wooded lot, which is why the power goes out during most big storms.

  6. DJackson says:
    December 20, 2006 at 4:23 pm

    We have a problem with squirrels. I used to just try to live peacefully with them. But they just pushed me to my limits. There is a good squirrel recipe on http://www.allrecipes.com LOL

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