[geeks] New hardware aquisition...

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Fri, Apr 05, 2002 at 10:37:20AM -0500, Kurt Huhn wrote:
> > Ah ha, I wondered if there was some squirrel motivation involved in this
> > acquistion...My wife too has been far to bothered by squirrels this year to
> > maintain a happy marriage at home without some sort of firearm acquisition
> > soon :)
> 
> Those things are horrible.  Flowers, bulbs, grass, mulch, etc - it all
> gets destroyed by these squirrels.  Since we had an incredibly mild
> winter her in RI (I wore my heavy winter coat *once*) it's gotten
> worse.  Animal control has already started warning us about the skunk,
> possum, and raccoon populations balloning out of control.  They don't
> want anyone to do anything, just live with it - if you must do
> something, set Have-A-Hart traps.  To hell with that!  It's time to take
> matters into my own hands!

I wouldn't want to use a have-a-hart trap on a skunk.  Heck, are there any
good ways to get rid of skunks other than killing them?  I mean, I think they
look nice enough, but the smell is a serious problem if in the wrong place.

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd