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Monday, August 21, 2006

The eviction of Pepe Le Pu 

About a week and a half ago I was sitting in our family room reading or watching TV. It was probably around 9 or 9:30. All of a sudden I get a very strong skunk smell wafting through the windows. I immediately call out to my parents. "Is the dog in the house?" "No" was the response. "Shit". I get up and go to the back door and call Phoebe. She comes bounding up the steps and runs into the house. I didn't really think she stunk like skunk. She was however rubbing her face on the carpet and we figured from that that she definitely had gotten sprayed. A quick search of the internet produced a recipe consisting of hydrogen peroxide, dawn dishwashing liquid and some other stuff. Dog goes into sink and gets a good scrubbing and comes out mostly not that stinky.

The rest of the week we could still smell skunk every once in a while coming from the back yard. At first we thought it might have been the lingering effects from the dog getting sprayed. Then my dad noticed a hole dug near the foundation. We were thinking that Pepe Le Pu had taken up residence under our family room in the area where we store the lawn mower, snow blower and various pool items. We decided to start to take some stuff out a little at a time, just to see if we could determine if the skunk was really living under there. In our daytime search, as we were moving the snow blower which was way back in the corner (near where we saw the hole) Pepe pokes its head out and we all bolt from under the porch. This leads to another search of the internet. , this time looking for exterminators/pest control. A phone call gives us the information that it will cost $250.00 per trap. My mom says thanks but no thanks.

We ended up getting some powdered fox urine which we were to sprinkle in different spots under the porch to try and make the skunk vacate the premises. Well with all the stuff still under the porch we have no way of really know if it left. The internet said to put flower on the ground out side the entrance to its den then when you see tracks indicating the skunk has left block up any/all the entrances. We tried that and never saw the tracks so we had to take everything out from underneath. We did this on Saturday, very slowly so as not to piss off Pepe. We saved the snow blower for one of the last things because we had a good idea that was where it was sleeping. Sure enough that was where it was and he comes out and darts off to the left and again we bolt and my mom slams the doors shut.

A few minutes later after I had looked through the cellar door and saw no sign of Pepe we open the doors and once again venture into the lair of the stink beast. There was another hole in the direction Pepe had gone but no one had seen it leave from there. I pointed out that once we closed the doors we had no idea where it went. It might have gone out either of the holes but we had no real idea at all. We slowly removed the last remaining things. There was two pieces of lattice work leaning up against the far wall. Can you guess what was hiding behind the lattice work? Yup. It was Pepe. Another dash out from underneath. We could see Pepe trying to hide up against the far wall. We carefully dragged the lattice work away using a broom handle. Now with no cover Pepe makes a dash of his own and exits out the hole in the far corner.

Once Pepe had exited we went in and blocked the holes as best we could with what we had. Dirt and cinderblocks. Then it was off to Homedepot for chicken wire (apparently it is now called poultry mesh) and moth balls. After getting this stuff we made a check to be sure that Pepe had not gained re-entry. The cost was clear. We ran the chicken wire all along the inside and placed the cinderblocks in strategic spots. Moth balls wee scattered all over as well as something called Critter Ridder should get rid of skunks and raccoons and that sort of thing as well as dogs and cats. It was Havaheart so it wouldn't hurt Phoebe plus it was on the inside anyway. Hopefully that is the last we will see of Pepe. Pepe you have been evicted.

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Redline has Jimmy seeing red. 

God damn I hate the fucking redline. Every fucking day there is a fucking delay of some sort. EVERY FUCKING DAY!!!!!! The trains are too fucking crowded. They are too fucking hot. The stations are fucking ovens. It is just a aggravating fucking god awful cluster fuck of misery and despair going and coming to work. And they want to raise the fucking fares? Fuck that! Ass fuckers! Fix the fucking service! Make it so I don't have to fucking sweat to death before I get into work. Make it so shit runs on time! How old is this transit system? One of the oldest if not the oldest in the USA? You would think the might have fucking figured it out by now!!!! FUCKING A!!!!! Grrrrrrr!!!!!!!

Saturday, August 12, 2006

This movie looks like it could be very interesting in a totally badass kind of way. Ya know what I mean?

Renaissance

Thursday, August 03, 2006

Word to your mother. 

OK I realize that I haven't posted in quite some time but I just haven't.

But words of wisdom from Vanilla Ice are always worth mentioning.

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