I just encountered a home invader - Page 4

Georgia Avenue · #31 06-02-2006, 12:11 PM

Bruce:

Be careful, that thing could have rabies!

Also, watch out for the opossum in your attic.

Genially,
--GA

RacersEdge · #32 06-02-2006, 12:13 PM

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That's why in quick reply mode you put the person's name you're responding to in there.

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Yeah, but I would have to read all the responses to see someone addressing me. I can't just glance at the threaded mode to see it. Sometimes, like now - I will catch it if I'm happen to be checking threads over a continuous time period - like 10 minutes. But if I leave for an hour or 2 and come back, probably won't see it.

Jethro Bodine · #33 06-02-2006, 12:14 PM

You done set my mouth to waterin'. Possum stew, possum pie, fried possum...

JRussell · #34 06-02-2006, 12:15 PM

A pellet gun works wonders for this problem.

If you poison it/them, you stand the chance of them getting down inside your walls and dying. Not fun to track down and clean-up that mess.

jaydub · #35 06-02-2006, 02:39 PM

I once killed a possum with a nine iron.

Was over at a house drinking heavily upstairs and this possum that had been living in the walls comes out of nowhere and just stares at us. I decide that I cannot tolerate this intrusion and grab a nine iron. Chase the possum down the stairs and out the front door. It tries to cut across the yard, I pick a path to intercept and catch it clean in the body with a perfect swing. Died instantly.

I do stupid [censored] when I drink.

J

Humphrey · #36 06-02-2006, 10:03 PM

The title of this post reminded me of one from a while back. I remember a post from when I was just lurking and not a member yet of someone here who actually shot a guy and killed him that was trying to break in or steal a car. Sorry I can't provide better details, I just vagely remember it here in OOT. IIRC I think it was someone in Law Enforcement but they were off duty at their mothers house or something like that.

Who are you?

mother_brain · #37 06-02-2006, 10:33 PM

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I once killed a possum with a nine iron.

Was over at a house drinking heavily upstairs and this possum that had been living in the walls comes out of nowhere and just stares at us. I decide that I cannot tolerate this intrusion and grab a nine iron. Chase the possum down the stairs and out the front door. It tries to cut across the yard, I pick a path to intercept and catch it clean in the body with a perfect swing. Died instantly.

I do awesome [censored] when I drink.

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Possums are some mean bastards.
You silly bastards quit argueing about stupid [censored] and talk about possums in the attic [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

4thstreetpete · #38 06-02-2006, 11:26 PM

I would totally freak out if I ever saw a live possum. They are without a doubt the ugliest, most disgusting animal on the planet. I saw a dead one by my street and I nearly threw up.

dogdrool · #39 06-02-2006, 11:50 PM

Don't call 911 when an animal is in your attic. Friggin deal with it yourself. Go to the store and set a no-kill trap with some super tasty food in there.

John Feeney · #40 06-03-2006, 12:15 AM

Bruce -- I guess animal control has taken care of this by now. But FWIW in the future I'd approach it the way I tell my kids to deal with assorted typical wildlife. Realize it's not a predator; it's only going to be a danger to you if it feels quite threatened. (Even then, it's not like it's a cougar or a grizzly.) So even if it happened to make its way into your living area while you were sleeping, it's not going to just walk up to you and attack. It's going to keep away from you if at all possible. Just be careful not to invade its "personal space."