Friday whinge from the maven

[featherB 1]

I've never seen a skunk (okay, so I have seen plenty of skunks, it's just that they were all dead and flattened at the side of the road), but I did see the cutest animal ever the other week. Was walking along with my husband then stopped dead and started prodding him, going 'look.... look.... what is THAT?!?!?'.

It was a groundhog, apparently (if C's animal-identifying skills are to be trusted). Soooo cute, bumbling along the riverbank munching on random plants as he went by. Never seen one of those before, either!

[Mags 112]

I've never seen a skunk (okay, so I have seen plenty of skunks, it's just that they were all dead and flattened at the side of the road), but I did see the cutest animal ever the other week. Was walking along with my husband then stopped dead and started prodding him, going 'look.... look.... what is THAT?!?!?'.

It was a groundhog, apparently (if C's animal-identifying skills are to be trusted). Soooo cute, bumbling along the riverbank munching on random plants as he went by. Never seen one of those before, either!

Was it...was it....Punxsutawney Phil? Is Spring coming early this year? Do tell!

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Oooo, Tuesday whinge! Here's mine: my boss will not stop talking to himself. And when I say talk, I mean, kind of grunty noises with the occasional "yes!" thrown in. I sit immediately across from him, and I love him to death, but please! Can the grunting.

[Mags 112]

Oooo, Tuesday whinge! Here's mine: my boss will not stop talking to himself. And when I say talk, I mean, kind of grunty noises with the occasional "yes!" thrown in. I sit immediately across from him, and I love him to death, but please! Can the grunting.

I'd start backing away...reeeeeal slowly.

[TracyTN 237]

Gosh - that is very scary! Particularly with rabies here in the US.

I HATE skunks. Had one spray UNDER my house a few months after I moved in. Ever since, I laugh with glee when I see one smashed on the side of the road (which is SO unlike me, I'm such a huge animal lover!).

Not all skunks have rabies; it's a concern but you're so unlikely to pick up rabies from a wild animal.

Obviously - but I'd still rather not find out!!!

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Oooo, Tuesday whinge! Here's mine: my boss will not stop talking to himself. And when I say talk, I mean, kind of grunty noises with the occasional "yes!" thrown in. I sit immediately across from him, and I love him to death, but please! Can the grunting.

I'd start backing away...reeeeeal slowly.

Top tip, mags!

[homesick_american 1]

Gosh - that is very scary! Particularly with rabies here in the US.

I HATE skunks. Had one spray UNDER my house a few months after I moved in. Ever since, I laugh with glee when I see one smashed on the side of the road (which is SO unlike me, I'm such a huge animal lover!).

Not all skunks have rabies; it's a concern but you're so unlikely to pick up rabies from a wild animal.

Obviously - but I'd still rather not find out!!!

Rabies sucks, but there are so few human cases per year. If you have close contact with a wild animal you should call a doctor to see if he thinks you should have the rabies series. I hear it's only five shots in the arm now instead of 18 in the abdomen, like my brother had to have when he was bitten by a squirrel. There was a case of a boy dying of rabies in Houston recently; he was bitten by a bat but he didn't even realize he had been bitten until he actually developed rabies, by which point it's usually too late to save someone.

It's so unlikely to happen, though. It's good to be cautious but don't let it keep you from enjoying nature.

As for skunks...once I was bringing groceries into my apartment in Austin and there was a skunk on the path between me and my front door and I couldn't get around it so I put my bags down and threw acorns at it to get it to go away. It just sort of skulked off slowly. Another time there was a raccoon at my front door and those things are pretty aggressive so I went next door to get the neighbor to help me. He suggested shooting it. He actually did point a shotgun at it and it ran off. I guess that wasn't the first time it had seen a gun.

[TracyTN 237]

Well, I was also thinking of Lou Lou's cat for the rabies as well in case the two of them got into it - not to mention what a fight between a cat and a skunk might look like! (Yikes!!)

Oh and don't worry, I don't 'enjoy nature' much anyway. Roughing it, to me, is a Holiday Inn with no cable. BWAHAHAHAHAHA

Edited July 17, 2007 by TracyTN

[featherB 1]

I've never seen a skunk (okay, so I have seen plenty of skunks, it's just that they were all dead and flattened at the side of the road), but I did see the cutest animal ever the other week. Was walking along with my husband then stopped dead and started prodding him, going 'look.... look.... what is THAT?!?!?'.

It was a groundhog, apparently (if C's animal-identifying skills are to be trusted). Soooo cute, bumbling along the riverbank munching on random plants as he went by. Never seen one of those before, either!

Was it...was it....Punxsutawney Phil? Is Spring coming early this year? Do tell!

I had to Google him, I am embarrassed to admit - then I went 'oh yeah!' - duh.

[CardiffIan 0]

tuesday weather winge - if you don't hear from after tonight it's because i've drowned trying to cycle home - the weather here in Wales is a little damp.

I've been thinking about bottling the rain water and selling it - if i give it a welsh name like 'Glaw Cymraeg' (welsh rain) i think people might buy it - there's a guy out there who sells Welsh air in bottles, so why not rain water!

[Mags 112]

I've never seen a skunk (okay, so I have seen plenty of skunks, it's just that they were all dead and flattened at the side of the road), but I did see the cutest animal ever the other week. Was walking along with my husband then stopped dead and started prodding him, going 'look.... look.... what is THAT?!?!?'.

It was a groundhog, apparently (if C's animal-identifying skills are to be trusted). Soooo cute, bumbling along the riverbank munching on random plants as he went by. Never seen one of those before, either!

Was it...was it....Punxsutawney Phil? Is Spring coming early this year? Do tell!

I had to Google him, I am embarrassed to admit - then I went 'oh yeah!' - duh.

Hehehehe!

[Lou Lou 1]

Well, I was also thinking of Lou Lou's cat for the rabies as well in case the two of them got into it - not to mention what a fight between a cat and a skunk might look like! (Yikes!!)

Oh and don't worry, I don't 'enjoy nature' much anyway. Roughing it, to me, is a Holiday Inn with no cable. BWAHAHAHAHAHA

Luckily the cat was clinging to the covers as much as me saying there's no way I'm dealing with THAT. She's had her shots too cos there's too much wildlife around here.

It was a baby one so it didn't smell at all which was a huuuge relief. I think it cacked itself cos it realized it really shouldn't have wandered in, bless it.

So, I'm still having trubs loading the pic. Unfortunately it is of the poo, not the skunk, as funnily enough I didn't have a camera with me by the bed. But maybe no one wants to see skunk poo anyway.

That had me cracking up Lou Lou! Only in Vermont!

My Mom has had bears, moose, fishers, what she thinks might have been a bobcat, and a cow in her yard. But never a skunk and never in her house.

What the heck is a fisher? I haven't seen a bear yet, but have seen several mooses. Nearly crashed the car out of excitement though. Damn furreners.

[TracyTN 237]

Do baby skunks not have the stench? I didn't know that! (Too bad that wasn't what waddled under my house...!)

Good that the cat stayed away. You never know if the hunter or the wimp personality will show up in such a situation! (My cat would have wimped out too, I'm quite sure...!)

[Lou Lou 1]

Do baby skunks not have the stench? I didn't know that! (Too bad that wasn't what waddled under my house...!)

Good that the cat stayed away. You never know if the hunter or the wimp personality will show up in such a situation! (My cat would have wimped out too, I'm quite sure...!)

Well, they probably do, but all adult ones I've come across stink to high heaven so I imagined it hadn't gone into full fledged spray mode yet. But I'm a townie and have no friggin clue about them. All I know is they stink and I don't want them in my house. The cat refused to come in the office until all evidence was removed and cleaned and now she's happily chasing a moth. Much more her type of prey.

[*julez* 124]

Back to whingeing....my feet are killing me. I wore these stupid, pointy shoes today and we walked to a far restaurant for lunch. A very bad decision on my part. I am virtually crippled.

OK, maybe just a tad dramatic, but they really hurt!