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Squirrelly Wrath!!
[22nd Aug, 2004|11:49]
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Last night when we got home one of the pictures on the bedroom wall was mysteriously very crooked. At first we presumed a cat had ricocheted off it while bug-hunting or something. Then as I went to get a nightshirt out of the dresser could feel something inside the dresser. One of the drawers had been left partially open and it while it wouldn't be out of character for a cat to climb in and get behind the drawers, [info]tharsis was behind me in the hall and I was pretty sure [info]_jazz_ was still sitting on the balcony where I had last seen him. Not only that, but from the motion it didn't really feel as large as a cat.

I started opening drawers and lo! Out sprung a black squirrel! There was a squirrel hanging out in Elaine's underwear drawer (obviously some kind a relative of Foamy). The squirrel darted under the bed and [info]tharsis immediately took up a strategic position by the bed, cutting off the squirrel's escape. Based on my surprised exclamation, "Uagh! There is a squirrel in here!" Elaine came and got in on the action. She took a position by the door with the laundry basket in hand, Tharsis maintained his vigil at the best exit point between the bed and the door, and I got on the bed to do a little reconnaissance.

I could see the squirrel behind the bed. I sent Tharsis in to flush him out and Elaine captured the squirrel under the laundry basket. At which point I tried to take pictures:



The flash really pissed off the squirrel. It was at that point we discovered the true meaning of squirrelly wrath. It started growling. I've never heard a squirrel make any noise before, let alone growl. It was like a raspy wheeze. This was one seriously angry squirrel.

In a variation on the spider-in-a-jar method of removing pests scaled up to squirrel proportions, we slipped a stretched canvas under the laundry basket and carried the vicious, wheezing squirrel to the balcony, where he was released unharmed into the trees.

[info]tharsis gets extra bonus point for fearlessness in the face of squirrelly wrath and for pack-hunting with the humans. [info]_jazz_ missed the whole thing.
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From:[info]tnkgrl
Date:22nd August 2004 - 13:16

Re: Squirrelly Wrath!!

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OMFG! That's hilarious...
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From:[info]mbarrick
Date:22nd August 2004 - 22:21

Re: Squirrelly Wrath!!

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[info]tharsis has his own take on the events of the evening, too.
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From:[info]kitsune_13
Date:22nd August 2004 - 13:26
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wow...I would have gotten an old birdcage, and kept him. I've always wanted a squirrel.

Just kidding, wild creatures hafta live outside, and squirrels are notoriously bad tempered, and could possibly have mange or even rabies.

Hanging out in Elaine's underwear drawer? I think she should wash the entire contents of it-yikes.
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From:[info]bitogoth
Date:22nd August 2004 - 18:13
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i haven't vbeen able to get your pics for a couple days now- not sure why
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From:[info]mbarrick
Date:22nd August 2004 - 19:38
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Weird.

Can you get to http://www.mbarrick.net ?
Or http://www.gothic.bc.ca ?
Or http://142.179.109.251 ?

What happens if you do a tracert?
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From:[info]bitogoth
Date:23rd August 2004 - 03:42
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all three timed out
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From:[info]mbarrick
Date:23rd August 2004 - 10:52

Not good

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Can you get at http://142.179.109.251 from work?

If you still aren't getting in at home, type tracert 142.179.109.251 at a DOS prompt and copy-and-paste the results for me. I'm worried that if you can see my pictures then there are people not be able to see the pictures in Elaine's auctions.

I know the server is working fine because I'm still getting lots of traffic and I access it from work. I'd be really choked if your ISP was blocking me for some stupid reason.
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From:[info]bitogoth
Date:23rd August 2004 - 17:20

Re: Not good

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times out after 208.181.241.53 it looks like something over on your side because i made through seattle into vancouver- bizarro.
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From:[info]mediavictim
Date:22nd August 2004 - 18:20
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You realize he's going to bring back reinforcements to kick your ass....

"There was a squirrel hanging out in Elaine's underwear drawer "
You know ... I could say something about this obsucre euphenmism ...too easy... so I'll just drop it...
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From:[info]evilyn13
Date:22nd August 2004 - 18:45
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That is crazy! Only you would stop and take pictures of a growling squirrel!
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From:[info]mbarrick
Date:22nd August 2004 - 19:40
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Funny thing is, he wasn't growling *until* I tried to take the picture. Maybe he's related to Louis.
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From:[info]evilyn13
Date:22nd August 2004 - 22:17
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LMAO! That's a name I haven't heard in a loooooooooooooooong time.
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From:[info]valerian
Date:22nd August 2004 - 19:42
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LOL!

I'm the one who told him to go get it. ;)
I figured no one would believe us otherwise.
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From:[info]grannygoth
Date:22nd August 2004 - 21:39

Squirrel Pervs

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How did the squirrel look in Elanine's undies?

"carried the vicious, wheezing squirrel to the balcony,"
Bet your glad they didn't seal your windows? :P
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From:[info]mbarrick
Date:22nd August 2004 - 22:21

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> Bet your glad they didn't seal your windows? :P

Just think of all the fun we would have missed!
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From:[info]kitsune_13
Date:23rd August 2004 - 17:13

cats and squirrely wrath

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From:[info]mbarrick
Date:23rd August 2004 - 22:34

Re: cats and squirrely wrath

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[info]tharsis will save us. He's very vigilant now. He's on Squirrel Alert, Level Orange. He insists on sniffing the dresser before I open any of the drawers.