Faith-manor Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/2022/03/03/marquette-blp-crews-working-restore-widespread-power-outage/ My favorite part was "the condition of the squirrel is unknown at this time". 😂 Well, uhm...we probably don't need that picture painted for us. Varmints. At least it was back online in 1.5 hrs. The temp was a low of 1° that night. Meanwhile, our cat got outside this afternoon, cornered a mouse, half killed it but not all the way, and then wanted to come back IN the house with it. " Bad Nana, very very bad Nana!" I refused, and her owner, the grad school student who did not take her with him when he moved but who happens to be visiting today was told to go take care of the situation. Mathnerd is dealing with mouse antics. The varmints be crazy right now! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 We had a squirrel once chew through a power line. It sparked when it fell, causing a very large grass fire which in turn prompted mass evacuations of a nearby school and neighborhood. Squirrels can be so very bad. Fwiw, they found the carbonized squirrel remains during the fire investigation. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
City Mouse Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 A few years back, the internet went out all over the county and the neighboring county because something, presumably a beaver, chewed through an important cable. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 Don't be hating, squirrel just trying to stay warm! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 We have lots of squirrels. Just today had one walking funny in our backyard like it was drunk and didn't run away when approached. Possibly had rabies. Ds put it out of its misery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith-manor Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 40 minutes ago, katilac said: Don't be hating, squirrel just trying to stay warm! Uhm, ya he got warm alright! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith-manor Posted March 6, 2022 Author Share Posted March 6, 2022 27 minutes ago, Lisa said: We have lots of squirrels. Just today had one walking funny in our backyard like it was drunk and didn't run away when approached. Possibly had rabies. Ds put it out of its misery. We have to do that occasionally with coon. They don't often have rabies, but they are a known vector in our county, and so when they get diseased and come onto his mom's property, it is a necessary but sad thing that has to be done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 About once a year a squirrel gets in our transformer (we're the only house on it) and . . . BOOM. No power. Thankfully our power company is usually pretty quick about getting out to reset it. Last time it happened they put in another transformer because they said (1) the old one was damaged from the previous squirrel encounters and (2) the new one is supposedly more squirrel proof. I suppose we'll see about that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Lisa said: We have lots of squirrels. Just today had one walking funny in our backyard like it was drunk and didn't run away when approached. Possibly had rabies. Ds put it out of its misery. More than likely it had a parasite that affects the brain.  They act drunk, walk in circles and slowly die.  Thank you for putting it out of his misery.  Or one of your neighbors has apples or other fruit fermenting and it actually did get drunk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Squirrels, chipmunks and raccoons are usually the ones who take out the power without a storm.  Last year, there was an incident involving an overweight raccoon who decided to walk the power line.  It didn’t end well and 3 hours later, we got power back. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted March 8, 2022 Share Posted March 8, 2022 On 3/6/2022 at 3:14 PM, Faith-manor said: Meanwhile, our cat got outside this afternoon, cornered a mouse, half killed it but not all the way, and then wanted to come back IN the house with it. " Bad Nana, very very bad Nana!" I refused, and her owner, the grad school student who did not take her with him when he moved but who happens to be visiting today was told to go take care of the situation. How are you ever going to learn to do it yourself if you refuse to even do the easy part with her right there? Nana is trying so hard to homeschool you! 😆 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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