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Post by compeateropeator on Jul 26, 2018 17:25:56 GMT
My apologies to anyone who loves squirrels.   Between 2:30 and 8 am this morning one of those d@mn cheeky rascals tore the screen in my kitchen window to get some rolls from a bag on my counter. I had a cookie sheet and a small plate on the stove which he/she/they knocked over and the plate broke. I think that it scared them (or maybe not...hahaha) and they tried to make a quick getaway. Half of the roll got stuck in the screen. I have shut the window and poked around everywhere I can and they seem to be out. One can only hope I guess. Now I can’t use the window and I will be over alert until I am sure that there isnt something hiding in here.  |
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Post by iluvpink on Jul 26, 2018 17:34:38 GMT
I love squirrels but I do not want them in my house either. However I'm still laughing trying to picture these squirrels breaking in to get some rolls!  |
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Post by freecharlie on Jul 26, 2018 17:36:50 GMT
All that work and the poor guy didn't even get his roll. |
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Post by compeateropeator on Jul 26, 2018 17:37:16 GMT
I will admit to a giggle or two while I was wielding my broom and poking around. |
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Jul 26, 2018 18:14:16 GMT
Oh, my dogs and cats would have had gone nuts. I just hope I would have gotten up before they got the intruder.
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Post by purplebee on Jul 26, 2018 18:36:09 GMT
Holy moly that's a determined squirrel!!! Good luck..
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Post by scrappington on Jul 26, 2018 18:39:30 GMT
My apologies to anyone who loves squirrels. Between 2:30 and 8 am this morning one of those d@mn cheeky rascals tore the screen in my kitchen window to get some rolls from a bag on my counter. I had a cookie sheet and a small plate on the stove which he/she/they knocked over and the plate broke. I think that it scared them (or maybe not...hahaha) and they tried to make a quick getaway. Half of the roll got stuck in the screen. I have shut the window and poked around everywhere I can and they seem to be out. One can only hope I guess. Now I can’t use the window and I will be over alert until I am sure that there isnt something hiding in here. I've had this happen. Do you know there is a website actually called how to keep squirrels out of your house. I had to get quarter inch thick metal grid sheet and tuck tape it to my window to keep them out. It is so ugly but they keep trying to get in. And I love squirrels. Oh and in my case I walked in one the squirrel eating my fresh loaf of bread I had just bought. |
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Post by eastcoastpea on Jul 26, 2018 18:40:00 GMT
It makes me think of the movie Over The Hedge where the animals are plotting to get into the house to get food.
Sorry you have to replace the screen and have a broken dish.
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Post by MichyM on Jul 26, 2018 18:47:19 GMT
That's too funny! I have visions of a squirrel feast with a serious carb hangover.
A squirrel got in my house once. My ceilings in that house were 14' at the peak. He kept jumping from the drapery rods to the high windows. The cats went wild. It was a mess trying to shoo him out on my own.
I guess better a squirrel than a raccoon, right?
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Post by annabella on Jul 26, 2018 18:50:00 GMT
Wow that's bold!
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jul 26, 2018 19:23:10 GMT
I just saw a commercial this morning............. NO wait, it was on the news....... A seagull pecking at a window trying to get the roll sitting on the counter inside...
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Post by Delta Dawn on Jul 26, 2018 19:38:22 GMT
You have a superior species of squirrel there. Ours are too stupid to think of doing that. I don’t know what they teaching them at squirreling school but clearly they aren’t making the grade. The ones near me like to gather horse chestnuts and plant them. That’s as organized as they get.
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Post by compeateropeator on Jul 26, 2018 20:36:09 GMT
Ratatouille with squirrels is what I was picturing as I cleaned up and went looking for stragglers. Do you remember Emile, Remy’s brother that always seemed to get food stuck when trying to take it. And yes yes much better than a raccoon. |
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Post by milocat on Jul 26, 2018 20:54:31 GMT
OMFG! This is my biggest paranoia. We have squirrels but they usually go away during the summer. I am SO paranoid to leave the windows open at night for fear on will tear through the screen and come in the house and with 2 cats and me screaming like a banshee it will be a real rodeo in here -- I just keep picturing National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation except it won't be funny. Our kitchen and dining area window have a 3" ledge right under them where the brick ends, perfect for squirrels to run on, sit on, look in the window, plot their way inside.
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Post by scrapnnana on Jul 26, 2018 20:59:19 GMT
You totally have my sympathy. I had my own problems with squirrels some years ago, and I still detest the little buggers.
They are rodents. IMO, they are just rats with fluffy tails. They can be super destructive, which is why I hate them so much.
Also, the one we had was persistent. Very, very, very, very, very persistent. He had chewed his way into our attic. We made repairs, wrapped the wood with metal, and installed new siding. Before we closed every escape hole off, my son went up into the attic and chased him out. Once he was out, we made sure that he couldn't get back in. We also cut down every thing that he could possibly use to reach the house.....except the very tall tree in our neighbor's yard. It was an enormous leap, even for a squirrel. When we heard a loud thump on the roof, we decided that he must be Mr. Super Olympic squirrel. There was snow on the roof, and he slid off and fell to the ground. He must not have been hurt too bad, because he kept trying.
They may be cute, but they are rotten neighbors!
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Post by compeateropeator on Jul 26, 2018 21:19:21 GMT
Attachment DeletedI am am not sure if you can see it but that is the roll hanging out the screen. Sorry it is a bad picture but it was raining and I just wanted a quick shot to show my nephew and niece because I think they will find it hilarious, at least until the next time they spend the night and hear noises.
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Post by azredhead on Jul 26, 2018 21:24:41 GMT
I love squirrels but I do not want them in my house either. However I'm still laughing trying to picture these squirrels breaking in to get some rolls! Me too between this and the duck thread I'm thinking the animals are at a rave today! that's all sorts of crazy pic. can you file a insurance claim LOL! ps totally hilarious except the loss of the roll and the screen  |
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Post by librarylady on Jul 27, 2018 14:36:19 GMT
Squirels are not nocturnal.
So, either raccoon, rat or possum is the guilty party.
If the rolls were close enough, I think a raccoon tore the screen, reached through and got the roll. Hole is small so then it means rat or small possum to pass through hole and actually get in room.
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Post by 950nancy on Jul 27, 2018 17:28:21 GMT
Or locals ate $1800 worth of chair cushions on our deck. In Mexico, we were waiting to have lunch on the beach and the people were setting up the buffet. A coati ran halfway up the tree, jumped off, flung his backside into the silver buffer lid, knocked it off, and then proceeded to grab as much as possible from the tray. Three more coatis scampered up the tree and grabbed the fries and left before the buffet guy came back. He noticed the missing food, but just covered it back up and went on his way. I was very impressed with the Mission Impossible skills of those coatis.  |
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Post by Sue on Jul 27, 2018 18:26:06 GMT
The squirrel/s here have left me gifts of sorts. I have many pots of flowers on my deck, the only real sunny spot for growing flowers on our property. About mid-June I noticed seedlings coming up in pots I had planted with nursery flowers. Seems the squirrels were bringing sunflower seeds over from my neighbors bird feeders and burying them in my flowerpots. I don't have the heart to pull the sunflowers out so I've just let them grow... hoping to see a sunflower soon. The squirrels will be disappointed when they come back this winter looking for their cached food.
Sorry about your window screen. I rather suspect it could have been a racoon also.
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Post by compeateropeator on Jul 27, 2018 18:29:39 GMT
Squirels are not nocturnal. So, either raccoon, rat or possum is the guilty party. If the rolls were close enough, I think a raccoon tore the screen, reached through and got the roll. Hole is small so then it means rat or small possum to pass through hole and actually get in room. You might be right, but I really think it was (early) in the morning and a squirrel. There was no way a raccoon could have reached the rolls or the stove with out getting in. And I think I know the culprit...hahaha. He and I have a very contentious relationship. He loves to jump onto my screen in that window or on my sliding glass door and land spread eagle and just sit there. Or if I am outside on my deck he will sit on my tiered flower beds and yell at me. Truthfully I really am not sure but my nemesis squirrel buddy seems like a good one to pin it on. |
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Post by hop2 on Jul 27, 2018 19:01:14 GMT
Usually it the chipmunks who are my summer time most wanted. But I didn’t grow things in my decks so the chipmunks are out if luck for veggies to steal.
However we have a new squirrrl this year, he’s a bit reddish for our normal squirrels. B@st@rd will go from window to window taunting the dog. He comes up on the deck & stands up hands on the sliding door peering in at me. Some days he will stand there & stare at me until the dog comes to bark at him.
Last week the dog had wanted to sit on the deck so I let him. I’m sitting there inside and the dog is curled up under the deck bench and the squirrel comes up the stairs and stands by the door peering in at me. The dog looks at him, the dogs hairs all stand up on end and he quietly lunges at the squirrel. ( usually he barks first ) Squirrel just barely escaped jumping off the edge off the deck which is like 12 ft up in the air from the lawn. The dog sat at the top of the deck steps I swear he was smirking at the squirrel. I was laughing so hard that the dog finally got to scare him.
Serves him right being so forward peering in my door.
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Post by librarylady on Jul 27, 2018 19:05:16 GMT
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Post by compeateropeator on Jul 28, 2018 5:49:46 GMT
I always thought I could never convict someone on circumstantial evidence, however I am sad to say I have just realized that is not true.  This roll owner knows beyond a shadow of doubt that my Nemisis squirrel buddy is guilty. Oh so guilty. He is getting off Scot free and he taunted me for about 20 minutes this afternoon. I have a privacy wall to the left if you look out my kitchen window. He sat on top and stared in at me while I was standing at my kitchen sink. He then stretched out on an iron plant hanger attached to that wall, getting even closer, and stared at me for a bit longer. He then hopped down to the window sill and stuck his head through the hole in the screen and stared at me. He then went through the hole and crawled all around between the window and the screen looking for a way in and stared at me. He then Exited the hole and and went up and down My sliding glass door standing up and looking in, trying to get in. When I left for work he sitting on my deck railing just scoping things out. I tried to take some pictures but my iPad would take them while we were at the kitchen window. He really is pretty cute, at least he is when there is glass between us. When he is breaking into my house he is a mean jerk. Attachments:
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Post by scrappingirl212 on Jul 28, 2018 6:23:44 GMT
I have a very persistent intruder also!!! We brought the bird feeder in because he kept climbing on it and he chewed a hole in the screen (same size hole as op!) into my sunroom!!!!!!! I was HORRIFIED when I went out for morning coffee before work!😲   |
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Post by hop2 on Jul 28, 2018 13:03:00 GMT
I always thought I could never convict someone on circumstantial evidence, however I am sad to say I have just realized that is not true. This roll owner knows beyond a shadow of doubt that my Nemisis squirrel buddy is guilty. Oh so guilty. He is getting off Scot free and he taunted me for about 20 minutes this afternoon. I have a privacy wall to the left if you look out my kitchen window. He sat on top and stared in at me while I was standing at my kitchen sink. He then stretched out on an iron plant hanger attached to that wall, getting even closer, and stared at me for a bit longer. He then hopped down to the window sill and stuck his head through the hole in the screen and stared at me. He then went through the hole and crawled all around between the window and the screen looking for a way in and stared at me. He then Exited the hole and and went up and down My sliding glass door standing up and looking in, trying to get in. When I left for work he sitting on my deck railing just scoping things out. I tried to take some pictures but my iPad would take them while we were at the kitchen window. He really is pretty cute, at least he is when there is glass between us. When he is breaking into my house he is a mean jerk. What’s with the squirrels this year and thier audacity!! I had one staring into my sliding door again this morning. Looks like the dog didn’t scare him enough. Are you my neighbor and it the same cheeky jerk? |
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Post by compeateropeator on Jul 30, 2018 18:07:11 GMT
Haha. I just saw this. I have been away all weekend and came home wondering if he had found a way in and if my house was going to be trashed. I shut all my windows including those upstairs, I wasn’t taking a chance. All is well. Mine are Vermont squirrels. Maybe it is because of our new law to allow recreational marijuana. |
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Post by betty on Jul 31, 2018 4:53:05 GMT
I used to think they were merry, little fluffy things that raided birdfeeders.. then one day I came across one chowing down on a green anole (lizard) like a zombie attacking a human on The Walking Dead! I swear he was looking at me with a squirrel smile as he chewed into that thing and he puffed out his cheeks. Now I have nightmares of sharp toothed carnivore zombie squirrels! |
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