Squirrels and my air locks

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Squirrels and my air locks

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Little monsters have eaten holes in all my air locks tryin to git to my rum beer....WTF!
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The ones on my roof gnaw through the lead vent flashing, probably because they can't find my fermenters. They're rats with bushy tails, also nature's little speed bumps.
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Where you have your fermenters at Larry? :wtf:

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You need one of these:

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:lol: :lol: :lol:
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i got one of those squrral launchers, they work. when i lived in town i was talken to my neighbor one day and he said a squrral went rite thru his kitchen window. i told him it likely seen his reflection and wanted to fight. i took it down and hid it the garage. now i just use a 22 out here its safer.
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That just f*&^ed up 15 minutes, I can't stop laughing. Bullwinkle's needed in the ER.
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Squirrels are good eating. Take them out and cook them up.
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I have GOT to get me one of those!!! :!: :!: :!: !!! Prolly work good also for the damn wandering neighbor's cats, who shit in my flowers, window wells, and gardens. Actually, I would prefer to launch a cat or 2.

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DAmn that was funny Pitty we dont have Squirrels in NZ lol
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That is some funny stuff, made me laugh..... Gives "flying squirrel" a new meaning.



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Holy crap that was a belly busting good laugh.

I keep em in the garage PP and on the week ends the door is up all day.....Lil terd came in there and chew one up last week and then did another this week.......

Falcon / hawk has been cruzin and I do expect the squirrel population to decline here shortly
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Now that they know where it is they'll keep coming around till you figure out a way to get rid of um!
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I know Bushie,,,I seen that documentary about how them little bastards are truely capable of figgering.

Bet that little fella gonna take his sweet time before figgerin on stepping onto that front porch in the video..
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granular fly poison and coke. I think the fly bait is called golden maldron? Mix it up. They will eat the hell out of it, and wont make it more than a few feet from the bait pile. Sweet revenge, little basterds. :twisted:
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Squirrel gravy and biscuits come to mind for me!
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Damn wash, woke the wife up laughin so damn hard,spit UJ and ginger ale all over my ipad, and typing with tears in my eyes just wishin I could send that vid to peta and see their reaction. To top it off ya got a good tune with it also. Nice !!! got to make me one,my lab will love it, flyin tree rat( he is a duckdog)
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