Well, that sucked. Live trap caught a little raccoon, and he had a skunk friend that wouldn't leave the side of the cage. I had to scare the skunk away and he wasn't too pleased about it. There was a bit of a stink released, but thankfully not on or near me, so the raccoon ran away and his skunk friend followed. I'm now inside having another beer. Such a fun Friday night!
At the moment...me. I'm searching e-bay for an American Strat. It has to be white with a humbucker in the bridge position and a maple neck...just like one I had years ago. That I hated. I love the sound out of a Strat with a maple neck, I just hate playing them. The neck's to narrow and I hate the feel of maple. Hopefully, I don't find one at a price that seems reasonable to me. Hopefully my neighbor is enjoying the show. Maybe I'll search for Explorers and start masturbating. I really, really like Explorers.
Years ago I stopped at a rest stop and we spied a skunk digging in the garbage. One of my buddies decided the best thing to do was fuck with the skunk and flew out of the car. He picked up a log or something and started yelling "Hey skunk! Yeah I'm talking to you" or something similarly stupid. The skunk went up on his front legs and let loose. I actually got to see it in my headlights...the spray went maybe 2 feet, which was nowhere near my dumb ass buddy. I don't know if the skunk had sprayed recently and was still recharging or if that's all the range they have.
We have striped skunks which are awful, but the USA has spotted skunks which are mega-super awful. Although to be fair they do an adorable little front handstand for you before shooting you directly in the eyes with a super-noxious oil that causes vomiting and blindness. But iz snuggy-wuggy-sips just soooooo cuuuuute: They get inside the recycling bags here and then go to sleep. So, I'll be carrying them out to the curb when suddenly a bag starts kicking around like its alive. Scares the daylights out of me every time, Not just the jump-scare but that fact that I KNOW what animal is in it.
He must have been recharging. They can spray their shit a surprising distance., and VERY accurately at times. God, that smell is so unmistakeable. It has to be the most recognizable smell I can think of. There are plenty of people who have never smelled one before, but it more or less attacks the receptors in your nose with hate.
I have not had the misfortune to get into it with a skunk. Yet. Supposedly their distribution includes this area. I really hope one does not end up in the yard because Piggy is named Piggy for a reason and she loves to smell like shit. She'd probably make friends with the frickin thing and start rolling around to get a really good coating of the stink on her.
Yeah Im sure we have them around here as I have smelled them before but never seen one with my own eyes.
apparently none of you have had to buy industrial size cans of tomato juice, and a kiddie pool at 12:30 at night because your dog wanted to make a "friend".
I'm waiting for that to happen, it's a miracle it hasn't considering our Basset chases anything that moves. And when her giant nose eventually gets hit, she'll be in hell. In other news, I finished my final exam and graduated. Now I get to wear the goofy hat and robe again. In the mean time to celebrate I'll be cooking up lots o' meat and getting right shitfaced with friends for this evening.
My neighbour's long haired white cat made a friend one night. They didn't have any tomatoe juice but had lots of tomatoe paste. They proceeded to paste up the cat only to find that paste doesn't do shit for the smell, but it does dye your cat. Next day they got the juice and peroxide and got rid of the smell, but their cat was pink for a couple of weeks.
Meanwhile it's almost May in a place that barely got below 30 degrees all winter and I've yet to wear a dress without tights, or go outside without a jacket. I was wearing my winter coat again this week. Harrumph.
How awful for you. You should start a "Sundress Thread," so you can at least wear them indoors and photograph your frustration away.
You and I probably have much different ideas of what a "let's show off our outfits" thread would be like.