Should the squirrel die?

[tdog 0]

Look at the attached photos of the wiring harness in one of my company trucks. If you only have time for one, open the first one...

60 wires chewed threw by a squirrel.... AND - notice the butt-end-connectors, that was from the LAST time he did it and I issued a quick and dirty repair. And, you should see what my personal 4-runner looked like after he hit that one too.

The harness is $816.00...

So, there are two questions in this poll. Choose one answer from each question, please.

Off to kick some rocks and bitch at the world...

[DeNReN 0]

hehe...destructive little fuckers arnt they??......did you check the airbox for a nest???

We prob find atleast 50 nests a year in air boxes at our shop...usually in cars that sit for over a week.

[Raefordite 0]

Try feeding him.

Away from the vehicles.

[FallingOsh 0]

If a squirrel can be trained to water ski, one could probably be trained to stay the F off your truck.
- Run some copper wire attached to a 9 volt battery around the places he likes to chew.
- Spray the area with pepper spray.
- Hide a dog in the radiator

Any one, or combination of these should fix the problem. I voted for the death penalty by the way.

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[tdog 0]

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Try feeding him.

Away from the vehicles.

Never again...

My grandmother had a feeder in her back yard. The squirrel family was cute.

Then the week of the squirrel came.

Day 1. Squirrel 1 climbed the power pole and put his paw in the wrong spot on the transformer. He caught fire and took out the power to the house...

Day 2. Squirrel 2 climbed down the vent to the plumbing from the roof. Landed in the sewer half way between the house and street. Toilet water filled the basement thru the drain - and cost $$$$ to cleanup... The rotor-rooter guy gave the poor animal an enema with his machine and pulled him out ass first with the blade half way up the digestive system, and showed my 75 year old grandma: "I think I found your problem, miss."

I vote for a trap and a cross-city move... Never again will they be welcome on my property.

[swedishcelt 0]

Kill the furry little b@stard.

[Zee 0]

Just remember to wash your hands before you install the harness - if you have any type of food odor on your hands the residue transfers to the wires during installation and it will attract mice, rats, and even squirrels. I used to work on industrial robotics and factory automation and I ran into several incidents where rodents (and even a snake in Kansas City that shorted out a transformer) crawled in to control cabinets and chewed on the wiring.

Then again, with 3 Phase 480 you don't have to worry about shootin' the little bastards - they basically explode on contact

Peace,
Z

Action©Sports

[tdog 0]

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Then again, with 3 Phase 480

That was plan B.... Getting one of those "cattle fence" systems and building a system that will keep the buggers away.

Good idea about washing my hands. I actually thought about spraying the whole engine compartment with something they didn't like... Any ideas?

[Zee 0]

WD40?

Action©Sports

[happythoughts 0]

Or provide hours of amusement

[Zee 0]

That's some great shit

Action©Sports

[tdog 0]

Now that video made my day...

(Actually, although I am angry at hell at the little bugger, if I do anything, it would be to set up a trap and move the guy to another part of the river our office is next to.)

[skycat 0]

Wanna borrow my dog? Anything small furry and on the move will be promptly chased, chasing will continue until small furry creature falls over dead from exhaustion. Dog has yet to get tired and it's been 3 months since my last good nights sleep cause of it.

Fly it like you stole it!

[waltappel 1]

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Good idea about washing my hands. I actually thought about spraying the whole engine compartment with something they didn't like... Any ideas?

Some sort of predator piss. You might want to call up the local wildlife rehab people, get in touch with a squirrel specialist, and ask them.

Walt

[tr027 0]

Well, I was originally gonna go with hire an animal psychologist, but after carefully inspecting the photos, I think the .22 long rifle would serve you better in this case. You can tell he's a hardened repeat offender with a diligent squirrel terrorist campaign. You need to take him out before he trains up the rest of the pack to bring down your whole fleet, assuming he's working alone at this point. Good luck.

"The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

[GogglesnTeeth 6]

My question is, why the "F" is he attacking your stuff??? did you piss him off? Kinda strange if you ask me.
I say get some wires that look similar, hook up a battery that is strong enough to teach him a leason, but not kill the bastard. If that doesn't teach him, then go for Roast Squirrel Under Glass.

Goggles and Teeth

"You fall like a greased safe!!!"

[mnealtx 0]

Not all that uncommon at all.... most people that have worked telecom in some capacity or another can tell you all about rodents and wires....

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[tdog 0]

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My question is, why the "F" is he attacking your stuff??? did you piss him off? Kinda strange if you ask me.

He hit my 4runner when it was cold out... The mechanic told me, "they like the warm engine".

Then he hit the company truck when it was 100 out... Perhaps the new line will be, "they like the shade under the hood."

[tdog 0]

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Wanna borrow my dog? Anything small furry and on the move will be promptly chased, chasing will continue until small furry creature falls over dead from exhaustion. Dog has yet to get tired and it's been 3 months since my last good nights sleep cause of it.

See my avatar? That is my dog who goes to work with me every day and even pisses on the tree this truck was under... (Last time it was hit it was far from the trees, that is not a link) The problem... There is a busy road that would kill both the dog and the squirrel should a game of cat and mouse start.

And, in the past, the squirrel just climbs the trees and looks down at my dog with his tongue sticking out and a look of "nanny-nanny-bo-bo".

[happythoughts 0]

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Not all that uncommon at all.... most people that have worked telecom in some capacity or another can tell you all about rodents and wires....

The big thing used to be the covers on the microwave towers. For some reason, buzzards would just sit there and peck at them all day long.

Another one was woodpeckers and telephone poles. They would hear the humming sound and think it was bugs inside. I've seen some seriously damaged telephone poles.

[gravitysucks 0]

YES! Darn things have chewed through my cable line, widshield liner.... who knows what else. And they throw nuts at my wife (or so she says.)

[riddler 0]

I love animals. I love cats, dogs, beavers , et al. But

I ... HATE ... squirrels.

hate 'em. Live downtown, and they are a nuisance. OK, I like their cute little paws that look like little people hands. But I say kill 'em all.

Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD

[mnealtx 0]

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Not all that uncommon at all.... most people that have worked telecom in some capacity or another can tell you all about rodents and wires....

The big thing used to be the covers on the microwave towers. For some reason, buzzards would just sit there and peck at them all day long.

Another one was woodpeckers and telephone poles. They would hear the humming sound and think it was bugs inside. I've seen some seriously damaged telephone poles.

Birds seem to seriously like feedhorn covers on satellite dishes, too...

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[swedishcelt 0]

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YES! Darn things have chewed through my cable line, widshield liner.... who knows what else. And they throw nuts at my wife (or so she says.)

I believe it. They blow up unexpectedly too.

[happythoughts 0]

There is also the Solution that those refined Californians have come up with.

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The Paso Robles Public Schools is considering buying squirrel extermination systems called the Rodenator Pro for its more than 10 campuses.

The $2,000 system exterminates the critters by releasing a mixture of propane and oxygen into a hole and lighting a fire. It was demonstrated by a Pinedale, Calif., distributor at Pat Butler Elementary last week.

I think this is the system that would have saved Carls job in Caddyshack.

It sounds like an air-fuel bomb. Propane and oxygen mixed are better than the gas and air mix in your automobile carbuerator. I sure would like to see the ground jump about 3 inches.

Maybe they'll have the school principal in one of those commercials for "cooking with gas".

Apparently, squirrels aren't as cute as whales, so there is no outcry to save them.