On my way to work when....

groundpounder · Post by **groundpounder** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 5:55 am

Walked into the garage this morning, said hello to the cat,opened the garage and went to the truck. Cranked the truck and went to close the garage and the remote would not work. Dang cold killed the battery finally! Went back in the garage to close it with that button and to try and make the mad dash to jump over the photo eye but the door only went down an inch and then back up. Dang photo eye! Walked over, gave the closest one a jiggle, walked back to push the button and the same thing. Walked over to the far side and reached down to give that one a jiggle but when I grabbed hold of the eye my eye then caught view of something. A opposum right behind the photo eye! I let go REAL QUICK! There happened to be a shovel right there. At first I thought I would be able to just flush it out of the garage. But then when the opposum decided to hold its ground, it lost its ground. Its now taking a dirt nap! The wires on the photo eye are chewed up so thats a project for me for when I get home. What a way to start the day! Oh, and I made sure it just wasn't "playing" opposum!

Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 7:19 am

Gotta be proactive about 'possum control, Groundpounder!

Cossack · Post by **Cossack** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 9:11 am

Fortunately, their hairless tails freeze - along with mine -

at 20 BELOW, so they don't move into northern MN. What's that green stuff under the cage

vixenmaster · Post by **vixenmaster** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 9:12 am

Dang another possum party, make sure you grill it & bast it til all the grease n fat are out of it

Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Mon Dec 21, 2009 9:35 am

Cossack wrote:Fortunately, their hairless tails freeze - along with mine - at 20 BELOW, so they don't move into northern MN. What's that green stuff under the cage

That's called green vegetation, Cossack ... maybe y'all 'possum-less Minnesotans will see some in a couple of months, if you're lucky!

Seriously, all I see is emergent grass and wild garlic (called wild "onion" by locals).

wheelie · Post by **wheelie** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 5:11 am

groundpounder wrote: Dang cold killed the battery finally!

Hmmm Guess when you come up to hunt Canada we will supply the batteries. We make em for cold weather. Bring your longjohns here!!!! Keeps body parts from shrinking but batteries keep on ticking. LOL Gets so cold here my lighter won't work most days till I blow on it in my hands to make the fuel in it boil off. Only good thing of winter is peoples furnaces break down!!!!!!! I would likely go broke if I lived down there!!! LOL

groundpounder · Post by **groundpounder** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:02 am

Guess I forgot the majority of who I'm talking to here of being from the North. The lows have been stayng in the 20's here for the past few days and for here that is cold.

wheelie · Post by **wheelie** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:16 am

We would be in shorts and teeshirts

Except for me that is with my chicken legs. LOL

pdislow · Post by **pdislow** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 7:47 am

you know why the chicken crossed the road don't you?

to show the possum that it could be done... successfully
Merry Christmas evabody!

War Paint · Post by **War Paint** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:43 am

Poor little possum

groundpounder · Post by **groundpounder** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 10:51 am

War Paint
Post subject: Re: On my way to work when....

Poor little possum

This coming from the person that got pulled over by the PO-PO for swerving in their truck to hit one on the side of the road!

Hoss · Post by **Hoss** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 12:52 pm

Them possum are easy to handle just pick them up by the tail..serious they cant get you they are to heavy to for the tail it isnt that strong..

You got to be careful of the buisness end ifn he aint playin possum but if you can get him to play dead just pick em up by the tail and LAUNCH..