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westernstargifts · ‎03-29-2013

I don't mind having unexpected guests but the least they could do is stay awake!

This cuddly couple slept in the tree in our backyard all day recently and moved on just after dusk. Cute, but I'm glad they didn't stick around.

kashka · ‎03-30-2013

What are these little guys?

my3dotties · ‎03-30-2013

What are these little guys?

Harpers 1 million dollars a year for the next 10 years pandas:^O

Beware of muffin bakin cellulite packin hot flashin dogmatic fibbin braggard nana's

prior-of-verity*shake-hands-with-your-devil · ‎03-30-2013

They look like raccoons. Probably just out to get some sun rays as winter bites the dust. They may have left at dusk, but they haven't moved too far.

Those pandas........they are simply polite negotiations for the future and it has nothing to do with animals. We got two bears and China got a polar bear. Those pandas are also costing us a bundle....the Toronto Zoo has invested $8 million in a new panda enclosure and will spend around $2 million a year on bear care. But China wants more of our natural resources so Harper doesn't mind us paying the bill for the cuddly creatures.

my3dotties · ‎03-30-2013

Resting up for tonights raids on garbage bins in a hood near you.

Those pandas should be back in their forests where they belong. Idiots!

The open door onto unceded naturel resource lands has closed. Sorry china

W1B-)

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prior-of-verity*shake-hands-with-your-devil · ‎03-30-2013

LOL.........some of those 'hoods' are houses in the multi thousand dollar range. A lot of people don't understand the concept of garbage/food + poor trash cans + wild animals = problems. Then there are the others ......... "oh look how cute he is, lets feed him".

Pandas, yeah they should be in the wild living a real life. Instead of the animals being brought to us, maybe we should go to the animals instead. Animals are like people and those in power have always ''used'' those who cannot defend themselves. It's a 'power' thing. the 'superior race' trip and human beings are the worst.

China......its Communist regime......its atrocious human rights records......what the __ are we doing cuddling up to them?

Interesting article........ http://money.ca.msn.com/investing/deirdre-mcmurdy/why-china-sent-us-panda-bears

westernstargifts · ‎03-30-2013

We haven't seen any sign of the raccoons since they spent the day in our tree. However it isn't the first time we have seen raccoons in our yard. There is one neighbourhood in our city where some people are feeding the wild animals resulting in a big raccoon and skunk problem in that area of town. Although many of their neighbours have been protesting they still continue to feed them. Some people never learn.

Our place "at the lake" is in a country setting and some of the summer residents have major problems with these critters every year. They seem to pick on the same trailers year after year and manage to take up residence inside them for the winter. You can imagine the mess the owners have to deal with when they return in the spring.

One couple in the camp inadvertently left the dog's food out overnight and the raccoons were around making a big mess. They left some out on purpose the next night and threw some jalopena peppers in with it. The next day they watched the raccoons run up and down the trees. The raccoons did not return.

It is a wonderful place to see lots of different animals in their own natural habitat. We are also on a migratory bird path. Can't wait to get back there in May!

rcrawford34 · ‎03-30-2013

About 20 years I lived in an older building and had the 2nd and 3rd floors. The 3rd Floor while finished was not in the greatest of shape and I used it for storage The walls had a few holes in the dry wall The main part of the apartment was the second Floor. Had stairs leading to the 3rd floor with a door that was kept shut

One evening while watching TV I fell into a deep sleep in the living room Woke up about 1:00 am hearing a banging in the hallway Still very tired I went out and checked around didn't bother turning the lights on could not figure out what the noise was and thought if anything occurred I would find it in the morning.

Instead of going into the bedroom I went back in the living room shut the living room door and fell asleep again for the rest of the night. As I was going back in there I felt something rubbing against my leg Being very tired thought okay it's the cat

Woke up well rested the next morning and thought about the night before. Thought about the cat rubbing against my leg and thought one problem with that train of thought I did not have a cat or any other pet at that time Went out to the hallway the door to the 3rd floor was open (That's what I heard) Focusing on the Hallway I saw raccoon prints all over ther floor in the hallway the kitchen and the bedroom Footprints were also all over the bed

I had a raccoon visiting me

Went upstairs and discovered that just over from one of the holes on the wall there was a hole in the ceiling leading outside The little so and so must have squeezed through there then decided to come downstairs

Good thing I did not go in the bedroom that night I may have ended up with me

Not my idea of a good time

Called the landlord and it took him a few days to get the holes repaired

Could hear the critter upstairs at times so got a Live Animal Trap

That didn't work He/She kept springing it

Swear I could hear it laughing at me

"Silly Human did you really think I would fall for that?"

Had a front porch and there was a tree near it Sure enough each time I went out there after that occurred there was my little friend chittering at me

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westernstargifts · ‎03-31-2013

So did you manage to stop the raccoons from getting into your home? Some friends of ours in town who had one heck of a time trying to get rid of them. I can't remember how they eventually did but I know it took a great deal of effort. The raccoons can get in through small openings which aren't always easily accessible.

One lady in our camp found a raccoon sitting in her kitchen sink one morning. She used one of the long forks used for campfires to prod it out of her trailer. Another couple woke up in the morning and found that raccoons had made a huge mess in their kitchen while they were asleep (with their bedroom door closed). The raccoons had been there without them knowing it. A third couple also had them as visitors. In all 3 cases the coons gained access through a small window with nothing underneath it to to make it easier for them. One of the windows was open only a few inches but they managed to squeeze through.

Did the raccoons do damage to your home? If not, you should consider yourself very fortunate.

rcrawford34 · ‎03-31-2013

They were able to repair the holes where the raccon came in and stopped it

About 3 months later I moved out and the Landlord redid the whole interior of the house and moved in upstairs and rented the downnstairs out

Funny how that works it was like pulling teeth to get him do do any small repairs, always claiming he did not have the money but when he decided to move in had all the money in the world The apartment on the second floor was nice it was the 3rd floor that was rough when I lived there but he gutted the whole place after I left and redid it. He also redid the roof

when I was a kid my family had a Cottage at Brocks Beach near Wasaga A friend of mine lived 2 doors down year round

For a year they kept a raccoon in the house They also kept a seagull in the bathroom for what ever reason

What a nightmare walking into that place I don't know how they lived there

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thebarterersdog · ‎03-31-2013

When we were first married and bought out house, we had a raccoon visit us too. Before my husband put an insert in the fireplace the chimney was wide open to many critters including raccoons. We also had squirrels and birds come down the chimney to invade our space but that's another story.

When a particular raccoon came down, we had glass doors on the fireplace and they were closed. I went into the family room after hearing noises coming from there and couldn't figure out what it was. I was alone and the noises were beginning to creep me out so I thought, I'd start a fire and relax watching tv. Knelt down in front of the fireplace and reached for the doors intending on putting logs inside, when two eyes, shining from the light from the other room stared back at me as if they were hovering inside. Naturally, I freaked, screaming my head off which set off the hovering eyeballs that were suddenly attached to a good set of lungs, teeth and claws and it screamed back at me at the same time, pushing on the doors that were slowly opening. I grabbed the doors and pushed my feet up against the glass trying to keep the doors closed, while the critter was intent on opening them somehow to escape the crazy human screaming at him.

We fought for a bit longer and then I guess he decided he'd had enough of my nonsense and scrambled back up the stack and out into the night. I rushed to start a fire so that he wouldn't come back. All I could think about was to get that fire started. Took me a while as I was shaking but finally the fire started and I crawled to the chair to sit staring at the fire glad it was over. Suddenly, a horrific smell entered the room. I thought omg, he was burning up. But nope, no critter was on fire. However, the closer I got to the fire, the worse it smelled... The smell travelled all throughout the house; it was rank and took me a while to get rid of it no matter how much I cleaned, sprayed and cleaned some more.

A couple of weeks later, I happen to run into a friend of ours that does a lot of camping up at his cottage and has had his own share of raccoon encounters. I decided to ask him how it was all going, and then slowly proceed to tell him about my critter experience.

He just laughed when I told him about the horrid smell. I must have been looking at him strangely because then he proceeded to tell me that the raccoon was probably more scared of me than I of it, and the proof was in the present he must have left me. Nothing smells worse and is less memorable, he proceeded to explain, than raccoon poop. :S

Janet and Paul

westernstargifts · ‎03-31-2013

Funny how that works it was like pulling teeth to get him do do any small repairs, always claiming he did not have the money but when he decided to move in had all the money in the world The apartment on the second floor was nice it was the 3rd floor that was rough when I lived there but he gutted the whole place after I left and redid it. He also redid the roof

That is always the worst part of renting. It is amazing how quickly the landlord recovered from his financial hardship. Did he win a lottery?....:-D

What a nightmare walking into that place I don't know how they lived there

I can't imagine!

Raccoons are very smart and the generally are not afraid of humans. How would that make you feel to wake up and find a raccoon curled up on the bed beside you?

He just laughed when I told him about the horrid smell. I must have been looking at him strangely because then he proceeded to tell me that the raccoon was probably more scared of me than I of it, and the proof was in the present he must have left me. Nothing smells worse and is less memorable, he proceeded to explain, than raccoon poop. :S

That was quite an experience you had with the raccoon!

We back onto a field at the lake and during the winter the raccoons like to use the area beneath our trailer for a washroom. Thankfully we are on a slope and it eventually gets washed away but it sure can stink when we first arrive. Our first year there one left a huge deposit on the deck right beside the door. DH had to clean it up. His sense of smell is almost gone but mine isn't and I couldn't do it.

rcrawford34 · ‎03-31-2013

When I lived North of here in the 70's there was a older couple that lived down the road

Both Alf and Mabel are gone now Thery were in their late 70's when I knew them

Sweet and very dear people they were the Canadian Version of Ma and Pa Kettle

I got a goat as a pet from them

Small house, small property they raised goats pigs chickens ducks etc

Most of the critters had the run of the house

If you went in to visit them they would have guests sit at the kitchen table

9 times out of ten you had to remove Chickens from the table put up with the goats and pigs nuzzling against you

needless to say I declined any type of treats snacks etc from them

Was just content to visit with them they were fascinating to talk to

Lived there all their lives I dont think they left the area more than once or twice had seen Toronto on the TV but that place was to big for them

Their house used to front on the road. Often there was a traffic jam and one would have to get out and chase the critters off the road

Both would sit on their Front Porch enjoying the day

Mabel always had a corncob pipe in her mouth Alf would either smoke cigarettes or have a pipe

For a 6 or 7 month period Mabel also had something else on the porch

The county widened the road and expropriated some of their land

That did not sit well with either of them

Mabel took up to keeping a Shotgun filled with Buckshot beside her Any Construction Workers or County Works People coming close learned to keep their distance. She had no problem shooting it at them

The Police would arrive did not want to arrest her so would confiscate her shotgun and leave

Not a prob with her she would go to the back shed grab another one and wait

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westernstargifts · ‎03-31-2013

How far 'north' were they? They sound a little like Ma & Pa Kettle and also like Mammy & Pappy Yokum!

I can imagine the living conditions. But some people are happy no matter how they live.

On the street on which I grew up there was a couple who were the nicest folks to talk to and they took in many many foster children over the years and adopted one. He was quite a a bit older than his wife and had been a 'home boy', as had my father-in-law. They were quite eccentric and became more so over the years. She was a pack rat and one could hardly move in their small war time cottage.

One day Fern said to her next door neighbour, "Did you know Fred died?" He replied with shock, "No, when did it happen?" She replied that he was dead when she woke up in the morning. He was still in there lying in his bed and she had not called anyone. When the paramedics came to take him away he was stiff. Because of the clutter in the tiny house and the narrow doorway they had to stand him up to get him out the door.

She still lives there but I think she will soon be persuaded to move into a home as the neighbours have noticed that she isn't quite with it anymore and isn't looking after herself. Her daughter never comes around apparently. How sad that she is now living such a lonely life after caring for so many children when she was younger.

One thing they did not have is a pet, which is surely a good thing.

rcrawford34 · ‎03-31-2013

That is very sad about that couple and his passing

she probably was in shock or did not know what to do

Mabel and Alf lived north of Peterborough Ontario

There were lots of characters up there

Oldtimers that were set in their ways One of my neighbours who was in his 80's liived at the mouth of a small river

he used to spear fish at night with a flashlight

A big No No

He chased the Lands and Forest Officers ( The predecessors of the Ministry Of Natural Resources) with his spear one day when they came to tell him he was not allowed to do that

His reasoning he had been around longer than the Lands and Forests so no way was anyone going to tell him what he could do on his property

The oldtimers I met up there were great

I would sit and listen to them for hours

learnt alot about rural life in the early 20th century

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westernstargifts · ‎03-31-2013

When I was a kid we used to visit my great aunt & uncle in the summertime. They lived just outside of Matheson, near Timmins.

My uncle used to farm there and he used to run logs down the river which was down the hill from their house. He took us out in his homemade motor boat and paddled around for hours while we fished. You had to watch for the logs which were sticking up from the bottom, sometimes out of sight, but the fishing was great! We ate fish for breakfast, lunch & dinner one year as they lived in a house that was more like a cabin and they didn't have a freezer.

My aunt taught school in a one room schoolhouse with a woodstove which she had to keep burning during school hours. She never had children of her own but she would go through her photo album, in which I think she had a picture of every student she ever had, and she could tell us a story about almost every one of them. One time she had to keep them all at school overnight because of a snowstorm...another time a student was chased by a bear...and on and on. There was no tv but she had games and crafts that kept us busy when we weren't swimming or fishing.

I sure wish we could catch that many fish nowadays. You couldn't throw in your line without getting a bite. It was great!

weaversofspeech · ‎04-01-2013

I've never really been into fishing but loved being out on the lakes canoeing Used to go out at 5 in the morning and spend hours

I've lived in Peterborough 35 yrs this Sept. Never thought I would stay in a city Came here to go to Trent University

We live in a section of Peterborough that is known as East City. Just over the Otonabee River this part of the city reminds me of a small town It has a character all its own and is very Historic This is why I stayed it reminds me of the small towns I lived near before moving here

East City has a small business section on the main street alot of older homes parks and the Peterborough Lift Lock a few minutes walk from us

We live in the Old Westclox Canada Factory Complex It was converted into an Apartment and Office complex in the mid 80's It's hard to imagine at times we are still near the main part of the city

Live on the corner of the complex and have a great view of most of the city but also a great view of the rural area about a 5 to 10 minute drive from us to the east and south. Course a 15 to 20 minute drive in any direction gets you out of the city

We get to see a fair amount of wildlife here deers foxes etc appear Had a Moose just over from here at one point that created quite the stir especially when it ended up in the backyards of a residential area for a day

As I mentioned When I lived North of here I Loved spending time with the old timers It was fascinating listening to how they lived at times with very little contact with others except their local community

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kcsglasscupboard · ‎03-07-2014

Hello,

I came across your message as I was researching the history of Brocks Beach for a book I have been writing for the past 3 years. My family has owned property at the beach since 1924. I am wondering if you would be willing to share with me where your family had a cottage and any memories you might have of the beach. I certainly had a good laugh when I read about your neighbor having a raccoon and a gull living in their cottage. I can be reached at . Thank you in advance.

Karen