[at-l] You will not believe this

[gwbrown1 at gmail.com (Greg Brown)]

Ah, this reminds me of a time in my teenage years when I was tasked
with two simple things the first time my parents left me along at the
house:

1. take care of the house (no parties)
2. feed the dog.

I promptly threw a party and noticed the next day the air had a
smokiness to it that I knew would be a dead give-away (even though I
told everyone to smoke outside or die..).  So, I opened all the
windows and doors and let the cool fall Tucson air clean the house
out.

Flash-forward to 2:00 am.  My intention was to close the side door of
the house around 10:00 but I had fallen asleep on the couch.  What
today I would have mistaken as a live-action scene from Alive vs.
Predator turned out to my dog cornering a Javelina in the kitchen that
I presume had walked in through the side door.

If you've never seen, or smelled, a Javelina there really isn't a good
way to visualize them other then to say they are furry, striped, hairy
pigs with big teeth (and that isn't quite accurate but it's a start). 
They also travel in packs which got me thinking that maybe there were
more in my house.  But before I could worry about I had to separate
the two beasts... I grabbed Crazy's trail dragging him backwards until
could pick up him and run him to the back of the house to lock him in
my sister's room.  By this point piggie had seen the opening and
bolted.. though the screen door taking out a good bit of patio
furniture along with it.

The house which had once smelled like smoke now smelled like dog anal
glands, musky hair pig, and who knows what else.  The kitchen,
especially the floor, was in ruins as was the screen door and patio
furniture.

I think I am still technically grounded nearly 20 years
post-incident.. not for the destruction but for allowing it to happen
(my parents found a tell-tale cigarette butt and a beer can behind the
sofa later that same week and I had to admit keeping the door open to
clear the air).  At least Crazy the dog was unharmed.

Ah, the joys of wildlife.

Greg


On 10/21/05, Thomas Fort <tfort@jam.rr.com> wrote:
> Arg!!!!
>
> Now every time I hear a strange sound, I think I have a possum in here.
> I find them outside all the time.   It never occurred to me they might
> sneak in when I leave the door open!
>
> Ick.
>
> t.
>
>
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