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BlunderWoman

BlunderWoman

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Well this is skunk season. I had to miss my doctors appointment. I called in:

Me: I'm going to have to skip my doctors appointment this morning

Them: This is less than 24 hours notice I'm afraid you will still be charged

Me: Ok. It can't be helped

Them: The reason?

Me: There is a skunk outside next to my car

Them: Oh. Okay I'll call you back about this

Me: Thank you
 

yikes, yes I would be keeping my distance too.
My husband last year was coming one on his Harley, and as he entered our back alley, the nearby neighbor was waving him down frantically so hubby stopped. Neighbor said Don't go any further down the alley with the bike, just look, and there tooting around the alley were 10 yes dead serious 10 little skunks wandering about. Hubby thanked near by neighbor, and left the alley and went around to the front street an parked there. Those little beggars were around on and off all spring through to fall. All of us lived in "caution" as we came and went to our homes. UGH
 

oh my fishful, I'm not going to let any live out there I'll do something if that happens. You know I do think one was living under this house while it was vacant though, because every now and then I can smell a very faint whiff of skunk odor in the very back room.
 
A couple years ago we were starting up a new water treatment plant. The raw water lines have been installed a few months before the plant was ready for water. We started the wells to flush out the 1/4 mile of 8" diameter raw water lines. First one went well, belching the air out of a fire hydrant next to the plant. The second one was started and the air began to bleed out the fire hydrant. The electrician and I were standing next to the in-line water meters. WHAM! Something hit the water meter. I assumed the contractor had left a piece of 2 X 4 in the piping. Then, this gosh awful smell began to fill the air. Next to the fire hydrant was a raft of white and black hair. Yep! Evidently, a skunk had crawled into the piping during the night while the contractor was installing the lines. He couldn't turn around to get out so just died there. The force of the water being pumped towards the plant turned the skunk carcass into a missle. He blew through a screen protecting the meter and jammed into the meter housing. Being dead a while, the force of the water took all the hair off the carcass and deposited it around the fire hydrant. About $5,000 in repairs later..... I think the contractor learned a lesson about making certain his piping is sealed at night.
 
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