A microcosm of Nature

It sounds like dueling wolves are moving a lot of heavy boxes around up there, which is dissapointing. After many phone calls, some climbing around on the roof, more phone calls, lots of random advice, more phone calls, and more climbing around on the roof, I was kind of hoping there would be no more raccoons in the roof. They sound like rabid bears. Fortunately they do sound far away, which may be the best I can hope for.

I did make a recording, which at first was very promising, it did seem that if you played it back to them they'd quiet down. After three or four times the trick stopped working. It feels a bit like the animal version of The Others. Do you think they think we're raccoons down here? I hope they're totally freaking out RIGHT NOW. And I'm sure my bit of turning off the lights and pointing a flightlight at the ceiling while whispering, "It's right above us!" like in that scene from Aliens is gettig less and less funny too. How do you know when a raccoon is laughing?

Electrical Safety tips for Raccoons

Came home from the store today to put the groceries away, and the little light didn't come on in the fridge. No biggie, just means its time to change the bulb. It was slightly weirder that the light over the stove was out too, and then I realised the overhead light was also out. But the stove is fine, microwave too, and the dustbuster, all plugged into different outlets. It is just the outlet with the stove light and the fridge that's the problem. Checked the fuse box and the breakers are fine. Hmmm, could this possibly have anything to do with the squatters living in the ceiling? My roommate, Charlie, used an extention cord to plug the fridge into a different outlet, it is just temporary as this means the cord is right across the doorway and you kind of have to remember its there to make sure you don't trip on it. Which I didn't, so I've tripped on it twice this evening. I grabbed a desk lamp that I don't use much and plugged that in to cook dinner. Everything is a ok. Until we figured out the light in the bathroom is out too. We're turned off the affected breakers, and I hope this gets sorted, but I'm not holding my breath. Raccoons. Why can't they be happy mooching off us, they gotta break our stuff too? Bullies.

Worst Neighbours I have ever had

...They're getting worse. They stay up late, they fight, they're loud and obnoxious, they're the worst upstairs neighbours I have ever had. Except there is no upstairs, and they're raccoons. Yesterday I was almost convinced that the raccoons had moved out and bears had moved in and were using the ceiling above my living room to hold tryouts for the ultimate fighting champion. Almost, but I know raccoons better than that. If there is anything I have learned, raccoons are cheapskates. They know free room and board when they see it, throw in cable and wifi, and I don't need any expert to tell me what I already know. Cheapskates.

R.I.M.B.Y.

NIMBY; acronym, Not In My Back Yard.

RIMBY; acronym, Raccoons In My Back Yard.

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