Viss

a family of racoons cruised through our backyard 3 days ago, stole a hottub sponge, shredded it, left bits all over the back yard...

they stole the spring out of my rain gauge! the spring just keeps shmutz from getting into the sensor, but the whole thing is on video. they took it, played with it on camera, then carried it off and bailed!

little bandit thieves!

Dec 22, 2024 at 1:37amWeb
Show threadKiloku - Secretário do CaosDec 22, 2024
@Viss there are few creatures whose behavior can almost always be described as "antics"
They're fun to hear about (though I imagine it gets in the nerves sometimes)
Show threadVissDec 22, 2024
@Kiloku dude one time they fucking dug up our peppers looking for grubs! my wife spent hours in the garden planting like 20ish pepper seedlings and that night the same family of raccoons cruised through and dug up several plants looking for grubs in the soil!
Show threadPseudonymous Dec 22, 2024

@Viss

#OpposableThumbs 

They're essentially the rich neighborhood's teenagers but with less noise. 

Show threadVissDec 22, 2024
@VictimOfSimony little asshats! theyre gonna fuck up my weather station! \o/
Show threadPseudonymous Dec 22, 2024

@Viss

Tell me you have an anemometer that's hemispheres on sticks spinning around like in the movies. 

To be fair, I would have been the elementary school punk coming over and blowing on the weather vane.  

Show threadVissDec 22, 2024
@VictimOfSimony nah, i got the ultrasonic one from ambientweather, but the rain gauge is basically just a little funnel with a spring near the bottom to keep sticks and leaves and stuff out of it, and is a physically separate unit
Show threadLisa Lorenzin KR4LFE (she/her)Dec 22, 2024
@Viss neeeeeeeeed video pls
Show threadVissDec 22, 2024
@llorenzin haha, ok ill go retrieve it