AI6YR Ben
Hungry squirrels have now eaten all the newly sprouted grapevines. 😡 #gardening
Feb 20 at 10:08pmWeb
Show threadAI6YR BenFeb 20
Cue up the "Mission Impossible" theme, the squirrel peeled back some of the wire on the old bed and popped right in and ate all the seeds I replanted, too. I just went and re-stapled the mesh (Apparently the old staples must have been too loose). #squirrel #gardening
Show threadpmonks (330ppm)Feb 20
@ai6yr fucken lil shits - i hate squirrels for eating most of priscilla’s fruit this season !!
Show threadPeterFeb 20
@ai6yr
There's sunshine in that image...I remember sunshine...
Show threadAI6YR BenFeb 20
@phpete Cold sunshine, very wet ground, lol.
Show threadLed By Gilded FoolsFeb 20

@ai6yr Stop fighting it and accept that your veggie prison is simply a squirrel feeder with an entry puzzle.

Your hashtags said it:

Show threadJohn TimaeusFeb 21

@ai6yr

Squirrel gumbo is a tasty spring treat.

Show threadW6KMEFeb 21

@johntimaeus @ai6yr

Nothin' like swamp cuisine.

"Oh for a slice of possum and yam." -Oliver Hardy

Show threadJohn TimaeusFeb 21

@W6KME @ai6yr

No amount of sauce can fix possum. Somehow greasy, gamey, gritty, and bland all at the same time.

Show threadW6KMEFeb 21
@johntimaeus @ai6yr Poverty is the sauce that makes possum good.
Show threadJohn TimaeusFeb 21

@W6KME @ai6yr

Hunger makes lots of stuff taste better, I've never had it make it good though.

Show threadLenoraFeb 21
@johntimaeus @W6KME @ai6yr my mother is Cajun. she's never eaten possum and she never will
Show threadPaul_IPv6Feb 21

@johntimaeus @W6KME @ai6yr

soak your possum in lighter fluid for 30 minutes, ignite.

use it to cook something you can eat. ;)

Show threadKMHFeb 21
@ai6yr there are more of them than there are of you, they have more time available, and for them, it is higher stakes. I wish you luck.
Show threadAI6YR BenFeb 21
@hutterer LOL indeed... they will starve without food, whereas, I just want to grow some things that aren't survival food lol.
Show threadSarah E BourneFeb 21
@ai6yr They are very clever and stronger than they should be. They figured out how to open the side latch and stole all the suet. So I strapped it closed with some coat hanger. Then they pulled the curlicues up and stole all the suet. Added more coat hangers to block the areas where they could get the suet. They still keep trying! They get what they can nibble, which is fine. The birds chase them off when they want some.
Show threadShirley EugestFeb 21
@ai6yr
A motivated squirrel will not be denied.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89tnp56xZVA
Mission Impossible Squirrel

YouTube
Show threadCaseyLFeb 21

@EugestShirley @ai6yr

Would this happen to be one of the squirrel obstacle courses Mark Rober built a couple of years ago?

Show threadShirley EugestFeb 21

@CaseyL @ai6yr

It looks like that, but may be an inspired copy. The person posting did not credit Rober.

"Carling Black Label" used a challenging obstacle course in a commercial decades ago.
https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/millions-of-views-for-nasa-engineers-obstacle-course-to-outwit-squirrels-2237337

Show threadCompassionate CrabFeb 20

@ai6yr
The bunnies started munching on my grapevines, too! I put protection around them now. Hope it works.

#gardening

Show threadAI6YR BenFeb 20
@Compassionatecrab At least the bunnies are only at ground level!! The squirrels get up and over stuff!!
Show threadLee from ColoradoFeb 20
@ai6yr spawn of Satan ...
Show threadMsMeropeFeb 20
@ai6yr dude I keep telling you you need to hook up those solar panels to the garden beds…….. ⚡️
Show threadAI6YR BenFeb 20
@MsMerope LOL I do have a couple of spare solar panels that could be deployed for that reason
Show threada.k.a. low-profileFeb 20
@ai6yr As my wife once said, "Nature be gettin' in the way of my nature."
Show threadCat WestFeb 21
@ai6yr Oh that’s a heartbreaker.