In Detroit we had rats like that. Kinda rats that would hide behind a dumpster and yell "Here, kitty, kitty." Cat-sized rats. Norwegian wharf rats, hog-fat from all the garbage overflowing the chronically un-emptied city dumpsters.
I had been living in Motown for only a few days when I heard a "pop, pop" coming from the alley. I go back there, and there's five or six old boys sitting in lawn chairs, sucking on bottles of cheap wine and firing off their Saturday night specials at the rats as they ran from dumpster to dumpster. I guess it was a neighborhood sport. Lee Rich Thomas wrote: > One night some years ago I was standing out in my front yard (in a > suburban yet well-developed area) at 11PM or so, looking at the moon > and stars. I feel something rubbing against my legs, figured it was > the neighbor's cat, so I kinda kick it away. A few seconds later I > feel it again, give it another kick, then look down to see this possum > getting quite friendly. I had seen them around before, occasionally > one squashed in the street. I kinda stomped and shooed it, it sorta > ambled off, looking back at me as it was going, acting pissed I had > shooed it off. Too funny. > > --R > > On 4/27/2011 6:08 PM, buymbpa...@gmail.com wrote: >> I had a similar situation with a possum in my fenced in back yard. >> One night around 1:00am I hear both my dogs going crazy. I walk >> outside to see what was up and they had this possum cornered up >> against the wooden fence. This rascal was standing up showing his >> teeth and hissing. I went back in the house and got a .22 rifle and >> shot it twice. All it did was really make him mad. I know it is >> illegal but I went back inside, got my .38 special with hollow points >> and put 2 in his head. He went down fast. The next morning I put him >> in the garbage. I am just glad the cops didn't come. Tough to explain >> firing a weapon in the city limits. Don't know what I would do the >> next time. >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
