On Aug 20, 12:45*pm, "Dale P" > wrote:
> "Gloria P" > wrote in message
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> > I just got home from an errand and opened the sliding glass door to the
> > patio to cool off the house (75 deg. inside, 71 outside) only to see SIX
> > raccoons in or around the grape vine on the overhead trellis. *The ones on
> > the ground scampered all of about 6 feet away, waiting for me to leave so
> > they could continue to eat the grapes, still green but very plentiful this
> > year.
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> > I had hoped to make grape juice this year but they always beat me to it,
> > about a week before the grapes begin to show any *sign of ripening. *The
> > raccoons live in our storm sewers and have become way too aggressive over
> > the years.
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> > Made a second batch of zucchini bread today for the freezer. *The garden
> > is very marginal this year. *The *flowers are doing very well, as are the
> > weeds, due to all the rain. *Moderate temperatures have been very
> > comfortable, but they don't do much for the tomatoes.
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> > gloria p
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> Our neighbor across the street has grapes, and the raccoons love them. *Last
> year we had raccoons on the roof in the fall. *They would get up there and
> hang out all night!! *Disgusting, as they poop up on the roof. *This year
> the fox is hanging out here, and actually gets up on our roof. *She can see
> the whole neighborhood and lays in the sun on the roof. *At least with her
> here, the raccoons will stay away!
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> The cool temps and rain have made for a pretty cheap summer. *Not much A/C
> and the water bill has never been this low. *Not good for the veggies. *The
> tomatoes are pitiful.
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> later,
> DP

I was going to suggest a dog to Gloria but a fox is much classier.
How do I get one?

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada