On Aug 20, 1:39*pm, "Janet Bostwick" > wrote:
> "John Kane" > wrote in message
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> On Aug 20, 12:45 pm, "Dale P" > wrote:
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> > "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
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> I was going to suggest a dog to Gloria but a fox is much classier.
> How do I get one?
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> John Kane, Kingston ON Canada
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> You want red or grey? *Free plus s&h. *Or a coyote or 2?
> Janet

Red sounds nice. It is housebroken I assume?
I'll pass on the coyote, thanks.

John Kane, Kingston ON Canada