At 03:57 PM 2/3/03 -0800, Deborah Harrell wrote:
--- "Robert J. Chassell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > According to Fernand Braudel, 308 years ago today, > on 3 February 1695, the Palatine wrote: > > `At the king's table the wine and water froze in > the glasses.' > > in the Hall of Mirrors at Versailles, France. > > This was the combined result of the little ice age > and poorly designed fireplaces. <snipped book reference>This has nothing to do with the historical reference, but the topic line seemed very appropriate: Two weeks or so ago (it was cold but not snowy), I heard a loud thu-du-du-thoomp! in my fireplace; I went over to look, and a little whiskered face peered out from behind the glass. Apparently the screen over the chimney is faulty, allowing a squirrel to fall/squirm in (I say the latter b/c that squirrel shoved through the doors even after I'd put a box of papers in front to brace them!). After a wild chase into the tub, up the shower curtain, back to the dining nook and over more boxes of papers and books, I was finally able to shoo it out the front door. Then I called Animal Control to cancel the removal call... Late last night after I got home (safely through the snow-on-top-of-ice), I heard noises in the garage...sure enough, it was another squirrel. Chased it out the door with a dressage whip - guess it wanted to get away from the unfamiliar cold wet stuff. :) I Have Cats For The Mice, Maybe I Need A Dog For The Other Furry Varmints Maru
I've had cats which would chase squirrels, and were large enough that they could have done some damage had they ever caught one, though they never did. What this meant was that whenever the cat was outside in the yard for any reason, the squirrels would perch on a limb 15 or 20 feet off the ground and chatter loudly, even though the cat paid them no mind unless he saw a squirrel on the ground . . .
I Won't Even Make Any Observations About What The Squirrels Were Looking For In _Your_ House Maru
-- Ronn! :)
Almighty Ruler of the all,
Whose Power extends to great and small,
Who guides the stars with steadfast law,
Whose least creation fills with awe,
O grant thy mercy and thy grace,
To those who venture into space.
(Robert A. Heinlein's added verse to the Navy Hymn)
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