Comments on: Squirrels in the Attic http://realityme.net/2006/12/19/squirrels-in-the-attic/ A juggling technophile shares personal stories, challenges, humor and perhaps some political commentary. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:08:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Larry Nelson http://realityme.net/2006/12/19/squirrels-in-the-attic/comment-page-1/#comment-161852 Larry Nelson Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:17:18 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2006/12/19/squirrels-in-the-attic/#comment-161852 To get squirrels out of your attic, check my new invention on ebay. Search for squirrel attic repellent. It's cheap and effective. To get squirrels out of your attic, check my new invention on ebay. Search for squirrel attic repellent. It’s cheap and effective.

]]> By: Doug McCaughan http://realityme.net/2006/12/19/squirrels-in-the-attic/comment-page-1/#comment-37763 Doug McCaughan Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:51:55 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2006/12/19/squirrels-in-the-attic/#comment-37763 Hello Squirrel Brain! It probably took 6 months. The worst was the first week and it did drive the squirrels away but I delayed my repair of the hole that let them in and they have since returned. Over time moth balls dissolve. I had ghost smells of moth balls for awhile. We would not smell anything then out of the blue you'd catch a whiff of something and convince yourself that the smell was moth balls. It was maddening! But it gets better. I really do not think it harmed us but it scared me. Live trapping seems to be the suggested method for removing squirrels. Good luck! Hello Squirrel Brain! It probably took 6 months. The worst was the first week and it did drive the squirrels away but I delayed my repair of the hole that let them in and they have since returned. Over time moth balls dissolve. I had ghost smells of moth balls for awhile. We would not smell anything then out of the blue you’d catch a whiff of something and convince yourself that the smell was moth balls. It was maddening! But it gets better. I really do not think it harmed us but it scared me.

Live trapping seems to be the suggested method for removing squirrels.

Good luck!

]]> By: Squirrel Brain http://realityme.net/2006/12/19/squirrels-in-the-attic/comment-page-1/#comment-37758 Squirrel Brain Wed, 08 Aug 2007 17:07:29 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2006/12/19/squirrels-in-the-attic/#comment-37758 Hello, Reality Me. Seems I made the same mistake as you with the moth balls in the attic. How long did it take for the oder to go away? Do the go inert or disolve after a while? It does seem to be better after 24 hours. I'm really worried about breathing this stuff, but the squirrels seem to be tolerating it. They are still up there. Hello, Reality Me. Seems I made the same mistake as you with the moth balls in the attic. How long did it take for the oder to go away? Do the go inert or disolve after a while? It does seem to be better after 24 hours. I’m really worried about breathing this stuff, but the squirrels seem to be tolerating it. They are still up there.

]]> By: Reality Me » We are going to war! http://realityme.net/2006/12/19/squirrels-in-the-attic/comment-page-1/#comment-36066 Reality Me » We are going to war! Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:46:23 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2006/12/19/squirrels-in-the-attic/#comment-36066 [...] can’t get the squirrels out of my attic. How do you capture trained spying squirrels?! Perhaps Boris and Natasha were on contract! [...] [...] can’t get the squirrels out of my attic. How do you capture trained spying squirrels?! Perhaps Boris and Natasha were on contract! [...]

]]> By: Reality Me » What’s that smell? http://realityme.net/2006/12/19/squirrels-in-the-attic/comment-page-1/#comment-11175 Reality Me » What’s that smell? Wed, 03 Jan 2007 20:15:33 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2006/12/19/squirrels-in-the-attic/#comment-11175 [...] So the bedroom is starting to get a little gamey. I’m thinking a dirty diaper is under the bed or something. Then it occurs me to that I forgot about the squirrels in the woodstove! [...] [...] So the bedroom is starting to get a little gamey. I’m thinking a dirty diaper is under the bed or something. Then it occurs me to that I forgot about the squirrels in the woodstove! [...]

]]> By: djuggler http://realityme.net/2006/12/19/squirrels-in-the-attic/comment-page-1/#comment-10272 djuggler Wed, 20 Dec 2006 11:28:53 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2006/12/19/squirrels-in-the-attic/#comment-10272 Hehe. I almost spewed coffee all over the monitor when I read that! Hehe. I almost spewed coffee all over the monitor when I read that!

]]> By: Latte Man http://realityme.net/2006/12/19/squirrels-in-the-attic/comment-page-1/#comment-10253 Latte Man Wed, 20 Dec 2006 03:38:56 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2006/12/19/squirrels-in-the-attic/#comment-10253 Here's your sign! Here’s your sign!

]]> By: Domestic Psychology http://realityme.net/2006/12/19/squirrels-in-the-attic/comment-page-1/#comment-10249 Domestic Psychology Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:38:57 +0000 http://blog.siliconholler.com/2006/12/19/squirrels-in-the-attic/#comment-10249 [...] It’s time for round three of Doug’s war against the squirrels. A quick recap of previous battles of wit had Doug nailing a board over the entrance the squirrels chewed into the attic which the squirrels promptly chewed through again. Doug-0 squirrels-1 Doug then tossed an entire box of mothballs all over the attic, which chased squirrels AND humans out of the house for days. Let’s call that round a tie. Now, the squirrels are in the attic AND the wood stove. While part of me would like to just give them food and live in harmony with them, another part of me wants to borrow one of my father’s guns, nail the little buggers and hang their corpses from the eaves as a warning to future house-hunting squirrels. No Comments so far Leave a comment Line and paragraph breaks automatic, e-mail address never displayed, HTML allowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong> [...] [...] It’s time for round three of Doug’s war against the squirrels. A quick recap of previous battles of wit had Doug nailing a board over the entrance the squirrels chewed into the attic which the squirrels promptly chewed through again. Doug-0 squirrels-1 Doug then tossed an entire box of mothballs all over the attic, which chased squirrels AND humans out of the house for days. Let’s call that round a tie. Now, the squirrels are in the attic AND the wood stove. While part of me would like to just give them food and live in harmony with them, another part of me wants to borrow one of my father’s guns, nail the little buggers and hang their corpses from the eaves as a warning to future house-hunting squirrels. No Comments so far Leave a comment Line and paragraph breaks automatic, e-mail address never displayed, HTML allowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <code> <em> <i> <strike> <strong> [...]

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