Ketchup or malt vinegar.
I just played the NYT Wordle for today and it has NONE of those letters anywhere in the puzzle.Wordle - Have one last (#6) chance. Have 4 letters, all in the right place and the 5th letter, I've gone thru the entire alphabet of remaining letters - looking them up individually - and they ALL (but one) have a meaning!
P - L - F- J- X -z
ARGHHH
LOL, maybe we should start a new Thread for Wordle...
gulp...Yes, there seems like more than enough interest for a dedicated thread. You've moved posts into a new thread once before, so go for it.
That happens to me occasionally. I like sitting outside in the evenings as well. My latest visit was a possum. Then the previous week, two raccoons waddled up towards me. One stayed back, kind of hiding under my car. The other one came closer and just looked at me. I was like "What?"I went outside tonight to smoke a cigar. I don't smoke in the house, because it stinks up the house for days, and tonight it was 68F, so I couldn't resist going out to enjoy a rare treat, an expensive cigar. I opened my driveway gate and took a little walk out front.
We have all kinds of critters here... field rats, squirrels, rabbits, possums, raccoons, coyotes and bobcats. I was standing in my driveway smoking my cigar, and a raccoon came out from behind a car parked in the street, and stood about 20 feet in front of me, and gave me a lengthy look-over. It stood there for a good thirty seconds, just looking me over. I said, "Hello mister raccoon." It just looked me over, until it figured I wasn't going to give it any food, then turned and walked away at a leisurely pace.
That was a random event that I enjoyed.
CD
Maybe I should start carrying food with me when I go outside at nightI watched some tourists in Florida, walking over the causeway. When they reached ground they were met with a small horde of racoons. Thought they were so cute and stopped to take pictures - but when no food was forthcoming proceeded to basically attack them, grabbing at their purses and bags. Tourist ran screaming down the road. Don't know if anyone got bit or not but....
I don't think they'll ever get too close to wildlife again.
OMG - that's the last thing you should do!Maybe I should start carrying food with me when I go outside at night
Thing is, though, I don't want to make it a habit feeding them because then they'll expect it all the time. I have to keep a brick on top of my outdoor trash bin because they get into the trash, tear open bags and make a big mess. So I put a stop to that. Maybe that's why they're coming to me now. I cut off their food scrounging source.
Yeah, no, not a good idea to feed them. Like I said, if I start that malarkey, it'll never end.OMG - that's the last thing you should do!
So as not to attract them with enticing smells - wash/rinse your meat trays, plastic wraps, food cans. Of course there are going to be some smells, can't be helped. But you can lessen the overpowering "come hither" smells they are attracted to.
The less they come around, the less chance of you accidently walking around the corner and straight into them.
Well, I'll keep my fingers crossed it continues to workThey can certainly open a lot of things! I'm really surprised that the brick has worked for you. Hasn't for many people. Should you ever need to buy a new trash bin, they do sell them that are racoon proof.
I watched some tourists in Florida, walking over the causeway. When they reached ground they were met with a small horde of racoons. Thought they were so cute and stopped to take pictures - but when no food was forthcoming proceeded to basically attack them, grabbing at their purses and bags. Tourist ran screaming down the road. Don't know if anyone got bit or not but....
I don't think they'll ever get too close to wildlife again.