On 2024-02-09 11:25 a.m., heyjoe wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote :

>> We declined the next invitation to the cottage.
>
> The most humane response you could've given her.
>
> Guess I don't understandd why she's got chemical toilets if she only
> uses them for #1. I'd be more inclined to go the other way, #1 in the
> woods, #2 in the toilet. Have had some very memorable views from a
> groover.
>

The whole trip was a disaster. The plan had been to pick her up and
drive her. When we got there all her stuff had been packed into her car
so we had to unload it and put it in my van. Then she had to go to the
can, which took a while. Apparently she had the trots, so that took a
while. An hour down the road she had to stop ate a rest stop and it was
another 45 minute wait for her. An hour later we stopped for lunch. We
are all set to go and she had to go to the can... another half hour
wait. Two more stops until we got to the lake where I was sent in to
talk to the owner to tell him she was here and wanted to get her boat
out of storage. Apparently she had just left it there in the fall and
since it was the opening of their season the handy man was not
available. She had a canoe and a row boat at the lodge and thought she
and my wife could take some of the stuff in the canoe and I would take
the rest in a row boat and row the two miles to the cottage.

The owner took pity on us and arranged for someone to take us out to the
cottage. We got settled in and made supper, cracked open a bottle of
wine and she told us she didn't want anyone drinking because there are
rocks and cliffs and someone might fall. Well screw you lady we're
having the wine. The only redeeming part of the visit was that she
treated us to brunch at the lodge and it was amazing. The next year she
called and asked a small favour... could we drive her up to the cottage
and help her open it. Nope.

On 2/9/2024 7:37 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article <_adxN.276832$Ama9.150309@fx12.iad>,
> j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
>>>>>> People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do know. I
>>>>>> just can't recall the last time I threw the contents of the
>>>>>> chamberpot out the window.
>
> carol wrote
>>>>>
>>>>> 1979 for me. Camping in the smokies in winter with Bill. Long
>>>>> before meeting Don. Loads of fun but damn cold!
>>>>
>>>> You had a chamber pot when camping? Should have dug a pit for a
>>>> latrine. ;)
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> Yes, we had one. It was extremely cold in the cabin but colder
>>> outside. The toilet wasn't working (taped off with a warning). We
>>> slept on the floor in front of the fireplace. Ladies went to the left
>>> of the building, guys to the right but when it got too cold that night,
>>> chamber pot time!
>>
>> Ohhhhh, you were in a cabin! with a toilet that wasn't working. Now it
>> makes more sense to have a chamber pot. I was thinking tents in the
>> woods camping.
>
> Another thread derailed by Cshenk's poor understanding
> of the meaning of words, like "camping",
>
> You'd have to wonder why she packed a chamber pot for a
> trip to stay in a communal cabin with a toilet.
>
> JanetUK

To be fair, she did say the toilet in the cabin wasn't working. Neither
one was mentioned in her original reply about "camping" or using a
chamber pot. I doubt she brought it with her. Likely supplied by the
people who rented them the cabin.

Jill

Janet wrote:
> In article <_adxN.276832$Ama9.150309@fx12.iad>,
> j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
>>>>>> People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do know. I
>>>>>> just can't recall the last time I threw the contents of the
>>>>>> chamberpot out the window.
>
> carol wrote
>>>>>
>>>>> 1979 for me. Camping in the smokies in winter with Bill. Long
>>>>> before meeting Don. Loads of fun but damn cold!
>>>>
>>>> You had a chamber pot when camping? Should have dug a pit for a
>>>> latrine. ;)
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>
>>> Yes, we had one. It was extremely cold in the cabin but colder
>>> outside. The toilet wasn't working (taped off with a warning). We
>>> slept on the floor in front of the fireplace. Ladies went to the left
>>> of the building, guys to the right but when it got too cold that night,
>>> chamber pot time!
>>
>> Ohhhhh, you were in a cabin! with a toilet that wasn't working. Now it
>> makes more sense to have a chamber pot. I was thinking tents in the
>> woods camping.
>
> Another thread derailed by Cshenk's poor understanding
> of the meaning of words, like "camping",
>
> You'd have to wonder why she packed a chamber pot for a
> trip to stay in a communal cabin with a toilet.
>
> JanetUK
>

Probably wanted to save a few turds for Master Bruce to sniff
later.

jmcquown wrote:

> On 2/8/2024 5:17 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > > On 2/3/2024 6:26 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > > > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > >
> >>>>On 2024-02-03, Michael Trew <michael.trew@att.net> wrote:
> > > > > > On 1/30/2024 6:23 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> > > > > > > On 1/30/2024 12:29 PM, Michael Trew wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > That is, if one doesn't mind wasting that extra water.
> > > > > > > > I can get three loads of wash out of one tub of suds
> > > > > > > > water in the wringer washer. Rinse water is standing
> > > > > > > > in the soapstone/concrete
> > > > > laundry tub.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Do you really think you're getting your clothes clean
> > > > > > > using the
> >>>>same >> sudsy wash water (and the same rinse water in the laundry
> >>>>tub) three >> times over? I don't even want to think about bath
> time
> > > > > at your house.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > When my siblings and I were very young, we shared bath
> > > > > > water. I think most parents did this. The 7 and 9 year
> > > > > > old here are beyond that now. Point is, no, I don't live
> > > > > > like 19th century farmers did where everyone shared the
> > > > > > same bath water once per week, in case you were concerned.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Yes, the clothes all come out smelling and looking clean. I
> > > > > > usually wash rugs, work clothes, or other soiled stuff in
> > > > > > the last wash load. You seem to forget that people lived
> > > > > > like this, reusing suds water on wash day, for many years.
> > > > > > I don't know why people suddenly think it's "gross" now,
> > > > > > but it wasn't "gross" to your parents or my grandparents,
> > > > > > and prior generations.
> > > > >
> > > > > People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do know.
> > > > > I just can't recall the last time I threw the contents of the
> > > > > chamberpot out the window.
> > > >
> > > > 1979 for me. Camping in the smokies in winter with Bill. Long
> > > > before meeting Don. Loads of fun but damn cold!
> > >
> > > You had a chamber pot when camping? Should have dug a pit for a
> > > latrine. ;)
> > >
> > > Jill
> >
> > Yes, we had one. It was extremely cold in the cabin but colder
> > outside. The toilet wasn't working (taped off with a warning). We
> > slept on the floor in front of the fireplace. Ladies went to the
> > left of the building, guys to the right but when it got too cold
> > that night, chamber pot time!
>
> Ohhhhh, you were in a cabin! with a toilet that wasn't working. Now
> it makes more sense to have a chamber pot. I was thinking tents in
> the woods camping.
>
> Jill

I figured you might be thinking that. It was just a group of college
'kids'. One of the guys 'rented it' from his cousin for a 12pack ;-).
We only had it for 1 night but it was fun anyways! Not a long drive to
get there, it was in the smokies. If I recall right it was Friday
night and it was rented out for the next week starting Sat for a
hunting group.

jmcquown wrote:

> On 2/9/2024 7:37 AM, Janet wrote:
> > In article <_adxN.276832$Ama9.150309@fx12.iad>,
> > j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
> > > > > > > People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do
> > > > > > > know. I just can't recall the last time I threw the
> > > > > > > contents of the chamberpot out the window.
> >
> > carol wrote
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 1979 for me. Camping in the smokies in winter with Bill.
> > > > > > Long before meeting Don. Loads of fun but damn cold!
> > > > >
> > > > > You had a chamber pot when camping? Should have dug a pit
> > > > > for a latrine. ;)
> > > > >
> > > > > Jill
> > > >
> > > > Yes, we had one. It was extremely cold in the cabin but colder
> > > > outside. The toilet wasn't working (taped off with a warning).
> > > > We slept on the floor in front of the fireplace. Ladies went
> > > > to the left of the building, guys to the right but when it got
> > > > too cold that night, chamber pot time!
> > >
> > > Ohhhhh, you were in a cabin! with a toilet that wasn't working.
> > > Now it makes more sense to have a chamber pot. I was thinking
> > > tents in the woods camping.
> >
> > Another thread derailed by Cshenk's poor understanding
> > of the meaning of words, like "camping",
> >
> > You'd have to wonder why she packed a chamber pot for a
> > trip to stay in a communal cabin with a toilet.
> >
> > JanetUK
>
> To be fair, she did say the toilet in the cabin wasn't working.
> Neither one was mentioned in her original reply about "camping" or
> using a chamber pot. I doubt she brought it with her. Likely
> supplied by the people who rented them the cabin.
>
> Jill

Yes, supplied by the owner with lots of cat litter to put in it to keep
it nicer and a couple of boxes of baking soda.

We all knew in advance the cabin had frozen pipes so the toilet
couldn't be used but there was a chamber pot to use indoors which we
did at night. No electricity either but a HUGE pile of wood inside and
more all along the right side of the cabin.

Us kids brought storm lanterns, extra batteries, flash lights, beer,
food etc. It was actually well pretty organized so we had assigned
stuff to bring. It was a large 2-room cabin. We ended up leaving jugs
of water in the other room (away from the fireplace) for the next folks.

cshenk wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 2/9/2024 7:37 AM, Janet wrote:
>>> In article <_adxN.276832$Ama9.150309@fx12.iad>,
>>> j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
>>>>>>>> People did a lot of things in the past that we don't do
>>>>>>>> know. I just can't recall the last time I threw the
>>>>>>>> contents of the chamberpot out the window.
>>>
>>> carol wrote
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1979 for me. Camping in the smokies in winter with Bill.
>>>>>>> Long before meeting Don. Loads of fun but damn cold!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You had a chamber pot when camping? Should have dug a pit
>>>>>> for a latrine. ;)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, we had one. It was extremely cold in the cabin but colder
>>>>> outside. The toilet wasn't working (taped off with a warning).
>>>>> We slept on the floor in front of the fireplace. Ladies went
>>>>> to the left of the building, guys to the right but when it got
>>>>> too cold that night, chamber pot time!
>>>>
>>>> Ohhhhh, you were in a cabin! with a toilet that wasn't working.
>>>> Now it makes more sense to have a chamber pot. I was thinking
>>>> tents in the woods camping.
>>>
>>> Another thread derailed by Cshenk's poor understanding
>>> of the meaning of words, like "camping",
>>>
>>> You'd have to wonder why she packed a chamber pot for a
>>> trip to stay in a communal cabin with a toilet.
>>>
>>> JanetUK
>>
>> To be fair, she did say the toilet in the cabin wasn't working.
>> Neither one was mentioned in her original reply about "camping" or
>> using a chamber pot. I doubt she brought it with her. Likely
>> supplied by the people who rented them the cabin.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Yes, supplied by the owner with lots of cat litter to put in it to keep
> it nicer and a couple of boxes of baking soda.
>
> We all knew in advance the cabin had frozen pipes so the toilet
> couldn't be used but there was a chamber pot to use indoors which we
> did at night. No electricity either but a HUGE pile of wood inside and
> more all along the right side of the cabin.
>
> Us kids brought storm lanterns, extra batteries, flash lights, beer,
> food etc. It was actually well pretty organized so we had assigned
> stuff to bring. It was a large 2-room cabin. We ended up leaving jugs
> of water in the other room (away from the fireplace) for the next folks.
>

Dummy, if you had simply reported all this information to her
highness, there wouldn't be a big flap over it.

And she would never have slung her royal ass over her shoulder.

THIS IS YOUR FAULT!

On Thu, 8 Feb 2024 16:43:17 -0000, Janet <nobody@home.com> wrote:

>In article <ei7xN.217323$vFZa.21746@fx13.iad>,
>adavid.smith@sympatico.ca says...
>>
>> I wonder how many people could be out camping for several days without
>> having to do more than just pee.
>
>I shit in the woods, like bears. Or on the mountain, like
>eagles, or in the sand like camels. Like cats, I dig a
>small hole first and cover it after.
>
> I've never taken a chamberpot for shitting in when
>camping. That would only be necessary for the kind of
>person who shits in the tent and throws the shit out of
>the tent door. Is that common in America?

Yes, they call it politics.

In article <CXqxN.320224$PuZ9.51814@fx11.iad>,
adavid.smith@sympatico.ca says...
>
> On 2024-02-09 7:37 a.m., Janet wrote:
> > In article <_adxN.276832$Ama9.150309@fx12.iad>,
> > j_mcquown@comcast.net says...
>
> >> Ohhhhh, you were in a cabin! with a toilet that wasn't working. Now it
> >> makes more sense to have a chamber pot. I was thinking tents in the
> >> woods camping.
> >
> > Another thread derailed by Cshenk's poor understanding
> > of the meaning of words, like "camping",
> >
> > You'd have to wonder why she packed a chamber pot for a
> > trip to stay in a communal cabin with a toilet.
> >
> >
>
> Word meanings vary from one place to another. A lot of people in
> southern Ontario have vacation properties on or near lakes further
> north. They call them cottages and they go to the cottage. People in
> northern Ontario and in some other parts of the country have similar
> cottages but they go to the camp. For them, camping is staying at a
> rustic cottage.

Thanks. I always wondered why "Camp" David.
Janet UK
>
>
> On a side note. My late BiL had a lady friend who had a cottage on an
> island on a lake in Algonquin Park. She invited us to come and stay for
> a few days. I was leery because the woman was a loony and I thought it
> involved an outhouse and quite frankly, my outhouse and crapping over a
> log days were long over. She assured us that she had chemical several
> toilets. I might add that this was early June when the mosquitoes were
> at their height. I was not thrilled to wake up in the middle of the
> night with as serious need to crap. I headed off to the toilet she had
> so proudly shown us upon removal. It turned out that she was not
> thrilled that I had used it. I was told that adults should know when
> they have to have a bowel movement and should go out into the woods to
> find a log to sit on.
>
> We declined the next invitation to the cottage.

Janet wrote:
....
> Thanks. I always wondered why "Camp" David.

and then there is the other word used "cabin".

but by far the most common words i've heard are
cottage and camp.

songbird

On 2024-01-25 5:44 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On 2024-01-24, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>> But you have a gallon of tomato juice...just in case. Better yet,
>> hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and soap. I just googled. ;)
>
> I don't get close enough to worry about it. When I see a skunk at the
> bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss. They lumber away.
>
> When my husband catches one in his live trap, he has a rig for covering
> the trap and gassing them with car exhaust. There's some risk while
> he's covering the trap, but so far, so good.
>
Thank goodness we don't have a skunk problem where I live. I have
smelt skunk only a couple times in the 45+ years I have lived in this
house and I once saw a dead one one road about a mile from here. That is
a big change from the neighbourhood where I spend my teen years. He
lived on the edge of the city and green belt at the bottom of the
Niagara Escarpment. Skunks lived in the bush along the hill and came
into civilization at night to feed. If you were out walking at night
there you were pretty much guaranteed to run into a skunk. I never got
sprayed but my friend did.

On 2024-03-20 8:28 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2024-01-25 5:44 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> On 2024-01-24, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> But you have a gallon of tomato juice...just in case. Better yet,
>>> hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and soap. I just googled. ;)
>>
>> I don't get close enough to worry about it.  When I see a skunk at the
>> bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss.  They lumber away.
>>
>> When my husband catches one in his live trap, he has a rig for covering
>> the trap and gassing them with car exhaust.  There's some risk while
>> he's covering the trap, but so far, so good.
>>
>  Thank goodness we don't have a skunk problem where I live. I have
> smelt skunk only a couple times in the 45+ years I have lived in this
> house and I once saw a dead one one road about a mile from here. That is
> a big change from the neighbourhood where I spend my teen years. He
> lived on the edge of the city and green belt at the bottom of the
> Niagara Escarpment. Skunks lived in the bush along the hill and came
> into civilization at night to feed. If you were out walking at night
> there you were pretty much guaranteed to run into a skunk. I never got
> sprayed but my friend did.
>
My ex had one in her back yard. My son tried to persuade her to get a
professional pest controller in to deal with it. However, she has a
thing about taking advice from men, even her own son. She got sprayed:-)

On 3/20/2024 11:23 PM, Graham wrote:
> On 2024-03-20 8:28 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2024-01-25 5:44 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On 2024-01-24, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> But you have a gallon of tomato juice...just in case. Better yet,
>>>> hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and soap. I just googled. ;)
>>>
>>> I don't get close enough to worry about it.  When I see a skunk at the
>>> bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss.  They lumber away.
>>>
>>> When my husband catches one in his live trap, he has a rig for covering
>>> the trap and gassing them with car exhaust.  There's some risk while
>>> he's covering the trap, but so far, so good.
>>>
>>   Thank goodness we don't have a skunk problem where I live. I have
>> smelt skunk only a couple times in the 45+ years I have lived in this
>> house and I once saw a dead one one road about a mile from here. That
>> is a big change from the neighbourhood where I spend my teen years. He
>> lived on the edge of the city and green belt at the bottom of the
>> Niagara Escarpment. Skunks lived in the bush along the hill and came
>> into civilization at night to feed. If you were out walking at night
>> there you were pretty much guaranteed to run into a skunk. I never got
>> sprayed but my friend did.
>>
> My ex had one in her back yard. My son tried to persuade her to get a
> professional pest controller in to deal with it. However, she has a
> thing about taking advice from men, even her own son. She got sprayed:-)

Best to leave them alone if they are not bothering you. We had one that
would come out from behind the garage and walk down the driveway. Saw
it a few nights a week at about 10PM. Some months later, never saw it
again.

On Wed, 20 Mar 2024, Graham wrote:

> On 2024-03-20 8:28 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2024-01-25 5:44 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On 2024-01-24, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> But you have a gallon of tomato juice...just in case. Better yet,
>>>> hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and soap. I just googled. ;)
>>>
>>> I don't get close enough to worry about it.  When I see a skunk at the
>>> bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss.  They lumber away.
>>>
>>> When my husband catches one in his live trap, he has a rig for covering
>>> the trap and gassing them with car exhaust.  There's some risk while
>>> he's covering the trap, but so far, so good.
>>>
>>  Thank goodness we don't have a skunk problem where I live. I have smelt
>> skunk only a couple times in the 45+ years I have lived in this house and I
>> once saw a dead one one road about a mile from here. That is a big change
>> from the neighbourhood where I spend my teen years. He lived on the edge of
>> the city and green belt at the bottom of the Niagara Escarpment. Skunks
>> lived in the bush along the hill and came into civilization at night to
>> feed. If you were out walking at night there you were pretty much
>> guaranteed to run into a skunk. I never got sprayed but my friend did.
>>
> My ex had one in her back yard. My son tried to persuade her to get a
> professional pest controller in to deal with it. However, she has a
> thing about taking advice from men, even her own son. She got sprayed:-)
>

Did she start taking advice from men after that? ;)

D wrote:

> On Wed, 20 Mar 2024, Graham wrote:

>> On 2024-03-20 8:28 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2024-01-25 5:44 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> On 2024-01-24, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> But you have a gallon of tomato juice...just in case. Better yet,
>>>>> hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and soap. I just googled. ;)
>>>>
>>>> I don't get close enough to worry about it.  When I see a skunk at the
>>>> bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss.  They lumber away.
>>>>
>>>> When my husband catches one in his live trap, he has a rig for covering
>>>> the trap and gassing them with car exhaust.  There's some risk while
>>>> he's covering the trap, but so far, so good.
>>>>
>>>  Thank goodness we don't have a skunk problem where I live. I have smelt
>>> skunk only a couple times in the 45+ years I have lived in this house and I
>>> once saw a dead one one road about a mile from here. That is a big change
>>> from the neighbourhood where I spend my teen years. He lived on the edge of
>>> the city and green belt at the bottom of the Niagara Escarpment. Skunks
>>> lived in the bush along the hill and came into civilization at night to
>>> feed. If you were out walking at night there you were pretty much
>>> guaranteed to run into a skunk. I never got sprayed but my friend did.
>>>
>> My ex had one in her back yard. My son tried to persuade her to get a
>> professional pest controller in to deal with it. However, she has a
>> thing about taking advice from men, even her own son. She got sprayed:-)
>>

> Did she start taking advice from men after that? ;)

"Gentle Graham" sometimes is a wee bit "wicked"...!!!

B-)

--
GM

On 2024-03-20 11:23 p.m., Graham wrote:
> On 2024-03-20 8:28 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:

>>   Thank goodness we don't have a skunk problem where I live. I have
>> smelt skunk only a couple times in the 45+ years I have lived in this
>> house and I once saw a dead one one road about a mile from here. That
>> is a big change from the neighbourhood where I spend my teen years. He
>> lived on the edge of the city and green belt at the bottom of the
>> Niagara Escarpment. Skunks lived in the bush along the hill and came
>> into civilization at night to feed. If you were out walking at night
>> there you were pretty much guaranteed to run into a skunk. I never got
>> sprayed but my friend did.
>>
> My ex had one in her back yard. My son tried to persuade her to get a
> professional pest controller in to deal with it. However, she has a
> thing about taking advice from men, even her own son. She got sprayed:-)

I imagine that you felt just awful about that.

On 2024-03-20 11:29 p.m., Ed P wrote:
> On 3/20/2024 11:23 PM, Graham wrote:

>> My ex had one in her back yard. My son tried to persuade her to get a
>> professional pest controller in to deal with it. However, she has a
>> thing about taking advice from men, even her own son. She got sprayed:-)
>
> Best to leave them alone if they are not bothering you.  We had one that
> would come out from behind the garage and walk down the driveway.  Saw
> it a few nights a week at about 10PM.  Some months later, never saw it
> again.

If only you could count on them not reacting badly. My friend got home
late one night and went around to the back door. He stepped around the
corned and got sprayed before he even saw the skunk. It got him in the
face and left his skin red. Some of it got on his nice suede jacket and
bleached it in blotches.

On 2024-03-21 3:17 a.m., D wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, 20 Mar 2024, Graham wrote:
>
>> On 2024-03-20 8:28 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
>>> On 2024-01-25 5:44 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>> On 2024-01-24, Leonard Blaisdell <leoblaisdell@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> But you have a gallon of tomato juice...just in case. Better yet,
>>>>> hydrogen peroxide, baking soda and soap. I just googled. ;)
>>>>
>>>> I don't get close enough to worry about it.  When I see a skunk at the
>>>> bird feeder, I lean out the back door and hiss.  They lumber away.
>>>>
>>>> When my husband catches one in his live trap, he has a rig for covering
>>>> the trap and gassing them with car exhaust.  There's some risk while
>>>> he's covering the trap, but so far, so good.
>>>>
>>>   Thank goodness we don't have a skunk problem where I live. I have
>>> smelt skunk only a couple times in the 45+ years I have lived in this
>>> house and I once saw a dead one one road about a mile from here. That
>>> is a big change from the neighbourhood where I spend my teen years.
>>> He lived on the edge of the city and green belt at the bottom of the
>>> Niagara Escarpment. Skunks lived in the bush along the hill and came
>>> into civilization at night to feed. If you were out walking at night
>>> there you were pretty much guaranteed to run into a skunk. I never
>>> got sprayed but my friend did.
>>>
>> My ex had one in her back yard. My son tried to persuade her to get a
>> professional pest controller in to deal with it. However, she has a
>> thing about taking advice from men, even her own son. She got sprayed:-)
>>
>
> Did she start taking advice from men after that? ;)
Hell no!

On 2024-03-21 6:51 a.m., Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2024-03-20 11:23 p.m., Graham wrote:
>> On 2024-03-20 8:28 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
>
>>>   Thank goodness we don't have a skunk problem where I live. I have
>>> smelt skunk only a couple times in the 45+ years I have lived in this
>>> house and I once saw a dead one one road about a mile from here. That
>>> is a big change from the neighbourhood where I spend my teen years.
>>> He lived on the edge of the city and green belt at the bottom of the
>>> Niagara Escarpment. Skunks lived in the bush along the hill and came
>>> into civilization at night to feed. If you were out walking at night
>>> there you were pretty much guaranteed to run into a skunk. I never
>>> got sprayed but my friend did.
>>>
>> My ex had one in her back yard. My son tried to persuade her to get a
>> professional pest controller in to deal with it. However, she has a
>> thing about taking advice from men, even her own son. She got sprayed:-)
>
>
> I imagine that you felt just awful about that.
>
>
Of course:-) Not!

On Thu, 21 Mar 2024 08:00:40 -0600, Graham <g.stereo@shaw.ca> wrote:

>On 2024-03-21 3:17 a.m., D wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, 20 Mar 2024, Graham wrote:
>>
>>> My ex had one in her back yard. My son tried to persuade her to get a
>>> professional pest controller in to deal with it. However, she has a
>>> thing about taking advice from men, even her own son. She got sprayed:-)
>>
>> Did she start taking advice from men after that? ;)
>
>Hell no!

You must have traumatised the poor woman :)