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Jackson Brower: Revenge time after squirrels damage 2 F-150s Pennsyltuckian seeks vengeance. "A couple months ago,' he said, 'these little bastards chewed out the wiring on my wife's Ford F-150 pickup truck.' Click on headline for complete story By Jackson Brower, Pennsyltuckian, Personal opinions and commentary Late of Barnett's Creek, Adair County, KY A Good Friend of mine who lives here in Pennsylvania is a relatively quiet, easy going man. He, his wife and their three dogs live in a modest home on 40 acres, well off the beaten path. By trade, Jim is the security manager of for an energy group, overseeing the safety and protection of employees and production facilities in several states. Drilling for oil and natural gas is, in itself, a very dangerous endeavor, but nowadays, he says, the industry is drawing up plans to deal with another threat that is very real: radical frackophobes, who feel that it is their mission to stop the spread of the evil hydrocarbon production proliferation by any means possible. My good friend is a friendly sociable guy, but at the same time, looks to encompass and prepare for the worst aspects of human behavior including carelessness and destructiveness. That is his job as a security man. At home he is the ultimate family man, who takes good care of his wife and "kids", which in this case are his beloved dogs. He likes the fact that his nearest neighbor is about a quarter of a mile away, and he gets along with him. "The neighbor told me one time that if I ever have to deal with a breaker and enterer, he had a backhoe," My Good Friend said. "I asked him what the backhoe would have to do with it, and the neighbor said that if I ever had to shoot an intruder, feel free to do so, because he could easily put the criminal six feet under, and nobody would ever know the difference." Besides his dogs, my good friend loves his gun collection, and he has had to put his security skills to work in dealing with an assortment of varmints including a wayward mountain lion. The latest wildlife challenge to come his way are a pack destructive knawing rodents, also known as grey squirrels. "A couple months ago, these little bastards chewed out the wiring on my wife's Ford F-150 pickup truck. "They caused $3,700 worth of damage. So we get the truck fixed, and lo and behold, last week the squirrels returned with a vengeance and chewed out the wiring again! This time the damage is a lot worse, and the insurance adjustor says the truck may not even be repairable." When asked how he's going to deal with the destructive rodents, who like to chew on wiring to sharpen their teeth, My Good Friend said he's already made about three trips to Tractor Supply to stock up on a wide variety of varminttraps and lethal potions. "I'll tell you what," he said, "I'm taking vacation the last two weeks of June, and I'm not going anywhere. My sole mission is to get rid of those squirrels, and I swear to God, I'm going to kill 'em all!" - Jackson This story was posted on 2015-05-16 04:48:08
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