Squirrel War One - Forget War Horse...its Squirrel War around here!

It's the last day of 2011: New Years is for partying? I am not a fan of New Year partying... but very much enjoy dinner with close friends  and that is exactly what we will be doing tonight.  But - I have this ongoing war with the squirrels and since I have some time this afternoon I am going to have it out with them (what would you could call it - a squirrel skirmish?). I am hoping to end  2011 with an end to squirrels in my attic.

Now  I like animals... but I like 'em in their place... and their place is not in my garage! Last year I had 'coons in there.  I found out how they were getting in - through a vent  up in the gable which they had  ripped loose at one  corner so that when they went in it closed in after them - that way it wasn't obvious how they were getting in.... oooohhh they are cunning little bu - er,  I mean banditos!

But that was 'coons... now I have squirrels. I have a bird feeder - a beautiful bird feeder -  and I really don't mind that it mostly feeds the squirrels... it's annoying but  hey! they gotta live as well... but again not in my garage. I am going out to the garage now and see what I can do about it. I will let you know how I make out.

O.K. I am back and I dun it... I found where they are accessing and so I scared them out of the attic by making a lot of ruck-us with banging on the rafters  and cussing at them etc.. Then I set about plugging the hole. We shall see what happens... maybe they have another access point. If not then they are outta there. If per chance one was still in the garage then it will leave  when I periodically leave the garage door open. Chalk one up for the  Andyman in the ongoing squirrel wars.They can go live in a squirrel nest somewhere - like up in a tree!

Talking about squirrels in general, ya gotta respect them: they are tough little buggers and great survivors. But why do they chew on electrical wires? What is in the insulating of the wires that they want?  A few weeks ago the breaker would activate whenever I tried to switch on the light. As it turned out I had about a foot of bare wire going into a light box up in the attic. Because the light was switched off the squirrel  didn't get electrocuted. But of course when I switched on the light  there was a short.

Well so much for the squirrels. I think I am done with them... as far as lodging in my garage attic is concerned anyway.