FLAMING SQUIRREL UPDATE
Will the terror never end?
(Thanks to DavCat14)
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I think it'll burn itself out eventually....
Posted by: qetzal | July 20, 2005 at 01:39 PM
No, this is serious...
Driver said he didn't know what Fortis could do to prevent future squirrel-caused fires.
And that's his job.
Posted by: M.C. | July 20, 2005 at 01:45 PM
These squirrels need educatin'.
Or asbestos fur...
Or little ladders...
Or maybe the populace could all just switch to solar...
Oh hell, I give up. At least it gives the townfolk sumthin to talk about...
Posted by: jamester | July 20, 2005 at 01:51 PM
Now I know where to hang the bird feeder.
Posted by: me | July 20, 2005 at 01:54 PM
Rocky's Mother: Rocket! Get down from there! You're going to electrocute yourself and fall, dead and flaming, into that brush pile!
Rocket J. Squirrel: Ah, Mom. That shows what you know. The electricity won't conduct through me because there's no gr- *zzzzzzzzttttttt*
Rocky's Mother: Damn know-it-all teenagers!
There are a few squirrels in my backyard to whom I'd love to have this happen - so long as they fall into the neighbor's(not neighber's or neibor's) pool instead of a fuel source.
Posted by: Moe | July 20, 2005 at 01:55 PM
flaming squirrel + neighbor's pool
Soup's On!!
Posted by: Aunt Nancy | July 20, 2005 at 01:59 PM
AN, I have a hard time not getting the willies reading your comment - too many redneck relatives who've actually eaten squirrel stew (with dumplings!) regularly.
Posted by: Moe | July 20, 2005 at 02:10 PM
"This identical incident has happened on the same pole one or two times a year for the past several years," Driver said.
Each time, firefighters find a dead, burned squirrel at the base of the utility pole, he said.
Driver said he didn't know what Fortis could do to prevent future squirrel-caused fires.
Um, maybe insulate the wires?
Posted by: Punkin Poo | July 20, 2005 at 02:14 PM
"Now I know where to hang the bird feeder."
Sure - barbequed squab!
Posted by: qetzal | July 20, 2005 at 02:43 PM
Here's a thought - Dead, Burned Squirrel wbagnfa Punk Band debut CD.
Posted by: Zaphod | July 20, 2005 at 02:48 PM
"This identical incident has happened on the same pole one or two times a year for the past several years,"
Hmmmm. I dunno. Maybe try something wild like clearing the @#$*?! brush around that pole?!
Posted by: Brainy Jello | July 20, 2005 at 02:56 PM
Sorry, Moe. Didn't mean to give you the willies. Here, have a beer. That should replace the willies all right.
Posted by: Aunt Nancy | July 20, 2005 at 04:22 PM
Brainy ~ If they cleared the brush, that would stop the fire from spreading, but there would still be a smoldering pile of dead squirrels at the bottom of the pole.
And of course smoldering squirrels WBAGNFARB
Posted by: VictoriaE77 | July 20, 2005 at 04:32 PM
How about trying one of those "squirrel-proof" cone-shaped collars that (supposedly) prevent the critters from climing poles?
Posted by: U.O | July 20, 2005 at 04:32 PM
"Driver said he didn't know what Fortis could do to prevent future squirrel-caused fires."
Now, I'm no electrical engineer, but how about trying to use some insulation on those power lines?
Posted by: bilge | July 20, 2005 at 05:45 PM
The title on this blog was actually more funny than the article itself. Kudos, judi!
Posted by: silver | July 20, 2005 at 06:00 PM
Gee, I hope they saved the tail. It's worth a few bucks, and already dried, too.
Anyone have the link?
Posted by: Amy | July 20, 2005 at 06:09 PM
This is getting so tiresome *yawn*
But - Electrocuted Squirrels WBAGNFA(Disneyland Summer Electric Show) RB
That sounded better in my mind than it looks on the page :(
Posted by: Eleanor | July 20, 2005 at 06:41 PM
(Disneyland Nighttime Electric Show)
I wish I could stop, but I can't
Posted by: Eleanor | July 20, 2005 at 06:42 PM
El -
Don't stop! Don't stop!
Posted by: U.O | July 20, 2005 at 07:21 PM
OSOYOOS, British Columbia They made that up!!
Posted by: slyeyes | July 20, 2005 at 07:59 PM
Hey thar I'm from don yonder in Ga. How does ya hook up one of dem dar squirrel fryers. Aunt Lizzi checked at the local Gee Dunk Shop but dae didn't have one.
Posted by: Chief | July 20, 2005 at 08:58 PM
So a squirrel flames out on your roof and sets your house on fire; your insurance agent needs to be way more laid back than any I have ever had.
"So how did the fire start?"
"The usual, squirrel sparkler."
"Dude, Me too!"
Posted by: I Hear Dread People | July 22, 2005 at 09:39 AM