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Date: 10 May 2007 10:41:15
From: RonSonic
Subject: Chittering Servants of Satan Attack, AGAIN!
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The squirrel menace must be stopped.
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_5854663?nclick_check=1
Ron
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Date: 10 May 2007 12:49:29
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Subject: Re: Chittering Servants of Satan Attack, AGAIN!
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On Thu, 10 May 2007 10:41:15 -0400, RonSonic
<ronsonic@tampabay.rr.com > wrote:
>The squirrel menace must be stopped.
>
>http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_5854663?nclick_check=1
>
>Ron
Dear Ron,
In other news, authorities admit that they are helpless in the face of
childish copyright violations in which entire articles are copied
word-for-word to evade annoying registration requirements.
"We doubt that Mr. Fogel actually lives at 1234 Brown Avenue," said a
spokesman for the Mercury News. "It is also unlikely that he was born
in 1909 or that he is female. When we checked with other sites that
insist on a telephone number, we were shocked to learn that he
routinely gives the number for the time and temperature service."
Cheers,
Carl Fogel
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Squirrel enters S. San Jose classroom, attacks two adults and a
student
By Leslie Griffy
Mercury News
Article Launched: 05/09/2007 09:18:46 AM PDT
A squirrel bit an 11-year-old girl and two adults after scurrying into
an open classroom at a South San Jose elementary school this morning,
drawing police and animal control to the campus.
Although an animal control official said it's unlikely the squirrel
has rabies, the three bite victims may undergo anti-rabies shots as a
precaution.
The unusual attack was over in seconds, with the animal - possibly a
confused and frightened adolescent - quickly disappearing.
"I think any animal that is cornered is going to do that
fight-and-flight thing," operations director of the Wildlife Center of
Silicon Valley Janet Alexander Thompson said. "He probably didn't mean
to come into the classroom."
The door to a portable classroom at Evergreen Elementary School was
open to warm weather as the school day started, Principal Kathy
Shepard said. Inside the room, 20 first-graders excitedly awaited a
field trip to see the musical mystery "Cam Jansen" at the Flint Center
in Cupertino.
And then a squirrel came through the open door shortly after 8:30 a.m.
Perhaps confused by the cacophony that is the start of the day in a
first grade class, the critter ran up the nearest thing it could find,
a parent-chaperon's leg.
The parent shook and shimmied to get the squirrel out of her pants.
But it just sunk its claws into her leg, Evergreen Elementary School
District spokesman Will Ector said. Another parent-chaperon jumped in
to help the woman dislodge the squirrel.
The animal also bit the first woman on her leg. It bit the second mom
on the finger and arm, Ector said. Then, it darted out of the
classroom.
Unfortunately an 11-year-old girl just happened to be walking near the
room at that moment.
"He jumped up on her," Ector said. "She had to fight him off. She was
simply at the wrong place at the wrong time."
The girl suffered bite wounds on her arm and finger, Muyo said.
The three were taken to the nurse's office and later sent to the
hospital. It is very unlikely that the squirrel that attacked them
carries rabies, Santa Clara County Vector Control spokeswoman Kriss
Costa said. But people bitten by squirrels often undergo a series of
shots to ward off the disease.
By the time police, then animal control workers arrived at the school,
the squirrel was gone, San Jose Animal Care Center spokeswoman Julie
St. Gregory said.
"The whereabouts of the squirrel are unknown," Muyo said.
Ector said the district plans to begin trapping on campus immediately.
The first-grade classroom where the initial attack occurred will also
be moved away from the squirrel's likely home, the only clump of trees
on campus.
And the school district planned to send home a letter with children
explaining what happened.
The school, Shepard said, doesn't have a history of problem squirrels,
unlike Cuesta Park in Mountain View where three people - including a
4-year-old boy - have been bitten by the furry creatures since last
fall.
"For us," Shepard said, "it's so unusual."
Mountain View Community Services director David Muela said officials
in that city have trapped and euthanized more than half a dozen
so-called aggressive squirrels, spoiled on human food until they lost
their natural fear of people.
Since Mountain View ended its trapping program in February, Muela said
he's received no complaints of squirrel attacks, but signs
discouraging feeding the animals remain at the park.
Ector said that students at Evergreen Elementary haven't been spied
sharing treats with the very few squirrels on campus.
The wildlife center's Alexander Thompson suggested that the squirrel
in the attack was likely young. It's the season for baby squirrels,
she said. And, like human teenagers, adolescent squirrels who go
exploring might not always understand the rules and sometimes run into
trouble.
Not feeding the animals is one good way to prevent attacks, Alexander
Thompson said. For the children, getting over the fear of animals
could take time.
"You want to teach them that this is not normal behavior," she said.
"That will hopefully start reducing their fear."
There was good news for the first-graders in the classroom where the
attack occurred - their field trip scheduled for today went on as
planned.
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_5854663?nclick_check=1
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Date: 10 May 2007 12:55:41
From: * * Chas
Subject: Re: Chittering Servants of Satan Attack, AGAIN!
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<carlfogel@comcast.net > wrote in message
news:5kp6431pb2gogbesh02t23upb4pmjnte5d@4ax.com...
> On Thu, 10 May 2007 10:41:15 -0400, RonSonic
> <ronsonic@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>
> >The squirrel menace must be stopped.
> >
> >http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_5854663?nclick_check=1
> >
> >Ron
>
> Dear Ron,
>
> "I think any animal that is cornered is going to do that
> fight-and-flight thing," operations director of the Wildlife Center of
> Silicon Valley Janet Alexander Thompson said. "He probably didn't mean
> to come into the classroom."
>
That's just more PETA* B.S. - squirrels are nothing more that hairy tailed
tree rats. They're both rodents and if you compare the bare skeletons in
the same pose most people would be hard pressed to tell which is which.
*PETA (People Eating Tasty Animals)
> Mountain View Community Services director David Muela said officials
> in that city have trapped and euthanized more than half a dozen
> so-called aggressive squirrels, spoiled on human food until they lost
> their natural fear of people.
Good work, way to go guys!
Chas.
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Date: 11 May 2007 12:31:24
From: Tim McNamara
Subject: Re: Chittering Servants of Satan Attack, AGAIN!
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In article <GvmdnUjrCffu5d7bnZ2dnUVZ_q6vnZ2d@comcast.com >,
"* * Chas" <verktygjunk@aol.spamski.com > wrote:
> <carlfogel@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:5kp6431pb2gogbesh02t23upb4pmjnte5d@4ax.com...
> > On Thu, 10 May 2007 10:41:15 -0400, RonSonic
> > <ronsonic@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> > >The squirrel menace must be stopped.
> > >
> > >http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_5854663?nclick_check=1
> > >
> > >Ron
> >
> > Dear Ron,
> >
>
> > "I think any animal that is cornered is going to do that
> > fight-and-flight thing," operations director of the Wildlife Center
> > of Silicon Valley Janet Alexander Thompson said. "He probably
> > didn't mean to come into the classroom."
> >
>
> That's just more PETA* B.S. - squirrels are nothing more that hairy
> tailed tree rats. They're both rodents and if you compare the bare
> skeletons in the same pose most people would be hard pressed to tell
> which is which.
Haven't you heard? The squirrels are mad as hell and they're not gonna
take it any more. This is only part of the first wave of terrorism by
the infamous group Al Sciuridae.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirrel
"Squirrels have brought down the high-tech NASDAQ stock market twice and
were responsible for a spate of power outages at the University of
Alabama... Squirrels caused 177 power outages in Lincoln, Nebraska, in
1980, which was 24% of all outages. Estimated annual costs were $23,364
for repairs, public relations, and lost revenue. In Omaha, in 1985,
squirrels caused 332 outages costing at least $47,144."
It's a terrorist movement, I tell you.
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Date: 10 May 2007 22:59:17
From: Michael Press
Subject: Re: Chittering Servants of Satan Attack, AGAIN!
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In article <GvmdnUjrCffu5d7bnZ2dnUVZ_q6vnZ2d@comcast.com >,
"* * Chas" <verktygjunk@aol.spamski.com > wrote:
> <carlfogel@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:5kp6431pb2gogbesh02t23upb4pmjnte5d@4ax.com...
> > On Thu, 10 May 2007 10:41:15 -0400, RonSonic
> > <ronsonic@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> > >The squirrel menace must be stopped.
> > >
> > >http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_5854663?nclick_check=1
> > >
> > >Ron
> >
> > Dear Ron,
> >
>
> > "I think any animal that is cornered is going to do that
> > fight-and-flight thing," operations director of the Wildlife Center of
> > Silicon Valley Janet Alexander Thompson said. "He probably didn't mean
> > to come into the classroom."
> >
>
> That's just more PETA* B.S. - squirrels are nothing more that hairy tailed
> tree rats. They're both rodents and if you compare the bare skeletons in
> the same pose most people would be hard pressed to tell which is which.
>
> *PETA (People Eating Tasty Animals)
>
> > Mountain View Community Services director David Muela said officials
> > in that city have trapped and euthanized more than half a dozen
> > so-called aggressive squirrels, spoiled on human food until they lost
> > their natural fear of people.
>
> Good work, way to go guys!
People are shirking their responsibilities. Squirrels should be
afraid of you. The squirrels around my place sprint at
cartoon-foot-spinning-speed when I appear. None of that jog for
ten feet, then stop and look back business. And no, I have never
harmed a squirrel. If I see a bold squirrel, then it is odds-on
rabid.
And how are those people so sure that that squirrel in San Jose is
not rabid? They do not know. Soothing sounds to calm the populace.
Handy hint: If a squirrel attaches itself to you, grab it and do
not let go. Animal control needs the head to test for rabies. Save
yourself the course of injections. And you have saved somebody
else from being attacked by the same squirrel.
--
Michael Press
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Date: 12 May 2007 01:33:45
From: * * Chas
Subject: Re: Chittering Servants of Satan Attack, AGAIN!
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"Michael Press" <rubrum@pacbell.net > wrote in message
news:rubrum-6815DC.22591710052007@newsclstr03.news.prodigy.net...
> In article <GvmdnUjrCffu5d7bnZ2dnUVZ_q6vnZ2d@comcast.com>,
> "* * Chas" <verktygjunk@aol.spamski.com> wrote:
>
> > <carlfogel@comcast.net> wrote in message
> > news:5kp6431pb2gogbesh02t23upb4pmjnte5d@4ax.com...
> > > On Thu, 10 May 2007 10:41:15 -0400, RonSonic
> > > <ronsonic@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > >The squirrel menace must be stopped.
> > > >
> > > >http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_5854663?nclick_check=1
> > > >
> > > >Ron
> > >
> > > Dear Ron,
> > >
> >
> > > "I think any animal that is cornered is going to do that
> > > fight-and-flight thing," operations director of the Wildlife Center
of
> > > Silicon Valley Janet Alexander Thompson said. "He probably didn't
mean
> > > to come into the classroom."
> > >
> >
> > That's just more PETA* B.S. - squirrels are nothing more that hairy
tailed
> > tree rats. They're both rodents and if you compare the bare skeletons
in
> > the same pose most people would be hard pressed to tell which is
which.
> >
> > *PETA (People Eating Tasty Animals)
> >
> > > Mountain View Community Services director David Muela said officials
> > > in that city have trapped and euthanized more than half a dozen
> > > so-called aggressive squirrels, spoiled on human food until they
lost
> > > their natural fear of people.
> >
> > Good work, way to go guys!
>
> People are shirking their responsibilities. Squirrels should be
> afraid of you. The squirrels around my place sprint at
> cartoon-foot-spinning-speed when I appear. None of that jog for
> ten feet, then stop and look back business. And no, I have never
> harmed a squirrel. If I see a bold squirrel, then it is odds-on
> rabid.
>
> And how are those people so sure that that squirrel in San Jose is
> not rabid? They do not know. Soothing sounds to calm the populace.
>
> Handy hint: If a squirrel attaches itself to you, grab it and do
> not let go. Animal control needs the head to test for rabies. Save
> yourself the course of injections. And you have saved somebody
> else from being attacked by the same squirrel.
>
> --
> Michael Press
Yersinia Pestis:
Bubonic or actually sylvan plague is endemic to much of the Western US.
Squirrels carry the plague, especially ground squirrels.
http://www.smcmad.org/plague.htm
Here's another tale of killer squirrels in the Denver area:
http://www.buckley.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123052538
One of the other diseases that squirrels can carry is raccoon roundworm.
What are the symptoms of raccoon roundworm?
* In people: sudden lethargy, loss of balance, abdominal pain,
paralysis of one or both sides of the body, loss of muscle coordination,
head tilt, blindness, coma and death.
* In raccoons: symptoms are rare.
* In squirrels, birds, and other small mammals: These animals serve as
intermediate hosts to the worms and suffer the same symptoms that humans
do. Typical symptoms include difficulty walking, loss of fear of people,
circling, loss of balance and paralysis.
There is no effective treatment for raccoon roundworm.
http://www.smcmad.org/raccoon_roundworm.htm
The cute little rodents are vectors for a lot of other diseases.
I keep a plastic hawk decoy on my porch to keep the little bastards out of
my trees.
Chas.
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Date: 11 May 2007 10:22:49
From: RonSonic
Subject: Re: Chittering Servants of Satan Attack, AGAIN!
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On Thu, 10 May 2007 22:59:17 -0700, Michael Press <rubrum@pacbell.net > wrote:
>In article <GvmdnUjrCffu5d7bnZ2dnUVZ_q6vnZ2d@comcast.com>,
> "* * Chas" <verktygjunk@aol.spamski.com> wrote:
>
>> <carlfogel@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:5kp6431pb2gogbesh02t23upb4pmjnte5d@4ax.com...
>> > On Thu, 10 May 2007 10:41:15 -0400, RonSonic
>> > <ronsonic@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > >The squirrel menace must be stopped.
>> > >
>> > >http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_5854663?nclick_check=1
>> > >
>> > >Ron
>> >
>> > Dear Ron,
>> >
>>
>> > "I think any animal that is cornered is going to do that
>> > fight-and-flight thing," operations director of the Wildlife Center of
>> > Silicon Valley Janet Alexander Thompson said. "He probably didn't mean
>> > to come into the classroom."
>> >
>>
>> That's just more PETA* B.S. - squirrels are nothing more that hairy tailed
>> tree rats. They're both rodents and if you compare the bare skeletons in
>> the same pose most people would be hard pressed to tell which is which.
>>
>> *PETA (People Eating Tasty Animals)
>>
>> > Mountain View Community Services director David Muela said officials
>> > in that city have trapped and euthanized more than half a dozen
>> > so-called aggressive squirrels, spoiled on human food until they lost
>> > their natural fear of people.
>>
>> Good work, way to go guys!
>
>People are shirking their responsibilities. Squirrels should be
>afraid of you. The squirrels around my place sprint at
>cartoon-foot-spinning-speed when I appear. None of that jog for
>ten feet, then stop and look back business. And no, I have never
>harmed a squirrel. If I see a bold squirrel, then it is odds-on
>rabid.
>
>And how are those people so sure that that squirrel in San Jose is
>not rabid? They do not know. Soothing sounds to calm the populace.
>
>Handy hint: If a squirrel attaches itself to you, grab it and do
>not let go. Animal control needs the head to test for rabies. Save
>yourself the course of injections. And you have saved somebody
>else from being attacked by the same squirrel.
I'm told that the modern rabies series is less hideous than the weeks of almost
daily shots I got during the stone age - still well worth avoiding even if it
means you take another bite to wring the damn thing's neck.
If it turns out to not be rabid, you've avoided an expensive, unpleasant series
of shots and removed a rogue from the rodent gene pool.
Ron
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Date: 10 May 2007 10:17:13
From: Bill Sornson
Subject: Re: Chittering Servants of Satan Attack, AGAIN!
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RonSonic wrote:
> The squirrel menace must be stopped.
>
> http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_5854663?nclick_check=1
Registration required.
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Date: 10 May 2007 21:07:32
From: RonSonic
Subject: Re: Chittering Servants of Satan Attack, AGAIN!
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On Thu, 10 May 2007 10:17:13 -0700, "Bill Sornson" <askme@ask.me > wrote:
>RonSonic wrote:
>> The squirrel menace must be stopped.
>>
>> http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_5854663?nclick_check=1
>
>
>Registration required.
SOrry, must've signed up to that idiot site once upon a time.
Carl's saved the day.
Ron
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Date: 10 May 2007 22:27:07
From: Bill Sornson
Subject: Re: Chittering Servants of Satan Attack, AGAIN!
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RonSonic wrote:
> On Thu, 10 May 2007 10:17:13 -0700, "Bill Sornson" <askme@ask.me>
> wrote:
>
>> RonSonic wrote:
>>> The squirrel menace must be stopped.
>>>
>>> http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_5854663?nclick_check=1
>>
>>
>> Registration required.
>
> SOrry, must've signed up to that idiot site once upon a time.
>
> Carl's saved the day.
LOL Plonked him (ask Alan Braggins why); I'll try to press onward...
Bill "oh, the squirrelanity" S.
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