Reply to: Suicide Squirrel

[cojak]

Ahem.

Arise, Sir "van Gogh" Veteran! Knight of the Order of the Ninja Squirrels!

Good Grief - now you've made a complete hash of it!!

It's Vetran!, not Veteran..

[Sysman]

I had the nameplate changed, you want me to get another one engraved?

it's OK I've sorted it already.

[snaw]

in any case humans who have caused destruction of so many species have no right to genocide greys just because they reds are native: both species are native to this planet.

HTH

That's a really crap argument AtW.

So many holes in it, it's not even worth pointing them out. Must do better.

[realityhack]

Ahem.

Arise, Sir "van Gogh" Veteran! Knight of the Order of the Ninja Squirrels!

I had the nameplate changed, you want me to get another one engraved?

[Sysman]

All rise.

Veteran, by the power bestowed upon me by the Sciurine Overlord, I hereby knight you for services rendered to the squirrel community.

<swordery>

Erm, sorry about that - can someone grab some bandages please?

Arise, Sir Veteran! Knight of the Order of the Ninja Squirrels!

Ahem.

Arise, Sir "van Gogh" Veteran! Knight of the Order of the Ninja Squirrels!

[TinTrump]

They were still afraid of others and only got down to me when I used special whistle that I taught them.

I remember handfeeding squirrels in the local park with chips in the mid-80s. Grays are quite bold. Though I of course accept you have a special connection to them with your whistles; any special hand/paw shakes too perchance?

[AtW]

Anyway, back to work - moving into new office next week: need to buy lots of stuff for it.

[AtW]

Thats because you trained them not to be wary of humans and to expect food when they approached them. Gives the dogs a much better chance iof catching them. Unintended consequences and all that.

No.

They were still afraid of others and only got down to me when I used special whistle that I taught them.

There was squirrel poisoning 2 years ago - some scum did that, killed one of my favourites

[DaveB]

No idea.

I am more concerned about dogs - in the park where mine live a fair few of my squirrels disappeared, some of the best trained too

Thats because you trained them not to be wary of humans and to expect food when they approached them. Gives the dogs a much better chance iof catching them.

Unintended consequences and all that.

[AtW]

What about the invasion of black squirrels? Are the days of the greys numbered?

No idea.

I am more concerned about dogs - in the park where mine live a fair few of my squirrels disappeared, some of the best trained too

[Zippy]

What about the invasion of black squirrels? Are the days of the greys numbered?

[AtW]

Much as I applaud you for doing the right thing, I assume that it was a gray? It may be a forlorn hope but more action needs to be taken to stop them from intruding upon red squirrel territory. Grays carry a pox that is lethal to reds. And reds are not only less destructive, they're cuter by a mile.

Reds relied on forests that were mainly cut down in this country - maybe 100 years ago strict controls on greys could have done something, however right now it is too late. Thankfully greys are also cute and they spent more down on the ground visible to people, this is natural stuff - one species happen to replace the other, in any case humans who have caused destruction of so many species have no right to genocide greys just because they reds are native: both species are native to this planet.

HTH

[Churchill]

"fakkin 'ell mate, yer outflow pipe's completely blocked with bladdy squirrel sh!t!"

Shirley?

[thunderlizard]

"fakkin 'ell mate, yer outflow pipe's completely blocked with bladdy acorns!"

[AtW]

How are things in Majestic Towers btw?

Not good - toilet got blocked somehow, plumbers are changing old cast iron pipe outside

And they charge more than DimPrawn

Unlike him they do very important and useful job though!

That if they succeed, otherwise they WILL be like DimPrawn