Ravenwood - 07/20/05 06:30 AM
Squirrels and power lines don't mix, as flaming squirrels are being blamed for starting fires. And for some reason, I find this passage attributed to Osoyoos fire chief Ross Driver to be hilarious.
He said he's not sure what the Fortis power utility company might do to prevent squirrel fires in the future.I wouldn't be completely surprised if the Canadian government started putting pint sized fire retardant vests on the little tree-rats.
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One morning, just as I pushed a couple of slices of bread into the toaster, I heard a bang, and all the lights went out. I looked up and saw half a transformer fall off a utility pole in my backyard. You guessed it, it was an ex-squirrel.
My dad used to have the same problem with raccoons blowing the power; he nailed some thing sheet metal around the pole, and it kept them from climbing it.
Posted by: Robert Garrard at July 21, 2005 2:19 PM(c) Ravenwood and Associates, 1990 - 2014
