Posted on 09/25/2011 1:58:25 PM PDT by nickcarraway
An elk drunk from eating fermented apples in southern Sweden ended its binge by making off with a family's swing set and hiding it in the woods. Hunter in hand-to-hoof battle with angry elk (12 Sep 11) Drunken elk rescued from Swede's apple tree (7 Sep 11) 'Leffe the moose man' promises elk intimacy (6 Sep 11) A homeowner from Storebro in northern Kalmar County arrived home on Wednesday night to find his garden littered with bits of apple and other signs that an elk had been partying in his back yard, the local Östran and Barometern newspapers reported.
The concerned homeowner also discovered that the children's swing set which normally sat in the yard was missing.
The man immediately called police, who contacted a local hunter to track down the inebriated elk who was thought to possibly be injured.
Drunken elk are common in Sweden during the autumn season when fermenting apples are plentiful, both on the ground and hanging from the branches of trees which many Swedes have in their yards.
While police and the hunter failed to meet up with the prank-playing elk, they did eventually find the family's swing set, propped up in a tree deep in the woods about 500 metres from their home.
I went back to sleep. I don't get up before π*2.
I was up well before Pi*2, but let the kids sleep another hour, since Tom had figured out to turn DP’s alarm off. Then it turned out DP really wanted the alarm to go off, although it had no relationship to his getting up, so now he’s upset. But oh well, Frank didn’t wake up until Jake loudly announced he was ready to go outside.
Cherry Pi and coffee, there is not a better way to start the day!
Yesterday, I finally made it to the doctor, thanks to the graciousness of a complete stranger.
A CT scan has been ordered for my head, and I have been put on Cardizem to try to stabilize the angina. Not what I wanted to hear, but it will have to do.
Otherwise I’m OK. The CT scan has been ordered because I still can’t walk to Walmart without getting dizzy.
Oh, dear. I’ll be thinking of you as I get my filling replaced this morning ;-). Eat your muffins!
Going to try the cheddar cheese this morning. With butter...yummy!
If there’s a cinnamon-raisin left, I’ll eat it when I can feel my mouth again. Cheddar cheese are still in the freezer.
Sayin’ a little prayer for you...
I toasted the cheddar and it tasted like white cheddar popcorn with butter on it. Too bad I didn’t have any Restorative to drink with it...oh wait...is it 5:00 somewhere?
Awwww...fangs!
You are awesome!
Afternoon. Back from naps, countdown to the Next Thing.
The Walmart had chocolate-covered, ooze-filled donuts for 40% off. I shared some with Frank, got my blood sugar up to adequate before our naps.
I just spotted Shannon lying in a dust pile in the back yard, washing. Catz are weird.
I just took my old VCR/DVD/CD player to a neighbor. He has one, but his TV is so old, it doesn't have the hookups he needs. This player is about 10 years old, and it's just been sitting, so i figured if he could use it, he could have it.
The low was 43 last night, so I had to close the door. And today, I hooked up my heater! (Thank you very much!)It's 66 now, but the wind is out of the north, so the chill is 61. Winter is on the way... We will probably have a couple of days of 80’s before we get stuck in the 70’s.
I sent a text to the Relief Society President (Like the Altar Society) and asked her to pick up my meds. I don't know if she will. But I can't get them for a week, yet.
And it looks like I may give up my PO Box, much as I hate to. Last time the rent was due on it, it had gone up $12. The time before, it had gone up $8. Now there are all these empty PO boxes, and more people are canceling them. I like the privacy and security of a PO box (that way, I don't have to worry about folks stealing my mail) but when I got it six years ago, it was under $60 a year. Some days, the idiots win. But one day, they will lose it all.
Oooohhhh...chocolate covered donuts...
I may have to tell the Busdaddy to stop by Winchell’s on his way over here in the morning. My mouth likes the donuts warm. Nothing like a hot glazed donut...I can tell by looking at them how long they have been sitting.
I miss the kittehs I had. But there is literally, no room for them here. Warm, furry bodies are good for cold weather snuggly things.
I struggled to sit up, looked at the world in aspect and circumstance, and crawled back under the covers.
But I’m up, I’m up, now.
I have one or more Offspring who have done this. I’m about to go upstairs and make a lot of obnoxious noise.
I’m going. I’m going.
Of course you have to have parts removed for this to happen so I do not recommend it!
On the bright side got a nibble on the job front, crossing fingers and toes,
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