No squirrels allowed, Paso Robles schools say (Exterminate Squrrels the Hank Hill way)

San Luis Obispo Tribune ^ | Thu, Aug. 18, 2005 | Monika Tjia

[Cowman]

Is anyone else reminded of a scene from Caddyshack?

[Smokin' Joe]

Yes, but I would rather have my kids playing after a little transient noise than have them playing on residual poisons. What's not to like about this? (...unless you are a squirrel, that is).

[stevie_d_64]

"Fire in the hole?"

literally...

[KeyWest]

My wife stopped me before I could try this on gophers. They were all over our and the neighbor's yard. She figured I would lift their house about three feet with the amount of gas and explosive material I was using. Was in college and working with explosives at the time and it seemed an excellent experiment. Usually after a couple of beers.

Tried it on a garden once and sure beats tilling.

[Slings and Arrows]

"I love the smell of propane in the morning. It smells like...freedom!"

[P.S. It appears to be a squirrel-intensive newsday.]
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[TADSLOS]

Kill 'Em ALL!! LOL!

Rodenator

[Cowman]

She figured I would lift their house about three feet with the amount of gas and explosive material I was using.

Just remind her that overkill gets the job done better.

[Dustbunny]

If the district board decides to purchase the system, Lightfoot said, it will be used a couple of times a year when school is not in session. Nearby residents will be notified in advance.

Sounds like and excellent idea to me.

[Racehorse]

If the district board decides to purchase the system, Lightfoot said, it will be used a couple of times a year when school is not in session. Nearby residents will be notified in advance.

Sounds like and excellent idea to me.

Rattlesnakes work, too.  They love ground squirrels.  Kids could have a round-up when they come back for school.

Or,

Local NRA might offer firearm and hunting courses, arm the kids with .22s, have some fun at shooting small moving targets.

Or,

Invite Cindy Sheehan et al to hold an anti-war rally.  The sound of her voice will drive off the little rodents lickety-split.

[strange1]

I'm alright Nobody worry 'bout me

Why you got to gimme a fight?

Can't you just let it be?

Hi five 'bro!

[yankeedame]

The $2,000 system exterminates the critters by releasing a mixture of propane and oxygen into a hole and lighting a fire. It was demonstrated by a Pinedale, Calif., distributor at Pat Butler Elementary last week.

All right,all right, I'll ask: "They protest tasty-fried chicken, but when it comes to Wacco-ing a bunch of squirrels where's PETA now?

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[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Probably not the right propane accessory for this job, and so I'm sure that Hank would recommend this here feller to take care of those evil squirrels instead...

[silverleaf]

Praise the Lord and pass the nuts!

[LizardQueen]

We had a problem with chipmunks making holes in our front walk and my husband fixed it by peeing in them :lol:. (late at night, after some beers, when the neighbors couldn't see, and WITHOUT the front porch light on).

It (surprisingly) worked - the little buggers moved out and we filled in the holes.

Maybe the school could get the football team out there, after feeding them a bunch of tea and coffee?

LQ

[R. Scott]

Tried it on a garden once and sure beats tilling.

Way, way back when I was a high school kid (AKA Young and Dumb) I volunteered to help a friend clear tree stumps in a field. His dad had told him to use the tractor, ax and chain. We pulled a couple stumps and it was hard work and very time consuming. By the time the field was cleared it would be to late to take off and have some fun.
He decided to use some of the dynamite from the barn.
We bored the hole in a stump. We debated how much to use and decided a whole stick was far too much, so we used half a stick. We inserted the primer and fuse. We placed the charge in the hole and lit the fuse. We took cover behind the nearby tractor.
No one was hurt except for temporary hearing loss, but the tractor had a few new scratches and scorch marks, and the field was covered with a lot of little pieces of stump – mostly resembling large tooth picks.

[Smokin' Joe]

LOL!

[Hardastarboard]

Reminds me of a story that PJ O'Rourke wrote called "Once We had a Farm" where he and some of his roommates used to play with dynamite. Until one day, of course, they got a little too stoned, and. . . well, find the story and read it. Well worth it, with a hilarious ending, written so well you feel like you were there to see it.

[texas_mrs]

[Fawn]

So this contraption burns them alive?