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Squirrel (islamic militant?) knocks out power in OKC buildings
Oklahoma Newspaper ^
Posted on 10/04/2001 9:44:00 AM PDT by chance33_98
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Time to begin animal profiling!
To: chance33_98
Sometimes a power outage, is just a power outage.
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posted on
10/04/2001 9:48:13 AM PDT
by
OWK
To: chance33_98
How's the squirrel doing?
To: chance33_98
Goodness that is one busy squirrel......we get that same critter here every now and then!!!!!!!
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posted on
10/04/2001 9:51:29 AM PDT
by
OldFriend
To: chance33_98
To: chance33_98
Interesting. We had a similar squirrel attack near Houston a few days ago. A squirrel sacrificed himself to knock out power to a few thousand homes and businesses. I hope this is not part of a coordinated effort on their part. Over the years they have done considerable damage to my home and fruit trees.
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posted on
10/04/2001 9:55:24 AM PDT
by
FreePaul
To: chance33_98
Time to begin animal profiling!Indeed. Did anyone spot a moose in the vicinity?
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posted on
10/04/2001 9:57:40 AM PDT
by
dighton
To: FreePaul
I hope this is not part of a coordinated effort on their part. I have noticed suspicious squirrel activity around the trees in front of my office building: chattering, an aggressive flicking of tails, digging around in the pine straw around the trees, chasing each other around the tree trunks. They're trying to act like they're nut-hunting, but maybe that's just what they want us to think.
I don't know about you, but I'm going to keep a close eye on those critters. They may look cute, but.........
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posted on
10/04/2001 10:01:27 AM PDT
by
wimpycat
To: FreePaul
Interesting. We had a similar squirrel attack near Houston a few days ago. A squirrel sacrificed himself to knock out power to a few thousand homes and businesses. Ironically enough, my own "squirrel saboteur" experience took place in Houston as well.
About six years ago, I was at work in an office building on Westheimer at Augusta when we heard a muffled "BANG", and the power began fluctuating wildly. It quickly went to a brownout condition for about 20 seconds, then failed completely.
It was soon discovered that a squirrel had managed to bridge the terminals on a nearby power pole transformer with its furry little body, causing a short circuit.
This was easily confirmed by looking out the window -- our offices overlooked the pole in question, and we could see the charred body of the squirrel laying across the transformer. In fact, it was still there and visible, petrified, several months later.
Computers can handle power outages without much trouble, but brownouts are bad news for them, and about a dozen computers in our offices were seriously fried and needed extensive repairs.
Landmark Graphics was our main competitor at the time, so we jokingly postulated that they had sent the squirrel to attack us, and for years thereafter the squirrel was known as "the Landmark squirrel".
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posted on
10/04/2001 10:03:08 AM PDT
by
Dan Day
To: chance33_98
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Little militant Bastards!
To: Diogenesis
Now that's HOMELAND DEFENSE!
LOL!
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posted on
10/04/2001 10:10:00 AM PDT
by
abner
To: chance33_98
A few years ago a squirrel knocked out Nasdaq. The then president of Nasdaq was sent a stuffed squirrel he displayed on his desk.
To: RasterMaster
Looks like bad karma....
To: chance33_98; OWK; FreePaul
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Co. officials said a squirrel got into the system at the Robinson Avenue substation downtown and tripped a circuit breaker. Power went out at 11:30 a.m. and returned at 12:25 p.m Another example of the government covering up the true facts. It's just too coincidental not to be terrorism.
Besides, how can we ever be sure what the squirrel's real modivations were, since it's "conveniently" dead now.
I think "they" hired someone to silence the witness.
To: wimpycat
I don't know about you, but I'm going to keep a close eye on those critters. They may look cute, but......... Usually squirrels are gray or brown, but I've noticed that my apartment complex has a whole bunch of dark black squirrels. Are these mutant squirrels? Are they immigrant squirrels?
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posted on
10/04/2001 10:24:45 AM PDT
by
Koblenz
To: chance33_98
Time to begin animal profiling! The FBI has already rounded up all the squirrels out here, and theyre going after the skunks and possums next!
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posted on
10/04/2001 10:24:58 AM PDT
by
Fred25
To: Koblenz
Usually squirrels are gray or brown, but I've noticed that my apartment complex has a whole bunch of dark black squirrels. Are these mutant squirrels? Are they immigrant squirrels? The black squirrels fly the black helicopters. I can't say more. I've already said too much.
To: Diogenesis
That's not a squirrel--that's a prairie dog!!! Are you aiding the squirrels in their "Disinformation Campaign"?
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posted on
10/04/2001 10:51:03 AM PDT
by
wimpycat
To: wimpycat
All creatures are helping in the Homeland Defense.
To: Fred25, Hedgehog
The FBI has already rounded up all the squirrels out here, and theyre going after the skunks and possums next!Hedgehog, drop whatever you're doing and HELP ME!
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posted on
10/04/2001 2:40:46 PM PDT
by
dighton
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