Had to make a banshee run to Florida to check on progress on getting a house ready to sell and pick up some furnature the wife wanted brought back from her father's estate. Noticed new signs warning of bear crossings and thought to myself " That's crazy, what are bears doing in a heavily populated area like Mary Esther, Fla. right on the Gulf of Mexico ?" Well, while I was loading some of the household furnishings I heard an odd noise coming from the back yard. I eased thru the house and look at what I found checking out the back yard - - - Fence means nothing to bears.
Almost daily occurrence at Casa de Dummy. Here's a little guy trying to get into my garbage can, which I have successfully made bear proof.
Even the Bears are mentally ill. California bear cubs developing unexplained illness that makes them unafraid of humans https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/cal...-that-makes-them-unafraid-of-humans-1.5368590 Feeding on whacky weed from illegal pot farms ?
I have been told that an electrical fence will stop them (youtube). Might make it difficult for others, though.
Need the old style "Weed Chopper" fencers. Animals can sense the electricity before they touch the fence thus they back off. Accidently tested one of those fences powered by a fencer meant to power a 100 miles of fence, hit like a sledge hammer teaching me immense respect instantly. I would say those would get respect from bears too.
He got one of the good ones. Growing up, I had an ass of a cousin who would grab you by the arm then grab the electric fence. He hardly got shocked but the person he grabbed got the full load from the fencer. Quickly learned to stay clear of him if a fence was anywhere nearby. My concern was the possibility of the fence causing grass fires and that has happened. After one near disaster we took to clearing the path of the fence with weed-eaters. Yeah, I wouldn't go near the fences unless I knew the fencer was turned off. Odd thing even with so many bears near my place, I have yet to see one on my place in Tennessee. Got every other critter but no bears yet.
Ok. How about some old time Beer Labels ? Neat thread on the Detroit Yes forum about local beers in the Detroit area, two parts. Here's a link = ( https://www.detroityes.com/mb/showthread.php?18018-Vintage-Detroit-Beers )
