I Feel Like Bill Murray In Caddyshack - Spinal Cord Disorders Message Board

KeithEugeneW · 07-29-2003, 06:18 PM

For those of you who have seen Caddyshack and the girations Bill Murray went through with the gopher, you'll appreciate this. I have a woodchuck that has been pressing his luck with me. He has found my garden and decided he likes to test my patience. The problem is that when I see him, he seems to see me first and is gone in a flash before I can get the rifle out. Recently I came home early from work, and it's a good thing I did, because my wife would have freaked out if she had gotten here first and found what I did. As I walked up my steps to my side porch, I happened to look down and at the top of the steps and on the door mat was that damned woodchuck taking a nap! I'm not sure who scared who, but I started yelling and he started scrambling and finally dove off the steps with me close behind. He ran under the back deck and stayed there, so I ran inside to grab the .22 rifle and when I came out he was gone, of course. Tonight, I spotted him in front of the house (we live way back from the highway), so I ran to go upstairs and retrieve the rifle and fell on my butt sideways and jambed my bad shoulder once again. It hurt like hell but all I could do was laugh, because Bill Murray came immediately to mind with his "gopher cong" dialogue. Some days you're the windshield, somedays you're the bug...but it ain't over till it's over...

Keith

joprud · 07-29-2003, 06:28 PM

I'm alright.....Don't gotta worry 'bout me!!

tee hee

Hope you're not hurtin' too bad there buddy...Take 'er easy 'kay.

Joanne

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firefighter_101 · 07-29-2003, 07:22 PM

Keith,

Your not living right.... I don't know what you did....but it's trying to haunt you. What about a live trap? I'm sure you have those don't you? I know what will do the trick.... I'll sent a picture over, that will scare him to death and hopefully save you from self destruction!

Be careful,
Harvey

jdog · 07-29-2003, 07:35 PM

Keith -

We're not laughing with you, we're laughing at you.

No wait, nevermind, that's right.

Go to **** and do a search on "land mine" or "hand grenade" and I'm sure you'll have success.

jdog (has done much worse)

KeithEugeneW · 07-29-2003, 07:39 PM

You'd think those darned coyotes that keep me up half the night howlng would take care of it for me! It took me several years to finally thin out the woodchucks (the place was overrun with them at first) to where they are tolerable. I don't mind them back further in the meadow, even though they make a mess of the field with all the burrowing, but when they are competing for my fresh veggies, I draw the line. I wouldn't even mind if he just ate the grass on the lawn. I've had a few that I harrassed enough that they just packed up and left, so maybe he'll do the same. Next year I'm going to invest in a fence for the garden, it will help keep the deer and turkeys out too. Ah, the troubles of the big city life...

Keith

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