My father’s biggest source of entertainment may very well be (when he’s actually on the mainland) thwarting the wily squirrels trespassing on their Main Street property. One of the best gifts I’ve ever given him was a “Squirrel-Be-Gone” birdfeeder, and he’s got a growing collection of t-shirts with variations on the theme of “death to all squirrels.”
So when I read this story in Quick today, I just had to chuckle — *especially* since my father’s very proud of the fact that his backyard electric fence (meant primarily, he claims, to keep dogs from digging under the fence) occasionally shorts out in a similar manner.
(I also got a REALLY funny birthday card from a friend at work who had no idea squirrels had such importance in the life of Norells. I’ll post a scan soon. 😉
Squirrel kills self and Plano’s power
A squirrel knocked out power briefly Saturday morning for 3,100 TXU Energy customers in and around downtown Plano.
The squirrel knocked out a piece of equipment called switchgear, causing a short out at 9:58 a.m., said TXU spokesman John Hardesty. The squirrel died. TXU restored power at 11:08 a.m.
“Sometimes those animals get in there and hit the wrong thing,” Hardesty said. No one was injured.