iby Stephanie Wiebe. My friends are raising rodents in their furnace. I’ve often thought this family was a bit squirrelly, but lately, some furry little critters have invaded their home-heating system, and have taken up permanent residence there, too. Upon hearing the pitter-patter of squirrel feet, the lady of this household immediately set out Special traps, which capture without harming their prey. But these squirrels were not stupid — the litile rascals would scamper through, grab the bait and escape back into the warm furnace ducts, These were well-educated varmints. J Calling on experts, my friend was told that naphthalene : . ‘friothballs, would efficiently repel . any’ squirrel houseguests. So, she . ptoceeded to stuff mothbails into évery possible space around the furnace area, dropping them into ducts and shoving them into basement cracks. The odor was more than overwhelming, and subsequently cut down on my friends’ social circle considerably ~—— only the most loyal of friends, the ones who felt 2 severe obligation to maintain the friendship through this odoriferous phase, stil! hung around this household. But the squirrels didn’t mind the fragrant atmosphere. They casually pushed aside any mothball piles blocking their path, rolling them around like toys as they happily frolicked through the central heating system and surrounding areas. At one point, my friend even cornered one furry invader behind her deep-freezer, and unable to reach it, she pummelled it with mothballs. This did not deter the delinquent rodent, who defiantly danced a squirrel jig. Meanwhule, the family maintained a regular patrol of the squirrel-infested furnace area, occasionally catching sight of a stray as it romped through open areas of the basement, but the speedy invaders managed to escape every time. Sometimes, the family would hear the tiny hysterical laughter of a rampaging squirrel as it rushed wildly about its playground. This was war. One morning, my friend would no longer tolerate this blatant disregard of property . lines, and she marched into the basement for a confrontation. As she banged on the furnace body, the sounds reverberated through the house, scaring off timid creatures for blocks away. Catching something out of the - ’ corner of her eye, she turned and faced the furnace intake vent. Two little squirrel faces peeked out through (he metal slats, eyeing this wild-cyed human creature with amusement and curiousity for a moment. Then. they turned away, ‘affectionately nuzzling their squirrel noses _ together and baiting playfully at each other with their soft paws. Evidently these squirrels were on a honeymoon. So, the family will be expanding soon. Not my friend's family, but the squirrels’. Three daring escapees have been caught, and are now residing in other people’s yards. But the main squirrel-family unit is intact, and the nest is warm, though sometimes noisy. Often, the human creature visits, banging her strange greeting on the walls of their home, setting out food in odd contraptions, and occassionally shouting four-letter words: But the squirrels are quite ' content to tolerate this madwoman’s display, And it will be a a cory winter. - Robert Reay, met declined A proposal to build multiple family housing units on a piece of | land on the east side of Munroe St. between Lazelie Ave. and Davis Ave. has been turned down by Terrace city council. 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