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Ran a zone wire through a crawlspace and found a raccoon family the hard way
I was on a job in a 1970s split level outside Columbus about two months ago. I had to pull a new 22/4 through the crawlspace for a back door contact. About 15 feet in I felt something warm and fuzzy brush my arm and I nearly dropped my flashlight. Turns out momma raccoon had set up shop right under the kitchen and I had to back out slow and reschedule after the wildlife guy trapped them. Has anyone else had a critter surprise during a rough-in?
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the_claire5d ago
Oh man, that same thing happened to me with a possum once.
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richard_young805d ago
My buddy Steve had one crawl up inside his truck's engine bay, right behind the glove box (don't ask me how that works). He opened the door one morning and there it was, just staring at him from the dashboard like it owned the place. Took him an hour and a half to coax it out with a broom handle and some peanut butter on a cracker.
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