Welp, this settles the 2nd of several questions. We all know the Pope is Catholic...
- Bear Invades Property Story -
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We came up to this Mountain Joint some years ago, and saw all this broken Glass on the wrap-around Deck. The Dryer Vent was ripped off the Wall. Chaise Lounge Cushions were torn apart. One side of this massive Bay Window was broken out. The other Glass damage was 1 of 3 Glass Panes; an external Slider that's integral to the Double Pane Windows. It resulted from Mom rising up to try forced entry through various Windows. One Window finally gave.
Bear Invasion.
I locked & loaded my Titanium Frame .357, and swept the House like outta some Bruce Willis Movie. Heart pounding after parking Da Wife and Da Pooch out of the way of stray Bullets. Mama Bears have been known to hole up in the [finished] Basement, and charge up the Stairs when the Cub nearby is threatened from a sound Schnooze. Bears were long gone.
The Forensic Reconstruction was that Junior was being trained on how to break in by Mom. The broken-out Glass was only a ~1' wide, so Mom could not have made it in. He went straight for the big white Box seen below. A lovely Hutch from the '20s was unharmed as he brushed by. Only a piece of upright Firewood was knocked over. He went back out the way he came in after chowing some Berries from the Freezer. The zing of the spilt Habanero Bloody Mary Mix sent him packing, apparently. No 'marking' of Territory in the Basement, or other, Carpet fortunately... The Electric Bill for the open Freezer wasn't bad.
Some Retired Goombah down the Hill was putting Bacon Grease inside an old Tire, and watching the Bears attracted to it through his Picture Window. ~24 Bear Break-ins that Summer. 0 Break-ins now. In round numbers, there's ~250,000 Acres of Forest to the North of us, and about the same to the West. Bear Country. Relocated Mom and Junior found their way back from ~80 Miles away, and were dropped by a Forestry Sharpshooter. Hence the Bumper Sticker: 'Garbage Kills Bears'.
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