October 21, 2009

News from Nevada: Bear Break-in!

In almost thirty years in their house at Lake Tahoe, my parents have never had a bear break & enter. But the population has grown in recent years - apparently, some mothers are even having three cubs - due to their accumulated intelligence on how harvest from the neighboring human abundance. Both my parents sent out e-mails today, you can compare for style:

from"Sue W____" ______@yahoo.com
reply-to_____@yahoo.com
to[many addresses]
dateWed, Oct 21, 2009 at 9:01 AM
subjectBear Break-In



A bear broke into our garage last night (see photo). I actually heard him. I went to bed late, around 11:10, because I had some classwork to do, and couldn't get to sleep because of noises. I finally got to sleep about 12:10, when the noises subsided. I probably should have awakened John, but thought maybe it was just a car outside.

He cleaned out our garage refrigerator of apples, muffins, cheese, and bread. He didn't like the beer or wine. He toppled one closed trash can, and we don't know what he got there. We are pretty careful about putting any food stuff in zip lock bags. Dog bones are all over the floor. Perhaps he ate some, but certainly didn't eat them all.
They were in a box on top of the fridge. He also ignored a box of oranges.

Love, Sue

from"John W_____" ______@att.net
to[many addresses]
dateWed, Oct 21, 2009 at 8:32 AM
subjectnew doggy door


All, last night a bear enjoyed a midnight snack of cheese, Costco muffins, and apples in our garage. It didn't like our box wine or Bud beer. John



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Colbert is right - they are the number one threat to America.

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