Re: My day with the bear...a true story...

[Guest guest]

That is absolutely hysterical! Thanks for sharing! lol

Tiff

> Hi folks...thought I would drop a line to let you all know why I

did not sign

> on this afternoon...Caution...you will laugh.

>

> My daughter fell asleep after lunch (by some miracle, as she never

naps). I

> deceided to run out to the pool to catch some rays, so I locked her

bedroom

> door.

>

> I got out to the pool, grabbed a raft and dozed off for about 15

minutes.

> Something woke me up. It did not alarm me, and I was still in a

sort of

> " daze " . So, I got out of the pool and sat on the deck. I picked

up my book

> and started reading. I then heard this grunting noise. I look off

of the

> deck, and to my surprise a VERY LARGE black bear is lying in my

daughter's

> plastic kiddie pool about 25 feet from me. So, I use MY THEORY...I

yell at

> the bear... He slowly sits up on his hind legs and THE SOB YELLS

BACK AT ME.

> So, I sat down like a little b**ch and I shut up. He layed back

down and

> rolled around on his back like I did not exist in his world.

>

> He then decieded to go onto my back porch. He picked up some kids

toys and

> shook them. He then made his way into my garage through the open

door and

> rustled through my recycle cans. Since I rinse all of my

recycles, he found

> nothing good. So, he started throwing the empties at my car. At

that time,

> I did not know what he was doing, since I was outside.

>

> The door from the garage to the laundry room just pushes open...So

my fear

> kicked in...Luckily, my dog is a little baby, and must have thought

it was me

> in the garage (aka-outside without him). So, he started barking

and chased

> the bear out of the garage...ATTACK SHIH-TZU. Thank goodness the

bear did

> not know he only weighs 14 lbs. Thank goodness Giz did not know it

was a

> bear....He would have probably had a heart attack.

>

> So, the bear ran back out, and I thought he was going to

leave...instead, he

> got sidetracked at my daughter's swing...He could swing it back and

> forth...He had a bunch of fun...At one point, the way he was

sitting there,

> he looked like he was sitting on it...It took everything in me not

to laugh

> out loud. He did that for awhile, then back to the pool, and then,

back in

> the house...This went on for an hour and a half.

>

> FINALLY...He decieded to go around the side of the house. I made a

break for

> the house...I MADE IT!!! I don't even think my feet touched the

ground! I

> Locked the door behind me!

>

> So, I called the game warden since he was going toward the road.

Instead, he

> dumped my burn barrell...Don't know what he thought he was going to

find in

> there!

>

> They showed up about 20 minutes later...Then the reporters...It's a

> bear...like it was some huge event...

>

> He was close enough that I could read his ear tag numbers. He was

a 450 lb

> black bear. According to the police, people have been feeding

him...He was

> pretty well domesticated. They offered to trap and remove him from

the area

> AGAIN...I refused. What is the point? He just comes back.

>

> He lives here...he was thirsty...there is no water in the woods

anymore, and

> the mountain fire that we had last week is still burning and has

taken 160

> acres of his home. What is he to do. Who can blame him for being

thirsty

> and needing a bath?!

>

> So, to all who are bent on being eaten by a bear...it did not

happen. There

> are no fruits and berries left here...everything is dry. Although

he bawled

> me out, he did not come after me, and had no intention of it.

>

> I also think it is a shame to see people amusing themselves by

feeding these

> creatures...I have a bad feeling that maybe next time this bold

bear will

> wander into the wrong yard.

>

> So, today, my Animal Rights theories bit me in the butt, so to

speak...The

> pool stinks and is full of scratches...The kid's swing is full of

scratches.

> My garage is trashed! My dog is feeling violated and is pissed off

because

> to him, the whole yard just smells HORRIBLE! LOL

>

> Missy

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

That is absolutely hysterical! Thanks for sharing! lol

Tiff

> Hi folks...thought I would drop a line to let you all know why I

did not sign

> on this afternoon...Caution...you will laugh.

>

> My daughter fell asleep after lunch (by some miracle, as she never

naps). I

> deceided to run out to the pool to catch some rays, so I locked her

bedroom

> door.

>

> I got out to the pool, grabbed a raft and dozed off for about 15

minutes.

> Something woke me up. It did not alarm me, and I was still in a

sort of

> " daze " . So, I got out of the pool and sat on the deck. I picked

up my book

> and started reading. I then heard this grunting noise. I look off

of the

> deck, and to my surprise a VERY LARGE black bear is lying in my

daughter's

> plastic kiddie pool about 25 feet from me. So, I use MY THEORY...I

yell at

> the bear... He slowly sits up on his hind legs and THE SOB YELLS

BACK AT ME.

> So, I sat down like a little b**ch and I shut up. He layed back

down and

> rolled around on his back like I did not exist in his world.

>

> He then decieded to go onto my back porch. He picked up some kids

toys and

> shook them. He then made his way into my garage through the open

door and

> rustled through my recycle cans. Since I rinse all of my

recycles, he found

> nothing good. So, he started throwing the empties at my car. At

that time,

> I did not know what he was doing, since I was outside.

>

> The door from the garage to the laundry room just pushes open...So

my fear

> kicked in...Luckily, my dog is a little baby, and must have thought

it was me

> in the garage (aka-outside without him). So, he started barking

and chased

> the bear out of the garage...ATTACK SHIH-TZU. Thank goodness the

bear did

> not know he only weighs 14 lbs. Thank goodness Giz did not know it

was a

> bear....He would have probably had a heart attack.

>

> So, the bear ran back out, and I thought he was going to

leave...instead, he

> got sidetracked at my daughter's swing...He could swing it back and

> forth...He had a bunch of fun...At one point, the way he was

sitting there,

> he looked like he was sitting on it...It took everything in me not

to laugh

> out loud. He did that for awhile, then back to the pool, and then,

back in

> the house...This went on for an hour and a half.

>

> FINALLY...He decieded to go around the side of the house. I made a

break for

> the house...I MADE IT!!! I don't even think my feet touched the

ground! I

> Locked the door behind me!

>

> So, I called the game warden since he was going toward the road.

Instead, he

> dumped my burn barrell...Don't know what he thought he was going to

find in

> there!

>

> They showed up about 20 minutes later...Then the reporters...It's a

> bear...like it was some huge event...

>

> He was close enough that I could read his ear tag numbers. He was

a 450 lb

> black bear. According to the police, people have been feeding

him...He was

> pretty well domesticated. They offered to trap and remove him from

the area

> AGAIN...I refused. What is the point? He just comes back.

>

> He lives here...he was thirsty...there is no water in the woods

anymore, and

> the mountain fire that we had last week is still burning and has

taken 160

> acres of his home. What is he to do. Who can blame him for being

thirsty

> and needing a bath?!

>

> So, to all who are bent on being eaten by a bear...it did not

happen. There

> are no fruits and berries left here...everything is dry. Although

he bawled

> me out, he did not come after me, and had no intention of it.

>

> I also think it is a shame to see people amusing themselves by

feeding these

> creatures...I have a bad feeling that maybe next time this bold

bear will

> wander into the wrong yard.

>

> So, today, my Animal Rights theories bit me in the butt, so to

speak...The

> pool stinks and is full of scratches...The kid's swing is full of

scratches.

> My garage is trashed! My dog is feeling violated and is pissed off

because

> to him, the whole yard just smells HORRIBLE! LOL

>

> Missy

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

That is absolutely hysterical! Thanks for sharing! lol

Tiff

> Hi folks...thought I would drop a line to let you all know why I

did not sign

> on this afternoon...Caution...you will laugh.

>

> My daughter fell asleep after lunch (by some miracle, as she never

naps). I

> deceided to run out to the pool to catch some rays, so I locked her

bedroom

> door.

>

> I got out to the pool, grabbed a raft and dozed off for about 15

minutes.

> Something woke me up. It did not alarm me, and I was still in a

sort of

> " daze " . So, I got out of the pool and sat on the deck. I picked

up my book

> and started reading. I then heard this grunting noise. I look off

of the

> deck, and to my surprise a VERY LARGE black bear is lying in my

daughter's

> plastic kiddie pool about 25 feet from me. So, I use MY THEORY...I

yell at

> the bear... He slowly sits up on his hind legs and THE SOB YELLS

BACK AT ME.

> So, I sat down like a little b**ch and I shut up. He layed back

down and

> rolled around on his back like I did not exist in his world.

>

> He then decieded to go onto my back porch. He picked up some kids

toys and

> shook them. He then made his way into my garage through the open

door and

> rustled through my recycle cans. Since I rinse all of my

recycles, he found

> nothing good. So, he started throwing the empties at my car. At

that time,

> I did not know what he was doing, since I was outside.

>

> The door from the garage to the laundry room just pushes open...So

my fear

> kicked in...Luckily, my dog is a little baby, and must have thought

it was me

> in the garage (aka-outside without him). So, he started barking

and chased

> the bear out of the garage...ATTACK SHIH-TZU. Thank goodness the

bear did

> not know he only weighs 14 lbs. Thank goodness Giz did not know it

was a

> bear....He would have probably had a heart attack.

>

> So, the bear ran back out, and I thought he was going to

leave...instead, he

> got sidetracked at my daughter's swing...He could swing it back and

> forth...He had a bunch of fun...At one point, the way he was

sitting there,

> he looked like he was sitting on it...It took everything in me not

to laugh

> out loud. He did that for awhile, then back to the pool, and then,

back in

> the house...This went on for an hour and a half.

>

> FINALLY...He decieded to go around the side of the house. I made a

break for

> the house...I MADE IT!!! I don't even think my feet touched the

ground! I

> Locked the door behind me!

>

> So, I called the game warden since he was going toward the road.

Instead, he

> dumped my burn barrell...Don't know what he thought he was going to

find in

> there!

>

> They showed up about 20 minutes later...Then the reporters...It's a

> bear...like it was some huge event...

>

> He was close enough that I could read his ear tag numbers. He was

a 450 lb

> black bear. According to the police, people have been feeding

him...He was

> pretty well domesticated. They offered to trap and remove him from

the area

> AGAIN...I refused. What is the point? He just comes back.

>

> He lives here...he was thirsty...there is no water in the woods

anymore, and

> the mountain fire that we had last week is still burning and has

taken 160

> acres of his home. What is he to do. Who can blame him for being

thirsty

> and needing a bath?!

>

> So, to all who are bent on being eaten by a bear...it did not

happen. There

> are no fruits and berries left here...everything is dry. Although

he bawled

> me out, he did not come after me, and had no intention of it.

>

> I also think it is a shame to see people amusing themselves by

feeding these

> creatures...I have a bad feeling that maybe next time this bold

bear will

> wander into the wrong yard.

>

> So, today, my Animal Rights theories bit me in the butt, so to

speak...The

> pool stinks and is full of scratches...The kid's swing is full of

scratches.

> My garage is trashed! My dog is feeling violated and is pissed off

because

> to him, the whole yard just smells HORRIBLE! LOL

>

> Missy

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 08/13/2002 9:00:45 PM US Eastern Standard Time,

parrot004@... writes:

> VERY LARGE black bear is lying in my daughter's

> plastic kiddie pool about 25 feet from me.

I honestly must say someone would of had to of cleaned the pool out because I

would Sh$# myself....Thats cool that he didn't come after you. I was

laughing as I was reading your story....I can just imagine this huge bear on

this lil' kiddie swingset having a blast....

Bless his lil' heart his home is all burnt down....I hope he doesn't wander

into the wrong yard....I hope he finds a somewhat secluded area with some

berries, cheese, and lots of running water. *heee hee Chuckle**

Allicia

[Guest guest]

I don't know about berries, but it smells like he left some " toe cheese " in

my kid pool...yuck!

Missy

> ....I hope he finds a somewhat secluded area with some

> berries, cheese, and lots of running water. *heee hee Chuckle**

> Allicia

>

[Guest guest]

I don't know about berries, but it smells like he left some " toe cheese " in

my kid pool...yuck!

Missy

> ....I hope he finds a somewhat secluded area with some

> berries, cheese, and lots of running water. *heee hee Chuckle**

> Allicia

>

[Guest guest]

I think you have a secret little mark in your yard that says " Welcome

bears! Animal Rights person firmly believes in you. Fine water,

bathing and entertaining within. Lots of toys, not much noise. Animal

control officers will not be after you. "

I bet he's back next week with all of his buddies! Seriously though,

glad that no one got hurt, and everyone came through things fine. Good

think Jocie was sleeping so you didn't have to worry about that too.

Darcy

[Guest guest]

I think you have a secret little mark in your yard that says " Welcome

bears! Animal Rights person firmly believes in you. Fine water,

bathing and entertaining within. Lots of toys, not much noise. Animal

control officers will not be after you. "

I bet he's back next week with all of his buddies! Seriously though,

glad that no one got hurt, and everyone came through things fine. Good

think Jocie was sleeping so you didn't have to worry about that too.

Darcy

[Guest guest]

---I no longer think I have had a bad day.

In @y..., parrot004@a... wrote:

> Hi folks...thought I would drop a line to let you all know why I

did not sign

> on this afternoon...Caution...you will laugh.

>

> My daughter fell asleep after lunch (by some miracle, as she never

naps). I

> deceided to run out to the pool to catch some rays, so I locked her

bedroom

> door.

>

> I got out to the pool, grabbed a raft and dozed off for about 15

minutes.

> Something woke me up. It did not alarm me, and I was still in a

sort of

> " daze " . So, I got out of the pool and sat on the deck. I picked

up my book

> and started reading. I then heard this grunting noise. I look off

of the

> deck, and to my surprise a VERY LARGE black bear is lying in my

daughter's

> plastic kiddie pool about 25 feet from me. So, I use MY THEORY...I

yell at

> the bear... He slowly sits up on his hind legs and THE SOB YELLS

BACK AT ME.

> So, I sat down like a little b**ch and I shut up. He layed back

down and

> rolled around on his back like I did not exist in his world.

>

> He then decieded to go onto my back porch. He picked up some kids

toys and

> shook them. He then made his way into my garage through the open

door and

> rustled through my recycle cans. Since I rinse all of my

recycles, he found

> nothing good. So, he started throwing the empties at my car. At

that time,

> I did not know what he was doing, since I was outside.

>

> The door from the garage to the laundry room just pushes open...So

my fear

> kicked in...Luckily, my dog is a little baby, and must have thought

it was me

> in the garage (aka-outside without him). So, he started barking

and chased

> the bear out of the garage...ATTACK SHIH-TZU. Thank goodness the

bear did

> not know he only weighs 14 lbs. Thank goodness Giz did not know it

was a

> bear....He would have probably had a heart attack.

>

> So, the bear ran back out, and I thought he was going to

leave...instead, he

> got sidetracked at my daughter's swing...He could swing it back and

> forth...He had a bunch of fun...At one point, the way he was

sitting there,

> he looked like he was sitting on it...It took everything in me not

to laugh

> out loud. He did that for awhile, then back to the pool, and then,

back in

> the house...This went on for an hour and a half.

>

> FINALLY...He decieded to go around the side of the house. I made a

break for

> the house...I MADE IT!!! I don't even think my feet touched the

ground! I

> Locked the door behind me!

>

> So, I called the game warden since he was going toward the road.

Instead, he

> dumped my burn barrell...Don't know what he thought he was going to

find in

> there!

>

> They showed up about 20 minutes later...Then the reporters...It's a

> bear...like it was some huge event...

>

> He was close enough that I could read his ear tag numbers. He was

a 450 lb

> black bear. According to the police, people have been feeding

him...He was

> pretty well domesticated. They offered to trap and remove him from

the area

> AGAIN...I refused. What is the point? He just comes back.

>

> He lives here...he was thirsty...there is no water in the woods

anymore, and

> the mountain fire that we had last week is still burning and has

taken 160

> acres of his home. What is he to do. Who can blame him for being

thirsty

> and needing a bath?!

>

> So, to all who are bent on being eaten by a bear...it did not

happen. There

> are no fruits and berries left here...everything is dry. Although

he bawled

> me out, he did not come after me, and had no intention of it.

>

> I also think it is a shame to see people amusing themselves by

feeding these

> creatures...I have a bad feeling that maybe next time this bold

bear will

> wander into the wrong yard.

>

> So, today, my Animal Rights theories bit me in the butt, so to

speak...The

> pool stinks and is full of scratches...The kid's swing is full of

scratches.

> My garage is trashed! My dog is feeling violated and is pissed off

because

> to him, the whole yard just smells HORRIBLE! LOL

>

> Missy

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

---I no longer think I have had a bad day.

In @y..., parrot004@a... wrote:

> Hi folks...thought I would drop a line to let you all know why I

did not sign

> on this afternoon...Caution...you will laugh.

>

> My daughter fell asleep after lunch (by some miracle, as she never

naps). I

> deceided to run out to the pool to catch some rays, so I locked her

bedroom

> door.

>

> I got out to the pool, grabbed a raft and dozed off for about 15

minutes.

> Something woke me up. It did not alarm me, and I was still in a

sort of

> " daze " . So, I got out of the pool and sat on the deck. I picked

up my book

> and started reading. I then heard this grunting noise. I look off

of the

> deck, and to my surprise a VERY LARGE black bear is lying in my

daughter's

> plastic kiddie pool about 25 feet from me. So, I use MY THEORY...I

yell at

> the bear... He slowly sits up on his hind legs and THE SOB YELLS

BACK AT ME.

> So, I sat down like a little b**ch and I shut up. He layed back

down and

> rolled around on his back like I did not exist in his world.

>

> He then decieded to go onto my back porch. He picked up some kids

toys and

> shook them. He then made his way into my garage through the open

door and

> rustled through my recycle cans. Since I rinse all of my

recycles, he found

> nothing good. So, he started throwing the empties at my car. At

that time,

> I did not know what he was doing, since I was outside.

>

> The door from the garage to the laundry room just pushes open...So

my fear

> kicked in...Luckily, my dog is a little baby, and must have thought

it was me

> in the garage (aka-outside without him). So, he started barking

and chased

> the bear out of the garage...ATTACK SHIH-TZU. Thank goodness the

bear did

> not know he only weighs 14 lbs. Thank goodness Giz did not know it

was a

> bear....He would have probably had a heart attack.

>

> So, the bear ran back out, and I thought he was going to

leave...instead, he

> got sidetracked at my daughter's swing...He could swing it back and

> forth...He had a bunch of fun...At one point, the way he was

sitting there,

> he looked like he was sitting on it...It took everything in me not

to laugh

> out loud. He did that for awhile, then back to the pool, and then,

back in

> the house...This went on for an hour and a half.

>

> FINALLY...He decieded to go around the side of the house. I made a

break for

> the house...I MADE IT!!! I don't even think my feet touched the

ground! I

> Locked the door behind me!

>

> So, I called the game warden since he was going toward the road.

Instead, he

> dumped my burn barrell...Don't know what he thought he was going to

find in

> there!

>

> They showed up about 20 minutes later...Then the reporters...It's a

> bear...like it was some huge event...

>

> He was close enough that I could read his ear tag numbers. He was

a 450 lb

> black bear. According to the police, people have been feeding

him...He was

> pretty well domesticated. They offered to trap and remove him from

the area

> AGAIN...I refused. What is the point? He just comes back.

>

> He lives here...he was thirsty...there is no water in the woods

anymore, and

> the mountain fire that we had last week is still burning and has

taken 160

> acres of his home. What is he to do. Who can blame him for being

thirsty

> and needing a bath?!

>

> So, to all who are bent on being eaten by a bear...it did not

happen. There

> are no fruits and berries left here...everything is dry. Although

he bawled

> me out, he did not come after me, and had no intention of it.

>

> I also think it is a shame to see people amusing themselves by

feeding these

> creatures...I have a bad feeling that maybe next time this bold

bear will

> wander into the wrong yard.

>

> So, today, my Animal Rights theories bit me in the butt, so to

speak...The

> pool stinks and is full of scratches...The kid's swing is full of

scratches.

> My garage is trashed! My dog is feeling violated and is pissed off

because

> to him, the whole yard just smells HORRIBLE! LOL

>

> Missy

>

>

>

>

>