Chicagoist: Scout and the City

Bad commercial

Fri, 05 May 2006 16:06:06 -0600

Please, I implore you, for the sake of my sanity, don't say whatev again.

City Critter

Fri, 05 May 2006 11:10:22 -0600

Well, I was just being fanciful... Although, if you think about it, the ground level button is the closest to the floor, and raccoons have a relatively long reach, so it would be possible for him to get down at least. Getting up, that's another story. Maybe he DID have a seagull friend! The main obstacle would actually seem to be whether it could press the button hard enough. (Leaving aside the obvious, "Is it smart enough") Talking about creatures makes me want to get down to North Pond this weekend to watch the rabbits, squirrels, birds and turtles.

NSH

Fri, 05 May 2006 11:00:24 -0600

I understand trapping, it's the releasing I don't understand. Them critters make nice hats.

Nellnee

Fri, 05 May 2006 10:43:12 -0600

I wonder about the wisdom of dropping the animal off in a forest preserve. If this was a city-wise racoon, he may not be used to having to forage for food in the forest, rather than forage in Dumpsters. What is the reason for even trapping the poor guy, if he wasn't causing any problem?

jeff

Thu, 04 May 2006 22:24:57 -0600

I'm wondering if the state will go after the guy who trapped the raccoon. You have to have a license to trap & release the animal.

MikeH

Thu, 04 May 2006 21:07:21 -0600

Yeah, but... How would he reach the buttons?

City Critter

Thu, 04 May 2006 19:11:49 -0600

Maybe he just took the elevator, kind of like the pigeons that hop on the el from time to time.

MikeH

Thu, 04 May 2006 18:04:29 -0600

I read about this in the paper. It was apparently living atop the 43-story building in a rooftop maintenance room, and was spotted several times climbing the construction scaffolding... So you mean to tell me that whenever this little guy got hungry, he had to navigate 43 floors worth of scaffolding each way to find a dumpster?!! That is one industrious critter. The price one pays for penthouse-living with a great view, I suppose...