Anecdotes

The 15th of April 2025: A few weeks ago I was taking out the trash and heard a-rustling in the dumpster. Of course when I opened the lid a squirrel jumped out in panic. I looked inside and there was some half-eaten pizza or something. Then a week later or so KP was taking out the trash and also heard rustling, and this time the squirrel was, "chowing down on a crunch wrap supreme from taco bell." When it was raining more recently, I was once more making the weekly take-out-the-trash trip and heard the scuffling from inside again. I politely knocked on the dumpster and stood back to let the squirrel come out in it's own time but no one jumped out. I looked inside and the squirrel was trying to jump out but was too wet and bedraggled and fat and tired to get out; there must have been a foot or so of water in the bottom of the dumpster that it was slipping into. It started calling out little noises when I walked away, so I was really worried it was in desperate straites. Anyway, I found some boards and helped it climb out. At least it won't starve to death the next time it happens.