[AT] OT - Skunks

[charliehill]

Charlie,  It's just plain old sulfur (or sulphur) ground to a fine powder. 
Sorry about the mis-spelling in the first post.
It's used as a soil amendment and also to coat the cut faces of seed 
potatoes.

Charlie Hill


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charlie V" <1cdevill at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT - Skunks


>I am not familiar with garden sulfer, but would guess it gives off a sulfer
> order.  I know my SIL in Ohio uses moth balls as well as other things.  I 
> do
> not know what the other things are.  I guess the thing to remember is that
> whatever is used as a critter deterrent will also be shared by you if you
> wish to enjoy your deck.  Their deck attracts other critters as well, so
> maybe the moth balls do not offer much help.  Check the photos taken by my
> daughter from the links below.
>
> http://images9.fotki.com/v450/photos/9/1608999/8287354/Groundhogs00053-vi.jpg
>
> http://images19.fotki.com/v286/photos/9/1608999/8287354/Groundhogs00048-vi.jpg
>
>
> Charlie V. in WNY
>
> On Tue, Mar 30, 2010 at 8:39 AM, charliehill 
> <charliehill at embarqmail.com>wrote:
>
>> This is a question not a solution.  I wonder if you sprinkled some garden
>> sulfur under the deck (or blew it under there with a leaf blower or
>> something) if the skunk wouldn't decide to find a place that smelled
>> better?
>>
>> Charlie
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Will Powell" <william.neff.powell at comcast.net>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> >
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 8:00 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] OT - Skunks
>>
>>
>> > My grandfather always told me the story about Mr Smiths (forgotten his
>> > name) Skunk. Mr Smith was trying to trap a skunk and was using a clamp
>> > trap. The skunk had got caught 4 times and had gotten out losing his 
>> > paw
>> > each time. The skunk was walking around on stumps. Mr Smith kept trying
>> > and was determined to get the skunk.
>> >
>> > My Grandfather came up with a trap that would drop a log on the skunk 
>> > so
>> > he got together with his friends and got the skunk. Mr Smith was not
>> happy
>> > that the skunk was gone and knew somebody had beat him to it. Then, 
>> > next
>> > Sunday my Grandfather and his friends went to church and then 
>> > confession.
>> > His friends went first, then my grandfather. My Grandfather disclosed 
>> > his
>> > indiscretions not mentioning the skunk. After he was finished the 
>> > priest
>> > calmly said to say his penance and then yelled "Why did you steel Mr
>> > Smiths Skunk!" I guess his friends gave him up...
>> >
>> >
>> > Another thing that I learned about skunks was from my Uncle. He was had 
>> > a
>> > doctorate in Chemistry from Columbia university. We have a cabin in
>> > Upstate NY and on one fishing trip a skunk sprayed on the side of the
>> > cabin... Was not a nice thing... My uncle got out his paper and came up
>> > with the chemical symbols for what was in the spray and deciphered what
>> > chemicals we had at hand that would break it down... He arrived at
>> > Gasoline. I don't remember how we applied the gasoline but it did knock
>> > out the scent.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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