Part two on our struggle in maintaining peace in the neighborhood of Crawford Drive. Last month the squirrels attacked our fence and getting the destruction mended took a while. We consulted the birds and other animals in the area, but they would flee the moment they saw Jordon’s big teeth. Have you seen those molars coming through? If Jordon had those during the attack, there would have been more casualties on the squirrel side! Then one day the “Lawn Gnomes” came to our rescues! They were lead by the guardian Gnome in the front of the house. I still haven’t caught the name of that kind Gnome, but we sure are grateful. Now the fence is back together and hopeful those squirrels will think twice before messing with the Allemans!
Moment of Truth:
This might actually be funnier than the made up story. Well the recycling/ waste company wasn’t contacting us about a time to look at the damage, and I had to move the rumble away from the grass. I didn’t want to have dead grass and a broken fence. Darlene called daily and most of the time the she didn’t even talk to a human being. Well I emailed the City Manager (which happens to be the Second Councilor in the Bishopric he he he) and told him about the delay. That same day we got a response from the offending company and the fence repair company and BAM, the fence was fixed in a few days! Darlene’s work got most of the attention, but every little thing help in getting something fixed. Like the old saying goes, “The squeaky wheel gets the grease.” Isn’t it great to have friends in local government?
Moment of Truth:
This might actually be funnier than the made up story. Well the recycling/ waste company wasn’t contacting us about a time to look at the damage, and I had to move the rumble away from the grass. I didn’t want to have dead grass and a broken fence. Darlene called daily and most of the time the she didn’t even talk to a human being. Well I emailed the City Manager (which happens to be the Second Councilor in the Bishopric he he he) and told him about the delay. That same day we got a response from the offending company and the fence repair company and BAM, the fence was fixed in a few days! Darlene’s work got most of the attention, but every little thing help in getting something fixed. Like the old saying goes, “The squeaky wheel gets the grease.” Isn’t it great to have friends in local government?
3 comments:
Thank goodness we have Bro. Cheatham (and also thank you to your thoughtful knome :)! We're so glad that your fence is fixed and that you can put that frustrating experience behind you.
Hi Chris!
I don't know if you read about my Bulwer-Lytton contest over on our blog, but one of my entries was inspired by your fence troubles:
"The squirrels drove the hijacked dump truck through my fence and barreled across my lawn—they didn’t know about the mines I’d installed under the hedgerows."
Glad everything got settled regarding the fence.
I love it! Thanks Ryan. These blogs are definately changing my way of life.
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