Stupid Bear
May 22, 2021 08:01:18 #
A bear ripped open a plastic storage container where I keep gallon jugs of oil drained from cars. He must have been disappointed when he found no oil. I had brought it to be recycled a few days before. I'm sorry he broke the container, but I'm glad he didn't attack the garbage cans.
May 22, 2021 08:32:28 #
May 23, 2021 05:50:55 #
May 23, 2021 07:14:24 #
buckbrush
Loc: Texas then Southwest Oregon
jerryc41 wrote:
A bear ripped open a plastic storage container where I keep gallon jugs of oil drained from cars. He must have been disappointed when he found no oil. I had brought it to be recycled a few days before. I'm sorry he broke the container, but I'm glad he didn't attack the garbage cans.
Jerry, I had a similar experience when I left a 5 gallon plastic container of diesel fuel in the woods. I used it to help start brush piles on fire. That darn bear tore the container apart. I was amazed it could puncture the real thick plastic around the handle.
The Fish and Wildlife people believed I had something tasty on my hands when I handled the container earlier.
May 23, 2021 08:51:23 #
jerryc41 wrote:
A bear ripped open a plastic storage container where I keep gallon jugs of oil drained from cars. He must have been disappointed when he found no oil. I had brought it to be recycled a few days before. I'm sorry he broke the container, but I'm glad he didn't attack the garbage cans.
I wonder how many quarts he was down??
May 23, 2021 11:21:47 #
Is this one of your "takes some thought" jokes? As with some of your other jokes I don't get it. 
May 24, 2021 08:36:23 #
EdJ0307 wrote:
Is this one of your "takes some thought" jokes? As with some of your other jokes I don't get it.
No. This was the case of a bear breaking into a large plastic storage bin to get at drain oil containers. Maybe I'll take a picture of it later. That container was good for bringing the gallon jugs to recycle the oil. Now I'll have to order something large from Amazon to get a big cardboard box. : )
May 25, 2021 03:10:17 #
It must be an amazing sight to see a bear in your garden, the nearest thing to a black bears we have is black cats!
May 25, 2021 07:52:57 #
Doddy wrote:
It must be an amazing sight to see a bear in your garden, the nearest thing to a black bears we have is black cats!
Yes, the bears are active now. There are daily notices about adults and their kids. I've also been hearing about rattlesnakes. I didn't know they were local residents.
May 25, 2021 09:44:53 #
How many years' worth of oil had you saved up, Jerry? You're lucky he didn't come sooner!!!
May 26, 2021 07:16:02 #
SteveR wrote:
How many years' worth of oil had you saved up, Jerry? You're lucky he didn't come sooner!!!
There was quite a bit because every time I had gone to recycle it, their 275 gallon tank was full. I probably had ten gallons of oil. Some of those gallons contained old antifreeze.
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