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Gophers notch a win in man-rodent battle
I am putting my money on the gophers. ;)
TMT Gophers notch a win in man-rodent battle Mon Mar 24, 7:43 PM ET A war on gophers waged by two Canadian men went awry this weekend when a device used to blast the rodents in their holes sparked a massive grass fire in a rural area near Calgary, Alberta, causing more than C $200,000 ($197,000) in damages. Despite a ban on fires in the tinder-dry area of Springbank, just northeast of Calgary's city limits, two men went into a field to kill gophers using a device called a Rodenator, fire officials said on Monday. The device pumps a mixture of propane and oxygen into gopher holes, which is then ignited, and, according to the manufacturer's Web site, the resulting blast creates a shock wave that kills the gopher and collapses its tunnel system. "We had a couple of acreage owners out taking care of their rodent problem with this device," said Captain Joe Garssi of the municipal district of Rocky View's fire department. "They did a few holes successfully and then hit a hole that didn't go in very far. When they filled it with propane it over-filled the hole...and when they ignited it (fire) flashed out of the hole into the grass beside them." The resulting grass fire scorched about 160 acres of surrounding property and destroyed a number of outbuildings. No homes were damaged. "The way I look at it, it's 'humans eight, gophers one'." Garssi said, as the two men destroyed about eight of the rodents before sparking the blaze. Charges are being considered against one of the two men involved. In Western Canada, gophers, more properly called Richardson's ground squirrels, are often considered a nuisance, blamed for ruining crops and damaging golf courses and lawns. |
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Roaches notch a win in man-rodent battle
"Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message ... I am putting my money on the gophers. ;) TMT Gophers notch a win in man-rodent battle Mon Mar 24, 7:43 PM ET TMT: Indeed. On the Insect front, there was a young couple in an urban duplex in the city that had their fill of roach infestation. Deciding from experience that one roach fogger was insufficient, this pair set something on the order of 17 of the devices to annihilate the crafty creatures. The house was rocked off its foundation by an explosion ignited by running pilot lights. The unintentionally funny thing came as a news camera covering the mishap panned across the debris...which was covered by a scampering horde of the victors. Regards, Edward Hennessey |
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Roaches notch a win in man-rodent battle
On Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:30:19 -0700, "Edward Hennessey"
wrote: "Too_Many_Tools" wrote in message ... I am putting my money on the gophers. ;) TMT Gophers notch a win in man-rodent battle Mon Mar 24, 7:43 PM ET TMT: Indeed. On the Insect front, there was a young couple in an urban duplex in the city that had their fill of roach infestation. Deciding from experience that one roach fogger was insufficient, this pair set something on the order of 17 of the devices to annihilate the crafty creatures. The house was rocked off its foundation by an explosion ignited by running pilot lights. The unintentionally funny thing came as a news camera covering the mishap panned across the debris...which was covered by a scampering horde of the victors. Regards, Edward Hennessey there was a restauraunt in melbourne that did that same thing. mortein roach bombs everywhere (a propane driven single shot fly spray can) then close all the glass doors. the entire first floor of the building blew out when the pilots lit the propane. funny as hell looking at the newsreel from the other side of the country. Stealth Pilot |
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