I have a
daughter in La Crescenta which, while not Africa, has signage suggesting a lion
situation nonetheless.
Although the
mountain lion presence has generated the billboards the black bears are
apparently more frequent.
One local
legend, nicknamed “meatball” (due to his fetish for Costco meatballs), was
relocated numerous times but kept coming back. As the story was related to me,
on one occasion they drove him to Colorado and asked the locally controlling
authorities if they could release him there. Colorado apparently said ~ “No thank
you; we have our own bears”, thus emphasizing the well-known fact that it is
easier to obtain forgiveness than permission. This is especially true if the
need for forgiveness is finessed by the dark of night—no head lights—quick
getaway…..technique.
So Shaving 1
called two days ago to report successful setup in their new home. She called
yesterday to report a black bear in the street, at 9:00AM, on their way to
church.
This is on
top of Shaving 4 calling three days ago to report that a cobra had been milling
around in a tree outside his abode.
Which just
goes to show that it is, as it has long been and hopefully will remain “a
jungle out there”.
Have not heard
from Shavings 2 & 3 recently and hope they are watching their “6s”.
ML
9.10.12
