![]() ![]() Hartland resident Al Batt’s columns appear every Wednesday and Sunday. ![]() I don’t like the idea of a squirrel-flinging birdfeeder because I have been flung. Even if I were holding a severed limb, he told me to walk it off. Coach Smith had taught me to walk things off. Squirrel Boss Bird Feeder, a product that PAYS FOR ITSELF.Squirrel Boss is the Worlds First INTERACTIVE, squirrel-proof bird feeder.Thats right its REMOTE CONTROLED, from INSIDE THE COMFORT OF YOUR HOME. I could have been angry, but I let it slide. I picked myself up and walked gingerly toward the truck. Until that moment, I had been fascinated with flight. The saucer stopped moving and flung me a good distance onto a wind-hardened snowbank. After several trips around the post, I came to the end of my rope. It began to wrap around the post like a boa constrictor embracing its favorite prey. I sighed with relief as I missed the post, but the rope hit the post head-on. I tried to turn the steering wheel, but there was none. When it came my time to turn, the saucer went off the road and headed for a signpost. The truck’s turn was made shorter than it should have been. A survivor’s smile spread across my face. The vehicle’s turn was navigated with little bloodshed and I artfully dodged harm. The saucer bounced like a crazed kangaroo, but I had ridden a horse that hated me, so I found hanging onto a circular sled to be no challenge. The pickup started and began to move slowly because the driver wanted to spare me the whiplash until later.ĭown the road we sped. So there I was, sitting in a saucer like Forrest Gump. I had a bad feeling, but I was unable to articulate my objections. If we had owned a label maker, my label would have been “chump.” “Where would we find anyone dumb enough to sit in that saucer?” I asked.Įveryone looked at me. After buying a bird feeder, however, he discovered that the squirrels got into his squirrel-proof feeder, so he bought another modelonly for it to be pilfered by. When YouTuber Mark Rober was stuck in quarantine, he decided to start birdwatching. There should always be room for cavorting. Former NASA Engineer Devises an Epic Obstacle Course to Challenge His Backyard Squirrels. I was excited about the prospect of watching this thing take place. These designs are great woodworking projects for both beginners and. ![]() If you enjoy watching and feeding the wildlife in your backyard, you’ll find loads of great free plans to build feeders for squirrels. I do however find it hilarious and very enter. Suggested materials include wood scraps, dimensional lumber, recycled wood, MDF board, piping, rope, slinky, jars and plastic soda bottles. “We’ll use a long rope so that the rider of the saucer will have plenty of time to veer to either side in case I have to make a sudden stop because of a tree in the middle of the road or something.” Just so everyone knows, I do NOT take credit for filming ANY of these, nor do I partake in such brutish things. We always had rope because we had many things that needed roping. It will be like the Olympics only better.” “We’ll tie the saucer to the bumper of my truck and then pull it down the gravel road. ![]()
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