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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / May 2005OT: well, it's not something I see every day
Driving to work, in the middle of Ocean Ave. bet. Ave J and K, I saw a dead opossum. A couple of weeks ago, a neighbor trapped a raccoon on her roof. Brooklyn--it's a jungle out there! Steve  SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 > Driving to work, in the middle of Ocean Ave. bet. Ave J and K, I saw a > dead opossum. > A couple of weeks ago, a neighbor trapped a raccoon on her roof. > Brooklyn--it's a jungle out there! > > Steve In a former life...one of many...I used to drive limos. One night I was on 61st street in Manhattan sitting on the car waiting for my passengers to finish dinner when I saw what I initially thought to be the king of all rats. Turned out it was a very well fed raccoon that had ventured about 4 blocks from Central Park, where it probably lived. T >>Driving to work, in the middle of Ocean Ave. bet. Ave J and K, I saw a >>dead opossum. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > T Ocean Ave. and J is (as you probably know) quite a distance from any park of significant size. Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 > Ocean Ave. and J is (as you probably know) quite a distance from any > park of significant size. > > Steve I didn't think of that...it is many blocks from Prospect or the swamps of south Brooklyn! Maybe they are an escaped experiment from Brooklyn College...isn't that nearby? T >>Ocean Ave. and J is (as you probably know) quite a distance from any >>park of significant size. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > T That's closer. Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 In Downtown Detroit, what looks like a raccoon is usually a large rat. I have seen rats bigger than raccoons there. Signature~+--~+--~+--~+--~+-- Stephen [What's a Temporary?], D.D.S. Michigan, USA .................................................... This posting is intended for informational or conversational purposes only. Always seek the opinion of a licensed dental professional before acting on the advice or opinion expressed here. Only a dentist who has examined you in person can diagnose your problems and make decisions which will affect your health. ...................... > >> Driving to work, in the middle of Ocean Ave. bet. Ave J and K, I saw a [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > T >In Downtown Detroit, what looks like a raccoon is usually a large rat. I >have seen rats bigger than raccoons there. In the mirror ? <hehe> -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com yup Signature~+--~+--~+--~+--~+-- Stephen [What's a Temporary?], D.D.S. Michigan, USA .................................................... This posting is intended for informational or conversational purposes only. Always seek the opinion of a licensed dental professional before acting on the advice or opinion expressed here. Only a dentist who has examined you in person can diagnose your problems and make decisions which will affect your health. ...................... > >>In Downtown Detroit, what looks like a raccoon is usually a large rat. I [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Take out the G'RBAGE > wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com > In Downtown Detroit, what looks like a raccoon is usually a large rat. I > have seen rats bigger than raccoons there. Oh...I have seen some scary big rats...it wasn't until I saw the striped and furry tail that I was convinced this was a separate species! T They used to get into the new buildings we were working on downtown. I chased a small one inside the Renaissance Building one time. It was only the size of a large cat. When it ran into a pile of trash ten feet high and thirty feet in diameter, I knew it was on its own turf, and I backed off. The sky-scrapers all have permanent pest control workers there five days a week. The rats get inside the walls during construction, and are basically impossible to get out. I had a family of rats jump out of my sweater one morning as I was pulling it over my head. Made me think of what it would have been like if I pulled the sweater over my head before they jumped out. Signature~+--~+--~+--~+--~+-- Stephen [What's a Temporary?], D.D.S. Michigan, USA .................................................... This posting is intended for informational or conversational purposes only. Always seek the opinion of a licensed dental professional before acting on the advice or opinion expressed here. Only a dentist who has examined you in person can diagnose your problems and make decisions which will affect your health. ...................... > >> In Downtown Detroit, what looks like a raccoon is usually a large rat. I [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > T Are we the innocent residents in the making of a jungle? Gail > Driving to work, in the middle of Ocean Ave. bet. Ave J and K, I saw a > dead opossum. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Brooklyn, NY > 718-258-5001 > Driving to work, in the middle of Ocean Ave. bet. Ave J and K, I saw a > dead opossum. My money says it was really a big rat and everyone decided it was an opossum so they would feel better about it. carabelli > > Driving to work, in the middle of Ocean Ave. bet. Ave J and K, I saw a > > dead opossum. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > carabelli In many of the suburbs on the east coast extremely large rats come out at night, wandering the neighborhoods. They are very casual. In fact while walking around a track a while ago one large rat was slowly walking around it on the other side. I snuck up near one one night and suddenly yelled out scaring it. It was nearly my size but became very frightened. It actually jumped across the street, (I was amazed at its leaping ability) and ran into a houses , fenced in backyard where after 15 seconds I heard a large crashing sound. >>"Mark & Steven Bornfeld" <bornfeldmung@dentaltwins.com> wrote in > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > leaping ability) and ran into a houses , fenced in backyard > where after 15 seconds I heard a large crashing sound. Are you sure it's not these guys? http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052969/ (starring Ken Curtis, "Festus" from Gunsmoke) Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 > >>"Mark & Steven Bornfeld" <bornfeldmung@dentaltwins.com> wrote in > > [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > Steve It could have been. In fact deer are quite common in the suburbs now. They do look kind of like rats in the dark and love to eat the grass off the lawns. They sneak around neighborhoods in packs darting in and out of peoples yards almost like teenagers up to no good, However, they have absolutely no fear of you if you are > 50 yards away. The problem is that when they move in packs across roads if one deer gets left behind when a car approaches, it will pause, and then sometimes suddenly try to run out in front of the car to cross rather than be left behind. This has caused a lot of accidents. > -- > Mark & Steven Bornfeld DDS > http://www.dentaltwins.com > Brooklyn, NY > 718-258-5001 > In fact while walking around a track a while ago one large >rat was slowly walking around it on the other side. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >leaping ability) and ran into a houses , fenced in backyard >where after 15 seconds I heard a large crashing sound. Why would you scare your brother like that. -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com > > In fact while walking around a track a while ago one large > >rat was slowly walking around it on the other side. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Why would you scare your brother like that. Hey, people don't pay me money for my families photos because they contain real pictures of Bigfoot! > > Driving to work, in the middle of Ocean Ave. bet. Ave J and K, I saw a > > dead opossum. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > carabelli Now wildlife is very common in the suburbs. Younger animals learn not to fear people. While driving a while back and making a U turn I stopped because I saw something in front of the car. There I saw a young bushy tailed fox pup jumping (it seemed like dancing) in the headlights. >>Driving to work, in the middle of Ocean Ave. bet. Ave J and K, I saw a >>dead opossum. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > carabelli We like rats here. Opossums are big scary things, and raccoons cary rabies. Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 > >>Driving to work, in the middle of Ocean Ave. bet. Ave J and K, I saw a > >>dead opossum. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Steve I know, I assumed somebody's pet rat got out. carabelli >> Driving to work, in the middle of Ocean Ave. bet. Ave J and K, I saw a >> dead opossum. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >carabelli Nutrea -- W_B Take out the G'RBAGE wubbabubbazG@RBAGEyahoo.com > Driving to work, in the middle of Ocean Ave. bet. Ave J and K, I saw a > dead opossum. How do you know it was really dead and not just (well) ...playing possom? Vaughn >>Driving to work, in the middle of Ocean Ave. bet. Ave J and K, I saw a >>dead opossum. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Vaughn Good point. He/she might deserve the academy award on this one, though. Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 > > How do you know it was really dead and not just (well) ...playing > > possom? > > Good point. He/she might deserve the academy award on this one, though. Technicolor visual effects? Vaughn >>> How do you know it was really dead and not just (well) ...playing >>>possom? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Vaughn Exactly. Just how talented are these critters? Steve SignatureMark & Steven Bornfeld DDS http://www.dentaltwins.com Brooklyn, NY 718-258-5001 >>>> How do you know it was really dead and not just (well) ...playing >>>>possom? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> Technicolor visual effects? > Exactly. Just how talented are these critters? Not that talented! Vaughn |
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