Pepe Le Ewwww....

[nekosensei]

Lately, I've been taking my three to four mile walk at night because it's too frigging hot out during the day. The only problem with that plan? Skunks. For some reason, this neighborhood has a lot of skunks. And this evening I damn near got skunked. This is the third frigging time! Of course, it didn't helped that this thing came out at me from the shadow of a tree...and I was being blinded by the lights of an oncoming car at the time so I didn't see him until I was damn near on top of him.

So anyhow, I see a black shadow come out from by the tree and pass within inches of my right leg and cross the sidewalk behind me. Um...why did it come towards me? You'd think that it'd either hear me or see me coming and hide. As soon as it passes me, I let out a startled gasp. I turn around (and I'm still moving because there's no way in hell I'm gonna stop!) and I see it standing on the sidewalk behind me all puffed up. And I could have sworn that it hissed at me too. The little shit.

Well, if I show up to work one day smelling of skunk, everybody'll know why...

[Edited to add: I think I'm going to have to be more careful on that stretch of road. It doesn't have any street lights].

Comments

[nick-101.livejournal.com]

You can always walk in the early morning, if it's okay.

Lucky you didn't get skunked. They're dangerous critters.

[nekosensei.livejournal.com]

The problem is that I can't get my ass out of bed early in the morning. I'm more of a night owl. :)

[lark_ascends]

Oh, dear!!

[becomingkate.livejournal.com]

It could be sick or have rabies, maybe that's why it came towards you.

[nekosensei.livejournal.com]

I actually thought about that. I checked my legs to make sure I hadn't been bitten or scratched and didn't realize it once I got home. (That's how close to me it got).

It also occurred to me that it could have had young in the area and it was protecting them.

[ftemery.livejournal.com]

Take a flashlight for that dark stretch.

Saw this online.

[ftemery.livejournal.com]

Make your own skunk repellent. Pour one quart of water into a pot. Add in 1/2 of a fresh jalapeño pepper along with 2 tbsp. of cayenne pepper. Boil the water and pepper mixture for 20 minutes. Remove the jalapeño from the mixture and let it cool. Pour the remaining liquid into a spray bottle to use it as repellent.