Note to self:<\/p>\n
Hissing from the second floor bathroom window at a cute trio of raccoons waddling atop the side yard fence will cause them to hesitate for a moment the first time, but will not frighten them off.<\/p>\n
A squirt bottle of window cleaner, however, seems to do the job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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