Today is my wedding anniversary. My wife and I will be celebrating with a romantic dinner this weekend.
This morning, all smiles and optimistic, I let the dog out. A couple of seconds later, I heard her yelping and barking like mad. I ran out and discovered she'd found a small skunk and was trying to attack it.
I dragged her in, stinking to high heaven. I threw her in the shower stall and started with a tomato juice rinse. Then I found what appears to be a better solution. In spite of the heat, I had to open all the windows to try to get some of the smell out.
I'm not sure how I smell right now. I'm waiting for my office co-workers to show up, to see how they react....
Nothing like a romantic start to your anniversary day. <grumble>Stupid dog.</grumble>
Dangers of having a paper-route
Skunks for one. I never actually got sprayed by a skunk but on two occasions I had close encounters.
The first was funny. It was late fall in Maine and morning dew is actually frost. The wooden steps of the porch I was climbing made a loud snapping noise as as they "gave" under my weight. A startled skunk below sprayed leaving the porch stinking to high heaven. I almost feel bad for the people that lived there - being bad tippers and all.
The second was karmically not funny - I walked through long grass where a skunk had very recently sprayed. The fake leather shoes I was wearing were cracked and absorbed the moisture. Being very poor (fake leather shoes), I didn't have anything else to wear to school. Word of advice, do not try to cover up skunk with cheap ladies perfume - Kids can be cruel.
