More squirrels gone wild
In a frightening development from our previous squirrel coverage, reports of suicide squirrel attacks on the power grid are increasing as we approach this busy consumerist season. Pittsburgh's Post-Gazette reports squirrels causing both phone and power outages in Shadyside and at the Monroeville Mall. Meanwhile, in the Greenwood subdivision of Elizabethtown, North Carolina, a commited squirrel caused a power outage when it managed to cross three safety switches at once, specially designed to prevent this sort of attack. Most substantially however, 16000 residents of Austin, Texas, lost power due to the actions resulting from the ongoing squirrel insurgency. Labels: animals, strange, United States
Across the pond, concerned citizens are fighting back. The website, DeathtoGreySquirrels.com has attracted more than 15000 hits since it's launching last month, proving that enough is enough. It's author says the website comes "with a serious message" but has chosen to remain anonymous ostensively to avoid the inevitable squirrel backlash when dozens of nastly little squirrel teeth see fit to feast on his DSL connection.
