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Two nights ago, my husband and I were out by our shop when we noticed a horrible stench. Last night we were out there again, and it was worse. He got a flashlight and started looking for the source of the smell, but couldn't find anything.
Well, the water cut-off thingie is out there, and there's this hole in the ground next to it. It had occurred to me that something might be in that hole, but I hadn't said anything before because frankly I didn't really want to find whatever was causing the stink. Seeing how worked up my husband had become over it, I decided to point it out as a possibility.
He approached the hole, leaned over it, and peered down. A fraction of a second later, he recoiled in horror and covered his nose-- "It's a damn armadillo!"
It apparently crawled down in there head first, couldn't get out, and died. Now it's stinking to high heaven.
I tried to get a pic of it, but I couldn't stand directly over the hole. It really smells awful. You can kinda see it in this pic.
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1187/789847887_fff7eede00.jpg
We don't know whether we should try to get it out of there, or just let nature take its slow, stinky, brutal course.
:confusedp
timforjesus
07-12-2007, 03:24 PM
put on a gas mask... or just tough it out and fish it out...
virgo
07-12-2007, 03:44 PM
Eew. Good luck with that one, mac.
TheKing
07-12-2007, 04:03 PM
better you than me
We've been having a run of bad luck lately. I think our house is built on an indian burial ground.
Since before Katrina, our plumbing has been messed up and we haven't been able to find the source. As it became worse, it started causing water to back up into our hallway. My carpets and wood floors are all ruined, I haven't been able to do laundry in months, and we just now found someone who can fix the problem.
A guy working for the company Petal hired to hook our neighborhood up to the city sewer stole $600 from us, then didn't finish the job. We also found out, as we investigated the problem I mentioned above, that he caused that too. In other words, he stole $600 from us and cost us thousands more. The company he worked for should consider themselves lucky we're not the suing type, because we'd have a hell of a case against them. Not only did he screw us, but he also fixed it so nobody else wanted to come finish the job. If I ever see that guy in a dark alley, he's a goner. Ain't a jury in the world that would convict me. We just now found someone to bypass our septic tank and tie us in-- and it's been well over two years since we started trying.
Those are the biggest things that have happened around here, but there have been countless things like the dead armadillo.
Like I said. Indian burial ground.
Butterball
07-12-2007, 04:43 PM
Put some lime on it to control smell and then,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
TAKE A DEEP, DEEP BREATH and with gloved hand.........
RETRIEVE THE CRITTER AND GET RID OF IT :D
wilebill
07-12-2007, 04:46 PM
It ain't gonna come out in one piece.
TheKing
07-12-2007, 04:46 PM
its probably not a critter anymore so much as it is a nice sludge nestled in a shell
big john
07-12-2007, 04:47 PM
man,that thang is still good,all ya need is some salt and sweet taters and a big pot.
It ain't gonna come out in one piece.
That's what my significant other was saying. If he does try to get it out, it's gonna be messy.
Someone might actually vomit in the process. It won't be me though, cause I ain't goin' out there. I'll gladly stay in the kitchen and do women's work while he's taking care of it.
amanda
07-12-2007, 04:50 PM
Eeeewweeee.....Sorry Mac. Sometimes you gotta do whatcha gotta do. :(
TheKing
07-12-2007, 04:52 PM
i gag when i get around dog poo
theres no frikken way im dealing with bits and pieces of dead animal carcass
wilebill
07-12-2007, 04:55 PM
'We've got Armadillos in our trousers. It's really quite frightening.' - Spinal Tap
pinkytuscadero
07-12-2007, 05:18 PM
Mac,
Sorry you are having to deal with that stench. I wonder if it would be unchristian like to dispose of the dead carcass in the double crossing stealer's car/yard. :smt118 Naaaa, that would be wrong.:)
Pinky
Mac,
Sorry you are having to deal with that stench. I wonder if it would be unchristian like to dispose of the dead carcass in the double crossing stealer's car/yard. :smt118 Naaaa, that would be wrong.:)
Pinky
I would love to, but he's in jail.
I did think about putting it under the house down the road...y'all know the one!
Sister Golden Hair
07-12-2007, 05:38 PM
Mac- maybe you could pull the whole pipe out; it may the kind that just fits over the water cutoff valve-
Mac- maybe you could pull the whole pipe out; it may the kind that just fits over the water cutoff valve-
Wellllllll, the water cut off thingie is next to that white pipe in the picture. I don't know what the white pipe is for, or why it's there. There doesn't appear to be anything in the hole that it's in. Well, except for a rotting armadillo.
Sister Golden Hair
07-12-2007, 05:41 PM
If it is like mine- it is there so you can reach your water cutoff. Mine will pull right out.
I would dig down the side of it, lay it over and pull it out. All of this after filling the pipe with lime of course.
No-Halo
07-12-2007, 05:45 PM
Wellllllll, the water cut off thingie is next to that white pipe in the picture. I don't know what the white pipe is for, or why it's there. There doesn't appear to be anything in the hole that it's in. Well, except for a rotting armadillo.
Aw just reach in and grab ya a big ole handful, thats what soaps made for. :smt118
carsalesguy
07-12-2007, 05:45 PM
just fill the darn thing with water and let it float to the top
just fill the darn thing with water and let it float to the top
As soon as I'm able, you're gettin' rep for that!
Sister Golden Hair
07-12-2007, 05:46 PM
Sounds like No HAlo wouldn't mind taking care of it for you- they do have soap in his neck-o-the woods ya know!
No-Halo
07-12-2007, 05:49 PM
Sounds like No HAlo wouldn't mind taking care of it for you- they do have soap in his neck-o-the woods ya know!
I can bring all the soap Mac needs. :laugh:
Imapepper
07-12-2007, 05:50 PM
just fill the darn thing with water and let it float to the top
Did someone ever come up with a brilliant idea and you think...why didn't I think of that?
Pretty smart carsalesguy.:clap:
No-Halo
07-12-2007, 05:53 PM
Did someone ever come up with a brilliant idea and you think...why didn't I think of that?
Pretty smart carsalesguy.:clap:
All the time Pepper, it's amazing. :laugh:
just fill the darn thing with water and let it float to the top
I just went out there to take carsalesguy's advice. The pipe isn't closed off down there-- there's another little pipe connected to it that goes somewhere. In other words, if I put water in there, it's not gonna build up so it'll float-- the water will go into that second hole instead of making the thing float. It's just gonna make armadillo soup.
I got a good look, too, and it's filled with maggots. Millions.
:eusa_sick :repuke:
:zelfmoord
Will a post hole digger fit down that pipe?
Well - I see I'm still lagging behind. Huh?:) heh heh heh
Okay. We have one of those gopher reaching tools that we use for picking up pine cones in the yard. I used it to pull it out, but y'all were right-- it came in pieces!
The tail came out first, then I had to grab the body. When I pulled it up, the bottom half of the body pulled off with a crunch! I threw what I got onto the ground, and tried to go back for the rest, but what is left of the shell is buried under about 4 inches of black mush and maggots.
There ain't no gettin' that out.
No-Halo
07-12-2007, 06:08 PM
Okay. We have one of those gopher reaching tools that we use for picking up pine cones in the yard. I used it to pull it out, but y'all were right-- it came in pieces!
The tail came out first, then I had to grab the body. When I pulled it up, the bottom half of the body pulled off with a crunch! I threw what I got onto the ground, and tried to go back for the rest, but what is left of the shell is buried under about 4 inches of black mush and maggots.
There ain't no gettin' that out.
Lime time :-D
Lime time :-D
I don't know where the pipe goes though. There's another little pipe at the bottom of it that apparently leads elsewhere. I don't want to poison mysef.
I don't know where the pipe goes though. There's another little pipe at the bottom of it that apparently leads elsewhere. I don't want to poison myself.Mac, you've got me curious, now.
What in the world is that pipe with a smaller outlet down below?
Maybe some kind of underground garden irrigating rig-up?
Anyway - leaving all that aside :) - measure the outside diameter of the part sticking up and stop by a hardware store - or somewhere - and get a cap to press over that thing.
It'll help stop the stink - and keep anything else from crawling down in there.
Oh. BTW. Them maggots make good bream bait.
Maybe you can con Fish Bait into gettin' 'em.:-D
Mac, you've got me curious, now.
What in the world is that pipe with a smaller outlet down below?
Maybe some kind of underground garden irrigating rig-up?
Anyway - leaving all that aside :) - measure the outside diameter of the part sticking up and stop by a hardware store - or somewhere - and get a cap to press over that thing.
It'll help stop the stink - and keep anything else from crawling down in there.
My husband called me on his lunch break a few mins ago and I was telling him about it. The pipe is adjacent to our shop. He said he thinks the previous owners of this place were planning to plumb the shop and never did. I think he's right. With the direction that the smaller pipe appears to go, it would be going directly under the shop.
I'll definitely be looking for a cap to cover the thing.
Ah!
Unfinished plumbing.
That's very likely.:)
Ya' know - if you can find the 'far end' of it, you might be able to duct tape the garden hose to it and back flush the whole mess outta there.
. . . . . . He approached the hole, leaned over it, and peered down. A fraction of a second later, he recoiled in horror and covered his nose-- "It's a damn armadillo!" . . . . . :laugh: Have Mercy!!
I was just picturing that!!
:-D heh heh heh
58ford
07-12-2007, 07:19 PM
Mac, have you tried the post hole digger idea.
Also, I've got a respirator at the shop (& post hole diggers) If you wanna borrow 'em.
Mac, have you tried the post hole digger idea.
Also, I've got a respirator at the shop (& post hole diggers) If you wanna borrow 'em.
Thanks. I think I got out what I could. The rest is just mush. It'll just have to stay down there until the maggots finish it off.
The back flushing thing could help. The body never would have floated but it may have washed "up". Did you find a cap for the pipe? Lime Lime Lime.
TheBee
07-12-2007, 11:38 PM
I read through almost the entire thread ready to gag. And then you had to mention the maggots. Ew ew ew ew EW.
Pirate_129
07-13-2007, 12:38 AM
I was gonna suggest you get a straw.... :repuke:
daisy
07-13-2007, 01:28 AM
I can't believe I looked at the picture and read the whole stinky thread.
Mac, sorry about that and all the rest. Your luck is bound to turn++++.
Thanks. I think I got out what I could. The rest is just mush. It'll just have to stay down there until the maggots finish it off.Thair ya' go!!
Bioremediation!!:-D heh heh heh
Fishing Girl
07-14-2007, 04:31 PM
If anyone is interested...I know someone who builds & sells armadillo traps!!!
Just PM me for the information.
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