Rabid Muskrat Attack

[psycledelic]

Just finished my investigation of an alleged Rabid Muskrat Attack!.  No shit.  According to one of the guys that work for me, he and another of my employees were in the smoking area before their start of shift (around 10:45pm), when they were approached by a very, very, very large muskrat (now I am not familiar with muskrats, but this one was larger than my ex girlfriend's overweight Tabby). 

He said that the muskrat just walked up into the covered smoking area, stopped, and, I quote, "stared us down.".  The brighter of the two employees decided to throw a peanut at it, figuring either to feed it or run it off, both of which would have been entertaining considering he was about to start an 8 hour, midnight shift.  Well, when he hit the animal with the peanut (second peanut, he missed with the first), the Muskrat, and I quote, "went stupid". 

It ran around the opposing picnic table, stopped, and faced off with the peanut hurler down the back aisle between the picnic table and the outside wall of the building.  My guy stood up and yelled at it (still messing around, thinking it would run away), but this time it charged.  There was no retreat because the other guy had stumbled in his attempt get up from the picnic table (further investigation leads to believe that he had fallen back trying to get up on the picnic table - probably the smartest thing either of them had done up to this point). 

So, the peanut hurlers only course of action was to, and I quote, "punt it like a football".  Which he did, about twenty feet, and off the side of the building.  The animal landed, and I quote, "hissed", and charged again.  This time, it made it onto my guys foot and was attempting to scurry up his leg.  He was able to knock it off and, I quote, "stomp it to death". 

Now, I wasn't there during the attack, but my guy was visibly shaken and needed a couple of more cigarettes before coming in.  Everyone is laughing right now(mostly at the guy that may or may not have been up on the table), but this could have probably gotten pretty ugly.  Now, I have to report this out to the management team. It won't be as embarrassing as my report out last year on the girl that was reaching for toilet paper, when the hinges on the toilet seat broke, and landed her wedged between the stall and the toilet (I think she fell asleep, but there again, I wasn't there).  I still hear about that, but this might be the flavor on the month for one line jokes as people pass.  The joys of being the night shift safety rep for a large plant.

I wonder if this could qualify for an episode of, "I Shouldn't Be Alive".

[Timmy Tucker]

Captain and Tennille Muskrat Love

[muskrat]

accusations without my representation?   

[He Man]

accusations without my representation?   

only humans have representation (except those living in the DC area or are suspected terrorist)

[Howie]

accusations without my representation?   

Off topic, but you sure don't look like your avitar.

[IZ]

Funny..but that is kind of freaky too.  When we lived in Austin, we had ocassional warnings of rabid bats and other wildlife around the city.   

Psych..where you at in NC again??

[Mother]

Captain and Tennille Muskrat Love

the only explaination for that is drugs

and

lots of them

[IZ]

the only explaination for that is drugs

and

lots of them

I remember that song but I don't think I ever listened to it all the way through.  That was rough.  

"Nibbling on bacon, chewin' on cheese.."

[psycledelic]

Funny..but that is kind of freaky too.  When we lived in Austin, we had ocassional warnings of rabid bats and other wildlife around the city.  

Psych..where you at in NC again??

Right outside of Charlotte.  

Yeah, it was a little freaky.  I tried to get the guy to pose, thumb's up, holding the muskrat by the tail, but he was concerned about it being rabid.  I was like, come on man, you were approached by a gargantuan muskrat, you threw peanuts at it, squared off with it, and stomped it to death.  Now you are utilizing common sense?