In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >
> >> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> >>> In article >,
> >>> "jmcquown" > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Sheldon wrote:
> >>>>> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> >>>>>> In article >,
> >>>>>> "Nancy Young" > wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Seriously, try "chicken of the sea" brand tuna in water.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> It's worlds away from the flavor of cheap generics
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Oh, I'm not about cheap generics, I've had all of the brand
> >>>>>>> names, they have all gone to hell, and you need two cans to
> >>>>>>> make two or three sandwiches. Three if you're lucky.
> >>>>>>> Solid white, in water, mostly water (exaggerating only a
> >>>>>>> little bit) ... forget it. Canned tuna has gone downhill, so
> >>>>>>> now we have to pay more for decent tuna, which was the
> >>>>>>> aim all along, not to sound paranoid.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I don't buy generic tuna, even the brand names are bad.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> nancy
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Well...
> >>>>>> There is always fresh fish or canned mackerel. :-)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hmmm, you poo poo canned mackerel but probably think nothing of
> >>>>> scoffing down stupidmarket ground mystery meat like it was going
> >>>>> out
> >>>>> of style. Odd how some are wont to poke fun at foods that are
> >>>>> inexpensive but would eat shit if it had the highest price on the
> >>>>> menu. Canned mackerel is high quality protein at a very
> >>>>> reasonable price, excellent value
> >>>
> >>> I never said it wasn't...
> >>> I LIKE canned Mackerel dear!
> >>>
> >>> And I don't buy potted meat.
> >>> It tastes awful and is ungodly high in salt. :-P
> >>>
> >>> But, a lot of people consider it cat food.
> >>>
> >>> Their loss.
> >>>
> >>> <smooch>
> >>>
> >>> Om
> >>
> >> You replied to my reply post but you quoted Sheldon <G> Maybe you
> >> wanted to give Sheldon a smooch!
> >
> > Oops! Apologies if I messed that up. :-)
> > Yeah, I was replying to Shel' baby.
> >
> >>
> >> I'm wondering if I can catch the raccoon that has been raiding my
> >> trash can this past week by baiting the live trap with mackerel. Of
> >> course it would probably also attract every feral and loose cat in
> >> the neighborhood, but I need this sucker to stay out of my trash!
> >>
> >> Jill
> >
> > Might work. I've also trapped 'coons with p-nut butter bait or fresh
> > shrimp.
> >
> > Be sure to re-locate at least 20 miles if you aren't going to shoot
> > it.
> >
> > Cheers!
>
> I'm not going to shoot it and I'm sure NOT going to waste shrimp on a
> raccoon! When I asked why this raccoon has suddenly singled out my garbage
> the reply was, "You're a good cook." Great, so now I have to start eating
> garbage to keep them out of my garbage? <G>
>
> Jill
>
>

I keep racoons (and dogs) out of my garbage by composting...
I put no food waste into the trash. Keeps the dumpster from stinking too!

I have a separate bucket on the sink that all food scraps go into.

Bones that I don't want to use for soup later go into the freezer in a
bag. That bag gets put into the trash out front on the morning it gets
collected.

If you don't give them anything to eat, they will stay out of it.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson