Why I spent $200.00 on a garbage can!
At 8:00 at night one would hope not to see a bear on their driveway but that is exactly what we saw tonight (from within the house thank goodness!).
This little bear was looking for dinner! Unfortunately for him, I got smart this year and purchased a bear proof garbage can. It was fun to watch him try to get into it though but it wasn’t to be!
Too bad, so sad!
Ah, summer with bears in the neighbourhood. I know what that can be like. We haven’t had any town so far this summer though. Maybe I should buy a bear proof garbage can to keep out those crafty ravens though!
Did the wildlife people come to relocate the bear?
Hi :o)
I just found you accidently, and i can’t tell you how awesome that is!
I am THE QUEEN OF CLUTTER!! I have been a pack rat for as long as i can remember, and i just don’t know how to live any other way. But i want to have a nice home to invite people into.
So i’ll be lurking around here quite a lot from now on.
Thanks :o)
Oh my! Thats would scare me a bit. How long did he hang around for?
A bear? Glad you were inside taking that picture. We usually have a couple in the woods around us in the summer, but they are just passin’ through. I can’t believe even your gargage is organized. I’m in awe of you 🙂
Oh, I can’t wait to show this to my “medium” kid! He’s a bear fanatic! They are not so common in our neck of the woods. But one was spotted in town last week…Gray immediately wanted to go out and look for him. Rich took him out searching, but no luck.
BTW…letter on the way.
OH MY! I’m glad we don’t have bears in our neck of the woods! WOW!
Wow!! I can’t imagine looking out my window to see a bear!! I can say that’s neat, but in the next breath I’m thinkin’ how do you let your kids out to play knowing there could be a bear??!! Not that bears live next door, but still! That’s a totally different world to me.
WOW! That’s insane! What a great picture.
We are quite use to bears in this neck of the woods but believe me this is a little too close for comfort for me. I might never let the kids leave the house again!!!
That is so cool! I was just telling my husband the other night that is the one thing I have’nt seen and really want to. Funny I would stumble across your blog. I actually found it the other night and am very excited! I love that you share you Monday Meal Planning. I am very organized, I think but I hate meal planning. I do it but not consistenly however. It does make the week run so much smoother. Thanks for all your blogging!! I’ll be a regular for sure!
Oh my word! That would seriously freak me out. This puts that pesky dog that’s been getting into ours into perspective, LOL.
Okay, that is most definitely a sight I would NOT want to see in my driveway! I grew up out in the country with bears and bobcats living in the surrounding woods, but I’ve become rather suburbanized and don’t miss those bears one bit!
Oh, My!!! A real one!
Kim
Holy cow! That is awesome!
Are these also raccoon proof? If so, where can I get one? I just spent yet another morning cleaning up after they feasted on our garbage.
Ack! Better your driveway than mine. 😉 Glad you had a bear-proof trashcan or you would have had a big mess!
As a city girl, such a sight would make me pee my pants, I think.
AAAHHH. That would freak me out. Remind me where you live again, so I won’t live there! Bears are scary.
good for you laura!!!
WOW! I am glad you were in the house! LOL Where did you find such a garbage can???
Hi, I found it online from a company in BC and had it shipped up to me. It was that or keep my regular garbage cans in the house….eewwww!
Wow- I thought the cats in our neighborhood could be pesky. Yikes.
Oh my, that kind of drop in visitor would put me in a bit of a tizzy! Glad you were all inside.
Wow! The closest we get to bears at our house if the Winnie the Pooh we’ve got! Yikes!
Holy cow! What a cool picture! I’d spend 200 on a trash can too! : )
The closest we came to bears was when we were on a houseboat!
I thanked you on my blog today 🙂
Sandy
For Reluctant Entertainers
I live in Charleston WV, just moved here. The occassional bear sighting is common here. Haven’t personally witness this yet, but I’m a little nervous when I hear rustling in the woods when I’m taking my walk at the local park.
Poor bear didn’t know it’s a organized girl’s house.
Yikes! That would be exciting and terrifying all at the same time!
Thanks for sharing the pic…and the $200 garbage can 😉 Yikes to that, too…but a girl’s gotta do what a girl’s gotta do!
Wow! That is really neat (but only because I don’t live there). lol
Great invention, that garbage can!
Jenny, sometimes they will relocate the bear if it becomes really troublesome and they can catch it…lol.
A bear? Where? OVER THERE! No bear hunting needed when they invite themselves to dinner, huh!?
We don’t have bears, but we have raccoons and possums. They love to break into the dog food bin and gorge themselves. So irritating! Must put bungie cord on my list to keep the lid on….
Holy Cow! He’s kinda cute, but only from afar! Great picture. You should submit it to your news or something.
That’s mad! The only ones to go anywhere near our bin would be the crows! Pesky beggars!
These bears, can they kill humans?
Oh for sure but for the most part black bears are pretty scared of humans. Seems the bears in my town though are getting a little too use to humans for my liking.
YIKES! We’ve had bear sightings in our area, but I think I would pee my pants if I ever saw one out my window. :-0
No WAY!
Way to cool! Has he been back?
I have to admit when I saw that you had spent $200.00 on a garbage can I thought you had lost it, but seeing and knowing that the garbage can is bear proof made me think maybe I am the crazy one for not having purchased one myself. Having to clean up garbage on more than one occassion, I think you made a very wise choice. Victory is yours!
Holy Cow! This is insane! LOL Your 200 bucks were well spent!
Haley
Great picture! lol I love bears. 🙂
I need something like this for my composter since I live in a forest and don’t get garbage pick-up. Our composter is constantly getting attacked, turned, mauled, and sat on. A sitting bear can cause a lot of damage. LOL 😀