OK, John, your remedy might work if you can stand to get close enough to the dog to get the tomato juice on him. However, I want to prevent the skunk from even getting close to me or even letting off scent in the Cemetery! Thnks for your info. Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Philip Adams" <jadams3@pdq.net> To: <TXFANNIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 12:26 PM Subject: Re: [TXFANNIN-L] Porter Cemetery Cleanup Project > SKUNK Remedy # 2 > Tomato juice. Supposed to be the acetic acid from the fruit kills the odor. > Works on Dogs > John Philip Adams > Baytown > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Lonnie Roe Realty" <lonnieroe@etxrn.com> > To: <TXFANNIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 11:36 AM > Subject: Re: [TXFANNIN-L] Porter Cemetery Cleanup Project > > > > Thanks Susan, > > Your hints will be helpful. I am especially interested in the skunk > remedy. > > Where do you buy orange-oil? We will be careful and try not to disturb, > > destroy or damage the graves or stones. Yes, there is a lot of stones > that > > have been toppled over. I saw one metal marker that was laying in the > dirt > > deteriorating, not even sure it belonged where it was laying. > > Peggy > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Hawkins" <hawkins@texoma.net> > > To: <TXFANNIN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 4:08 PM > > Subject: Re: [TXFANNIN-L] Porter Cemetery Cleanup Project > > > > > > > > > > I'm leaving on a trip and can't be there but I love that cemetery. I > > > would love to live on the lane its on. It is what is left of a road that > > > went past the cemetery at one time but the flooding cut the cemetery up. > > > I have not gotten out in the field over the little creek to see if > > > graves are on that side marked or not so I have no reference as to how > > > big it might have been at one time. A road crossed in front of it, > > > bypassed completely by roads, the only road left is the L shaped one > > > that went to the chapel years after the roads were not in use any more. > > > Lots of little footstones and broken bits of stones are in the > > > cemetery when I saw it last. > > > Be sure to bring something to handle snakes with. Copperheads ,and with > > > the creek so close, cottonmouths will be there so you need something > > > handy to remove them if they are too close for comfort. This time of > > > year they are sluggish and more dangerous. > > > Skunks are on the roam right now also. I make up a sprayer of water > > > mixed with orange oil and it makes them abandon the area. There were at > > > least two skunk burrows there. They will leave if that is sprayed > > > around, or stay hidden. > > > Dawn Soap & water in a sprayer , used on an ant hill is a trick I > > > learned from funeral directors and tombstone folks. They spritz the area > > > with it before a funeral , it dries and the soap keeps the ants away for > > > a day or so. That way they can continue the work in the cemetery without > > > bug spray and other troubles for the people at a funeral. > > > When I was webmaster for the Historic Texas Cemeteries website I > > > collected some good ones. The best website I saw for > > > clearing/cleaning/restoring a cemetery is this website. Maybe it will > > > help. > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp/repairtoolbox.html > > > > > > > > > ==== TXFANNIN Mailing List ==== > > > How can just one ancestor cause so much TROUBLE ?? > > > > > > > > > ==== TXFANNIN Mailing List ==== > > Threaded Archives > > Search List by subject line in a time period > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > > > > > > ==== TXFANNIN Mailing List ==== > Genealogists are time unravelers. >

Hey you can't have everything.! Sorry about the dog. I would keep it out of the house for awhile though. JPA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lonnie Roe Realty" <lonnieroe@etxrn.com> To: <TXFANNIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 1:21 PM Subject: Re: [TXFANNIN-L] Porter Cemetery Cleanup Project > OK, John, your remedy might work if you can stand to get close enough to the > dog to get the tomato juice on him. However, I want to prevent the skunk > from even getting close to me or even letting off scent in the Cemetery! > Thnks for your info. > Peggy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Philip Adams" <jadams3@pdq.net> > To: <TXFANNIN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 12:26 PM > Subject: Re: [TXFANNIN-L] Porter Cemetery Cleanup Project > > > > SKUNK Remedy # 2 > > Tomato juice. Supposed to be the acetic acid from the fruit kills the > odor. > > Works on Dogs > > John Philip Adams > > Baytown > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lonnie Roe Realty" <lonnieroe@etxrn.com> > > To: <TXFANNIN-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 11:36 AM > > Subject: Re: [TXFANNIN-L] Porter Cemetery Cleanup Project > > > > > > > Thanks Susan, > > > Your hints will be helpful. I am especially interested in the skunk > > remedy. > > > Where do you buy orange-oil? We will be careful and try not to disturb, > > > destroy or damage the graves or stones. Yes, there is a lot of stones > > that > > > have been toppled over. I saw one metal marker that was laying in the > > dirt > > > deteriorating, not even sure it belonged where it was laying. > > > Peggy > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Hawkins" <hawkins@texoma.net> > > > To: <TXFANNIN-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 4:08 PM > > > Subject: Re: [TXFANNIN-L] Porter Cemetery Cleanup Project > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm leaving on a trip and can't be there but I love that cemetery. I > > > > would love to live on the lane its on. It is what is left of a road > that > > > > went past the cemetery at one time but the flooding cut the cemetery > up. > > > > I have not gotten out in the field over the little creek to see if > > > > graves are on that side marked or not so I have no reference as to how > > > > big it might have been at one time. A road crossed in front of it, > > > > bypassed completely by roads, the only road left is the L shaped one > > > > that went to the chapel years after the roads were not in use any > more. > > > > Lots of little footstones and broken bits of stones are in the > > > > cemetery when I saw it last. > > > > Be sure to bring something to handle snakes with. Copperheads ,and > with > > > > the creek so close, cottonmouths will be there so you need something > > > > handy to remove them if they are too close for comfort. This time of > > > > year they are sluggish and more dangerous. > > > > Skunks are on the roam right now also. I make up a sprayer of water > > > > mixed with orange oil and it makes them abandon the area. There were > at > > > > least two skunk burrows there. They will leave if that is sprayed > > > > around, or stay hidden. > > > > Dawn Soap & water in a sprayer , used on an ant hill is a trick I > > > > learned from funeral directors and tombstone folks. They spritz the > area > > > > with it before a funeral , it dries and the soap keeps the ants away > for > > > > a day or so. That way they can continue the work in the cemetery > without > > > > bug spray and other troubles for the people at a funeral. > > > > When I was webmaster for the Historic Texas Cemeteries website I > > > > collected some good ones. The best website I saw for > > > > clearing/cleaning/restoring a cemetery is this website. Maybe it will > > > > help. > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inpcrp/repairtoolbox.html > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXFANNIN Mailing List ==== > > > > How can just one ancestor cause so much TROUBLE ?? >