Thirteen Raccoons at the Diner Monday Night

James Blackwood
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GREAT CROWD TONIGHT AT THE DINER
They're hungry out there.
>> Well, there's Houdini. Watch him.
>> We got to watch him.
>> He tried to get out on you today, didn't
he?
>> Yeah.
>> Hold up.
>> Mama Mama knows how to
>> Well, look at them all at the door.
Wait.
>> They're waiting at the door for you.
I'll put this off so I don't get the
backlight off the
Oh my gosh. You got a good crowd today.
Holy smokes. Look at them all.
Yeah. You should get 10 of them.
>> 13.
>> 13. Okay. 13.
Yeah. We're kind of mild there today.
That's why.
[laughter]
Oh my god. They're all going forever.
They're just go going concern. Look how
big they are. [snorts]
>> [clears throat]
>> Big fat raccoons.
Yeah, big fat raccoons.
Good news for me today. Um, I got a
phone call from MC Mike Mall in Halifax.
They found my wallet.
So, uh, they took, uh, the bank cards
and everything were missing and the
credit card and the money.
>> But everything else was there.
Let me get more hot dogs.
>> Yeah,
you stay there. Okay.
>> Yeah, you stay there.
>> So, I was just telling they found my
wallet.
>> Yes.
>> And my RCMP retirement card was there
and my late wife's driver's license is
there. My driver's license.
>> Right. You got all of Jane's stuff back.
>> Yeah. And and there was a card I had
from Canada Post with Raccoon Whisper on
it. that was a souvenir and it's uh that
everything was there. They just took the
the bank card and the credit card and
threw it on the floor and somebody
turned it in in September, but I had no
phone number, just the address. Well,
they could have said they could have
mailed it.
>> They may not have known if it was the
right address.
>> Yeah. So, anyway, uh
>> especially with people Canada Post on
Stripe.
>> No,
let me get one more thing of cookies.
>> Yeah.
Look at them all out there.
>> They're hungry.
>> Yeah, they're everywhere.
>> Everybody woke up.
>> Yeah, they're hungry.
>> Oh, they cleaned out the the dry food.
>> Yeah,
there's a little fellow. Oh, yeah.
There's a little bit. He's there.
>> I'm coming.
>> Yeah. All right.
>> Watch the fur ball there.
>> I I got a hold of him.
>> All right. You're not moving.
No, you're not.
You had enough
being outside.
Yeah. Angie was taking in the uh food we
ordered from for the raccoons from
Walmart and
she was trying to get it in and he boy
he was hellbent. He was going out that
door.
Oh, there's Bobby. Bobby's over there in
the right there.
>> Look how fat bird is.
>> Yeah.
>> Oh my god. Some of them are so big.
Yeah.
>> Big [clears throat] round balls with
feet on them. [laughter]
Yeah. Well, they're not going to starve
this winter, that's for sure.
So anyway, we're going to go up
Wednesday after she gets off work.
We have to go to uh I have to go for my
co shot and uh and then we're going to
go to Halifax. It's a 2hour drive
and uh we're going to pick up u
the wallet there.
Yeah, they she called me about 10:30
this morning and um
Hathaway Hathaway Tia Hathaway, that's
what her name was.
She works in the um it's called the uh
guest services.
That's where you turn in things that are
lost. But somebody found it and turned
it in. [snorts]
That was nice of them to do that.
I figure that was gone forever. Like all
those other cards I wanted the the uh
all the bank cards and everything. All
that's all all that stuff's replaced.
And my medical card and
uh my RCMP uh Veterans Affairs, that's
all replaced.
Look at these fellas. So, she had 13 out
there. Oh, there's more down the grass.
There's more in the lawn.
>> I know.
>> Oh my.
>> They're running around everywhere.
>> You want to hand me a couple of bags of
marshmallows?
>> What?
>> Marshmallows.
>> Marshmallows.
>> Can you hand me some?
>> Give him some.
>> You want some? Yeah, I didn't know what
she was saying. I can't hear can't hear
the rest the times.
There's what she wants there or this
here.
This what you want.
>> Thank you.
>> All right. I'm going to look out the uh
the bathroom window here
so I get a chance to use my new walker
up at the mall because I have to go in
sign for it. So,
I'm just going to have a look out the
bathroom window here.
See what's on the lawn.
Oh, yeah. They're all coming every which
way.
They're everywhere. Look at them
running.
[laughter]
There's what? Uh, one, two, three, four,
five down on the six.
The worst thing about the marshmallows
that they stick together some bags you
buy.
So, isn't that something? Now,
there's more going down the steps.
They're wonder what these fellas are
getting.
All right, I'll go back out to the other
the other uh door.
Now
>> you
>> I was just look showing them out the uh
out back all the raccoons running around
the lawn.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
He's put out, you know.
>> Why? He's mad.
>> Oh,
>> are you mad at me? Yeah. He said, "You
won't let me."
>> I just gave you a whole bunch of love
and you were eating it up.
>> And I just made you supper.
>> Yes.
I'm going to have peanut butter toast,
Connor. You like peanut butter toast?
You do?
He had some my pizza last night. Yes, he
did. I had a donaire pizza. And he likes
the sauce. And he likes the the donaire
meat.
Yes, he does. You big suck.
Aren't you? Well, they all They're all
taking off.
Yeah,
they're all taking off. Well, we
[clears throat]
>> must have had the big bag going, did
you?
>> Yeah. A couple of them left. They're
down in the yard, though. That's what
rattled
>> Everybody's getting their gut full.
>> That's what rattled them
big. [clears throat]
[snorts]
>> There's the the culprit from last night.
>> Yeah.
>> You told them how he came in.
>> Put the holder head light on.
>> Did you tell them?
>> Yeah. Just a minute. Put the light on. I
get him on here. There he is.
Tell the people what you did.
>> I went on an adventure.
>> Yeah. So, what we did, I I put uh Well,
Charlotte was asleep in the bedroom, and
we left this door open
all about a foot,
and uh we went back in the living room,
watched TV, and I sat in my
in the walker.
And next thing you know, here he's there
in the walks in the kitchen and sees me
in the d in the living room. And in he
comes.
There's Bobb's back.
>> Yep.
>> So iny comes right in the living room
and I went out and shut the door right
quick. [laughter]
So he came in on his own when he had
enough.
There's Bobby with no tail.
They ate five things of 5 lbs of uh hot
dogs.
>> Five lbs of hot dogs that went through
on the another one coming up stairs now.
Yeah.
>> But in there for tomorrow.
>> Yeah.
Oh, he's eating a hot dog. That fellow
there. Bobb's in the other corner.
>> That's Furby.
>> That's Furby there. Is it
>> or Elsa? It's one of them. Furby or
Elsa. They look a lot alike with the
tail
>> and some pack.
>> I think I think that's Elsa cuz Furby's
very very big.
>> Yeah.
>> Well, that one's kind of big, too. That
may be Sammy.
No, I think that's Furby.
>> My god, they're wellfed. [laughter]
>> Yeah, they're not going to have a
problem this winter.
>> And so is this fella.
>> Yeah, you're well fed, too.
>> You big suck.
>> Say, I'm a mama's baby. You're sucky,
aren't you?
>> Say I'm a sweetheart. [snorts]
>> He slept up here all afternoon.
>> It's a baby.
>> Didn't want his blanket.
>> He's tired.
>> He's tired out.
>> He was busy last night.
>> Are you tired?
>> He had everybody Everybody was asking
for you on the internet.
>> They were worried about you.
>> Oh, there was a couple of hundred people
that commented.
>> Yeah.
as well.
>> Both on my site and the fan site.
>> It's mommy's baby. Yes, he is.
>> Rubbing his head on you.
>> He knows I love him.
>> Yeah.
>> Yes, you do. Don't you?
>> You going to get kisses?
Connor, you going to give her kisses?
Are you
big so I'm a big boy? You big so say I'm
mommy's boy.
Yes.
>> So, we just got two out there.
Bobb's in the the far side to the left.
>> I'm glad to see they're they came out
and ate tonight.
>> Boy, oh boy. Good video tonight.
>> Yeah, we had 13 or 14.
>> Yeah, except I didn't go out cuz I was
>> Well, it's cold out there, honey. You
wouldn't have made Look at the
thermostat.
>> I know.
>> It's below 30. Oh,
>> looks like
>> Yeah,
that's cold.
>> Yeah.
>> Come on, Bobby. Get out here. No, she's
staying in that corner with the other
bucket.
>> She likes that corner.
>> She likes that corner with the other
bucket.
>> Yep. That's her bucket.
>> Where's your sister?
Huh?
Do you want toast?
>> See that? Peanut butter toast.
Is that what you want?
Peanut butter toast. You like that,
don't you?
Yes, you do. You hungry? [sighs]
You're not hungry.
>> Is my name Connor?
>> Are you hungry?
Are you There's There's Bobby now. Now.
There she is.
There she is.
She looks funny without the tail, didn't
she?
>> I know.
>> Oh, there's more coming.
They're coming back for a second round.
>> Yeah,
>> that's Furby on top of the steps. That's
Furby right there.
>> But there's another one in the
No, there was another one coming up the
stairs.
>> Furby only wants hot dogs.
>> There's still a bunching though on the
lawn.
>> Look how big she is.
>> Yeah,
Bobby.
She's got pretty eyes. Her eyes are
different from everybody else's.
>> Yeah. Look at all the fur. See the fur
is growing down over their feet now.
>> Yeah. It's all long and everything.
>> Yeah.
>> That water's cold.
>> Yeah. Right. Well, they don't mind it as
long as they can drink out of it.
[laughter]
You
We're talking about you.
Yes.
I'll go see how Charlotte.
>> Be careful. She's in the other She I
think she's in my bed,
I think.
Yeah. [clears throat]
And my friends in
Pittsburgh
sent me this.
And uh
so anyway, the uh
that's Connor there
and below that is Charlie. See how much
they look alike.
And the bottom three pictures are all
Charlie.
And there's Charlotte or Yeah,
Charlotte's there.
And Connor up with me.
And then this rascal uh with her baby,
this little fella, he uh he had to be
put to sleep because he he had a real
bad leg and Rascal took him home to me
and I took him up to hope and uh he
developed sepsis and they had to put him
to sleep, but they tried to fix him.
Anyway, he didn't he didn't make it.
So, I was g they were gonna take the leg
off and I was going to keep him.
So,
look at you.
Look at that Charlotte cat.
Yeah, she likes the bed, don't you? Huh?
[snorts]
I'll just check on the
See if there's anybody out here.
Oh, what I'm running into. Oh, the
closed basket.
That hurt.
Oh, we got one in the path.
Yeah, they're all heading home.
>> It's cold.
>> Yeah, I can't say it's not showing. So,
I'm taking that screen off
for the winter. And I take the bathroom
one off too so we can show out here
better in case the deer come.
Oh. Anyway, she's here bumping up
against me.
Oh,
I didn't know you brought the basket up.
>> Yeah, I did the laundry.
>> I ran into it.
>> Oh. Huh.
Anyway,
well, I guess that's it.
>> Yep.
>> Huh?
>> Yeah.
>> I'll have to get you with your hat.
[laughter]
>> I don't even know if I have it on right,
but
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
>> Yeah.
My sister Simone called you three times
last night. Yes, she did.
>> You were in bed.
>> I was already asleep.
>> Yeah.
>> Not sure why.
>> She called on your phone. I told her
call the house from now on.
>> Yeah,
>> cuz I'm always up. So,
what are you doing? You're not taking my
chair.
No way. Where you going? What's she
going to you baby girl? Dad's mama's
girl.
>> This is what she does. She likes She
loves
She loves Angie,
don't you, girl? Huh?
>> Say that.
>> Yeah. And she goes over on my chair,
too.
>> Yes.
>> And she headbutt. If you don't pay
attention to her, she headbutts you.
>> Yeah.
>> And she taps me in the shoulder, doesn't
she?
>> Yeah. Tell me to pet her. Look at that.
>> That's a little girl. Yes, she is. She a
good girl.
>> You a good girl?
>> Yes, I am. See, I got elevator butt now.
>> Yeah. I don't know why they stick their
bum up like that, but they do.
>> Sweetie,
>> when you rub them,
I like the colors that she has. Yeah,
she's a good girl.
>> Are you going to stay there? Are you
you stay in there? One of yours got
black in it and the other one's got
brown.
>> She's a good girl. [clears throat]
He's running around.
>> Huh?
>> He's running around now.
>> Is he?
>> Yes.
>> What's he doing?
>> No. Who knows?
>> Oh, he doesn't like he don't like you uh
making of her. I know.
>> Oh,
>> he's jealous of Charlotte.
>> Too bad about him. He's got this uh
this other thing is tore
that um
raccoon he has. He got that all beat up.
>> He had tore the head off of it, has he?
>> Yeah. Oh, no. He's still in the chair or
the tree.
>> Oh, okay.
>> Yeah, he's still up in the tree. He's
not out here.
Yeah. [clears throat]
>> Seen a ghost cat. Then
>> this little thing here
and it's a bird.
Yeah, he likes playing with that. I
bought him one from Amazon. It looks
like it's going to fly. The wind the
wings go flapping.
We still got Pervy.
Pervy's still here.
Kirby.
[clears throat]
Well, he's going in the corner.
Okay, Connor, you you get to say the
last good night.
Oh, he's going to sleep.
You going to sleep? Are you? Close your
eyes.
Close your eyes. You sleepy tired.
Are you sleepy, tired?
Are you
Are you spoiled rotten?
Yeah,
that's what Tracy says about you. You're
spoiled rotten.
Okay, people. We'll see you later.
