Things that work

In today's world of scams and miracle claims and cheaply-made, imported crap, it's great to find products that actually do what they claim they do.

I figure they're worth mentioning, so I will...from time to time.

The

Squirrel Be Gone Bird Feeder

works.

We love feeding the birds in the winter. And, while the squirrels are fun to watch, they can clean out a bird feeder faster than

Jim-Bob's

family at an all you can eat buffet.

The little bastards can chew through heavy plastic, bend metal and in general, figure out a way to get into just about anything if they think there's food in it. Smart little buggers. Squirrels, I mean. Not Jim-Bob's family. heh

After throwing away a multitude of chewed up, bent and otherwise squirrel-damaged bird feeders, we finally discovered one that really keeps 'em stymied.

The design is crazy-simple. When a fat-ass squirrel tries to climb up on it, the spring-loaded metal casing slides down over the holes sealing 'em shut. Birds aren't heavy enough to trigger the springs, so they can feed without a problem.

And it seems that once the squirrels figure out that they can't filch the food, they stop trying. Mostly.

I have a couple of photos of a stymied squirrel...unfortunately, after playing with my template over the weekend, I've somehow lost my "Post a Photo" ability.

Fuck. Back to the drawing board.

Update:
Thank gawd for Blogger forums. A simple switch back to "old editor" fixed the photo problem.