Power to the people

For some reason, Baraboo is plagued by power outages caused by squirrels. These little critters regularly manage to electrocute themselves in transformers, leaving large parts of the city in the dark. This has happened twice in just the last couple of weeks. I'm not sure what make transformers so attractive to our little furry friends, but it's clearly not a good thing.

Commenting on the recent discovery of snakes in the coal bin at the railroad, Tom said that there is something about coal and such that seems to attract snakes. Apparently the furnace on the old farm used to be filled with snakes who climbed in during the summer, only to be scorched out when winter brought the fire back.