Better let him eat the lunch first.

"Tellmeaboutit" wrote in message
news:KkY2f.10021$y_1.7215@edtnps89...
Drive around town until you find a guy standing on the street asking for
money. Tell him to get in, you have a job for him to do. Get him to do
it, then feed him lunch.

"Frank Rosenbaum" wrote in message
...
I presume that the deck is at or near ground level.

Can you stick something stiff down between the boards and move it to a
place where you can reach it?
Piano wire is very stiff in the larger sizes. Even a piece of lattice or
one of those driveway reflector posts.

Now that I'v had my say, I am new to the group searching for an answer to
my sod delema.
I'll continue my search.

Thanks.

"Alan" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Hope someone can help.

I have a dead raccoon trapped under my deck. Problem is that it is in a
location I can't reach unless I tear the deck apart. I have no problem
letting it decompose naturally but the stench is bad and I am worried
about
disease.

I can see it through the cracks in the deck and can pour liquid or
powder
(maybe) on the carcass.

Any suggestions as to what I can do would be greatly appreciated as I am
trying to avoid tearing
apart the deck.

Thanks.

Alan

Personally, I would just leave it to decompose. The worst of the stench
should be gone in a couple of weeks.

I wouldn't touch it--it may have died of rabies.


"Rich Greenberg" wrote in message
...
"Alan" wrote in message
...
Hi,

Hope someone can help.

I have a dead raccoon trapped under my deck. Problem is that it is in
a
location I can't reach unless I tear the deck apart. I have no
problem
letting it decompose naturally but the stench is bad and I am worried
about
disease.

I can see it through the cracks in the deck and can pour liquid or
powder
(maybe) on the carcass.

Any suggestions as to what I can do would be greatly appreciated as I
am
trying to avoid tearing
apart the deck.

Thanks.

Alan

I have a tool that is handy for such tasks. I took the 10' fiberglass
pole from a bicycle flag, removed the flag, and hose clamped a hook made
of some brass rod (approx 1/8") to the end. Allows me to reach into
lots of places.

--
Rich Greenberg Marietta, GA, USA richgr atsign panix.com + 1 770 321
6507
Eastern time. N6LRT I speak for myself & my dogs only. VM'er since
CP-67
Canines:Val, Red & Shasta (RIP),Red, husky
Owner:Chinook-L
Atlanta Siberian Husky Rescue. www.panix.com/~richgr/ Asst
Owner:Sibernet-L

Dead Raccoon Trapped Under Deck -- What to Do?
 

On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 00:47:55 -0400, mm
wrote:



Hi,

Hope someone can help.

I have a dead raccoon trapped under my deck. Problem is that it is in a
location I can't reach unless I tear the deck apart. I have no problem
letting it decompose naturally but the stench is bad and I am worried
about
disease.

Personally I don't think it will cause disease. Depressing topic but
someone on the news pointed out that the dead bodies from Katrina
wouldn't cause disease even if they weren't buried quickly.

To reply to my own post, it was after the tsunami in the far east that
I heard some scientist on the radio say this. Then I heard someone
repeat it after Katrina, that people killed by other than communicable
disease are not a health hazard (for quite a while?)


Remove NOPSAM to email me. Please let
me know if you have posted also.

Dead Raccoon Trapped Under Deck -- What to Do?
 

can you not just remove one or two boards to get to it?
"mm" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 12 Oct 2005 00:47:55 -0400, mm

wrote:



Hi,

Hope someone can help.

I have a dead raccoon trapped under my deck. Problem is
that it is in a
location I can't reach unless I tear the deck apart. I
have no problem
letting it decompose naturally but the stench is bad and
I am worried
about
disease.

Personally I don't think it will cause disease. Depressing
topic but
someone on the news pointed out that the dead bodies from
Katrina
wouldn't cause disease even if they weren't buried quickly.

To reply to my own post, it was after the tsunami in the far
east that
I heard some scientist on the radio say this. Then I heard
someone
repeat it after Katrina, that people killed by other than
communicable
disease are not a health hazard (for quite a while?)


Remove NOPSAM to email me. Please let
me know if you have posted also.

Dead Raccoon Trapped Under Deck -- What to Do?
 

To reply to my own post, it was after the tsunami in the far
east that
I heard some scientist on the radio say this. Then I heard
someone
repeat it after Katrina, that people killed by other than
communicable
disease are not a health hazard (for quite a while?)


No more so than any other rotting carcass, no.
They are, however demoralizing, so it's best to
get them removed from the vicinity of the
emotionally traumatized as quickly as possible.

And the longer you wait, the more gross and
disgusting the process is going to be.