Ya Gotta Know This About That: Skunk Stink

Phewee .... Skunk Smells Stink

When you smell a skunk, it always smells the same....that's
Deja Phew for sure.

For a long time, I didn't know there were different kinds of skunks. Yessiree there are about 10 different kinds but I can only remember two or three - striped skunk, the hog-nosed skunk and the hooded skunk. But they all stink!

I remember one time having a honeybee hive/nest in the yard. Who should come over but Mr. Skunk. He sneaks up to the bee hive/nest and puts his paws in it. I have always wondered if those dang bees stung him (they sure did hubby when he was mowing and got close). Or, maybe he sprayed them and they were so mesmerized by Mr. Skunk's smell, or, they were all so sick from the smell that the honeybees were busy puking, that they weren't even in sting mode.

He was eating those honeybees by the handful. He was like scratching around the front of the hive/nest. Several bees would come out and he grabbed them. Mr. Skunk was there at the hive for a long time and then he just wandered away. I guess with his belly full....I sure wasn't going to get close enough to ask him if his belly was full.

There have been times when old Mr. Skunk has gotten mad or scared of something in the yard and POW....his old stink spray was in the air. It's never hit but I do keep a large bottle of hydrogen peroxide around so that I can make a Skunk DeStink for whomever is the victim...dog or human. (1 quart hydrogen peroxide, 1/4 cup baking soda, 1 tablespoons liquid Dawn dish detergent - keep away from face....put it on work it in, and leave on for 10 minutes and rinse and maybe have to do it again)

I think Old Mr. Skunk is a pretty creature but believe me I will retreat quickly and quietly - much haste. I don't want to be the victim of stinky spray.

Recent Death
Some of you may have known John Wood from years ago. He was from Petersburg but in later years lived in Greenview down by the cemetery in the redwood type house. He later married a local girl and they moved to Petersburg. John, unfortunately had a really bad heart and was waiting for a heart transplant but wasn't able to hold on. He died last Wednesday, August 1 at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis. His funeral was this week. John was a very nice guy and will be remembered fondly by many. Rest in peace John.

Upcoming Festivities

Plan to attend the Labor Day Weekend festivities in Greenview. There will be an ice cream social (9-2-12) , tours on the Stier Trolley, Marbold festivities, car show, flea market, traditional Labor Day parade, good food, and good fun.

Community Facts

Did you know that Greenview is 104 miles north of St. Louis?

Did you know that 59% of adults in Greenview are married?

The following is the most surprising fact I found....Residents gave more to the Democratic party than any of the others.

75% of the housing units in Greenview are owner-occupied.

Population in 2010 was 778. (9.7% loss since 2000)

Ancestries: 33.9% German; 17.3 United States; 11% English;
9.5% Irish; 2.8% French; 2.6% Scottish

Most common last names in Greenview among deceased individuals: 1) Miller, 2) Johnson, 3) Weidhuner, 4) Schurman,
5) Montgomery, 6) Hudspeth, 7) Simmering, 8) Davis, 9) Davison,
10) Cooper

Greenview is #74 on a list of top 101 cities with the largest percentage of males in occupations "Financial Specialists".
(WOW!!!! #74?!?) (Almost impressive as Menard County Illinois having one of the highest median property tax rates in the United States and ranks 360th of the 3145 counties in order of average taxes)

Quote For The Day

Every man dies. Not every man really lives.

--William Wallace