{"id":941,"date":"2018-04-29T18:13:41","date_gmt":"2018-04-29T22:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=941"},"modified":"2018-04-29T20:48:03","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T00:48:03","slug":"crash-the-wood-duck-returns-to-smash-more-dishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alanskeoch.ca\/?p=941","title":{"rendered":"“CRASH” THE WOOD DUCK RETURNS TO SMASH MORE DISHES"},"content":{"rendered":"
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WOOD DUCK RETURNS TO SMASH MORE DISHES<\/div>\n

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\u201cAlan, I found her!\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cI searched all yesterday and couldn\u2019t find her\u2026where did you catch her?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cShe was  wedged in between the big black flat back cupboard and the wall\u2026I heard a faint rustle\u2026.had to move dishes and get down on hands and knees but<\/div>\n
there she was waiting for help.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cSecond time around this  year\u2026why does she like our chimney so much?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cLooking for an old tree trunk for a  nest\u2026\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cWe saw the male out on the pond with her the other day\u2026why is he never caught?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cFemales are nesters\u2026males are just pesters.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cWell, Let\u2019s name her CRASH because she seems to love breaking  dishes.\u201d<\/div>\n
-She got two of the beer steins and a big blue vase and  glasses.\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cHow can we stop her?\u201d<\/div>\n
\u201cMaybe just give up and turn the house over to her for the next few weeks\u201d<\/div>\n

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alan skeoch<\/div>\n
Marjorie skeoch<\/div>\n
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On Apr 20, 2018, at 10:31 PM, SKEOCH <alan.skeoch@rogers.com<\/a><\/a>> wrote:<\/div>\n


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ICE STORM APRIL 16, 2018:  STUCK WITH A DUCK<\/p>\n

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THERE have been better days\u2026. April 16 was a bad day.  The decision to go to the  farm was an error in judgment I suppose.  But then again, if<\/div>\n
I had not gone then maybe the LITTLE DUCK WOULD BE DEAD and the house would be wrecked.<\/div>\n

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\u201cAlan, are sure the road  is OK?”<\/div>\n

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\u201cWell Woody, I think we have a problem.   Snow  with a crust of ice on top that is thick enough <\/div>\n
for us  to walk  on.  Too thick, Woody, Can we get the truck n there.  Two wheel drive but still<\/div>\n
have the snow tires.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cTake a chance, Alan\u2026turn in fast\u2026cut a trail through the crust.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cNot going to make it, Woody\u2026we are stuck\u2026spinning tires\u2026snow and ice up under the truck.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cWhat to do?  Call Andrew, he might be somewhere nearby.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cGood idea.   Ring Ring ring\u2026,\u201dAndy, Woody and I are in a bit of trouble\u2026.got the truck <\/div>\n
stuck in the lane\u2026ice storm is bad\u2026Can you come up ro help?”<\/div>\n

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\u201cGive me an hour or so\u2026take Woody into the house and I\u2019ll get you out.  You should have known better than to try <\/div>\n
to ride on top of the ice\u2026.regular thing with you.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cNot all my fault\u2026Woody said  to take a run at it.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cFine advisor, Dad\u2026see you in an hour.”<\/div>\n

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\u201cAnd it\u2019s getting dark\u2026sleet and ice coming down now.  Road is as slick as a salesman\u2019s blather, Woody.  LOOK AT the old barn\u2026belonged to <\/div>\n
J..S. Woodsworth years ago.  Really bleak looking today.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cStop talking.  Open the door\u2026neighbour phoned Marjorie  to say the power has been off all week  end.  I Just hope<\/div>\n
the propane is firing away\u2026.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cQuite pretty, isn\u2019t it Woody\u2026the ice coating everything.”<\/div>\n
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\u201cLook at the bird house, Alan\u2026loaded with ice.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cOpen the  door\u2026my feet are frozen, Alan.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cThere\u2026we are now about to get warm\u2026.OH NO!  WE HAVE HAD A BREAK IN!!  BROKEN GLASS ALL OVER.”<\/div>\n

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\u201cWHY WOULD a robber break  all this glass?\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cNot a robber, Alan, I hear something moving in the bathroom\u2026maybe a raccoon\u2026or coyote\u2026.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cQuiet , Woody, I Hear it too\u2026close the doors\u2026I\u2019ll get a towel.”<\/div>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s a DUCK, Alan\u2026must have come down the chimney in the ice storm\u2026thought it was a hollow log.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cWoody, I am going too catch her if I can.  Hope her wings are not broken\u2026There she  is\u2026FLOP FLOP\u2026Got her  covered.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cShe seems to be glad we came along Woody.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cReal heroes!\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cSet her down on the verandah\u2026see if she is going to be OK”<\/div>\n

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\u201cWhat kind of duck is she?\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cSmaller than a Mallard\u2026look at that odd  crest on the back of herded\u2026.like a Merganzer maybe\u2026small duck\u2026maybe a Wood duck\u2026Damn, Damn, <\/div>\n
Damn\u2026she  looks like  the same  dick we had last year.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cLikes smashing glasses and dishes\u2026entertainment until her mate arrives.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cThere she goes\u2026flying\u2026not staying around to help clean up.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cCheck the window\u2026see if Andy is here yet.”<\/div>\n

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Bleak out there, Alan, I am going to curl up on my bed while you clean up the glass.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cWish Marjorie was  here\u2026\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cWhy?\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cShe would do the clean up better than me.”<\/div>\n

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\u201cAndy is here, Alan.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cGood\u2026I bet he give me another lecture. “<\/div>\n

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\u201cGet in your truck, Dad, and put it in reverse\u2026gently\u2026my truck is on solid ice\u2026need all the help we can get.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cGlad to see you, Andy.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cNever a dull moment, Dad\u2026you seem to find pickles even in winer time.  How is that torn Achilles tendon doing?.”<\/div>\n

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\u201cJust fine\u2026”<\/div>\n

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\u201cGreat\u2026we are now out, Woody\u2026road is sheer ice though\u2026can\u2019t fool around.\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cDid  you tell Andy about the duck, Alan?\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cNot yet\u2026I am  going send him a picture\u2026sort of  a thank you.”<\/div>\n

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\u201cWhere are you going, Andy\u2026on foot?\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cNow  I have to get my truck in here with the trailer\u2026\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cNeed  help?\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cNo!\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cI left a duck to give you a hand Andy\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cA what?\u201d<\/div>\n

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\u201cA LITTLE BROWN FEMALE DUCK\u2026”<\/div>\n

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\u201cSometimes I think my dad is nuts\u2026.Did he say Duck or something else?”<\/div>\n

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