That one time a squirrel stole my whole bag of charcoal right off the deck

I was at my cousin's place in Austin last July and a fat little gray squirrel somehow dragged a 10-pound bag of Kingsford down two steps and into a bush, so now I store my grill supplies in a metal locker and check for acorn stashes before every cookout, anybody else have critters ruin your setup?

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the_ben23d ago

Hold up, a ten pound bag?! That's like a third of that squirrel's body weight! I saw a video of a gray squirrel dragging a whole slice of pizza down the subway stairs, but a bag of charcoal is next level. They're surprisingly strong for their size, must have been a real workout getting that into a bush.

johnson.eva23d ago

Right! Those squirrels are basically furry little bodybuilders when they want to be. I saw one hauling a full bagel with cream cheese up a tree once, and it took like ten tries but it got it there. They pack on the muscle from all that running and climbing, it's crazy. And a ten pound bag of charcoal is straight up impressive, that squirrel probably had to stop and rest every few feet. Maybe it's building a secret grill setup in that bush for a summer cookout with its squirrel friends.

zarag1723d ago

@the_ben that pizza video was wild but charcoal is a whole different level of dedication. Your mileage may vary but I bet that squirrel was training for weeks building up to the big heist. Maybe it had a whole workout routine, like carrying acorns up the same tree a few times a day for reps. And getting that bag into a bush is the real accomplishment, that squirrel had to have some serious grip strength to drag it off the deck without dropping it. Seriously though, these little guys are basically nature's tiny weightlifters.