August 16, 2006
LIFE ON THE WILD SIDE …
Okay, so maybe he did get a whopper, sort of. It’s apparently not a whopper by Chinook standards — but it made a helluva good dinner 
. And there’s plenty more in the freezer where it came from. Hope the bears can’t smell it.
Talking of which, I mentioned yesterday that one better not get between a bear and his food, especially at this time of year. Easier said than done, because that’s exactly what happened. Whistler has had its first bear attack, and it happened inside a house down the road.
Details are still sketchy, and local staff have been told not to talk to media, which in turn is being referred to our conservation officer. This is a famous tourist town after all, and the press has a tendency to run wild *cough cough* with news from this neck of the woods.
Still, I maintain it was just a matter of time, and we’re lucky it wasn’t worse. The victim, I understand, has had plenty stitches to the face, but is otherwise going to be okay.
My Path: Lost Lake Trails
My Time: 76 mins.
My Beat: Bad Reputation – Shrek Soundtrack
Victoria Marathon — 53 days to go!!
Honolulu Marathon — 116 days to go.
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PS: I now have my SHADOW SOLDIERS fully activated, with bios of my characters, details of their private combat company, their island, the inspiration, and snippets about the French Foreign Legion … and if anyone takes a peek, and comes across a faulty link, or glaring typo, I shall be forever indebted if you would let me know. There’s bound to be something 
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meretta Says:
WOW! Look at that salmon! Whereabouts did DH catch him..er..her?
And hope the neighbor down the road recovers. Scary stuff having bears in the house!!! I’ll pass on that, thanks!
Off to read about your Soldiers!
Loreth Says:
Caught on the wild side
— Tofino.
Toni Says:
Ugh–that poor person. Same bear? Do your doors open inwards? I was on an icebreaker in Labrador and they had doors that opened out and had big locks on (those wheel things) because if the ship got snowbound the bears can get on board and… these are polar bears mind.
Bad business.
Nice fish–tell him from a former expert
PS. I’d guess she’s a girl but could be wrong as I’ve been out a long time
Loreth Says:
Don’t know which bear. And our doors open like all others. Bet we’d have a bit of a snow problem if they didn’t
. And these bruins — certainly far removed from those scary polar types you mention — get into houses any which way. They’ll happily tear the siding right off the walls if their tummies are rumbling enough.
This happened to us last summer. And several cars in our neighbourhood were broken in to. The bears just bend the door metal until the windows implode in a crunch of glass — like a giant can opener
. ICBC deals with a whole other issue in these parts, I tell you 
So how do you tell the fish is a lady?
Toni Says:
Well it is a guess. No obvious secondary sexual characteristics, hump, kype–though it varies fish to fish, maturity, species. But if it was in the sea–and non mature, could be an immature male he’s holding
Ever heard of precocious males??? As a biological term ??
I can imagine the bears. OMG.