Acorns Out of Control (floor, money, trees)

[CAVA1990]

I've never seen such a bumper crop. The squirrels are workin' overtime.

[govmoneynvegas]

Al Gore says Virginia is swinging, so the weather and altitude might cause some delayed responses and unknown answers. Kind of nutty if you ask me. I wonder if ROVA is seeing acorns like NOVA. Who cares about ROVA though. laugh laugh laugh

[CAVA1990]

Originally Posted by govmoneynvegas

Al Gore says Virginia is swinging, so the weather and altitude might cause some delayed responses and unknown answers. Kind of nutty if you ask me. I wonder if ROVA is seeing acorns like NOVA. Who cares about ROVA though. laugh laugh laugh

They run in cycles like the cicadas.

[irisheyes13]

From WTOP..

Why you need to get rid of acorns - WTOP.com

[scottfs]

They are constantly plunking down on the roof and deck. My wife is a nervous nelly and always thinks the sound is someone breaking into the house. "No honey, that's just the hundred-thousandth acorn falling..."

[Yankeesfan]

Originally Posted by irisheyes13

From WTOP..

Why you need to get rid of acorns - WTOP.com

That's interesting, I had no idea this was a problem.

[Fallout Zone]

I think this was the worst of the 4 falls we've been in our house. There are 15 or so oak trees (~10 80'+) on our 1/3 acre lot. We bought this tool called the Nut Wizard, which is basically a wire basket that traps the acorns. It works nice when there is a low to moderate amount, but there were so many this year that we just ended up raking and using a shovel to get rid of them. Last year there were hardly any.

[jillabean]

There are a lot, but for some reason I find it fun to walk on them and hear the crunch, crunch. I've only been hit by one once though (and considering I walk everyday in an acorn infested area, it kind of surprises me).

[Dazed&Confused]

Originally Posted by scottfs

They are constantly plunking down on the roof and deck. My wife is a nervous nelly and always thinks the sound is someone breaking into the house. "No honey, that's just the hundred-thousandth acorn falling..."

Two nights ago my little dog, in the middle of the night, would just randomly (so I thought) howl for a minute and stop. I have never heard him howl in the 5 years I've had him. Whenever I would come downstairs to the basement level to see what was the matter I wouldn't see a thing. Upstairs and back to bed I would go, then a minute later, more howling. Finally, I stood on the second floor at the top of the stairway and heard a little "plink" and the dog would howl. It was acorns falling down the flue of the fireplace and hitting the damper.

[michgc]

These are my favorite acorns: a chocolate Hershey's Kiss, a Mini Nilla wafer, a piece of a pretzel stick, and some chocolate frosting to hold it all together: