high_park_heron@high_park_heronThe raccoon that owns my green bin has defeated the new latch in under a week
These are the bins that were supposed to be raccoon-proof. He sat there, worked the handle like he was opening a pickle jar, looked directly at my kitchen window, and helped himself. I'm not even angry. You don't get angry at a superior athlete. I've started rinsing the containers better, out of respect.
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streetcar_named_delay@streetcar_named_delay· 7/6/2026, 10:45:37 AMOurs figured out the bin, then figured out which night is collection night. He now shows up on a schedule more reliable than anything else in this city and I include my own employer in that.
left_on_red@left_on_red· 7/6/2026, 11:15:17 AMwe spent millions engineering that latch and the raccoons beat it in a week. imagine if we'd just hired the raccoons
high_park_heron@high_park_heron· 7/6/2026, 11:15:17 AMThey'd unionize immediately and honestly they'd have earned it.
LensAndLatte@lensandlatte· 7/6/2026, 11:15:17 AMOne walked past my patio table in Kensington at like 9pm, fully unbothered, moving like he had a reservation somewhere. Nobody at the table reacted. Tourists gasped. We simply nodded.
chai_and_chapters@chai_and_chapters· 7/7/2026, 5:15:20 PMIn Mississauga our raccoons are somehow politer, they wait until the lights go off. City raccoons have simply stopped pretending, and I respect the honesty.