Squirrels

Went for an early morning lido swim this morning earlier this week and had my breakfast in my pannier bag. Got out of the pool and the pool manager came over to ask if that was my bike. Answered yes and she said that she’d seen a squirrel getting in my pannier bag. Had a quick glance inside and everything seemed in order. Went on my way to work and discovered the 2 American style pancakes I had brought with me were now about ¾ of 1! Thing is I hate squirrels ever since I got attacked by one. They’re just rats with fluffy tails really. Regarding being attacked by a squirrel it was a very cold and snowy winter so went with some seeds and nuts to the local park to feed the squirrels as felt sorry for them. Was all going well and one particular squirrel was quite bold at coming up to get the food from me. I held my hand out with some nuts on and it came right up to me. Looked it me all cutely and rested his claw on my hand. Then sunk his teeth straight into my finger. OUCH! They’ve got extremely sharp teeth and the bite was deep, very deep. Blood immediately started spurting out of the wound. Trouble was I was right next to a kids play park that was full of families and leapt up shouting FUCK FUCK FUCK with blood literally spurting everywhere from the bite. Could see parents rushing to cover their kids' ears and take them away. Was quite a scene to put it mildly.