I’m sure lots of prep went into your Thanksgiving feast, even before today and, whether it was bopping from store to store, or simply from aisle to aisle … food, glorious food, was and is top of mind today.
And, then there is pie.
Pumpkin pie rules on this day of food nirvana and what better way to top off a satisfying meal shared with loved ones than with a slice of pie?
Though I’m not usually one to share my special recipes in this forum, this year I just couldn’t resist.
But first … here’s the backstory about the making of those pies.
Although I really like picking out and sending Jacquie Lawson animated e-cards, (like you’ll find at the end of this post), my good friend Ann Marie and I have been exchanging traditional paper cards for all the holidays and our birthdays since we first met while walking along the perimeter path at Council Point Park many years ago.
Because Ann Marie follows my blog, she knows all about and shares my affinity for wildlife, especially squirrels. A few years ago, by coincidence, we both chose the exact same Thanksgiving card and it was received at our respective houses the same day. We e-mailed one another with that old line about how “great minds think alike” and how funny, that of all the Thanksgiving cards available, we both chose this Avanti card.
Who wouldn’t smile when seeing Chippies that donned their pilgrim hats and caps to gather around a pecan pie? This photo is from Avanti’s site.
Well, as I stared at that card on my corner cabinet shelf, I decided one day, some way, I would recreate that card with MY furry friends. In hindsight, I must admit, like some of my other ideas for holiday shoots, those thoughts perhaps were better left churning around in my head. But this year, I decided “why not go for it?” After all, squirrels love all treats and besides, I told myself “I’m just fulfilling the WHIMSY part of my blog title, right?”
As many of you know, I am no cook. The domestic genes passed me by in that regard (and maybe keeping a neat and tidy house as well). So, the idea of a no-bake, easy-peasy recipe for MY furry, pie-eating pals suited me just fine. What the heck … I’d even make myself a pie using a premade crust, dump some canned fruit into it and smear it with whipped cream topping – very doable, even for me. Martha Stewart may tsk-tsk, but pfft to her.
So, here were the fixin’s. I made one pie and when I was done I simply broke my pie apart, mixed it with yogurt and created yummy parfaits.
But I digress …
Back to the task at hand – making some tasty pie for the munchkins.
Now, mind you, it’s not like I could go a’Googlin’ for “squirrel pie” but that’s a whole nother story. After all, we had a Southern neighbor decades ago, who quickly downsized the street’s squirrel population using a BB gun because he loved squirrel pie. Believe me, I wished I could “unhear” his tale when he proudly boasted about the reason I no longer had squirrels hiding their acorns from our Oak trees in my flowerpots.
So here’s the recipe for pie for squirrels if you’re so inclined to make it. Note it is the same fruit fillers as MY pie fixin’s, i.e. pumpkin, cherry and apple.
First, take your spoon and stir up the Pecan Surprise suet cake, then load it into the pecan-flavored pie shell and smoosh it down.
Next, sprinkle Peanut Suet Nuggets liberally over that gooey mess, then press the nuggets into the suet.
Finally, add pecan halves to the top, this time tapping them down lightly with a spoon.
Admire, take a photo, then serve. Yep, those lucky munchkins.
But … did I have any takers?
After my pie-making chores were done, I tapped my foot impatiently while waiting for the heavy fog to clear. Finally, around noonish I headed to the Park and laid out their treats at the first stop, the pavilion. Well, I had created a feast fit for a King … pecan pie, peanuts and corn. Why corn you ask? Because we learned long ago that the pilgrims ate corn at the very first Thanksgiving, so yes, I tendered corn cobs to them for a first course. Here are some shots of the corn and pie.
Oops – we had a slight problem.
The delicious-looking, fresh-baked … um, make that fresh-“maked” pie scared the furry and feathered munchkins.
Even Parker was a tad perplexed, as was a Blue Jay – they both eyeballed that pie as you see below.
But, even though they were cautious, each grabbed a peanut, or even some of the loose dry niblets from the corncobs, but steered clear of the pie. No worries. I “get” it … the pie is bigger than you are. Next time I’ll make tarts. 🙂
I know I piqued their curiosity, or maybe it was the smell of nuts wafting through the still-humid air?
Picture-wise I didn’t fare much better at the Safe Haven Tree, as the yellow leaves hid most of their antics, but I’m happy to report all the treats were gone 24 hours later.
Some candid shots from the Thanksgiving feast are below, then a Thanksgiving card for you as I’m sure I’ve whet your appetite for pie and if not, this card will certainly do so.
Linda Schaub
WALKIN', WRITIN', WIT & WHIMSY 
Lovely!
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Thanks Anne!
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What an amusing post! I enjoyed it
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Thanks Anne – spreading a little joy to fellow bloggers and my furry (and feathered) pals at the Park. I have more pictures of a squirrel wrangling a corncob.
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Happy Thanksgiving, Linda! Thank you very much for the delightful e-card. 🦃 🥧 The chipmunks gathered around the pecan pie are irresistible. 🙂 I’m glad someone enjoyed eating your offerings, even if you didn’t get to see most of the feasting.
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Yes, my mom said that too Barbara. It sounds like it – the longer we enjoy these beautiful warm days, the more difficult it is to adjust to the reality of Winter.
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Same to you Barbara! I am glad you liked the e-card and it was funny because I got an e-mail from Jacquie Lawson that they had a new Thanksgiving card and it was this one – perfect for my pies post. I had this post in mind for a while and did the photos about three weeks ago. Those Avanti cards are very cute and thy are based right here in Detroit. Avanti has two types of cards: animals or birds they use to creative holiday settings, or vintage photos, especially of Detroit, that they use for cards. These Chipmunks eyeing the pie is so clever. The problem was I went to the Park too late – the critters are out and about earlier in the day, but we had a very heavy fog, so I was much later. Same thing today, as I arrived much later due to finishing up yard work. Since I walked many laps, the squirrels and birds came out from their nest by the second or third time around. It was all gone the next morning. I think they dragged the corncobs to their nests.
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You are amazing – the efforts you go through for your furry friends! I hope somebody enjoyed those pecans – they are not cheap! Happy Thanksgiving!
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Thank you Ruth – it was a fun idea and I figured I could implement it. If I had gotten there earlier in the day, there might have been more action. It was that weekend that we had heavy fog that didn’t lift until mid-day. I usually buy the pecans on sale as I mix them into my yogurt or oatmeal or eat them as a snack. So I shared with the munchkins. I thought they’d go for the pecans first – they looked inviting and smelled wonderful.
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Somehow the saying “no act of kindness goes unpunished” comes to mind. Silly squirrels, but tarts might be a better idea next time. Happy Thanksgiving, Linda
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Thank you Ally. Yes, they are slow on the uptake sometimes and might have gone right to the pie if it had been earlier in the day and more squirrels were around. (I left later due to that bad fog we had ’til mid-day.) There is safety in numbers when you’re only a foot tall. 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving to you as well.
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Happy Thanksgiving to you and all the furry friends.
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Thank you Kate – same back at you!
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they’ll be waddling about after eating that and have a hard time climbing back up to their nests!
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Yes, they would be in a nut coma like people are in a turkey coma today! I have some pictures of chubby squirrels and a squirrel tackling a corncob to share in upcoming weeks. The squirrels do waddle about as they get that extra fat layer and heavier fur. They look twice their size. 🙂
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Happy Thanksgiving, Linda! I hope the critters eventually ate up your pie! You did indeed provide them with a feast fit for a king.
Your post reminded me of my dad. He grew up as one of 12 siblings on a very poor small farm in the midst of the Depression. Food was scarce. He and his 8 brothers would all hunt for critters to augment their family’s diet. He used to talk about his mom making “squirrel pot pie” and how delicious it was. I remain skeptical! 🙂
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Happy Thanksgiving back at you Laurie! It was actually gone the next morning when I came back. Both days we had a heavy fog, so I didn’t get there until mid-day, so they are less likely to forage. In retrospect, I’m glad I didn’t wait to another weekend due to the fog as we had heavy winds and then snow.
Oh, I believe it with the squirrel pot pie being a tasty treat, as awful as it sounds. I knew some one in the office building where I worked who never bought any meat/fish, but hunted/fished for it himself. Each season, be it duck, deer and fish, from Spring to Fall. He never mentioned squirrels, but he did make rabbit stew. He butchered all he hunted and cooked it. His wife did not cooking; he did it all. He used to go down to Georgia mid-Winter to a locale where people hunted wild pigs. There are several places featuring pig hunts.
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I think it’s a wonderful idea. It always seems to take forever for the critters to try something new – at least you have some taking an interest. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Thank you Zazzy. I might have had more critter enthusiasm if I was at my usual morning time as the critters forage more in the morning, but the fog held me back. I have some cute photos of a squirrel who dragged a corncob into the middle of the Park to eat it by himself. I had too many photos in this post, so I left it out. Anything new, they are dubious … if there are more of them, they wait to see if others try it and like it. (Like the Life cereal commercial with Mikey.) Happy Thanksgiving back at you!
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What a great time you must have had making and delivering that pie! I love the idea of pie for squirrels and that photo of the squirrels in Pilgrim hats is too cute. Happy Thanksgiving to you my American friend! Enjoy 🙂
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I did have a great time making and delivering that pie Susan. I think I’d have had more critter enthusiasm if it was earlier in the day – that pesky fog held me back and they’re out foraging earlier in the day. The leaf colors were golden at the Safe Haven Tree so I wanted to go that weekend. Those Avanti cards are so clever and they make them right here in Detroit too. Thanks so much for the greeting my Canadian friend.
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You are most welcome !
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My eyes are running together from sorting photos … and I barely scratched the surface. 🙂
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Yum! And super-cool pics! I’m glad i’m a vegetarian. Happy Thanksgiving! 😁
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Yes, as a fellow nut lover (like me, who shared her pecans with her nutty friends), that pie would have been a hit. Happy Thanksgiving back at you Tom!
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“Happy Thanksgiving you, family and friends 🙏
Delicious pie recipe . All photos are beautiful. Squirrel recipe is so delicious. Beautiful e card.
Iam so happy, I enjoyed it, Linda
Thanks!
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Thank you rajkkhoja! That pie recipe did look delicious didn’t it? 🙂 Glad you liked the e-card and I got your thank you reply message that you enjoyed it. I will have another e-card for Christmas.
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Bunch of thanks, Linda. I accept it’s card message.
Sorry 🙏Linda that’s my mistake it’s squirrel recipe is look.
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Hi rajkkhoja – It was/is okay to respond to the e-card; other people did that as well this time and others. I am glad you enjoyed it. Those e-cards are always fun and amazingly creative.
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Your are most welcome 🌷
Iam so happy. You always respond to me reply with some details. 🙏
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I am happy to do that rajkkhoja. You are lucky enough to know two languages and I won’t admit to the many years I studied French and remember so little now.
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Thank you so much 😘,Linda! Iam so lucky to you have two knowledge and you respond me. Then Iam so glad 😘
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You take care rajkkhoja.
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Thank you so much, Linda! 🌹
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Linda, you definitely put whimsy into your blog! I saw the nuts on the pie crust and thought Elliot would have the worst nut allergy attack…allergic to both walnuts and pecans. I’m sure Parker and his buddies enjoyed the kingly feast…those lucky squirrels.
It’s funny because the other night Elliot said that if her were a squirrel he’d be the hungriest since he can’t eat nuts. I told him he’d be a vegan squirrel.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Thank you Esther! Have to keep that “whimsy” going strong. I got to the Park too late due to the fog, so there weren’t as many squirrels out and about. I wanted to get those yellow leaves in the photos and we had heavy fog two weekend days in a row, so decided to go later. They gobbled it up and it was all gone the next day. One squirrel pulled his corncob away from the others and was chomping on it. I’ve got some pictures to use in another post. Back at you!!
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Happy Thanksgiving, Linda! I never thought of making a pie as a treat for animals before — very clever!
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Thank you Rachel! Glad you liked the pie treats I made for my furry (and nutty) friends. It was a fun idea and I’m glad I did it, as offbeat as it was.
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A very fun idea! I’m sure Parker is nuts about it; even if he and his buddies were somewhat circumspect at first.
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I thought it would make a fun post. They all probably waited until I turned my back and left, then raced on over. 🙂
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Oh Linda, you just made my day! What a beautiful post 😉
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Glad you liked it Jeanine. Just sharing the love and pie with my nutty friends. I thought it would be fun to prepare and photograph then serve for Thanksgiving, the chow-down day of the year here in the U.S.
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Maybe you have to be a bit nutty to cater to your friends that way 😉
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That is me definitely Jeanine … sometimes one must march to the beat of a different drummer.
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Most certainly!
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Ah a feast for the critters on Thanksgiving. How nice. Looks like you enjoyed making pies and Thanksgiving for you was an enjoyavble time. Giving out your special recipes is great – looks delicious. Yum for sure. Great photos of the squirrels and I loved the chipmonks with their pie.
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Glad you liked this post Peggy. I thought I’d do something a little whimsical for Thanksgiving, though I admit it was on the heels of the Halloween ghost cookies post. I have given the squirrels mini pumpkins or apples in the past by putting them along the perimeter path, but I hesitate to do that due to the hawks now. I shared some of my pecans with them. I am not a good cook at all, so this was fun to make and see if they liked it. Those Avanti cards are very cute – they have many featuring animals with food or in funny poses. That card was one of my favorites.
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Well, I am sure the critters enjoyed your treats – they don’t mind at all if things are cooked perfectly.
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Yes, you’re right Peggy. I have not had any complaints yet.
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I very much enjoyed reading your squirrel homemade pie recipe as well as those squirrel and bird contestants’ results! At the end of all the inspection and savoring through the 24 hour period, Linda scores a TEN ! Most of all I think you had a lot of fun with your Thanksgiving Day and that thought is sweet as pie.
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Thank you TD! Glad to give you a smile reading about my pie-making adventure and serving it to my Park pals. I wish I’d thought of that expression “sweet as pie” for this post. Yes, 24 hours later, there was not a single crumb, nor a corn niblet left. I do have some cute pictures of a black squirrel chomping on a corn cob that was almost as big as it was. I pictured them sharing those corn cobs, but no … he/she dragged it away to enjoy it without the crowd. Their antics do make me smile. 🙂
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Well what a surprising post this was Linda! Great job and I’m sure the critters enjoyed every bite!
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Well at least I didn’t burn anything, nor need to turn on the oven Diane; pie enjoyed by critters is worth a smile and delicious in every bite.
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I know I like a pie that I don’t have to turn on the oven too Linda!
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My mom used to make grasshopper pie with a chocolate crust back in the day. I miss all those treats. Simpler is better Diane.
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So fun to read!! & Such a fun idea. The squirrels didn’t know what they were missing!! Loved seeing my friend Parker 🙂
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Hi Mackenzie – just trying to fulfill the “whimsy” part of my blog title. 🙂 Yes, the squirrels were a little slow on the uptake for this healthful pie. Parker is as mischievous as ever!
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What a wonderful idea and post Linda! When you went back the next day was the pie all gone? I had no idea there was pecan or walnut pie crust. I’ve only ever bought the graham cracker pie shells. Those pictures at the end at the Safe Haven tree are lovely too with the sunlight filtering down through the tree.
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Thanks Joni – glad you liked it! Yes, the pie was gone and I guess the pie pan flew away after they were done eating it. When I leave trays of suet in the Winter months, after they finish the suet, I find the square plastic dish has been picked up by the wind and carried across the grassy area. I really wanted to get those yellow leaves in under the Safe Haven tree as the sun was pretty with the yellow leaves and corn. The tree was all yellow leaves, but the shots of the squirrels under the tree were not clear, so I just used under the tree. I got some cute shots of a squirrel that dragged a corncob out in the middle of the Park and was chomping on it. That corncob was as big as that black squirrel.
Diamond brand sells the pecan and walnut pie shells you see in the picture and also a chocolate nut crust too. The Diamond nut crust is very good, like eating a nut cookie. The nut crusts are all prebaked. Keebler makes the graham cracker crust and chocolate crust. My mom used the chocolate crust for grasshopper pie with lime pudding/pie filler and whipped cream.
So I have one more crust left and will save it for the holidays and put a pie filling in it and mix it into yogurt for parfaits. I also have a pumpkin pie pudding/pie filling I can use.
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It was very inventive! Loved your post today too – what great shots! Caught up here for a change but I stayed up til 12 last night doing Reader. Hope I stay caught up…..
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Glad you liked it Joni. I am behind too and was hoping to catch up a little tonight. Had to stay late at work first of all, then left work and it’s pretty windy out and either that or my internet was having issues and was wobbly. Couldn’t get into Comcast and only had one bar on my wireless, which is where it is now. We are having a lot of rain and high wind gusts all day tomorrow – are you the same forecast? I’m likely going to shut down in a few minutes as it I’m typing and am four or five words behind. It’s getting very hard to stay caught up anymore.
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I think we are having some wind and maybe a few flurries Wed. pm, but the forecast for the week still looks well above freezing. Hope you get some rest. I did get your gmail and will respond later.
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Hi Joni – I don’t think it was as bad right here as other parts of the Tri-County area. Happy for that as I don’t need any missing shingles or trees toppling over after all the items that broke or were problematic this year. I hope you fared well too. Take your time as to the gmail.
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It was windy and cold but no snow just a few flakes. It’s suppose to die down overnight. Could be worse…..could be snow!
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I am liking that we have only had the two-inch snowfall so far this year … I watched the weather for WXYZ TV and the meteorologist said we had 18 inches of snow on this day in 1974. That was a Sunday. We were both in school … you likely didn’t get off school on the Monday as you lived right in the City near school, but I am sure the schools closed for me. Saturday will be like yesterday, so likely no walk if winds ramp up that much. Strange weather at any rate.
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I don’t remember that 1974 storm at all – I would have been in grade 12 or 13? You must have me mixed up another follower Linda as I grew up on a farm so we were bused into the village for grade school and the city for high school and it was a long bus ride to the high school – over an hour both ways. I well remember studying on the bus to fill in the time. The bus was only cancelled once in grade school for snow that I remember, and not at all in high school – it went through fog and snow and sleet. Now at the slightest hint of a forecast the buses are cancelled in advance. I’m happy the weather has been okay snowwise too. Dec. doesn’t look too bad either, temps mostly about 30F/0C. We are forecast for the same winds tomorrow followed by a cold front on Sunday.
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I didn’t remember it either Joni. I remember another one in 1978, a huge snow storm and I was at Wayne State then and classes were cancelled. I took the bus there – it was in Detroit. I graduated high school in 1973, so I forgot about Grade 13 for you … I was thinking you were in your first year of pharmacy program in Toronto.
The classes cancel for kids here, no matter the age. I really don’t think that many kids walk to school anymore. When I was in junior high and high school, the schools were right next to one another, so for six years, I walked along Fort Street with all the other kids, then turned the corner to get to the school. Same route for six years. A friend one year in high school used to get a ride, so her mom picked me up sometimes and we had a dress code in junior high … no pants. We could wear pants under our dresses/skirts though, but we had a dress code.
The winds are kicking up tonight mightily. I wondered if your weather would be the same. We have a wind advisory from 1:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Glad snow is not coming with it too. I’m okay without a white Christmas as well.
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Ok get it – you thought I was in downtown Toronto. They don’t have grade 13 any more – it was stupid anyway as we were the only province who still had it. I felt old at 18 almost 19 graduating high school, but I guess it did make us more mature and more able to handle university and being away from home. I do remember the storm from 1978 as I remember being blown across Bloor St to my residence. That was a bad one. It’s windy out there tonight, but I did all my errands today so I don’t have to go out tomorrow. I’m behind in REader again but am going to bed. Enjoy your weekend Linda! I remember wearing skirts in winter too, with knee socks, but in our later high school years we could wear pants, much warmer.
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Yes, I totally forgot about Grade 13 and didn’t know they didn’t have it now. I left at the age of Grade 5, so still at the elementary school, which was at the end of my block. All the kids in the neighborhood walked as a group, some were older brothers and sisters and we all held hands as we crossed the one busy street, as a schoolmate of ours was crossing herself once and was run over and dragged … very sad. Judy Shields. I am in an E.A. Orr Elementary School Facebook Group that I found and wrote about Margaret Rust, a classmate in kindergarten. On the anniversary of Judy’s death, the subject is always brought up. My weekend so far has been horrible. I sent you a short e-mail to see what happened and I’m still upset about it. I thought of writing a post about it, but decided not to. Not only am I upset the generator didn’t stay on (although it did go on) but it was cold (down to 64 F and I lost all the food I bought November 15th when I thought the generator was finally working after the last tech visit). The smell of smoke is horrible – I cannot open windows to the blinds being sealed shut. The power came on at about 1:00ish. The garage in the neighbor’s house behind is totally gone, but house is fine – I had no house damage, just the smoke …. I feel lucky to be alive … I heard nothing outside and when the wire fell and was arcing on the neighbor’s garage and popping, I thought it was a noise from the generator after it kicked on and I was a bit scared of the noise. I want this year to be over with … house issues galore.
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I just got your gmail Linda, at midnight, sent a short reply. My God, what else could happen! I hope you are able to sleep. How are you going to be able to get rid of the smoke, even if you opened the windows, the smell would come in? Re food loss – sometimes you can still use some of the food if you don’t open the door, so they say?? Esp. the freezer part, not sure re the fridge.
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Hi Joni – I wrote you a long reply for you to read, just to explain everything that happened as I didn’t write much yesterday, just sent the photos and a short paragraph. I am still a bit shaken, especially after seeing the neighbor’s garage and the extent of the damage. On the sidewalk next to my house, I found a big piece of something that was all soot and it fell apart when I stepped on it – guessing it was part of the roof or garage. There were some burnt twigs around as well. I meant to go back there today as to the wood … they cut that tree and left wood. I don’t know if anyone wants it or not and yard waste is done for the year. The smoke smell has dissipated a little bit … I don’t think flies are still around, but I didn’t want any in the house, or I’d have propped the door open wide. The front door has a big screen, which I never use as I don’t open that door except for getting the mail. But I didn’t want street dirt. I wasn’t sure on the fridge food … I think freezer is okay … fridge I didn’t want to take a chance, so lost a lot of dairy and Eggland’s hard-boiled eggs in a package and cringed as I threw out two brand-new tubs of Benecol which is now $5.50 for a tiny tub. I’ll bet I threw out $55.00 of groceries today.
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I will reply on gmail.
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Take your time and you don’t have to reply … it was FYI. And another one tonight and I am discouraged over this as Winter nears.
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I just replied Linda…..but go to bed and get some rest! PS. Anyone would be discouraged by that – sometimes you just get tired of coping with everything.
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Thanks Joni. I am going now … I have been doing better and signing off at 10:00. It was very late tonight by the time I got here. I am discouraged … too much going on at once.
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That was so funny! Maybe they were just watching their waistlines 🙂 I’m not a big pie-eater but, if I was, I think I’d be a little intimidated by one that’s bigger than me too 🙂
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Thanks Janis! When making my little buddies treats, I always fail to take into consideration that they are only about a foot tall. 🙂 I think I need to switch to tarts next year – easier to pick up with your paws.
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Happy belated Thanksgiving – and I would never have figured there was one kind of squirrel pie, let alone two. I am sure they enjoyed your kind of pie a lot more than the other kind.
I saw the late comments about the power outage and fire. How terrible!
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JP, unfortunately for my furry friends, there are people that eat squirrel pie and possum pie (we’ve had a few of those in the neighborhood as well) and this is right in the city. At least that neighbor is long gone. Many years ago, when we had two Oak trees, we had a lot of squirrels hiding acorns in the garden, flower pots – you name it and then digging holes to find them. Ha ha – yes, they did, the nutty pie from their nutty benefactor. 🙂
Yes, I told Joni in a long e-mail exactly what happened and it was terrible and I was and still am reeling about it. The sight of the downed wire on our fence line and then the garage roof catching fire in the high winds, just 25 feet from where I slept terrified me. I got an instant-on generator in August. It has been problematic since day one and right now is shut off awaiting a third new part. I have asked for a replacement as it’s a lemon – it’s not that easy. However … the power went off at 11:30 p.m., the generator DID kick on which I heard, then a series of booms and very loud noises. Due to the generator’s track record, I thought it was malfunctioning and perhaps a natural gas explosion. Neighbors across the street were banging on my front door to get out of the house. I got dressed, got out and was shaking like a leaf and asking how they could see the generator on fire. They said “come look” and showed me the fire was in the back corner of my yard. The generator overheated and shut off shortly thereafter, nothing to do with the fire – it just has overheating problems. I cannot tell you what went through my mind hearing that noise. My house was cordoned off as the high winds made it difficult to contain the fire and it took until 2:00 a.m. Down the street a transformer blew, the homeowner’s circuit breaker exploded and her windows all shattered – it had nothing to do with the downed wire. I lost five years off my life. Finally the smoke smell has dissipated, but it took five days and still occasionally I get a whiff in drapes or carpets.
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Wow, that must have been terrible! And terrifying.
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Yes it was JP. It was very scary and terrifying especially since I totally believed it was the generator and noises coming from the generator after it turned on right behind my room. I can’t tell you how many questions I asked and I researched before buying this generator. I wanted to ensure there was absolutely nothing that could go wrong with it and since it kept going offline (I check it daily) repeatedly, I assumed it had a major fail. How many times do you hear of natural gas explosions? We have them often. It is shut down now awaiting the third new part – some oil pressure switch. It’s already had an oil leak, plus a mangled gasket “set incorrectly at the manufacturer” and a new oil pressure monitor replaced. The last time they updated firmware – no one had done that to date. They have dropped the ball since the install and this is a big HVAC company, so I’m not pleased.
The fire was raging and the winds kicked in at 45+ mph – smoke and flames were wild. I will not forget that night for a very long time. Neighbors on other side were not impacted though they stayed outside, nor did they have smoke inside, just me. And because I got the whole house insulation five years ago, I wonder why so much smoke infiltrated my house. I’ve done a lot of thinking this past week, not to mention prayers.
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Wow, that’s a lot!
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Yes, scary every time I hear about it.
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