Holy @#$%&*ing Hell....

[kalibex]

Woken up last night at 4 am by the most Gawd-awfullest noise I've ever had the privilege of being woken up by - the most bizarre, high-pitched, loud conglomeration of chitters and shrieks. I half sat-up, frozen in horror by the complete unexpectedness and unidentifiability of what I was hearing...

I looked to my cat. She had just strolled into the room and sat down, glancing towards the side window and the ruckus, then back at me, calm but aware. Well, she wasn't freaking out, but it still took me a few minutes to gather the courage to get out of bed and creep towards a window, bracing myself for a glimpse of I knew-not-what......

...in time to see as the dim outlines of 3 RACOONS shambled around the corner of the building and paused, noticing me staring out the window at them.

Obviously discomforted in turn by my irritable-relieved growl of "I see you, creature!!", they promptly gallumped on and out of sight.

I swear it took me at least a half-an-hour to come down from that adrenaline-dump enough to get back to sleep......

Comments

[audioboy.livejournal.com]

I'm also one of those people who gets rialed by shrill noises. *shudder*

The post-adrenaline rush is one of my least-favourite experiences. *bleh*

Yikes...

[xenakat13.livejournal.com]

Raccoons make gawdawful noise. More than once people in my mother's neighborhood have called the police thinking someone is getting murdered, only to find out it was those durned raccoons.

The critters love to root through trash cans for food, and tend to fight with any other animal they come across...stray cats, rats, pigeons with attitude. Whatever gets in the way. City raccoons also tend to be a bit on the aggressive side...my cousin was nearly attacked by a pack once because he got too close to "their" garbage can.

[warinbabylon.livejournal.com]

That sounds nervewracking. HUGS. How is the cat and how are you?