Well my wife Roseanne and I arrived at the cottage at about 8:30 yesterday morning armed with an arsenal of cleaning supplies to start the annual spring cleanup. Upon unlocking the door I was shocked by debris all over the place. Looked like it was ransacked. Ceiling tile hanging down, oven door open and paper along with other debris scattered all over the place. Upon further inspection it appeared that a racoon or two entered from the second floor window and made it's way thru some missing drywall above the suspened ceiling tile and into the living area. We didn't know if they were still inside hiding somewhere. When my son Bob arrived we called the local police dept who dipatched a very nice officer to check it out. He agreed on the Racoon theory and checked out the whole place. He suggested calling our insurance agent. Needless to say we couldn't stay over nite. A local man set a trap and we are awaiting the insurance company to arrive on Monday. We spent the day cleaning outside, cutting grass and cleaning up the garage which is actually a big kitchen-dining area to accomadate lot's of people. I'll post how we make out.
