We just got the Echo. The other night, we were watching TV and Alexa said there was motion at the front door. I can see the door from where I sit in the living room. No one there. Opened the door and there was a small frog on the wall of the house. LOL!
A friend of mine hired a housekeeper who grew up in Europe. Said housekeeper suddenly shrieked, yelled at her that if she kept her place in such bad shape that it grew rats THAT big she QUIT!!! It was, of course, possum munching away in the trash can outside, giving that famous toothy grin when it looked up and saw her. A bit of explanation and she kept the job after all. With some trepidation.
We don’t have a lot of animals here – just some small rabbits every now and then. The wind, the rain, the snow turn on the lights. Us walking does not always turn them on and we have to jump up and down and wave our arms.
SpacedInvader Premium Member over 5 years ago
Is that a porcupine or a possum? Got a couple of young possums here. They turn my outside lights on every night on their way by.
David Huie Green LoveJoyAndPeace over 5 years ago
Possums can see well enough without the extra light.
whahoppened over 5 years ago
Also I cannot have anything blowing in the wind (flowers).
dlkrueger33 over 5 years ago
We just got the Echo. The other night, we were watching TV and Alexa said there was motion at the front door. I can see the door from where I sit in the living room. No one there. Opened the door and there was a small frog on the wall of the house. LOL!
DRkm Premium Member over 5 years ago
My favorite is the spider busily spinning a web that turns it on!
Tyge over 5 years ago
Nasty critters!
david_42 over 5 years ago
Rats in the grape vines!
formathe over 5 years ago
any ‘motion activated’ lights I’ve ever installed had adjustments so the critters would not set it off. Is that no longer available?
ChessPirate over 5 years ago
Oh, I’d say in about 3… 2… 1…
CynthiaLeigh over 5 years ago
I petted an opossum at a nature center. Sweet creature named Ophelia. Very pretty and soft.
cuzinron47 over 5 years ago
The neighbor’s lights got old real fast cause her lights light up my bedroom, and a passing raccoon will set off.
Back to Big Mike over 5 years ago
Ours took about a week to get old…
tinner2000 over 5 years ago
Gotta love technology!
axe-grinder over 5 years ago
THAT is a great drawing of an opossum!
amaryllis2 Premium Member over 5 years ago
A friend of mine hired a housekeeper who grew up in Europe. Said housekeeper suddenly shrieked, yelled at her that if she kept her place in such bad shape that it grew rats THAT big she QUIT!!! It was, of course, possum munching away in the trash can outside, giving that famous toothy grin when it looked up and saw her. A bit of explanation and she kept the job after all. With some trepidation.
mafastore over 5 years ago
We don’t have a lot of animals here – just some small rabbits every now and then. The wind, the rain, the snow turn on the lights. Us walking does not always turn them on and we have to jump up and down and wave our arms.