{"id":65011,"date":"2016-11-04T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-04T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/?p=65011"},"modified":"2019-06-20T20:51:15","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T03:51:15","slug":"spotted-on-the-roadside-a-passel-o-possums","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/index.php\/spotted-on-the-roadside-a-passel-o-possums\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotted on the Roadside: A Passel o&#8217; Possums"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oregon-day-one-1-of-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65041\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oregon-day-one-1-of-14.jpg\" alt=\"oregon-day-one-1-of-14\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oregon-day-one-1-of-14.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oregon-day-one-1-of-14-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oregon-day-one-2-of-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65051\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oregon-day-one-2-of-14.jpg\" alt=\"oregon-day-one-2-of-14\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oregon-day-one-2-of-14.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oregon-day-one-2-of-14-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oregon-day-one-3-of-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65061\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oregon-day-one-3-of-14.jpg\" alt=\"oregon-day-one-3-of-14\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oregon-day-one-3-of-14.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oregon-day-one-3-of-14-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oregon-day-one-4-of-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65071\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oregon-day-one-4-of-14.jpg\" alt=\"oregon-day-one-4-of-14\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oregon-day-one-4-of-14.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oregon-day-one-4-of-14-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oregon-day-one-5-of-14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65081\" src=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oregon-day-one-5-of-14.jpg\" alt=\"oregon-day-one-5-of-14\" width=\"488\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oregon-day-one-5-of-14.jpg 488w, https:\/\/mellzah.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/oregon-day-one-5-of-14-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Are possums the critter most suited to tending your autobody needs? These guys would definitely have you believe that&#8217;s the case. Or are they out for revenge, judging from the tire imprints that go around the midsection of one of their young? Looking for an excuse to get up under your hood and start bleeding your brakes? Either way,\u00a0 don&#8217;t go playing dead when you see the bill&#8211;they&#8217;ll see right through it.<\/p>\n<p>Spotted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/136+SW+9th+Ave,+Albany,+OR+97321\/@44.6311016,-123.1043818,3a,75y,181.72h,68.53t\/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1smFttPZJlAvzNiRlWTWUR7g!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo2.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DmFttPZJlAvzNiRlWTWUR7g%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dsearch.TACTILE.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D392%26h%3D106%26yaw%3D256.03336%26pitch%3D0%26thumbfov%3D100!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x54c06b562e1a5c85:0x3c8bdc30e742e777!8m2!3d44.6307274!4d-123.1042327!6m1!1e1\">SW 9th Ave in Albany, OR<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are possums the critter most suited to tending your autobody needs? These guys would definitely have you believe that&#8217;s the case. Or are they out for revenge, judging from the tire imprints that go around the midsection of one of their young? 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