I HAD A CASE OF TROUBLE JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS IN HELENA, AR. AROUND 8
O'CLOCK ONE NIGHT. I SEEN THE TRANSFORMER FUSE HANGING DOWN, AND THE FUSE
WAS BLOWN. I SUSPECTED A RACCOON HAD GOT ON TOP OF THE POT, SO I LOOKED UP
THE POLE AND COULD NOT FIND HIM. I LOOKED ON THE GROUND AND THERE HIS
EYES WERE SHINING BRIGHTLY. HIS LEG WAS BURNED SLIGHTLY, BUT HE WAS STILL
FULLY ALERT. ARKANSAS STARTED USING A ANIMAL GUARD CALLED THE GUTHRIE
GUARD THAT FITS ON THE TRX BUSHING. THE COON HAD PULLED THE GUARD OFF THE
POT AND WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND HE STILL HAD THAT SHINY GUARD IN HIS PAW. I
DIDN'T HAVE ANOTHER GUARD ON MY TRUCK, SO I GOT MY SHORT STICK AND TRIED TO
GET THE GUARD FROM THE COON. HE GROWLED AT ME. I LEFT THE COON ALONE AND
REFUSED THE TRX. I WENT BACK THE NEXT DAY, THE COON AND HIS SHINNY GUARD
HAD LEFT.

ROGER JENKINS