This is a email that was sent to SLM on 16SEP97

SLM,

It's such a relief to see others have noticed the threat and taken action.

About ten years ago I was attending a keg party on the day my eyes were opened. My friend Eric was in the back yard at about dusk. Out of nowhere came a squeaking terror, a squirrel. The evil rodent proceeded up Eric's leg, onto his neck and locked his teeth in a death grip. Eric survived, but the horror remained with me.

Not long afterwards I moved to NYC, where the squirrels tended to stay in the park, which I avoided at all costs. Rats on the other hand, were everywhere. I found myself taking alternate routes to my destinations to avoid entering rat territory. I toughed it out for about four years before heading back to Florida.

Back in Florida I immediately noticed the hightened activities of the bushy tail. I have tried to get the message out to others. To warn them. They won't listen. Just the other day I read an article in the newspaper of concerns with the displacement of wildlife due to road widening projects. The cover photos actually had a woman hand feeding one of the enemy's young. They are being taken into human houses and nurtured! Oh, those poor misguided fools.

Something must be done. We have fox squirrels down here the size of monkeys. Surely they are organizing too. Florida is a hotbed of squirrel activity. I implore you. Look into the matter immediately.

Sandra Herder, concerned citizen.