On 9/11 NYC does the Tribute in Light; there are two guys, one for each ‘tower’ who’s job it is to sweep off the lights with a brush because they are so bright & hot that they literally cook the bugs, as in smoke rising off the glass & it would diminish the light as the night went on if they didn’t.
We get skunk claims every year or so.
During mating season skunks chase each other and fight. They will take advantage of cover like window wells with open windows.
Dealt with this in a claim a few years ago, it was a mess. Two fighting skunks caught in a deep window well express themselves throughly. Everything absorbent was ruined. Furniture, carpets, ceiling texture, even insulation in the unfinished basement. Washed and painted entire home.
I’m pretty sure the skunk was dead before the dog got hold of it, because there wasn’t any barking, like when it is a live critter to chase, and I don’t think the dog was sprayed, just transfer.
Started reading “what to do when your dog gets skunked” and first thing is “don’t let the dog in the house.” Which we did so we could cleanup the skunk. Upside of global warming is that late October is mild, so I’ll be airing out the house today. I don’t think it soaked into anything.
That sounds bad. We rubbed the dog down with an online vet recommended solution of baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, and Dawn. Did that outside. Then I had to carry a slimy 40 pound dog into the shower, where she got a rinse, and another washing with mild human shampoo. She smells better now than she ever has. Then everything that touched the dog went in the washer.
We’re going to take some time off from the backyard until any scent on the ground can fully dissipate before it gets rolled in again.
I suppose someone could start a MPSIMS thread: “Vexing Stuff My Pet(s) Have Done.” OTOH, the volume of posts might break Discourse. It would certainly have broken poor old doddering vBulletin towards the end. 
Seriously, it sounds like you and the pooch both got off lightly with that one. Congrats.
Just as another note of vexation, I just switched the plates on the Camry to my properly registered plates from the Sebring. Formerly it still had the LXW’s plates and technically wasn’t legal any more. But that’s not what the kvetching is about.
How difficult do you think it would be to switch a set of plates? Very difficult, if you’re an Old Fart with limited agility, and furthermore the rear plate on the Camry presented a special challenge. The screws were so tight that there was no way on God’s green earth that you could get them off with a screwdriver. Fortunately I had a socket set, but even then it was a strain.
And then it was well-nigh impossible to get them in again. Now I was in a pickle – could not mount the rear license plate, and couldn’t drive anywhere for help without risk of being harassed by the constabulary.
I somehow finally got them in just by desperate repeated attempts. By this point I was so exhausted that doing the front plate, which was much lower, was out of the question. I drove to a local oil change place where I pleaded old-age incapacity, and a kind gentleman switched the front plates in about ten seconds flat using a power wrench, and refused to take money for it.
I used a commercial skunk odor remover that doesn’t seem to be around any more – possibly several applications of it – followed by doggy shampoo. There were several sessions in the shower stall in the basement and at least one hosing-down in the driveway. The skunk odor remover was quite effective, and the doggy shampoo really made his fur glow!
That is good, but sounds like a real pain. Nice when the commercial stuff actually does what it says. It was 9:30 on a Sunday night, so we were limited to what was available at Walmart, which online inventories let us know that none of the nearby stores had skunk remover in stock.
Did your dog put up with the washing? When I was a kid we had an Australian Shepherd that loved getting wet, so bathing was easy. The current dog doesn’t care one bit about thunder or fireworks, but is terrified of sprinklers (and my mother in law’s wooden floor). That meant lots of holding and very gentle sprays with the shower hose. It was bad enough she wasn’t even taking high value treats.
I seem to be forgiven though, as she just relocate from the living room to be near me in the office.
Surprisingly, yes, even though he was definitely not a water-loving dog – as a puppy he went into the lake on a beach once, and then never again! He was also an alpha dog and assertive about many other things, like which car he would prefer to ride in! But he was an exceptionally intelligent dog, and I think he sensed that the washing was for his own good, and no doubt sensed that he stank to high heaven!
not dog-skunk related …
From a month-ish ago I’d planned a week-long lazy driving vacation w GF. The upcoming Wed through the next Tue. She just backed out.
I sorta knew it was coming, and I understand and accept her reasons: unexpected task compression over the next month related to her divorce. I’d much rather she finish that sooner rather than later, and with minimum fuss & stress. So smaerter for her to stay home and git shit done.
But dayum, that was still a sting. Oh well.
She’d be flattered you didn’t compare her to a dog-skunk.
She’s used to my silver-tongued malapropisms.
Ok, I was looking for a sign: Should I spend the last gorgeous day of the year in the basement replacing ductwork? Or save that for tomorrow when it’s raining?
Spice Weasel for the win…
thank you, O Wise Weasely Oracle of Fate!
Happy to help. 
Plates that stay on for a long time (especially in Northern climates) tend to have the screws rust into place. It’s a good idea to loosen & retighten the screws/bolts once a year to prevent that from happening.
I learned that the hard way when I sold a car with personalized plates many years ago & had to drill out the screws because no amount of time & WD-40 would unfreeze them.
Last-minute external Teams meeting, uuuuuuugh.
Maybe. But the screws on the Sebring were all rusted to hell and still came off easily. The ones on the back of the Camry were in perfect condition and still took major pressure on a socket wrench to come off. I suspect that it was the result of the LXW always delegating everything to professional mechanics, even the original license plate attachment, so it was probably attached with a power wrench.
The front plate I can’t comment on – this was the point at which I went back into the house, had some major slugs of spring water after almost passing out from the stress, and said to myself that I can’t deal with this any more. And took it to the aforementioned gentleman at the oil change place who gracefully swapped out the front plate for free. I’m not a religious person but may he rise to heaven when the time comes.
Swigs – swigs! I don’t do slugs!
Modern (German) cars use plastic screws into plastic fittings. Lots less seizing up.
Those darn Cherman engineers know zeir vay around ze snow und ice! Good thing. 
Or you could have a hypothetical collie type dog that cornered a skunk on a back porch, which skunk then trundled into the house where the home owner at least had the presence of mind to run ahead of said skunk an opened the front door at which point the skunk departed, leaving behind a trail.
Hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and Dawn work but what works even better is Massengill douche powder - a case load.