The other evening a possum was in the driveway when I pulled in. Took his own sweet time too. I did not want to open the garage door until he moved on.

Possum are UGLY but they are not aggressive unless cornered. We had one in the basement window well once. He was angry because he couldn't get out and baring his teeth through the window. Finally we put a board down for him and ran up it and away.

We also have raccoons who dine in our garbage cans. They annoy my husband because they have decided the flat part of our roof makes a great toilet.

All this is in the City of Chicago!

(Please don't kill the possum!)