Why On Earth Do Some People Line Up Plastic Milk Bottles In Their Yards?
As a kid I remember people putting rootbeer-colored or green gallon Clorox or Purex bottles around their yard, filled with water. Those big round glass jugs are no longer used for Purex, so nowadays people do it with gallon white plastic milk bottles. Ever wonder what on earth underlies this unsightly tradition? There is a widespread belief that these bottles can scare off moles. Others have believed bottles of water frighten away dogs & cats, though when asked why that would be, such folks find it hard to justify the belief. Reason would suggest the repelling capacity of water bottles is nonsense, unless the bottles are so close together a dog can’t find room to squat. The practice’s actual origin is completely different from the explanations superimposed by observers. The “it frightens away dogs & cats” explanation seems to have been as close as some people could come to understanding the superstitious practice, & sometimes imitated the practice for that very imagined value.
