tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post5688584577003289279..comments2023-12-31T08:43:00.853+00:00Comments on Wife in the North: Mole and Rattywife in the northhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15227214647512546906noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-60685013731637403562008-02-20T17:07:00.000+00:002008-02-20T17:07:00.000+00:00We had two rats died in a pipe in the ladies loo i...We had two rats died in a pipe in the ladies loo in our office. The smell is unbelievable.www.retiredandcrazy.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130398756223000765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-47549182620097903112008-02-13T17:37:00.000+00:002008-02-13T17:37:00.000+00:00Wifey, one of my other customers had a rat under t...Wifey, one of my other customers had a rat under the floor board problem, the good news is it was gone after 2-3 weeks. It might take a little longer if it stays cold. <BR/>On the mole front why not invest in a sonic mole scarer, these devices chase the moles away in a humane fashion.Gonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17979621132151870323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-82362742860981718092008-02-13T17:11:00.000+00:002008-02-13T17:11:00.000+00:00I swear that was what the "Streets and Sanitation"...I swear that was what the "Streets and Sanitation" guy said. Now, he could have been pulling our legs, but he said that's what he does in his own garden. They're not allowed to do that for the general public on account of rodent body parts probably being even more of a health hazard than the live version.<BR/>(Hope this isn't hi-jacking the post, BTW.)Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-66692272777988493782008-02-13T10:04:00.000+00:002008-02-13T10:04:00.000+00:00Vermin were always a problem for me in UK countrys...Vermin were always a problem for me in UK countryside.<BR/><BR/>The most efficient rat-catcher I ever discovered was a half-full watering can left strategically on their route - they are creatures of habit, I understand. As they are tempted to slurp a mouthful they fall in and drown; this does not, of course, play the numbers game.<BR/><BR/>Your mole catcher, meanwhile, is much more forthcoming than mine used to be. He refused to let me in on any of his secret extermination methods. I wondered whether he thought I would be so gripped by his job that I would set up in competition with him. I wouldn't; he succeeded in killing not one single mole....I prefer to engage in an occupation which provides job satisfaction.debiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14218049959165514277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-32969468893338107482008-02-13T02:24:00.000+00:002008-02-13T02:24:00.000+00:00Did you read in the news that there is a shortage ...Did you read in the news that there is a shortage of hamsters in China, as lots of people want to buy one, this being the year of the rat? It sounded rather like cheating, to me. A hamster isn't a rat. It just isn't.<BR/><BR/>Expatmum - surely surely that story about rats and coke can't be true? Wifey, put out a few bowls of coke and try it, and astound us all if it works (ie if you find remains of exploded rat). You'll have to think of a way of stopping the coke going flat first, but now you've finished your book, you're probably in need of a little intellectual stimulation. This could be just the project you need.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-56023970995188732132008-02-12T23:33:00.000+00:002008-02-12T23:33:00.000+00:00I have left you the "Keep Up The Good Work" award!...I have left you the "Keep Up The Good Work" award!Gone Back Southhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01391620186388562057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-54741599775992680422008-02-12T20:26:00.000+00:002008-02-12T20:26:00.000+00:00Here in Chicago, we are inundated with rats. Last ...Here in Chicago, we are inundated with rats. Last summer we could barely sit outside sipping our Pinots as they were charging through my back garden en route to the corner shop's bins. The city rat person however, told us on the sly, that since rats can't burp (a well known fact), if you leave little bowls of coke around, they will drink it all then explode!<BR/>I personally didn't have the stomach to try but my neighbour assures me it worked!Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-16727211531134148652008-02-12T18:19:00.000+00:002008-02-12T18:19:00.000+00:00I'm not a huge fan of rats (although according to ...I'm not a huge fan of rats (although according to what I've read about the New Year, having a year of them might not be that bad) but I do have a soft spot for moles, blind little things that my cats keep slaughtering. I just keep thinking, how can you kill a blind animal? It seems unfair. <BR/><BR/>But rodents aside, do you get frustrated with all of those paper things your kids bring home as well? I have a 3 1/2 year old and a 2 year old and I keep trying to figure out how soon I can throw the construction paper with two squiggles on it out without being a terrible mother. <BR/><BR/>Love your blog. Am very happy to have discovered it!Linda Hartleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706349485332467881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-82356135022797360642008-02-12T18:18:00.000+00:002008-02-12T18:18:00.000+00:00I'm not a huge fan of rats (although according to ...I'm not a huge fan of rats (although according to what I've read about the New Year, having a year of them might not be that bad) but I do have a soft spot for moles, blind little things that my cats keep slaughtering. I just keep thinking, how can you kill a blind animal? It seems unfair. <BR/><BR/>But rodents aside, do you get frustrated with all of those paper things your kids bring home as well? I have a 3 1/2 year old and a 2 year old and I keep trying to figure out how soon I can throw the construction paper with two squiggles on it out without being a terrible mother. <BR/><BR/>Love your blog. Am very happy to have discovered it!Linda Hartleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706349485332467881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-19428092842780822612008-02-12T16:46:00.000+00:002008-02-12T16:46:00.000+00:00Living in Alberta - we do not have rats. In fact w...Living in Alberta - we do not have rats. In fact we have a rat patrol that patrols the borders to ensure that rats do not get in via transport trucks etc. We are proudly a rat-free province. Amazing!aimshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12685252628734838159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-10143948516242266552008-02-12T14:56:00.000+00:002008-02-12T14:56:00.000+00:00I'm afraid that I can't help you with moles... Act...I'm afraid that I can't help you with moles... Actually, I've never even heard of that problem in this country, although ground hogs or prairie dogs can be quite a nuisance.<BR/><BR/>For mice- rig a seesaw contraption over the mouth of a water bucket. A piece of wire around the centre of your stick will attach it to the bucket while keeping it balanced. Build a ramp up to the edge of the bucket. The mice scurry up the ramp and onto the seesaw, sniffing after peanutbutter or other bait. Their weight tips the stick, and into the bucket they go. Works like a charm...Whitenoisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10663181100374858553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-30429602279382328042008-02-12T12:18:00.000+00:002008-02-12T12:18:00.000+00:00re Winchester Whisperer: am not signing the petiti...re Winchester Whisperer: am not signing the petition<BR/>re Tim Relf: they are about to get a lot more endangered this waywife in the northhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15227214647512546906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-68726363257907980272008-02-12T11:57:00.000+00:002008-02-12T11:57:00.000+00:00I was in a cafe in Berwick on Saturday morning whe...I was in a cafe in Berwick on Saturday morning where the sole topic of conversation was moving tne border.occasional northernerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937407254161207915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-77397227243157985662008-02-12T11:40:00.000+00:002008-02-12T11:40:00.000+00:00Moles are overrated. They fall into the same categ...Moles are overrated. They fall into the same category as squirrels and rabbits: they look cute so people like them. They've got good PR. People I know tell me there are lots of them about this year, but apparently an organisation called the People's Trust for Endangered Species is asking the public to join its 'molewatch' survey to assess how rare they've become.tim relfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15024280861198439269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-24474666182407205942008-02-12T10:19:00.000+00:002008-02-12T10:19:00.000+00:00Are you signing the petition to join Scotland?Are you signing the petition to join Scotland?Whispering Wallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03410656699815679312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-24933594500065069752008-02-12T09:31:00.000+00:002008-02-12T09:31:00.000+00:00I lived in a farm cottage, for a few years, and ha...I lived in a farm cottage, for a few years, and had the same experience with malignant malodours.<BR/>The mouse presence, which turned into an infestation just about tipped me over the edge...<BR/>...and not just because, for the first time since the kids were born,there was someone spending more time in the kitchen than me.<BR/>Is there no neighbourhood moggy, sleek on a diet of rodent?<BR/>Or has it been taken hostage by the rat brigade, and ransom demanded?<BR/>I remember my partner cheerily singing to me, 'There's a-rat in me kitchen, what am-I gonna do..?'<BR/>He's lucky that some of that rodent poison, the Pest Controller put down, didn't accidentally end up in his dinner.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18288304750380000477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-35453279458747448602008-02-11T23:26:00.000+00:002008-02-11T23:26:00.000+00:00Nowt smells worse than a dead rat. How about askin...Nowt smells worse than a dead rat. How about asking the local council inspector to take a look?<BR/>When i lived up that way his official title was Inspector of Public Nuisances. I bet that's been updated to summat like Rodent control operative. Hope you get it sorted.The Draughtsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01393632664229091877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37400848.post-66549953090005923162008-02-11T23:15:00.000+00:002008-02-11T23:15:00.000+00:00Ugh, that dead rat honk sounds so disgusting. And ...Ugh, that dead rat honk sounds so disgusting. And the mole-killer sounds quite sinister too. I once found a dead mouse head-down in a jam jar. My flat-mate had some grandma home-made strawberry jam, with one of those quaint paper-lids tied on with an elastic band. The mouse had clealry chewed through it, gone into a drinking frenzy, and drowned. Rodents ... hate 'em.Gone Back Southhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01391620186388562057noreply@blogger.com