Rodent Issues
It seems we have a few friends living in our house. I arrived home from our week in Florida last Thursday evening and came across some mice droppings in the silverware drawer of our kitchen cabinets. Further investigation led me to the cabinets under the sink that were covered in droppings. The only thing I could figure was that they were living under our back deck (adjoining the same wall as the sink) and getting in through some crack in the foundation. So, I set a trap that night hoping that the little guy would be caught and end the charade.
The next morning arrives with a cute little mouse in the trap. Great. It's all over. Just to be safe I thought I better set the trap out again just in case the bloke had a maid. Friday night is an eventful night. A bunch of us went out to eat at John Harvards, then on to the late showing of The Good Shepherd. I got back around 2am and another mouse was in the trap. My better judgement told me I should set the trap again to confirm that either, a) the two mice I caught were the only mice in the house or, b) my house is completely infested.
The trap is set and I go upstairs, get on the computer, and research how remarkably screwed up the CIA is (I did, after all, just finish a 3-hour movie detailing the life of a CIA agent). No more than 30 seconds after I sat down - a couple minutes after the trap was set - I heard a distinct *SNAP* downstairs. Uh oh.
So, this has gone on since then. 3 additional mice later and I think we need to call an exterminator. Our saving grace (we thought) was that the mice were constrained to the kitchen cabinets. Unfortunately, Christina found a chewed up bag of spices next to a pile of droppings in our pantry. Apparently they are able to travel anywhere in the house. Great.
In other news, I finished Syriana the other night and really liked it. Contrary to what was reported by buffoons on the radio, this movie is completely apolitical, fingering no one other than the tycoons that run an industry that deals with powerful families in the heart of the most chaotic area in the world. Of course there is going to be corruption. Are we really naive enough to believe that international business transacted in areas like the Middle East and with countries like Russia is pure and ethical? Please. I'd highly recommend the movie.
The rest of the week looks pretty quiet. I'm looking forward to watching Notre Dame get beat up by LSU tonight.
The next morning arrives with a cute little mouse in the trap. Great. It's all over. Just to be safe I thought I better set the trap out again just in case the bloke had a maid. Friday night is an eventful night. A bunch of us went out to eat at John Harvards, then on to the late showing of The Good Shepherd. I got back around 2am and another mouse was in the trap. My better judgement told me I should set the trap again to confirm that either, a) the two mice I caught were the only mice in the house or, b) my house is completely infested.
The trap is set and I go upstairs, get on the computer, and research how remarkably screwed up the CIA is (I did, after all, just finish a 3-hour movie detailing the life of a CIA agent). No more than 30 seconds after I sat down - a couple minutes after the trap was set - I heard a distinct *SNAP* downstairs. Uh oh.
So, this has gone on since then. 3 additional mice later and I think we need to call an exterminator. Our saving grace (we thought) was that the mice were constrained to the kitchen cabinets. Unfortunately, Christina found a chewed up bag of spices next to a pile of droppings in our pantry. Apparently they are able to travel anywhere in the house. Great.
The rest of the week looks pretty quiet. I'm looking forward to watching Notre Dame get beat up by LSU tonight.
posted by JP at 1:25 PM
2 Comments:
You should check out "Why We Fight" which is a pretty decent movie about the industrial military complex. Good stuff with some liberal goofiness mixed in, but nothing like Michael Moore. By the way Rochefort 6 yummm.
Rochefort 8 double yummmm. But DFH Fort-Fagetttaboutit.
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