Ron wrote:
<snip> Are you going to trap it, shoot it or make friends with it?
Ron - I think death is pretty much in the cards for my little furry friend.
I've been practicing my breakup lines:
'It's been funny, but...'
'Hey, it's not you, it's me.'
'I hate the little noises you make when you chew your food.'
'You don't fulfill my fantasies.'
'I think you need me more than I need you.'
'We'll always have the bilge...'<VBG>
I never really liked those sticky traps, but that was what the closest
super-mercado had, so I gave them a try. After a week I truly began to
believe that the only thing they could catch was *ME* as I kept stepping
on them in the middle of the night. Trust me on this, stepping on a
sticky rat trap in the middle of the night will really make you laugh at
yourself.
After some serious strategic planning I designed a fool proof plan. I
set some cheese and crackers (hey, he's a guest) into the far edge of a
sticky trap, surrounded by other sticky traps, with the entire
construction surrounded by bottles and cans so that the only way to get
to the food would be over the sticky traps. Then I turned out the
lights and waited.
Bummer. Clearly, he *walked over the sticky trap* ate the cheese and
crackers and grabbed the slice of bread (my 'plan B') and dragged it
back to the bilge.
This means war.
I got on the bike today and rode around until I found some *real* rat
traps. The snappers. The ones that have been around for 40 years or
more, that say 'VICTOR' on them. The only thing that has changed is
that they now also have 'www.victorpest.com' stamped on them.
I sure hope I don't step on *that* because it won't be a joke. I'm
getting the cheese and crackers ready...
Wal
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