Does anyone else here in Chambana have problems with critters in their egress windows? I thought I had the problem solved last year when I covered the grate with wire mesh, but every now and then a small rodent gets in and can't get back out. If they don't get back out they gnaw on the window screen, then I can't open the window because of all the holes.
The King and I look like two crazy people getting them out. I take the pool skimmer net and the King takes a broom and shoos them onto the net and then before they can jump back off we kind of fling them out onto the grass. Airborne rodent. It's kind of funny actually.
Yesterday I noticed another one had gotten in. I was tempted to just go down and grab it by the tail and fling it out, but I know if I keep tempting fate I'm going to get bit and end up with rabies or hanta virus. I figured I'd just wait for when the King got home from work. The only problem with that was when the Prince came home from school he was throwing up and I made the King take him to Inconvenient Care. The general chaos of cleaning throw up off the carpet plus going to the doctor plus making sure the pharmacy put flavoring in the medicine plus getting something for dinner plus general baby care made me forget about that rodent completely. When I remembered this morning it was on it's last legs. Poor thing. It's all my fault.
You might be thinking gross, it's a freaking mouse for crying out loud. I know, I know, but I love all animals and I feel bad to see them suffering. I'm a stupid sap and I can't help it. This one died because of me and I feel terrible. Sigh.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
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This is exactly why I don't want egress windows. The idea of various critters staring in my windows freaks me out. I wouldn't be as nice about it as you though. I'd probably put Decon in wells and be done with it.
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