Soooo....

[MouseWife]

Yikes, Betty!!!

A couple of years ago {pre-kitty }, I think right after a wet year, field mice were taking refuge in our garage. They found a way in to the house and we had so many freakin' mice inside our house!

This, of course, was not good. We put out those sticky traps which I have lost track how many they caught.

But, the kids didn't like those quite so much. Left them feeling sad. So, my older son, quick as can be, would don leather workman gloves and catch them!!! He caught a few of them and would let them go out in the neighbors yard. Kidding! He'd just let them go a few houses away {okay, some neighbors yard but what can you do?}

So, maybe you need some gloves? And boots.

Borneo!! YUCK! Yes, a reminder to toss out old food! CP & GD, we have tossed so many food containers {and baby bottles} over the years because there was no way I was A} going to open it and smell its stench and B} who'd want to use it after????

Petri dish is right!

Prudence, what a freakin' pisser. I hope it gets all straightened out. Damn straight, big difference in your salary. And you earned it!!!

I am looking at my keyboard and I don't see eating chocolate and whipped cream...too many eyelashes and crumbs.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by DreadPirateRoberts

Is this onion pre-move, or post-move? It's hard to believe a post-move onion could go bad that fast, but it's harder to believe you would move an onion.

I think it was pre-move. We had obviously cleaned out the fridge, but when we tossed everything perishable in the cooler I believe I found that onion hiding in the back of the fridge. Without time to clean the container I just threw it in the cooler.

BTW, I cleaned out that onion the day of our housewarming - I was worried the smell would never leave.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by MouseWife

He caught a few of them and would let them go out in the neighbors yard. Kidding! He'd just let them go a few houses away {okay, some neighbors yard but what can you do?}

You could tell him not to.

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Betty

Okay - I've been sitting at my desk working for awhile now - and out of the corner of my eye, something on my desk wiggled.

!

Damn frikkin mouse stuck in a sticky trap in the corner (yes - our office has mice and we are given nearly useless sticky traps to fight this problem) wiggling at me.

I yelped, screamed like a school girl, and ran down the hall where it was safe!

horrible.
Not only for you, but those sticky traps are awful too for the mouse.

Clearly your office needs cats!

[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

You could tell him not to.

Eh, I didn't stop him because the mice are everywhere outside. We just didn't want them dead inside of the house.

We live on the edge of a canyon, mice outside is nothing. We have gophers, squirrels, owls,giant black birds, snakes, scorpions, packs of dogs and coyotes.

My friend, across the long court from us {further from the canyon} and her friend {another 1/4 of a mile away from the canyon} both have families of squirrels living in their yards.

The thing is to keep them out of the houses.

Snowflake, I agree with the cat. Since we got our kitty {she was tiny at first and we still had to deal with the issue} we have no mice inside the house. She wants desperately to go outside and catch the lizards that taunt her from the front door but we don't let her.

[Ghoulish Delight]

So, I'm playing soccer at lunch today with a bunch of coworkers. They occasionally go and play a friendly game. Sounded good to me, bunch of old folks, a no slide tackling rule (sensible in terms of injuries...but damnit, that's my bread and butter!).

I chatted with a coworker who has played with them before, but isn't playing today. I'm scared now.

Despite the no slide tackle rule, he's personally witnessed at least 6 injuries (one of them his own)! Gah, I haven't played any soccer for, oh, 6 years, and that was a college recreation class. I'm out of shape and highly unskilled. I fear for my limbs.

[Not Afraid]

So, GC left my house to go to the store, waled out the door, turned around to lock the deadbolt and the lock came out of the door into his hands (with the bold engaged). He called me from outside the house. We just spent the last 1/2 hour trying to fix it.

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

So, GC left my house to go to the store, waled out the door, turned around to lock the deadbolt and the lock came out of the door into his hands (with the bold engaged). He called me from outside the house. We just spent the last 1/2 hour trying to fix it.

Hmm, like Bullwinkle, "Don't know my own strength"

[CoasterMatt]

He's pretty strong - look how he handles vicious monsters...

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Jeez CM, that pic is way too effin' big

GD better come home with all his limbs intact or I'm calling the school principal about his rough classmates and obviously inattentive PE teacher.