House overrun by rats

[Bateluer]

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-rat-castle,0,6799716.story

Buddy, I think you have bigger problems than rats if you're living across the street from a toxic dumping ground. Good that they're cleaning it up, or in the process of cleaning it up, but you're probably going to experience some 'upheaval' as a result. Love rats myself, cute little critters, but somehow I don't think these little guys are the most sanitary critters out there if they come from the dump.

HUNTINGTON BEACH-- A man who lives across the street from a toxic landfill undergoing cleanup says his house has been overrun by droves of rats.

Dominic Menaldi, who is well-known in his neighborhood for his medieval castle-style home on Bermuda Drive says he thinks that the landfill renovation has caused "hundreds" of dislocated rats to run onto his property, scaring him and his family.

Cleanup of about 100,000 tons of toxic material from the 70-year inactive Ascon Landfill in Huntington Beach began last month.

The 38 acre landfill served primarily as a deposit site for construction and oil production, and contains hazardous waste and several "lagoons" of thick sludge that came as a by-product of the dumping, according to The Department of Toxic Substances Control.

Menaldi said the amount of rats scampering onto his property was shocking, saying the rodents were all over the street, his backyard, and even his patio.

An official from the Orange County Vector Control Department reported that the department had conducted an investigation, and did not find there were indications of large numbers of rats.


The official added that no one else in the neighborhood had made a similar complaint.

The landfill contains chemicals including arsenic, lead, and sulfuric acid, which could potentially contaminate the ground water supply, the DTSC said.

Many residents expressed concern last month over possible health effects associated with moving the toxic materials.

 

[Fear No Evil]

Thought this was about the democrats in the House.

 

[Bateluer]

Thought this was about the democrats in the House.

DC is overrun by politicians, needs to be cleansed. Separate issue though.

 

[I Saw OJ]

Can't help think of an Episode of the Simpsons where they close the power plant down and all the rats run to Moe's Tavern.

 

[Bateluer]

Can't help think of an Episode of the Simpsons where they close the power plant down and all the rats run to Moe's Tavern.

Alright, everybody tuck your pants into your socks.

 

[Jhhnn]

Orange county health dept probably did their usual "smaller govt" drive-by around noon after a meeting with the contractor... No rats out in the hot sun, right? nobody needs to foot the bill for rodent control. If the homeowner has a problem, he can fix it, right? I mean, they're his rats now, and if he bitches too loud, he'll be cited for harboring them...

 

[lord_emperor]

There I fixed it.

 

[WHAMPOM]

There I fixed it.

Kitty caught a mole there man.