What a miserable way to start my day....

[Fausto]

Freaking rat chewed a wire on the furnace....again....last night. Woke up to a balmy 53F in the house.

*sigh* Nothing like crawling around under your house at 6am for a few hours when it's 20F outside. Got the wire fixed, blocked his entryway into the furnace with sheet metal and a few bricks and put traps and poison everywhere. Hopefully that's the last time I'll have to wake up like that. :frown:

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Peanut butter and a brainspike-equipped model. :beer:

- M4H

 

[minendo]

53F in a house is bad? It's close to zero outside (pretty damn cold inside too) and I am not running the heat. Can't afford it.

 

[blackdogdeek]

wait so the repair guys fixed the chewed wire yesterday and the rats chewed it yet again?

:Q

did you call that group that deals with lame-ass neighbors who live in filth?

 

[blackdogdeek]

Originally posted by: minendo
53F in a house is bad? It's close to zero outside (pretty damn cold inside too) and I am not running the heat. Can't afford it.

it's definitely bad with a baby in the house.

 

[Dissipate]

Originally posted by: Fausto
Got the wire fixed, blocked his entryway into the furnace with sheet metal and a few bricks and put traps and poison everywhere. Hopefully that's the last time I'll have to wake up like that. :frown:

Dude, just get a cat. Problem solved.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: blackdogdeek

Originally posted by: minendo
53F in a house is bad? It's close to zero outside (pretty damn cold inside too) and I am not running the heat. Can't afford it.

it's definitely bad with a baby in the house.

Forgot about that.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
wait so the repair guys fixed the chewed wire yesterday and the rats chewed it yet again?

:Q

did you call that group that deals with lame-ass neighbors who live in filth?

Yes. Code Enforcement got a call and will be receiving an official complaint (with lovely pictures) from me in the mail. Hopefully that will get this rat thing straightened out since I know their food source sure as hell isn't my house.

 

[GTaudiophile]

I woke up, did my usual routine, and was fine until I got to the MARTA station. I think I have some sort of stomach virus, and I now feel like complete sh!t.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
I woke up, did my usual routine, and was fine until I got to the MARTA station. I think I have some sort of stomach virus, and I now feel like complete sh!t.

Yeah, but at least you weren't crawling through rat turds at 6am.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
I woke up, did my usual routine, and was fine until I got to the MARTA station. I think I have some sort of stomach virus, and I now feel like complete sh!t.

Yeah, but at least you weren't crawling through rat turds at 6am.

You positive it is a rat and not a opossum?

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: Fausto

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
I woke up, did my usual routine, and was fine until I got to the MARTA station. I think I have some sort of stomach virus, and I now feel like complete sh!t.

Yeah, but at least you weren't crawling through rat turds at 6am.

You positive it is a rat and not a opossum?

Absolutlely. There's no way something as big as a possum could get inside the furnace. The openings I blocked are only about 2" in diameter.

Plus, I've worked in labs for years.....I know rat crap when I see it.

 

[new2AMD]

Originally posted by: minendo
53F in a house is bad? It's close to zero outside (pretty damn cold inside too) and I am not running the heat. Can't afford it.

Sell your computer and put the heat on.

 

[Konigin]

Yeah, that sucks. my day doesn't look like its going to be all that great either.

 

[Konigin]

Yeah, that sucks. my day doesn't look like its going to be all that great either.

 

[Konigin]

Yeah, that sucks. my day doesn't look like its going to be all that great either.

 

[Pliablemoose]

U need some of those big-ass rat traps.

Trap

Seems like a trip to the local hardware store is in order.

 

[Jfrag Teh Foul]

I had a similar problem in the dump I call home right now. The solution I used was traps and poison... EVERYWHERE... Rat genocide took place and now I have a rodent-free environment.

I think while I am building my new home I will put rat poison throughout the crawlspaces and attic areas... maybe even between a few studs in the walls... try and fix the problem before it starts in the new place.

DEATH TO RODENTS

 

[DeadByDawn]

Man, that rat has it out for you! Go rent the movie "willard". Maybe it's Big Ben.

 

[MomAndSkoorbaby]

Burrr....that's all I gotta say. Waking up in a cold house must be miserable!

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: DeadByDawn
Man, that rat has it out for you! Go rent the movie "willard". Maybe it's Big Ben.

Hehe....saw it already. I'm renting a cougar for a week if it turns out to be Big Ben.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: new2AMD

Originally posted by: minendo
53F in a house is bad? It's close to zero outside (pretty damn cold inside too) and I am not running the heat. Can't afford it.

Sell your computer and put the heat on.

Screw that. No reason to pay $100+ per month to run the heat, when I can run my computer for ~$10 per month and generate a decent amount of heat.

 

[vi edit]

Well, if you get the little bastard at least you'll be able to replenish the bag of rat's asses!

 

[Azraele]

I'd kill for 53 in the house. It's been as low as 38 some days, and rarely gets above 45.

 

[Fausto]

Originally posted by: Azraele
I'd kill for 53 in the house. It's been as low as 38 some days, and rarely gets above 45.

What the hell? Do you not have heat at all?