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Across the Fence:  Ugh... What An Unpleasant Sound...  |
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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 Posted - Apr 18 2013 : 03:46:17 AM
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I was just posting in another strain and heard the mousetrap go off in the kitchen. Ewwww.
My big, brave, manly man, critter-hunting, bug-eliminating, foe-fighting, home-and-heart protecting knight of a husband is already off to work...
...my son, who would only roll his eyes and exclaim in disgust, "Mom! Really? <Sigh> Fine! I'LL get it!" is upstairs sound asleep...
...the dog certainly doesn't seem like she's going to be any help...
...so, looks like it's <gulp> up to me to put on my big girl boots and do what needs to be done...
<Deep Breath>
Didn't that mouse know it was spring and that it is beautiful outside?!
WHY on EARTH did he decide to come in the other day?!
WHAT was he THINKING?!
<Deep Breath>
Where, oh, WHERE are my kitchen gloves...?
<Deep Breath>
CJ - I'm thinking of you...
And Debbie - I'm thinking about you and Big Buzz, too...
Although, when before I might giggle a little bit thinking about Big Buzz if it were someone else going through this, right now, I assure you, I'm not giggling so much...
'Bet Big Buzz gets a good chuckle out of this, though...
I'm sure my husband will be ROARING and rolling on the floor when I tell him when he gets home tonight...
<Deep Breath>
"There's no mouse!" he said...
"That's not mouse poop - it looks like coffee grounds to me!" he said...
"I'll set the trap; but trust me, no mouse is going to be in the house when it's THIS nice out!" he said...
<Deep Breath>
I soooo don't want to do this...
<Deep Breath>
Would it be so wrong to pretend that I didn't hear it, and wait for my son to wake up and take care of it?
I know... I know... I'm going... I just have to gear myself up for this...
<Deep Breath>
I think I'm going to puke...
Where is my farmgirl can-do spirit?
What is happening to me?
It's not like the boogey man is in there waiting to jump out at me!
<Deep Breath>
But... Ewwww...
<Deep Breath>
Okay... I know... I am woman... Hear me roar...
<Deep Breath>
Meeeooow...
<Deep Breath>
I don't want to do this...
<Deep Breath>
I didn't know you could hear your heartbeat so loud in your ears!
<Deep Breath>
Okay, girls... I'm ready... I can do this...
<Deep Breath>
Wish me luck...
<Deep Breath>
I'm going in...
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9782 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Apr 18 2013 : 04:49:15 AM
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Nini
I know just how you feel. I have heard that if you put something down to catch mice they will definitely come because after all they want food. So we don't put traps down anymore. We put the little bagged stuff in the attic and we haven't seen hide nor hair nor droppings since.
I remember when my husband was working one time I had to have the neighbor show me how to set a trap because when we first moved into our place we had snakes in the house. Once we rid ourselves of those 8 buggers we were over run with mice (aka) snake food.
So we ended up setting traps and ridding ourselves of 28 mice altogether. We would be watching tv and first we would see one of the girls lift their feet up and the other two of us girls would do the same then we would hear a snap. Which was fine when hubby was home but when he wasn't I had to don the gloves and I did not remove them from the trap, the whole thing went into the trash or woods or where ever. Eww.
You can do it and if you can't wait till your son wakes up.
Mine was very young at the time so I didn't have him dispose of them.
Enjoy the rest of your day!
farm girl sister#43
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
O, a trouble's a ton or a trouble's an ounce,
Or a trouble is what you make it!
And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts,
But only--how did you take it?
--Edmund C. Vance.
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jenne.f
True Blue Farmgirl
643 Posts
Jenne
Wagontown
PA
USA
643 Posts |
Posted - Apr 18 2013 : 05:01:49 AM
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Nini,
First.... EWWWWWWW!!!!
Now....
I have an index card on my table next to my laptop.
It was in a letter from a farmgirl who wanted to by
land to start her own farm. Thinking of the work and
adventure in front of her she wrote..."I'll put on my
big girl boots, tuck up my apron and handle it." This farmgirl
quote and bravery has been an inspiration to me and I hope it
will encourage you! We got your back, girl!
~blessings~
Jenne
Farmgirl #4616
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tammyc
True Blue Farmgirl
698 Posts
Tammy
Danville
California
USA
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Posted - Apr 18 2013 : 07:19:18 AM
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Brave of you Nini....I would have waited for my son to get up!!!
"Be who you are and say what you like because the people who mind don't matter and the people who matter don't mind" - Dr. Seuss |
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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Posted - Apr 18 2013 : 07:45:55 AM
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Eeeeeew!!!
Oh goodness Nini! I hate that sound too! Blech ! I don't hate, mice, I just hate them in my house or car. I have a lovely cat, Tia, who is quite the mouser, but sometimes can't seem to get them so I have to set the dreaded traps.
>shudder<
Courage girlfriend 
BIG Hugs 
You must do the thing you think you cannot do
-Eleanor Roosevelt
Annika
Farmgirl & Sister #13
http://thegimpyfarmgirl.blogspot.com/
http://pinterest.com/annikaloveshats/
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Apr 18 2013 : 07:53:29 AM
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LOL! Well, you'll all be proud of me - I did it. I looked nothing short of Michael Keaton in "Mr. Mom" when he was changing the baby's diaper, of course, but I did it! And then I did a whimpy-freak-out dance and scrubbed my hands like there was no tomorrow! LOL!
Oh, Denise - I really want to share this with you: When we lived back in RI, we had a critter in the house, so the landlord called in professionals. They ended up putting down powdered stuff in bags, and one morning I ended up almost tripping over a half-dead water rat! No kidding! Needless to say - we moved. (Have you ever SEEN a water rat?! You could probably toss a saddle on it's back and drive it to work!) From what we were told, that stuff causes the critters to be unable to clot blood. When they run through the walls, they get scratched by wood and nails and then basically bleed to death. It's slow, it's nasty, and if they die in your wall, as something else did at the time, it wreaks in the nastiest way for-e-ver. On top of that, while they're bleeding to death, they become thirsty, so they do whatever they can to find water...they'll head to your commode in the bathroom, anything that may be sitting in the sink, etc. I'm not sure that's the same type of stuff you're using or similar, but you might want to check because ohmygoodness, it's horrible stuff. We didn't like glue traps, either, because they slowly suffocate to death. These old-fashioned snap traps are quick; and, although absolutely disgusting to handle, the abovementioned are our reasons for using them. I would LOVE to just have a cat, because I think that'd cause them to avoid the house all together, but I am sooo allergic to cats that it's just not an option. Such a shame! If I had snakes in my house like you did, I know I would never be able to sit on furniture or sleep at night. God bless you! You're my hero!!!
Jenne - Oh! THAT's what was missing this morning - my APRON!!! Duh! Why didn't I think of that?! I will have to remember it next time! LOL! What an awesome saying - I love that! I think I'm going to have to frame it and put it right where I can see it as a reminder every day! (I don't do well with stinkbugs or spiders, either - LOL!) Thanks for having my back!
Thanks, Tammy... Trust me, I thought about it. After posting, it still took me a little bit to do it, but I did it! I am no whimp by any stretch, but there are just some things that are harder for me to do than others! LOL!
Have a great day, girls!
Hugs -
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
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Posted - Apr 18 2013 : 07:56:59 AM
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Dollar store tongs pick up and throw away the whole thing. Mouse trap and tongs.
Diana
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Apr 18 2013 : 07:59:02 AM
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Annika! I'm sorry - I must've been typing when you posted! IN YOUR CAR?!?!?!?! Oh my gosh, are you serious? I can't even think about it! You know, we had something living out in the garage last winter and it absolutely freaked me out... If I had seen something crawling around when I was on the road, it would've been the end of me! I never realized they'd get into the car, too! Oh my goodness... I can't even think about it! God love and bless you!
I probably need therapy... I know that a lot of this stems from childhood experiences... I really need to get a better grip at my age! LOL! Then again - my guys usually take care of things for me. Handling it once in a great while won't kill me! LOL!
Hugs -
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Apr 18 2013 : 08:02:11 AM
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Tongs! Oh my GOSH! TONGS!!! What a smart idea, Diana! I should've thought of that, too! I knew something was missing from my "Mr. Mom" ensemble! LOL! You know what, I'm going to have to run down to the dollar store and pick up a set - a secret set, just for me, just for times like this! You're BRILLIANT farmgirl! Thank you!!!
Hugs -
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - Apr 18 2013 : 08:02:37 AM
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did you all know that 1/one female mouse, can be responsible for the birth of 10,000 in 12 months, she gets pregnant at 30 days old, has 8 babies, of those 8 babies, 5 are female, and in thirty days all 5 of them are pregnant, and each have 8 babies, of those, 5 in each litter are female, etc, etc, ect, plus momma is still having litters every 30 days...when ever a mouse managed to get past cats and dogs, I always prayed that the ones in the traps were female,lol...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Apr 18 2013 : 08:23:00 AM
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Okay, Tina... my dear farmgirl sister... Are you trying to KILL me? LOL! I didn't know that, exactly, but eghads... I thought rabbits were bad! LOL!!! I'm with you - I hope that we catch any female, especially, but I'm certainly not going to be pulling their little legs apart to find out, I assure you! LOL!!
Hugs -
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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jenne.f
True Blue Farmgirl
643 Posts
Jenne
Wagontown
PA
USA
643 Posts |
Posted - Apr 18 2013 : 08:55:21 AM
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Gals,
I opened my car hood one day, this was my garage kept car, to find dogfood on
the air fiter lid, (*I think, it is that round flat thing on the center top of the engine). I was told this dogfood was stashed there by mice! EWWWWWW!!!
~blessings~
Jenne
Farmgirl #4616
"Longin' to be farmin'.." |
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
1511 Posts |
Posted - Apr 18 2013 : 09:06:08 AM
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years back, I went to pull out a new roll of paper towels from the cabinet ( I buy in bulk, so there were many rolls), and out comes dog kibble, cat kibble, cookie peices, etc...I think what the h%ll, and realize the mice had used the cardboard tubes as silos, and stuffed everyone one of them full of their food stashes,lol, so thats when I went to war will them, and with alot of work, I only get a few ayear in the house...
"Knowlege is knowing that a tomato is a fruit, Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad" |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Apr 18 2013 : 09:10:04 AM
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No, no, no. Nini, so funny!!!!!!!
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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acairnsmom
True Blue Farmgirl
1319 Posts
audrey
cheyenne
wy
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Posted - Apr 18 2013 : 9:02:05 PM
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I use a plastic grocery bag and wrap up the trap with the remains and it all goes into the trash. Those traps are cheep enough for single use. And then compulsive washing of hands for a couple of hours, hah!
Since we got our cat last fall we've only had one mouse incident where as before we were trapping usually one per day!
Sounds like you overcame and got your Farmgirl on! We are all proud of you.
Audrey
http://prairiecairncottage.blogspot.com/
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Apr 19 2013 : 04:49:24 AM
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LOL! Audrey - that's exactly what I did! I double-bagged a couple of old grocery bags, inverted them inside one another, slipped my hand inside, grabbed the end of the trap from the bottom of the bag, and then folded the whole thing over the trap and tied a big old knot. While furiously scrubbing my hands, I felt like Lady Macbeth: "Out, damned spot! Out, I say!" LOL!!!
Sadly, my husband set another "just in case" trap last night... and the bait was gone in the morning, but the trap was still set. Thankfully, tomorrow is Saturday, so he'll be here to take care of anything else. It's great to be a can-do farmgirl, but it's even better to be a big, brave, manly man, critter-hunting, bug-eliminating, foe-fighting, home-and-heart protecting knight of a husband's wife! ;)
Have a great day, girls!
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9782 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9782 Posts |
Posted - Apr 19 2013 : 07:13:26 AM
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Nini,
The snakes we had were black rat snakes. Very common around here. We weren't very humane after the first one we killed them all. I have to tell you one of the funniest stories, there were plenty during that time. My daughter took the dog out for a walk one day. They didn't get further than the back door area as the dog went running out and started barking, so dd goes to see what she is barking at and of course it is a snake. So she gets the bright idea to jump in the van that I had backed up to the door to unload groceries. She grabs the dog jumps in the van, not sure why she didn't just come back into the house, and she starts blowing the horn to get our attention. My ds is up in his room which is at the back of the house and opens his window. He tells her to cut it out because dad is sleeping. Hubby was working nights then. She pays no mind to him and keeps it up. So he goes to see what she is doing and we wake up hubby to go kill it. We never could figure out why she just didn't come back in the house. LOL! I think we have story for all 8 snakes we found. That was the only one that wasn't in the house.
Tina, I would have been nutso if I had found things in the paper towel rolls. Probably would have thrown every last roll out. :(
farm girl sister#43
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
O, a trouble's a ton or a trouble's an ounce,
Or a trouble is what you make it!
And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts,
But only--how did you take it?
--Edmund C. Vance.
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Apr 19 2013 : 08:50:37 AM
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LOL! Well, I probably would've done exactly what your daughter did! You should see me with a teeny stink bug! LOL! When we first moved to PA, we looked at renting a cottage in the woods on the bank of a river. It was a wondrous, magical place, and just pulling in, I was in love and ready to sign the lease... until, that is, after the tour we came out the front door and I almost stepped on a snake ready to greet me on the front step! I screamed so loudly birds flew violently away as if there had just been a gunshot. The realtor commented she was amazed all the trees didn't fall. ('Last time we went anywhere with her! Hmmph!) I regained what little composure I had left, and we headed back to the car. Just a few steps more and it happened again! Only this time, it was much bigger, and my scream was even more shrill and piercing. My husband just rolled his eyes. Please understand - I wasn't in rough-and-tumble woodsy girl jeans and boots that would protect me! We had come right after work, so I was in my office clothes - girly high heels, sheer stockings and a very pretty skirt suit. All I could think of was that I'd skewer one end of the snake with my heels, and then it would leap up, bite me and slither up my skirt! I thought I was going to faint! (Very young, very vivid imagination at work - yes!) My hubby told me to hop on his back. My brave knight carried me all the way up the slippery wet-leaf-covered wooded hill back to the car, losing his balance and almost dropping me after almost stepping on yet ANOTHER snake, (and me screaming in his ear, of course)! Needless to say, we opted for a small house in a former mining town with a big, open yard in a highly populated family neighborhood... and not a snake in sight! LOL!
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Apr 19 2013 : 09:15:36 AM
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I keep my leather gloves outside. One chilly morning, I wanted to get some garden beds cleaned. I grabbed the gloves, slipped my hand in one and my hand wouldn't go in the glove. GROSS! A little mouse was evidently sleeping or hiding in the glove! A lesson learned!!! I now shake the gloves before putting them on.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9782 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Apr 19 2013 : 12:21:13 PM
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I would have totally flipped out finding a mouse in my gloves! Ewwww.
My dd is very afraid of mice. And it is no laughing matter when she sees one as her dh found out when we went to a cabin for vacation one summer.
Nini~ I don't blame you, I would have high tailed it out of there in a hurry too!
farm girl sister#43
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
O, a trouble's a ton or a trouble's an ounce,
Or a trouble is what you make it!
And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts,
But only--how did you take it?
--Edmund C. Vance.
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9782 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
9782 Posts |
Posted - Apr 19 2013 : 12:24:33 PM
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Oh my goodness! I went to get the mail a little bit ago and while walking back up the lane their was rat snake wound around the limb of a briar bush on the side of the driveway. I had to take a second look, I thought one of the guys threw some electrical tape and it jjust landed there. Dh asked when I came in if there was a snake. Apparently he was watching me come back up and saw my looking and then the horrified look on my face. Suffice to say the only good snake is a dead one!!
farm girl sister#43
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
O, a trouble's a ton or a trouble's an ounce,
Or a trouble is what you make it!
And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts,
But only--how did you take it?
--Edmund C. Vance.
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
7577 Posts |
Posted - Apr 19 2013 : 12:54:03 PM
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Ewww! Marly! You seem to have handled that much better than I would have! Although, to be truthful, I always shake my shoes, boots, gloves, hats, etc., before putting them on. We've got some scary spiders around here, believe me! So, hopefully I'd be shaking out a mouse, too, before squishing any body parts up against one! God love and bless you!!!
You poor thing, Denise!!! I would've had a fit! Don't you love that he just watched? My husband would just watch, too... 'cept he'd probably be laughing at me... and then he'd probably pull out the camcorder...and then he'd most likely share the video with family and friends at the next get-together...
You know, the more we talk about this, the more I am convinced I'm going to find one out in the garden this summer - just to teach me a lesson. I don't hate snakes, per se... they do serve a wonderful purpose and have the right to exist... just not where I live and breathe, that's all! LOL!
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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oldbittyhen
True Blue Farmgirl
1511 Posts
tina
quartz hill
ca
USA
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Posted - Apr 19 2013 : 2:07:58 PM
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LMAO at you girls, ok you have to pick, snakes or mice...mice or snakes...as for me, I would much rather have non-poisonous snakes in my house ( and yes I have had snakes in my house many times over the years, poisonous, and non), than even 1 mouse, if you have a large rodent problem, you don't have enough snakes, and then again alot of mice means good meals for the snakes, if at all possible, try and let the eco system take care of nature...
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TexasJo
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jody
Berthoud
CO
USA
161 Posts |
Posted - Apr 19 2013 : 2:54:17 PM
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You girls are great! I hate mice! I hate anything that crawls in my house uninvited and gets inside my little bubble and makes me shreak! They have no right! LOL... Especially spiders. They just drop from the ceiling and land on you. That's when they do not get caught and thrown out the door, that's when they are a spot to clean up! I apologize to them afterward, but they asked for it, blast it! I had a friend some years back now (she was 97) and lived on a farm. Her name was Rita. She would call when she needed help with things like moving her sprinklers around the yard and was blue cause she had a cold and knew I would bring soup and cookies. One day she called and asked me to bring my boys out (they were elementary and middle school aged at the time). We showed up and she asked the boys to go out and help her reset all her mouse traps in one of the old barns that she used as a garage for her car (yep she still drove around town, but you had to lookout!). She had mice that would get in her car and nest. Ewww... well the boys had to remove the already caught mice and reset the trap with the peanut butter she gave them. The boys were told to pile the little critters somewhere (GAG!) and my oldest asked Rita, "what do you do with all of them" and she calmly and sweetly told him, "I make mousey gloves with them,, they are best for keeping your hands warm". You should have seen the look on my son's face! Course when I returned a certain look to him, he knew she was kidding! But to tell you the truth, she was one onery farmgirl and I wouldn't put it passed her! Whenever the minister at church asked her "You're still here, Rita"? every Sunday, she would respond with "yep, the Good Lord says I'm not done yet, and the Devil won't take me cuz I'm so onery"!. She was a hoot! But I will never forget her and her mice in that big old barn/garage. Just thought since we were sharing mousey stories today... hahaha..
Hugs,
Jo
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9782 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Apr 19 2013 : 4:34:57 PM
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Oh Jo that is too funny! Thanks for sharing. At least we can laugh at these things later on.
farm girl sister#43
http://www.ladybugsandlilacs.blogspot.com/
O, a trouble's a ton or a trouble's an ounce,
Or a trouble is what you make it!
And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts,
But only--how did you take it?
--Edmund C. Vance.
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TexasJo
True Blue Farmgirl
161 Posts
Jody
Berthoud
CO
USA
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Posted - Apr 19 2013 : 7:52:35 PM
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I laughedback then!! She always made me laugh. Miss her bunches.
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