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That's a tough call. I guess it's easier to ream a hole with a can opener than to open a can with an awl...I hope my life never depends on whether I've left behind the awl or the can opener.
Vic SA7 and CamiRem R-4.
I like JK Jerome's story about trying to open a tin can with an oar.I once had to open a can with an awl, it wasn't the easiest job!
It's a digression early in Three Men in a Boat. It didn't end well.I've not read Jer!
I am currently locked in a battle of wits with a mouse which has been seen scurrying across my kitchen floor the past 3 days. He has so far artfully dodged the glue traps I put out, even while scampering for his life when the light goes on. My wife has been laughing at me and calling me Mr. McGregor…
Besides the beard and glasses, I don’t see the resemblance at all…
They are glue traps, and I put them along the walls and appliances exactly in the spots I saw him run the night before. When I turned on the light he went right to the first one, stopped at the last second, ran to the second one and again stopped when he got to it, then went around and under the stove. I turned the oven on - hopefully he decides my kitchen is too hazardous to take up residence in.
What if your life depends on your NOT having either???
Thanks. Yeah, I just commented above about glue traps being inhumane, and how I attempt to deal with it. If the critter makes an appearance again, I may try the one you are suggesting - the shriek they make when they get stuck is quite disturbing…We get mice in our garage sometimes. I’ve had mixed luck with glue traps. This style of plastic snap trap has worked best for me by far. Peanut butter for bait, trigger towards the wall as Jer said, preferably somewhere not out in the open. More humane than glue traps, too.
Huh.They are glue traps, and I put them along the walls and appliances exactly in the spots I saw him run the night before. When I turned on the light he went right to the first one, stopped at the last second, ran to the second one and again stopped when he got to it, then went around and under the stove. I turned the oven on - hopefully he decides my kitchen is too hazardous to take up residence in.
I hate using glue traps because they are cruel, but the last time we had 2 mice, and that’s all that worked. As long as I hear them when they get stuck so I can take them out and dispatch them quickly, I’m ok with that, though.
What if your life depends on your NOT having either???
I still remember the night I realized I had officially become a grownup - I was reading Peter Rabbit to the kids at bedtime and found myself rooting for Mr. McGregor. (We had a garden at the time.)
Sounds like a NYC subway ratWhen I was in Lebanon in the late 1970's, there were rats the size of an a small terrier!
Deal with that Mouse problem quick...or you'll be overrunI am currently locked in a battle of wits with a mouse which has been seen scurrying across my kitchen floor the past 3 days. He has so far artfully dodged the glue traps I put out, even while scampering for his life when the light goes on. My wife has been laughing at me and calling me Mr. McGregor…
Besides the beard and glasses, I don’t see the resemblance at all…
and then the Rats may take a fancy to your kitchen too..
but not only is she a remorseless hunter of rodents, small snakes too and unfortunately lizards but she leaves birds alone, just chases them. Once rodents get a whiff of a hunter Cat they wisely move house or die in the attempt...
Lol, no hate for the raccoons. I enjoy them and I think they are fantastic creatures, but only from a distance and definitely not within my chimney
