[Chat] Rats galore

[dawnacobb at mindspring.com]

Years ago I remember someone suggesting smoke bombs....things you put down rat holes.  Ever heard of such things?

-----Original Message-----
From: echalmers at mindspring.com
Sent: Feb 22, 2005 10:21 AM
To: The Charles Village Chat List <Chat at charlesvillage.info>, 
	chat at charlesvillage.info
Subject: [Chat] Rats galore

I am fed up with the rats in my back yard! I have had in an exterminator ($125 and no help, even with tracking powder in the rat burrow), but the rats keep tearing up the yard. In desperation, I have put down a mixture of fox and bobcat urine peddled by Gardener's Supply and also have taken to letting Ajax the Ratter Warrior (my big black-and-white tom) out into the yard whenever he sees something through the window. Since instituting this regime, I have seen only two rats in the yard--one dead one in Ajax's teeth, and one live one racing out under the gate. But I know they are still there, because they keep burrowing out entrances under the fence.

More seriously, has anyone else found a way to reduce the rat population near the houses? I know that we need to clean up the alley, but that is a long-term solution. I'm looking for something immediate.

Emily

NB Normally I don't let my cats catch rats, though some of our alley cats do--rats harbor diseases.  Shows how desperate I am . . .   

-----Original Message-----
From: Emil Volcheck <volcheck at acm.org>
Sent: Feb 21, 2005 7:58 PM
To: chat at charlesvillage.info
Subject: [Chat] 35% off at Gordon's Bookseller

The Gordon's Bookseller store at the Rotunda is going out of business,
and there's 35 percent off the entire stock.  There's still a lot
there, like ADC maps, scattered best sellers and Harry Potter's, a lot
of the history section, and so on.  Their lease expires at the end of
March.  They are also selling their fixtures.

I also noticed that the shoe store across the hall and the
yogurt/coffee shop closed.  It's a shame to see even more stores close
over there.

--Emil


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Emil Volcheck
volcheck at acm.org
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