Fin 2, Mice 0

[judecorp]

First he left us a present in the bathroom.

This afternoon while I was rocking the baby to sleep, he was extra extra lovey. Put the baby down, went into the bedroom, and there was a nice "sleeping" field mouse. Ew.

He's all kinds of proud of himself. Poor Fin, I called the exterminators from last year so they can come refill their "bait stations." They are very serious about the term. I called and said, "Hey, I had someone come last year and put down a bunch of poison traps..." He cuts me off to say, "Bait stations!" I say, "Okay, whatever. Anyway, how much will it cost for you to come and refill them for me?"

Seriously? Bait stations? Let's just call them what they are, shall we?

Comments

[ladygreyy.livejournal.com]

Who knew it was so important to be PC in the extermination field! Wow.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I know!!

[colleenod.livejournal.com]

I'm surprised the mice aren't smart enough to stay away from your cat-filled home.

Yeah, euphemisms are indeed pointless. Bait stations... whatever. But some people cling to them. Good luck with the mouse situation.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Well, it's 20° here or something like that. I think the mice are just desperate. :(

[etherial.livejournal.com]

occasional predator problem vs. persistent weather problem. I know what humanity picked.

[skreeky]

Mighty hunter slay many diseasle-laden rodents! Protect humans! And get to play with fun skittery toy! Go kitty! Rar!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Ha ha ha. More like DUMBCAT WANTS TOY! Squeak!

[lemur68.livejournal.com]

You already have three bait stations! Fuzzy, four-legged bait stations!

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Ha ha ha! One bait station! Daedalus is WAY too lazy to bother with such things, and Ralph thinks mice are dirty and prefers her little toys. :)

[hopemcg.livejournal.com]

Are these the kind that the mice stick to or the kind that carry the, um, bait home? I'd worry that your baby is going to catch a poisoned rodent and get sick.

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

Not the glue traps, more like little "houses" where they nibble on some poison and then go die somewhere. I'm not worried about the kid getting any, since they mice are in the basement and she doesn't go there... and last year when they did it I specifically asked about if a cat would get sick from eating a poisoned mouse and the exterminator dude said the amount of poison a cat would ingest by eating a mice (though my cats have never eaten mice) is very small.

I dunno. I just don't want mice in the house. ugh.

[vorpalbla.livejournal.com]

When you've got Fin, why bother with the exterminator?

[judecorp.livejournal.com]

I am tired of picking up dead mice in unsuspecting places!!