A few Measly Steps a Day

SquarePegGuy

The town I live in made it to the front page again for some bone head financial policy that involved taxing a non-profit organization. It made me sick of the town (again). And I started to regret the decision to stay in our home versus moving away. We could still move away, I suppose, but we've already accepted a quote on an HVAC installation. We could renege -- we haven't signed anything -- but then we've have to somehow survive yet another summer without A/C.

Also, there's this: where would my wife and I move with three cats and an old, nearly blind dog?

delightful

Is the old, nearly blind dog Shadow? I feel as if I know him. And I want to post about his thrilling career with the Red Sox, but I'm afraid you'll think I've lost it.

I believe the mouse/rat problem is solved. (Yes, I've said that before.) They didn't come because of food left out. I've been battling ivy for years, and when my hips went out, the ivy won and I lost. So a few months ago, I hired some guys to tear out the ivy. The result - first mouse invasion. Four pounds of mouse bait later, they were gone. Then, a couple of weeks ago, I hired some guys to clear out the the weeds in my back yard. The result - second invasion, much smaller than the first. Now, I have the sonic repellant and some bait as a back up in case there are any deaf mouse around. Inside my house, there aren't any cracks that mice can wiggle through. but my garage has some major gaps. That's the next step, but probably won't happen for a while because it would involve replacing my garage door.
My roofer has said that he can remove and replace the solar panels. He'll remove them on Friday (tomorrow), start the roof work June 1st, and replace the panels next week. Life is good.

I've decided I would like marketing if I knew how to do it. So that's my next challenge.

Good wishes to you both.

Revu2

Hi there. Re:rats. We might starve them, but there are about 2 dozen people in the building, and many are too lazy to keep food out of their garbage and put in the food/yard waste bins. Our own household are quite diligent about this. The food waste bins are harder, thicker plastic and no gaps or holes. We only need 1 or 2 units to not care (I can't tell who they are) and the rats have dinner. I've been sending reminders and tips and these are either ignored or people can't connect the reminder to their own bad habits.

We carry on.

I've begun the pinesol spraying, diluted to their cleaning solution recos. Probably too weak, so I'm boosting up to full strength. I'll put out more poison bait as time allows. The ivy has begun to be cut back, and next time I'm around bulk cayenne I'll get a pint. What I want to do is put it on a plate or tile and use the bellows for the fireplace to puff it into their holes.

Currently hoping to get free mulch chips, but my partnership with the p-patch might be breaking up and we don't need enough to be considered for a donation of chips.

My chronic problem is time, as in where will it come from and then where did it go?

R

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delightful

R, I didn't realize that you had rats too. You're right - it only takes a couple of people not doing the right thing to create a problem.

SquarePegGuy

Yes, that's him. I feel we had this exchange before, didn't we? Recall, Shadow can carry three tennis balls in his mouth at once.