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mopinko

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42. no no. i didnt invite them.

Mon Apr 13, 2020, 12:50 PM

Apr 2020

it was just the only time i ever had them on my property.
wish i could keep a snake in this climate, cuz i would.

when we bought this house, one thing i knew i wanted was a brick building. little did i know. the old construction techniques used in the 1900's seemed to be tailor made to give mice full access to the building once they breech the shell.
you just have to keep looking for how they get in. at first, every hole you stop up will just make them use a different hole. eventually, they get down to the biggest runs, they become obvious, and you are done. or so they tell me.

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I thought you we talking about Republicans. n/t Raven Apr 2020 #12

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maybe they start eating mice. mopinko Apr 2020 #17

I'd like to hear more about your rat experience... Chiyo-chichi Apr 2020 #24

no no. i didnt invite them. mopinko Apr 2020 #42

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