tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897882981515430685.post6339518686466513083..comments2024-01-11T22:42:27.863+11:00Comments on Matron Down Under: In which I do not cope wellAmyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07969357513275063157noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897882981515430685.post-20232512568343252852010-04-09T14:00:59.581+10:002010-04-09T14:00:59.581+10:00I once lived in an older home in Ocala that was fr...I once lived in an older home in Ocala that was frequented by a family of rodents. (A fact not disclosed by the realtor.) To call them "rats" would have been an extreme compliment. They were more like balding lap dogs with long spindly tails. After much trapping, sealing, and gnashing of teeth, the vermim were annihilated.<br /><br />Amy, fear not! I'm in agreement with Becky. Australian rats are "gentlemen" just like Despereaux.Kimberly, An American Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14049228328985906888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897882981515430685.post-4887270522176409102010-02-06T14:24:01.310+11:002010-02-06T14:24:01.310+11:00Oh! I definitely have those spontaneous waterworks...Oh! I definitely have those spontaneous waterworks moments! It's usually after I've been trying to suck it up, push thru some stressful ball of poo, and then Mark looks at me. If he then sincerely asks me if something's wrong, there's no turning back, I'm a boogery, teary mess.<br /><br />And I also often offer myself as an excuse "tell them I'll freak out, tell them your wife is mad..." Such teamwork we have lol!Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12346270516836690158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897882981515430685.post-30061009840621216922010-02-06T02:13:22.488+11:002010-02-06T02:13:22.488+11:00Girl, I'm feelin' your pain. And I think a...Girl, I'm feelin' your pain. And I think all good bloggers have a few posts about rats invading the dominion of the people. :)<br /><br />http://robinsonmoments.blogspot.com/2008/05/redneck-reality-in-suburbia.htmlJodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08397655335030545736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897882981515430685.post-35154356464935883202010-02-06T00:34:15.002+11:002010-02-06T00:34:15.002+11:00Thanks, Judy. I'll pass that on. Jason had a l...Thanks, Judy. I'll pass that on. Jason had a long talk with the exterminator dude today, who also gave some good tips, so hopefully I will one day be able to re-enter my pantry. :)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07969357513275063157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897882981515430685.post-61133611711206910072010-02-06T00:25:05.837+11:002010-02-06T00:25:05.837+11:00Jane said to tell you that if you tuck steel wool ...Jane said to tell you that if you tuck steel wool all around the opening at the pipe, they can't get through it. Sort of your own little barricade until the landlord takes care of the hole.Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07284506527953072539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897882981515430685.post-56925007791841132882010-02-05T18:46:16.646+11:002010-02-05T18:46:16.646+11:00Awww the poor rat!!
I'm just messin'. I f...Awww the poor rat!!<br /><br />I'm just messin'. I feel bad for you! I had rats as pets, but I wouldn't want wild ones creeping around my house.Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596650736290691630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897882981515430685.post-31864888323224477442010-02-05T16:50:32.306+11:002010-02-05T16:50:32.306+11:00I think you handled it very well, thank you very m...I think you handled it very well, thank you very much. Rats is rats, sistah. I probably should not tell you this, but my parents have a rat issue, too, and one (or more?) of them chewed a hole through their ceiling. You can hear them running in the walls. No worries, their rat guy is working on it. Are the rats bigger in Australia? From all the Australia PR back in the 80s, you know, "Australian Bee-yah," I have lots of Australian stereotypes. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897882981515430685.post-40327088919460581262010-02-05T14:55:59.498+11:002010-02-05T14:55:59.498+11:00Jason is a very smart and good man.
I actually bel...Jason is a very smart and good man.<br />I actually believe I have some degree of a phobia and would have reacted in the same manner or worse. Jason has already learned what it took Evan several years to learn.Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248660100559182324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8897882981515430685.post-46899839682557807882010-02-05T14:35:10.659+11:002010-02-05T14:35:10.659+11:00You should change this blog's name to "Th...You should change this blog's name to "That Blog About the Rats." I'll get in Scrapblog and make you a new header.<br /><br />I'm sorry, you poor thing! I totally get your wee crybaby little girl moment. And yes, it's out of proportion, that's how disgust as an evolutionary, adaptive tool works. <br /><br />I bet these are the nice rats like the ones who learn to read in Despereaux.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06517252487552392654noreply@blogger.com