RATS!
I have no love for rats
living in DC I have had various battles with rats
in Mount Pleasant I fought them from coming into the house
it was a never ending battle
finding the entrances
killing them off
sealing the holes again and again
traps... poisons... more traps
now in Manor Park I have again fighting rats
along with my fight
my neighbor across the street is fighting the rats
but he is fighting them for entertainment
he and his dogs chase the rats every night
so...
my neighbor walks his dogs and goes to the alley behind my house
he shakes the trash cans
he pokes at the trash with a stick
and his dogs chase
it is an interesting game
it amuses me as he brings his toddler grandson with him to enjoy the game
but the game can be annoying
as the noise stirs my dog
my dog barks
my dog wants to go out and defend the yard
but... it if kills rats
maybe it is worth it
maybe
so this week I had an amusing occurance
when I got home from work there was a dead rat on my sidewalk in my front yard
dead center on my sidewalk between my house and the street
random?
I thought about it
figured it was the guy across the street
then a day or two later
there was a box in my back yard
when I opened the box
I JUMPED
there was a dead rat in the box
okay... two dead rats
but... these are not the BIG DADDY RATS
the Alpha or whatever
they can catch and kill the young
but the old ones remain
I have filled holes
blocked gaps
if more holes and burrows appear
the next effort will be dry ice
it is nice that my neighbor and his dogs are having some success (and fun) with the rats
but
I am not certain that I need proof
I can just take his word for it
