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Updatus rodentus

The rat issue has been addressed. While we were in Aruba, an exterminator came and did various things, like putting out more poison, nailing bits of screen to gaps, and supposedly cleaning up droppings. He returned today and declared that since none of his poison had been eaten, the rats must all be dead or gone.

Except for the smell. And, worse, the flies. Our garage is now infested with flies. Gazillions of big, fat ones. I assume this is the result of many dead rodent carcasses providing ripe breeding grounds. Ah, there's nothing like plucking dead flies out of the washing machine before doing a load of whites. Or worse, starting the washer and then looking in and seeing a fly the size of a golf ball (almost!) struggling to escape the CLEAN laundry water.

The window sills down there are covered with dead flies and flies that have gotten too old and obese to move. They just sit there and buzz pathetically every few minutes.

God, it's gross.

Speaking of rodents, the photo above is of Dave racing last Sunday. (Team Roaring Mouse! rodents! ha! ha ha!) He's wearing a borrowed helmet since he crashed in his race the day before. Apparently a friend of ours refers to this as the vagina helmet. Makes a little more sense if you see it from the front.

April 5, 2007 3:47 PM