Lord. Just had Loki out on the deck. Rat goes skittering down the alley and into someone's garage (shudder.) Did he notice it? NO. LOKI FAIL. Damnit. I kinda want to take my cats out to pee to deter the rodents. I like rats. Just not as anything other than pets.

We have rodents in our woodpile on the deck, I know because of the droppings. But so far, knock on wood, not inside. I think it`s just cute little mice, though, based on, umm, other evidence I`ve seen. Although I did just shoo a spider off the bed. I checked. Not a black widow, so it can stay and help me combat fruit flies.
 

Ooh, and I saw a little watersnake today during my lake swim. I also cannot swim in a straight line to save my life. I realize I have, like, currents and stuff, but seriously. I will never be able to share a lane when it`s winter and pooltime. I can barely stay in the lane itself! Must fix, but I don`t know what I`m doing.

Sara, just bribe a guy friend with a big old hamburger, or steak and have him pee around the house. (I'd say DIY, but it's a bit easier for a dude.)

I would say to make it easy for the guy earn the hamburger or steak, prepay with a few beers.

Girl pee doesn't work?

Maybe I think Erin is working on the theory that girls have more reluctance to pee out doors and that precise placement is a bit harder for girls.

Hah! I've already had one neighbor volunteer her husband (after I helped them load shelves up the stairs) but really, it is just the screamy factor. I don't think I can ask him to pee around the house, no matter how freaking green they are. Rats had a poop party around my empty trash, that does concern me. I'm gonna try the "make it stink to rats" first and go from there. Damnit.

Had a rustle in the leaves out front tonight as I was returning from the pool, which involved me lecturing suspect mice that they can live in my leaves, but my house=CERTAIN DEATH. I don't care what my neighbor's tenants think of me now.

Ok meara! I hope that`s how it works! This will be the first time I`ve flown out of Show Low, and the last time I flew tiny planes was before all the luggage brouhaha.

Yeah--usually as you're boarding the tiny plane there's a cart next to it that you put your baggage on, and then you wait next to it when you get off the plane (so it adds a few minutes) at your destination. And then you can get on the next plane and overhead-bin it.

I would say to make it easy for the guy earn the hamburger or steak, prepay with a few beers.

Girl pee doesn't work?

I...read these as related. And kept re-reading, trying to understand how ita got from steak to girl pee. Was this another weird ita link? It took like, SIX readings to connect this to sara's rats.

I love you meara.

precise placement is a bit harder for girls.

Practice, practice, practice.