Amazon has some of them here. There's a rodent in the second photo so don't look at any of the alternate photos, Hil. Reviews seem mixed on whether they work, but they're cheap enough I'd try them.
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Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.
Andrew ,'Damage'
Spike's Bitches 47: Someone Dangerous Could Get In
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Zenkitty - Oct 18, 2012 3:54:42 pm PDT #21508 of 30001
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
meara - Oct 18, 2012 6:25:52 pm PDT #21509 of 30001
OMG. I got sleep last night, and I totally was like "OK, I didn't get much work done this afternoon, but I'm going to clean and tidy and get shit done tonight! And/or catch up on TiVo!" And instead, I think I'm going to bed. At 8:30PM. Because I've been contemplating it for an hour and don't even have the energy to turn on the tv and concentrate on a show.
Only problem is the cat is cuddling me on the couch. Hmm....sleep on couch?
Hil R. - Oct 18, 2012 6:47:49 pm PDT #21510 of 30001
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
Just got this email from her:
As we spoke about this evening, you need to keep clean (wherever you may find yourself). If you are unable to do so, I most certainly will come in to handle the matter for you on a regular basis. The line is drawn: no further problems may ensue, after this episode is concluded (I am hoping that another mouse will come forward).
If you are phobic, as you assert, the implication is that you will do anything possible to avoid inviting them. If you find that you cannot, as above, I will, count on me.
DebetEsse - Oct 18, 2012 7:06:45 pm PDT #21511 of 30001
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Hil, I think you need to get a legal professional to write up a "this is unacceptable behavior and not within the parameters of your lease" letter.
le nubian - Oct 18, 2012 7:24:09 pm PDT #21512 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
sounds to me like you need to find a Web site for tenant rights in your area.
Amy - Oct 18, 2012 7:27:16 pm PDT #21513 of 30001
Because books.
Go right to the housing board in your town and show them the email, if you can't find it clearly enough in the lease. There's no way that's legal.
omnis_audis - Oct 18, 2012 7:45:24 pm PDT #21514 of 30001
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Hmm....sleep on couch?Meara, I do it all the time. I've found that getting up from the recliner will get me out of sleepy head state. So, fall asleep in the recliner until second sleep break. So, you can do it too. It's perectly legit.
Hil, she is crossing into the creepy zone. I agree, you need legal advice. When you respond, some wording about crumbs do not create rodents, but holes in the building will let them in. Please fix the house before invading my privacy. And remind her that the previous tenant had a cat. And put out there, that you've never had rodent problems before.
IOmeN- holy cow, this week is non-stop. I was hoping to make tomorrow a half day, since I've gone 2 weeks now with no day off (already at 86 hours). Worn out. And suddenly tomorrow has 3 meetings. It was so much quieter when there are no students around. But then, I suppose, I'd be out of a job.
NoiseDesign - Oct 18, 2012 8:02:31 pm PDT #21515 of 30001
Our wings are not tired
I think the issue that Hil is facing is that this landlord shares the property. While the behavior is probably not totally legal and is out of bounds jumping to housing board and legal action could make for an extremely uncomfortable living situation.
DavidS - Oct 18, 2012 8:12:46 pm PDT #21516 of 30001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm not sure what's illegal about the landlord being obnoxious. She's allowed to tell the tenant to keep the place clean. She's just being very shitty about the way she's doing it and blaming Hil for something that's not her responsibility.
She's a mean person and a bad landlord but I'm not really seeing how she's treading on Hil's rights as a tenant.
billytea - Oct 18, 2012 8:14:36 pm PDT #21517 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
She's a mean person and a bad landlord but I'm not really seeing how she's treading on Hil's rights as a tenant.
That'd be the entering without permission or notice, I think.