Ok, maybe "skinning" a rat is a little much, so how about killing a rat? As you recall, not too long ago I re-opened the war in Basra against my neighbors' rats. The little buggers started pushing the poison cubes and pellets out of the four holes they had dug, so I had to redeploy T-Rex. He took down two of them in the first three nights on the job and then found it a bit rough going. So I put out reinforcements: a brand new T-Rex right out of the box. BAM! Another kill that night and a few more followed over the next few nights. Then nothing. No movement. No nibbles.
A few days ago, after about a week of no activity, there was another kill. So I decided to fill in the rat holes and see which holes were still active. Much to my surprise, the holes remain filled with dirt! Nothing has left nor entered the rat holes and it's been 3-4 days. I may have won the short-term battle, despite knowing I can never win the war.
Made my rainbow trout with mushrooms and green/red peppers tonight for dinner. Just awesome. So happy!!
3 comments:
I keep wondering whether you're the old regime fighting the insurgents or the democracy fighting the insurgents in this on-going saga.
So glad to see you're winning the war, though I think you're enjoying the battles!
Your trout sounds delicious!
boy I do not miss the rat problem at all. I don't suppose you could get a cat?
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