The patter of tiny feet . . . .

ironjadeironjade Posts: 10,010
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. . . turned out to be a rat. Council pest control found it today, stiff as a board. I hope his mates don't come looking for him.:o

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  • GirthGirth Posts: 12,403
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    So the pest controller had an erection, and now you're worried that his friends will come to find him?
  • swehsweh Posts: 13,665
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    Oh God, gross.

    Did it start to smell yet?

    Is there anything more pungent than* the smell of a dead rat?
  • jzeejzee Posts: 25,498
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    I had a rat in our bathroom as a kid, I remember my mum insisted on completely redecorating & refitting it after the pest controller shot it ^_^.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 29,701
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    sweh wrote: »
    Oh God, gross.

    Did it start to smell yet?

    Is there anything more pungent that the smell of a dead rat?

    Honestly? No. Not that I can think of.
  • macsmurraymacsmurray Posts: 2,134
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    sweh wrote: »
    Oh God, gross.

    Did it start to smell yet?

    Is there anything more pungent that the smell of a dead rat?

    Yup, two dead squirrels left on your garden wall after the neighbour shot them.
  • PictoPicto Posts: 24,270
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    sweh wrote: »
    Oh God, gross.

    Did it start to smell yet?

    Is there anything more pungent that the smell of a dead rat?

    The smell of two dead rats, who had diarrhea.

    (probably no need for that last bit).
  • swehsweh Posts: 13,665
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    macsmurray wrote: »
    Yup, two dead squirrels left on your garden wall after the neighbour shot them.

    Oh Jesus. Your neighbour shot them and left their carcass on your garden wall!?!

    Did he have to pick up the dead squirrels and place them there, or is he an expert marksman who managed to shoot them whilst they were on the wall? That's very peculiar.

    You have dead squirrels being left for you, yet I get excited on the rare occasion I encounter one? Life isn't fair.
  • macsmurraymacsmurray Posts: 2,134
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    sweh wrote: »
    Oh Jesus. Your neighbour shot them and left their carcass on your garden wall!?!

    Did he have to pick up the dead squirrels and place them there, or is he an expert marksman who managed to shoot them whilst they were on the wall? That's very peculiar.

    You have dead squirrels being left for you, yet I get excited on the rare occasion I encounter one? Life isn't fair.

    He's an old country gent (proper old school) and he shoots the squirrels that steal his walnuts. We live in a cottage next to him and I think he honestly just forgets. But by god they stink! I'm not touching them! I didn't shoot them after all.

    If it's dead squirrels you want just PM me your address, there's loads here in summer.

    ETA: Jeez that just does not sound right!
  • phylo_roadkingphylo_roadking Posts: 21,339
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    jzee wrote: »
    I had a rat in our bathroom as a kid, I remember my mum insisted on completely redecorating & refitting it after the pest controller shot it ^_^.

    That`s why they`re not allowed to use machineguns anymore.
  • ironjadeironjade Posts: 10,010
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    sweh wrote: »
    Oh God, gross.

    Did it start to smell yet?

    Is there anything more pungent than* the smell of a dead rat?

    It certainly did. Even a dead mouse smells like a rotting buffalo after a few days so you can imagine what this was like.
    At least it wasn't a squirrel as the council refuses to deal with them. It seems some of the drippier members of the council think they're cute.
    My neighbour buys huge sacks of peanuts to feed the local squirrels and I think this may have contributed to my rodent problem.
  • JulesFJulesF Posts: 6,461
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    I think that all the rain we've been having has driven some of them out of the sewers. I was looking out of my window the other day and saw two rats darting in and out of a shrub in my next-door-but-one neighbour's garden. :o
  • Trsvis_BickleTrsvis_Bickle Posts: 9,202
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    JulesF wrote: »
    I think that all the rain we've been having has driven some of them out of the sewers. I was looking out of my window the other day and saw two rats darting in and out of a shrub in my next-door-but-one neighbour's garden. :o

    Poor sods. It's no fun being flooded out of your home.:(
  • ElyanElyan Posts: 8,781
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    ironjade wrote: »
    . . . turned out to be a rat. Council pest control found it today, stiff as a board. I hope his mates don't come looking for him.:o

    They won't even miss him.

    They're like that, rats. Don't get involved with them.
  • Jimmy ConnorsJimmy Connors Posts: 117,806
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    JulesF wrote: »
    I think that all the rain we've been having has driven some of them out of the sewers. I was looking out of my window the other day and saw two rats darting in and out of a shrub in my next-door-but-one neighbour's garden. :o

    I saw one on a suburban street in London last week. Striding along the pavement seemingly without a care in the world. It was probably looking for a drain to go back down the sewer.
  • emily67emily67 Posts: 155
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    maurice45 wrote: »
    Honestly? No. Not that I can think of.



    what about 2 dead rats?

    haha
  • HarrisonMarksHarrisonMarks Posts: 4,360
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    emily67 wrote: »
    what about 2 dead rats?

    haha

    After my wife for some reason insisted on having a giant skirting board we got infested with capybaras. Big stink. Ended up getting a jaguar to get rid of them and that's a story in itself....
  • UffaUffa Posts: 1,910
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    What does a dead rat smell like?
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,182
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    There's a rat in me kitchen what am I gonna do?
  • AddisonianAddisonian Posts: 16,377
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    Uffa wrote: »
    What does a dead rat smell like?
    It seriously is the most disgustingly, sickening rotten smell that you can imagine.
    I can't even describe how bad it is.
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