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Post by EdoBosnar on Oct 23, 2018 2:43:09 GMT -5
As the butler of many cats now and in the past, I can say that they're a mixed bag for pest control. Some will go after them with laser-like focus and not only kill but also butcher them, others toy with (i.e., torture) them but often leave them alive when they're finished, and some simply refuse to soil their precious paws by touching the filthy vermin. The ones in the second category are the worst, as they bring their live catch, mostly field mice and dormice, into the house.
Also, I find it weird that you caught a mole in your garage. I've never seen or heard of a mole that goes anywhere where there's not dirt to dig in.
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Post by Roquefort Raider on Oct 23, 2018 5:30:44 GMT -5
As the butler of many cats now and in the past, I can say that they're a mixed bag for pest control. Some will go after them with laser-like focus and not only kill but also butcher them, others toy with (i.e., torture) them but often leave them alive when they're finished, and some simply refuse to soil their precious paws by touching the filthy vermin. The ones in the second category are the worst, as they bring their live catch, mostly field mice and dormice, into the house. Also, I find it weird that you caught a mole in your garage. I've never seen or heard of a mole that goes anywhere where there's not dirt to dig in. Yeah, I was pretty surprised too. Concrete floors and moles aren’t things I expect to be mentioned in the same sentence! Got another mouse last night, but there's at least one more behind the living room drywall. If it’s a gestating female (which I would expect it to be), there may be no other choice than to start digging holes. Gah.
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Post by The Captain on Oct 23, 2018 5:44:33 GMT -5
I have two cats, and while we have been blessed not to have any mouse problems, I firmly believe my girls would be completely useless in putting an end to it. Lucy is too sweet to do any harm, and Figaro is too...well, she's fat, so I bet any mouse could easily elude her.
Moles are the worst! We had one a few years ago that I wound up killing (they make poison Gummi Worms that you put in their trails, and the moles are too blind and too stupid not to eat them). There is one currently tearing up my backyard, but since we're having major work done either later this fall or in the spring (drainage system put in, hardscaped patio and firepit laid over much of the area), I'm not going to waste the effort stopping it now because the whole area is going to have to be graded and reseeded anyway when the work is done.
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 23, 2018 6:00:08 GMT -5
We've had a few mice in the last week or so. I usually put poison in the basement and that takes care of them.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Oct 23, 2018 6:43:50 GMT -5
Speaking of moles, when we moved to our current house many years ago, the yard was mole central. But one of our cats at time, who was functionally blind in one eye, very patiently began to keep vigil next to their hills, and caught and killed every single one of them within about 2 weeks. As long as she was alive, and for several years afterward, there was nary a mole within spitting distance of our yard. Even now they generally stay away, although none of our current cats has shown any particular interest in hunting them.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Oct 23, 2018 22:37:13 GMT -5
Looks like I might have gout in my foot. Talk about pain. My wife says if I had a super power it’d be pain tolerance and this $hit is kicking my a$$. I got steroids tonight. Once I can eat I will take them.
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Post by hondobrode on Oct 23, 2018 23:10:50 GMT -5
Looks like I might have gout in my foot. Talk about pain. My wife says if I had a super power it’d be pain tolerance and this $hit is kicking my a$$. I got steroids tonight. Once I can eat I will take them. My ex-father-in-law had that.
No beer or shellfish.
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Post by Prince Hal on Oct 23, 2018 23:23:14 GMT -5
Looks like I might have gout in my foot. Talk about pain. My wife says if I had a super power it’d be pain tolerance and this $hit is kicking my a$$. I got steroids tonight. Once I can eat I will take them. My ex-father-in-law had that.
No beer or shellfish.
So it's terminal.
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Post by hondobrode on Oct 23, 2018 23:26:46 GMT -5
My ex-father-in-law had that.
No beer or shellfish.
So it's terminal. Let's just say I'm glad it's not me.
Sorry Adam :-(
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Oct 23, 2018 23:51:05 GMT -5
Let's just say I'm glad it's not me.
Sorry Adam :-(
Yes. All the joys in my life are over if this persists.
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Post by hondobrode on Oct 24, 2018 10:01:33 GMT -5
Let's just say I'm glad it's not me.
Sorry Adam :-(
Yes. All the joys in my life are over if this persists. There are other joys.
You still have booze.
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Post by Confessor on Oct 24, 2018 14:05:02 GMT -5
Yes. All the joys in my life are over if this persists. There are other joys. You still have booze.
I'm no Doctor, but I believe that too much booze (and beer specifically) is one of the most common causes of gout.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Oct 24, 2018 18:46:58 GMT -5
There are other joys. You still have booze.
I'm no Doctor, but I believe that too much booze (and beer specifically) is one of the most common causes of gout. Diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol are excessive alcohol are common with gout according to the doctor. To help avoid it happening again; alcohol, fatty red meat, seafood, beans, and cheese should be avoided. The food part I can handle but the booze ... ? I have been cutting down on beer immensely in the last 6 months with my low carb diet. But I’m just replacing it with vodka so I dunno.
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Post by hondobrode on Oct 24, 2018 23:34:34 GMT -5
My ex-father-in-law said his doctor told him specifically draft beer, if that helps any ?
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Oct 25, 2018 9:23:05 GMT -5
My ex-father-in-law said his doctor told him specifically draft beer, if that helps any ? 90% of the time when I drink beer when I go out it's bottles. Actually the last time I had draft beer was when my wife and I met you at Henry Hudson's before you moved.
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