Game on

Here's the deal, I was pretty well taken aback when my tp had a small rodent viciously attack the chamois in a favorite pair of knickers. Some of you were probably wishing you were the rodent - those in that category please resume your porn surfing. Now it seems I am a victim as well. The good news is, no clothing has been damaged. The bad news, mouse droppings in a desk drawer - blekkkk!!!

I have had mice in my shop before, we are next to a vacant lot and every fall as the temperature begins to drop, they think we are some sort of homeless shelter and they move in. Give us a month and we catch a couple and never have to deal with them again until the next fall. This year upon discovery, I trotted to my local hardware store to get some new traps (once I get a mouse in one, I throw mouse and trap out together). Lo and behold, technology has apparently reached the rodent catching industry. The only traps (I don't like the sticky/poisonous ones) were 'pre-baited', no need to put cheese or anything on them. The yellow thing on the trap is supposed to attract the varmints to the trap. Are mice really that stupid? Being the cynic that I am and wanting to make sure I catch the suckers, I am going to try one without any additional bait and one with some crunchy peanut butter.

Results to be posted as they become available.