From this we learn there´s always something, it´s never nothing.

It's probably one of those rules of the internet or something

I thought that was just blonde jokes,

House update: Plumbers spent two days "fixing" leaks; where the 4 original leaks exclusively in the exterior grew to 14 leaks; one of which that flooded the living room interior. It seemed like every leak they fixed sprung 6 new ones that kept spreading in some kind of horrible domino effect. So I demanded they stop all work on it and shut the water off entirely while they re-pipe the whole house. It can't cost as much as the damage they were creating "fixing" the leaks.

They are supposed to start that tomorrow, pending the weather being willing. It has been mild for a week; now that I finally have them focused it has turned freezing again. Urk.

Anyway, can't clean the house till the water is on, but I have everything I need to clean it as soon as the water is turned on, lol.

The roof needs to be fixed still; and all new insulation (means tearing out the old and rehanging new). I might be able to help tear out the old; but will need help hanging the new.

Next - I hung as many blinds as I could; but there are some I can't do properly. So in the next two days a man is coming out to measure and hang blinds in the difficult windows.

I bought my son a bedroom and dining room set; a microwave; a full kitchen's worth of dishes and cookware; etc. - and a round rug for the dining room. (plus a toaster oven and toaster, etc). New sheets and blankets; etc. He still needs living room furniture; some rugs; and maybe a storage shed to keep the materials I'm getting for all these repairs in safely till they are needed. Urk.

Lastly - my son and I heard some weird scurrying noises in the attic. Hoping it is just squirrels. Any hints on how to get rid of them? I thought of putting a big rubber snake up there, or sprinkling fox urine. Or dipping a big rubber snake in fox urine and sticking it up there ... (don't want to smell fox urine in the house though). Urk.






This post has been edited by mALX: Feb 9 2016, 12:44 AM

A pet ferret ought to take care of any pet mice you might have in the attic. Failing that, you might try an old priest and a young priest...

This post has been edited by SubRosa: Feb 9 2016, 12:50 AM

Nice tent !!!

Busy, busy, mALX! Sounds like redoing the whole pipe system is wise, given its age and clear propensity to spring leaks faster than they can be fixed.

Hee! I like SubRosa's idea of letting a ferret loose in the attic for a time.

By the look on my son's face, I think he thought a priest was needed too,

From the size of the claws sound making the scurrying noises; it sounded big enough to be a raccoon.

And in a separate incident: I caught a whole flock of birds making nests in the old insulation below the house; startled them into flight when I came around the corner. So - when the new insulation is put in, going to need to board over it. Might lay a rubber snake there too, lol.

They already know I'm crazy IRL anyway! Hahahaha

So what if some totally sane and rational person posts in your name? Your reputation could get changed in ways you didn't intend!

If it's racoons, be warned, they can lay down enough fertilizer in your attic to start a farm. It happened in an apartment complex I was staying in and they had to replace all the insulation. I have heard there are sonic emitters that will keep them away but I couldn't say for sure.

Well, if it´s squirrels I´m sure you can just talk them into moving out, mALX

I... That is... Oh, man! What kind of terrible person would do such a violation of inherent madness! I must be vigilant against monster such as these! Thank you for the tip, Ghastley One.

Being seen as rational and sane must be Uleni´s worst nightmare

Maybe they are relatives of mine, dropping in un-invited?

Oh, then you can just kick them out

Did you ever read "Mad" Magazine's "The Thing That Wouldn't Leave" - about the relatives that dropped in unexpectedly and uninvited; ran up long distance bills and cleaned out the refrigerator daily, etc. ????? Uninvited relatives NEVER leave, EVAH !!!! BWAAAAHAAHAAAHAAA!!!!

Oh, oops! Wrong laugh for the occasion;

A good reason to have a pump action shotgun. No need to actually load it, just rack the slide and watch your relatives run, never to return

This guy shows how I can practice by shooting giant stuffed animals on a clothesline,


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8tVFvl84Ls

You gotta love Russian gun videos

Did you see when he posed the stuffed bear and reindeer on top of the pumpkin?