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I had a flash of brilliance and decided there were probably rat turds behind the refrigerator. There were: and in the motor compartment too. I donned a carpenter's dusk mask and latex gloves and had at it. For an hour, I vacuumed and scrubbed and dug and . . . I guess it's clean. The floor and walls are, and everything I can reach in the refrigerator is. But I suspect they're nesting in there. I've patched up the hole in the back plate -- not severely, but enough so I will be able to tell if it gets breached.
Currently, my skin is tingling, my lungs are kind of whimpering, and I have a weird taste in my mouth. But after I dump the trash outside and I get someone else to clean out the vacuum cleaner and wash the clothes I was wearing, there will be a lot less rat epithelial toxin in my environment.
I asked Tom the Wonder Carpenter (My Favorite Archaeologist) about more effective ways to kill rats and he had nothing but warfarin to offer . . . not using warfarin, because that results in rat corpses in the walls or under the house, which does not get rid of the epithelial cells at all. Have I shared my deep suspicion that my lack of focus, energy, ambition, memory, or any character at all is partly due to the rats?
Currently, my skin is tingling, my lungs are kind of whimpering, and I have a weird taste in my mouth. But after I dump the trash outside and I get someone else to clean out the vacuum cleaner and wash the clothes I was wearing, there will be a lot less rat epithelial toxin in my environment.
I asked Tom the Wonder Carpenter (My Favorite Archaeologist) about more effective ways to kill rats and he had nothing but warfarin to offer . . . not using warfarin, because that results in rat corpses in the walls or under the house, which does not get rid of the epithelial cells at all. Have I shared my deep suspicion that my lack of focus, energy, ambition, memory, or any character at all is partly due to the rats?
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