Something is living in my attic

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by LauraR, Jan 19, 2011.

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  1. LauraR

    LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

    There's been a couple of nights now that we've been laying in bed and you hear this scritch scritch noise. The one time it was like it was in the wall. Last night it was in the ceiling. :cry

    I'm picturing this:

    http://cdn.physorg.com/newman/gfx/news/hires/batsrelyonth.jpg




    Seriously, I think we have mice. :( I guess I'll call someone. My husband won't go up and look.rolleyes
     
    LauraR, Jan 19, 2011
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  2. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    LOL Ha ha! Could be mice, could be a bat.. I have it happen here at my Dad's and I think it is squirrels, hopefully not a giant rat :-D
     
    Kestrel13!, Jan 19, 2011
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  3. LauraR

    LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

    What's up with that??? I thought men were supposed to go do stuff like that when needed!:confused


    Oh jeez, now I'm thinking of a giant sized rat in my attic. Thanks Em.LOL
     
    LauraR, Jan 19, 2011
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  4. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    It's the not knowing that is the worst, it can sound very creepy in the middle of the night can't it? :-D
     
    Kestrel13!, Jan 19, 2011
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  5. LauraR

    LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

    Are you suggesting I pop my head up there myself and see what creepy crawlies are moving about?

    Not a chance. LOL
     
    LauraR, Jan 19, 2011
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  6. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Yea, tell your husband to go first, and that you'll be RIGHT behind him LOL Then dip out once he is up there :eek
     
    Kestrel13!, Jan 19, 2011
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  7. LauraR

    LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

    That's somewhat evil.

    I may have to do that. LOL
     
    LauraR, Jan 19, 2011
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  8. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Then I'll watch this space LOL
     
    Kestrel13!, Jan 19, 2011
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  9. Sgt. Tibbs

    Sgt. Tibbs Ultra Geek

    Bats should be hibernating, unless you're having an unusually warm spell just now. Could be mice or squirrels, could be a bird. I wouldn't go look, either, but calling someone can get expensive. I would totally tell him you're right behind him and not go, myself. :-D
     
    Sgt. Tibbs, Jan 19, 2011
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  10. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Us ladies can be so cruel LOL
     
    Kestrel13!, Jan 19, 2011
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  11. Just Playin

    Just Playin MajorGeek

    A squirrel is a rat with a more fashionable tail.
     
    Just Playin, Jan 20, 2011
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  12. Phantom

    Phantom Brigadier Britches


    Do the 'mice' have wings and fangs? LOL
     
    Phantom, Jan 20, 2011
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  13. handygal

    handygal First Sergeant

    Down here it's always mice. You know, the really big kind with the really long bald tail? Mice love to go down walls. Shine a black light up there and I bet it glows mice pee in their favorite places. That's one good way to tell mice from squirrels. Mice pee as the walk, pee pee pee. It's all over and it's a spotty, drippy, splattery trail. Squirrels like to actually go somewhere.

    Just don't try our college age girl brilliant idea turned huge mistake. What do a bunch of girls do when they hear that in the house? The go to the hardware store and buy everything that promises to make it go away without us having to see, touch, smell or do anything with it. That leaves most traps out, right? Well guess what happened when the mice got the bait and then went and curled up with that tummy ache? Yeah. That was really gross about 3 days later. If they get in the wall, it's worse.

    Get them out with traps before one dies in the wall!

    Man's job is to fix dead car batteries and flat tires, and remove bugs, spiders and rodents. They need to add that in the vows, they keep forgetting!
    Garbage and ice removal goes without saying!
     
    handygal, Jan 20, 2011
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  14. hrlow2

    hrlow2 MajorGeek

    hrlow2, Jan 20, 2011
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  15. Gregoryno6

    Gregoryno6 Specialist

    I had rats a couple of years ago, and once I had a possum move in. The possum sounded like a wrestler in hobnailed boots and the rats weren't that much quieter.
     
    Gregoryno6, Jan 20, 2011
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  16. LauraR

    LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

    Just following your lead, Em. :-D

    Thank you, the prospect now seems so much better.rolleyes;)

    lmao...I'm picturing big things with wings, but realistically I think it's probably mice.

    Now I have to worry about pee too???:cry

    Jeez, hrlow! wth?! :p


    You all have made me feel so much better!:-D
     
    LauraR, Jan 20, 2011
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  17. dyamond

    dyamond Imelda Marcos of Majorgeeks

    I don't blame him, what if he gets bit and turns into batman? LOL
     
    dyamond, Jan 20, 2011
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  18. hrlow2

    hrlow2 MajorGeek

    How would you feel if he got bit and turned into a vampire?
     
    hrlow2, Jan 20, 2011
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  19. rustyjack

    rustyjack MajorGeek

    rustyjack, Jan 20, 2011
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  20. LauraR

    LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

    I just called a pest control company to come out and get rid of what ever is up there.

    I talked to my husband on the phone and told him and he just started laughing and said 'good, I was afraid to go up there.' roflmao My world is shattered. I've found out my husband is afraid of creepy attic noises. :-D

    Guess he won't be turning into Batman or a Vampire. Damn! LOL
     
    LauraR, Jan 20, 2011
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  21. LauraR

    LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

    Omg rusty. That's worse than hrlow's! What's the matter with you two??? :p
     
    LauraR, Jan 20, 2011
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  22. dyamond

    dyamond Imelda Marcos of Majorgeeks

    At least you tried :-D
     
    dyamond, Jan 20, 2011
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  23. LauraR

    LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

    Hey, I girl likes to dream. roflmao
     
    LauraR, Jan 20, 2011
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  24. Nedlamar

    Nedlamar MajorGeek

    No, no, this is an incorrect assumption, real men will stand thier ground against other men, groups of other men, large wild animals, some of us will stand up to an armed man who is twice our size, some of us will stand up to huge machines controlled by man and some of us given the chance would bitch slap a T-Rex if one tried to steal our fries....... but..... mice, small flapping birds and especially spiders, wasps etc or anything of this kind of size that is not really a threat will break even the toughest man down to stating... "I'm not going in there, you get it" :strong

    Ever seen a group of tough guys fight the invisible man when some form of flying bug enters the room? :-D
     
    Nedlamar, Jan 20, 2011
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  25. dyamond

    dyamond Imelda Marcos of Majorgeeks

    I can concur with this statement.. I've seen it myself LOL

    However, at work I once had a stinkbug stuck in my grated ceiling light cover thingy. I don't know how it got there and I certainly didn't want it to fall on my head. So what did I do? I made my male coworker to climb up on a ladder and dispose of it LOL ... I also made him empty the mouse zappy trap that was under my desk cuz I surely wasn't going near that thing!
     
    dyamond, Jan 20, 2011
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  26. LauraR

    LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member


    So you're saying men are quite capable of Terminator status, but not Ace Ventura? :-D

    hahahaha at the invisible man. LOL

    I truly believe stink bugs are taking over the country one state at a time...starting with ours. :cry

    Sadly, they don't even phase my bug phobic kid anymore. She just looks and says 'mom, there's a stink bug'. They are just a fact of life I guess.
     
    LauraR, Jan 20, 2011
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  27. motc7

    motc7 Vice Admiral (Starfleet)

    motc7, Jan 20, 2011
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  28. Rikky

    Rikky Wile E. Coyote - One of a kind

    If it bleeds we can kill it,if it crunches we can pay people to kill it :major
     
    Rikky, Jan 20, 2011
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  29. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    You sure its not TimW living up there? I hear at times he makes a scritch scritch noise ;)
     
    DavidGP, Jan 20, 2011
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  30. LauraR

    LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

    Bwahahahahaha!!! roflmao

    Now there's a thought!


    Where does TimW fit into that? LOL
     
    LauraR, Jan 20, 2011
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  31. LauraR

    LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

    The pest guy told me that it is in fact mice...not Big Rats, Bats, Squirrels, Possums, or TimW. :p

    TimW, if you do find your way to my attic, do not eat the bright blue squares....they are not cake. :-D
     
    LauraR, Jan 20, 2011
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  32. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    I just hope the pest guy didn't plug up my peep hole!!!! The squirrels have been leaving me nuts!! Hehehe.
     
    TimW, Jan 20, 2011
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  33. dyamond

    dyamond Imelda Marcos of Majorgeeks

    roflmaoroflmao That is the funniest thing I read in a while!
     
    dyamond, Jan 20, 2011
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  34. LauraR

    LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

    Were you wondering where they went? LOL
     
    LauraR, Jan 20, 2011
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  35. handygal

    handygal First Sergeant

    HAAA.


    They left blue cakes for the mice?? Does the exterminator come back tomorrow to do a pick up?
     
    handygal, Jan 20, 2011
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  36. LauraR

    LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

    They tell me that it makes them thirsty and they will go outside and die. They better be right so I don't have a horrible death stench in my house along with little mouse carcasses. :(
     
    LauraR, Jan 20, 2011
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  37. Triaxx2

    Triaxx2 MajorGeek

    I'm good at getting rid of mice. *Ka-Chunk* Hold still Mickey! *blAM!*
     
    Triaxx2, Jan 20, 2011
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  38. Fred_G

    Fred_G Heat packin' geek

    You beat me to it David. Laura, you don't have any old cake boxes or anything cake related up there do you? ;)
     
    Fred_G, Jan 20, 2011
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  39. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    roflmao I can imagine him rooting round now
     
    Kestrel13!, Jan 20, 2011
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  40. Rikky

    Rikky Wile E. Coyote - One of a kind

    He's probably tryna come down to get outside for a drink :-D
     
    Rikky, Jan 20, 2011
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  41. Mimsy

    Mimsy Superior Imperial Queen of the MG Games Forum

    This entire thread made me laugh... and cheered me up a lot after a long hard work week. LOL

    It also reminded me why I appreciate my cats. The one time we had a mouse get in the house they teamed up against it, cornered it, and made short, short work of the situation. :)
     
    Mimsy, Jan 20, 2011
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  42. Phantom

    Phantom Brigadier Britches

    Well, if it smells like a terrible odour, it could be the mice. Either that, or TimW is just getting awful sweaty up there in the attic. It's hot work doing all that peeping. roflmao
    Eating that funny tasting blue cake does that to a man. Watch out that no mystery guy is stealing a drink from the refrigerator at night;)
     
    Phantom, Jan 21, 2011
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  43. Rikky

    Rikky Wile E. Coyote - One of a kind

    The blue dye on the cake tablets is hard to get off and the dehydration affects the eyes,here's a an artists impression of what the perpetrator may look like;

    http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgu...ndsp=22&ved=1t:429,r:15,s:48&biw=1366&bih=575

    Keep your eyes peeled for Tim Laura!

    :-D
     
    Rikky, Jan 21, 2011
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  44. Mimsy

    Mimsy Superior Imperial Queen of the MG Games Forum

    Mimsy, Jan 21, 2011
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  45. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    I knew you'd be on my tail quickly Fred so I zipped in quickly!

    Well thats a whole new ball game :-D

    @Laura so whats the pest guy going to do to rid you of this lay traps etc?
     
    DavidGP, Jan 21, 2011
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  46. TimW

    TimW MajorGeeks Administrator - Jedi Malware Expert Staff Member

    I thought those blue cakes tasted a little funny. Good thing I was a boy scout and brought my own canteen.

    Now I got to go pee!!! :-D:-D
     
    TimW, Jan 21, 2011
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  47. Kestrel13!

    Kestrel13! Super Malware Fighter - Major Dilemma Staff Member

    Just hope you don't poop in there :-D
     
    Kestrel13!, Jan 21, 2011
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  48. LauraR

    LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

    He put out poison bait (the blue squares) that the mice eat and then go outside and die. :( Sad, but I don't want them climbing up walls at night and living in my house.

    I looked up the bait online to see if I could find it. I think I did. If I ever have to do this again, I'll be ordering it rather than paying someone a lot of money to put $30 worth of bait around.rolleyes
     
    LauraR, Jan 22, 2011
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  49. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Ah ok I see on the blue squares... I dont blame you on in the future buying the bait yourself as its a huge cost to have someone do this for you.
     
    DavidGP, Jan 22, 2011
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  50. LauraR

    LauraR MajorGeeks Super-Duper Administrator Staff Member

    I know it's a service and just like anything else, you have to pay good money for people to do it. Just like getting your car fixed, computer fixed, plumber, etc. Mostly, if people make the effort, a lot of stuff can be done themselves. The amount that this was is ridiculous for what the guy did, though. And it's not like it take some skill set to do it. lol

    Ah well. Live and learn.

    I should have learned a while back when I had a guy come out to give a free estimate to get rid of ants in my house. I think I about about choked when he gave his price and recommended their extended service. I said no thanks, went out and bought stakes for around the outside of the house at the grocery store and have never had a problem since.

    It was the creepy scritching noises in my wall that made me momentarily insane enough to not handle this on my own as well. lol
     
    LauraR, Jan 22, 2011
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