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I think I have a rat(s) in there :s

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  • L Lost User

    Invite some mates round and get drunk,, then get some air guns, catapults, bows arrows etc, then let the thing out. First one to kill it gets a free drink! Used to this on a farm we lived on, its quite ammusing actually.

    Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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    Muammar
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    I've already called my little brother and told him to bring his air gun just in case.. You're idea is great though :laugh:

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    • N NormDroid

      There's a rat in me kitchen what am I gonna do? There's a rat in me kitchen what am I gonna go? I'm gonna fix that rat thats what I'm gonna do, I'm gonna fix that rat.

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      Muammar
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      Sounds familiar :-D

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      • R Roger Wright

        Best to let professionals handle it - they're insured against stupid errors, and it's easy to screw up with dangerous chemicals. I'll be watching for the video! :-D

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        Roger Wright wrote:

        I'll be watching for the video! Big Grin

        Oh no no no no, you don't wanna see this, believe me.. it's gonna be ugly :-\

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        • B bryce

          noooo thats ALLL wrong Wogger he need to get some fly spray and a cigarette lighter.... Bryce

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          Since it is a toilet you can sit on it, fart and use the cigarette lighter. (... mmm maybe not really lounge material)

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          • L Lost User

            Invite some mates round and get drunk,, then get some air guns, catapults, bows arrows etc, then let the thing out. First one to kill it gets a free drink! Used to this on a farm we lived on, its quite ammusing actually.

            Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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            Muammar
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            fat_boy wrote:

            then let the thing out

            What if there was a lion in there :laugh: I told you guys that I haven't seen it yet.. I just hear some noise.. sometimes roaring ;P

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              Since it is a toilet you can sit on it, fart and use the cigarette lighter. (... mmm maybe not really lounge material)

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              Rage
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              And don't forget to post that on youtube. It smells like a Darwin award, though (mind the play on words).

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              • M Muammar

                Hey guys, I know it's NOT as funny as it sounds but I think I have a rat or rats in my flat :sigh: The problem is, I never saw one before and I have no idea how to deal with it.. The funny part however, is that I have it completely trapped but cant see it!! Here's the situation.. When I first moved to this apartment, I had an extra bathroom that I turned into a store (not for food), stupid me, I had a Turkish toilet (like a tub with a hole in the ground so I simply covered it with a piece of wood and laid some carpet on the whole store.. Yesterday, I was here in the CP reading some articles when I heard this funny sound scratching underneath the wooden cover beneath the carpet!! (Scary eh :laugh: ) when I went in, I could feel the scratches across the wood, the rude creature didn't even stop when I knocked on it (of course I didn't want him to open and invite me in).. So here's what I did: 1. I had a Pif Paf cockroach spray with a slim long pipe so I stuck it right in that place and sprayed nearly the whole bottle 2. I waited about 20 minutes and flushed the toilet for the first time since I got into the bloody apartment (6 Months now!) So tell me, did I do the right thing?? I know I'll have to man up and remove the cover X| .. God I don't want to see what's underneath, I keep imagining a scenario in which there's a whole clan parting in there :omg:

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                Most toilets, even Turkish ones (lived there & used them), rely on a water trap to ensure smells and other vile creatures do not come up from the sewers into your home. By boarding up the toilet and not flushing it you probably allowed the water trap to dry out and your friendly neighbourhood rat found the sweet smell of your apartment too delicious to resist. He was merely knocking on the 'door' to get invited in for dinner.

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                • L Lost User

                  Most toilets, even Turkish ones (lived there & used them), rely on a water trap to ensure smells and other vile creatures do not come up from the sewers into your home. By boarding up the toilet and not flushing it you probably allowed the water trap to dry out and your friendly neighbourhood rat found the sweet smell of your apartment too delicious to resist. He was merely knocking on the 'door' to get invited in for dinner.

                  It's time for a new signature.

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                  Muammar
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                  Well, he's most unwelcome :laugh:

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                  • A Arun Jacob

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                    i think u have tried that

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                    • M Muammar

                      Hey guys, I know it's NOT as funny as it sounds but I think I have a rat or rats in my flat :sigh: The problem is, I never saw one before and I have no idea how to deal with it.. The funny part however, is that I have it completely trapped but cant see it!! Here's the situation.. When I first moved to this apartment, I had an extra bathroom that I turned into a store (not for food), stupid me, I had a Turkish toilet (like a tub with a hole in the ground so I simply covered it with a piece of wood and laid some carpet on the whole store.. Yesterday, I was here in the CP reading some articles when I heard this funny sound scratching underneath the wooden cover beneath the carpet!! (Scary eh :laugh: ) when I went in, I could feel the scratches across the wood, the rude creature didn't even stop when I knocked on it (of course I didn't want him to open and invite me in).. So here's what I did: 1. I had a Pif Paf cockroach spray with a slim long pipe so I stuck it right in that place and sprayed nearly the whole bottle 2. I waited about 20 minutes and flushed the toilet for the first time since I got into the bloody apartment (6 Months now!) So tell me, did I do the right thing?? I know I'll have to man up and remove the cover X| .. God I don't want to see what's underneath, I keep imagining a scenario in which there's a whole clan parting in there :omg:

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                      I think the worst scenario might be that you killed it but it crawled away somewhere you can't get at the corpse first. X|

                      3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                      • D Dan Neely

                        I think the worst scenario might be that you killed it but it crawled away somewhere you can't get at the corpse first. X|

                        3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                        Jacquers
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                        That's why I still prefer good old fashioned traps. Some people think it's more cruel, but I think poison is a worse way to die.

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                        • J Jacquers

                          That's why I still prefer good old fashioned traps. Some people think it's more cruel, but I think poison is a worse way to die.

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                          Agree. Spring loaded traps are normally instantly lethal. The only time I've used a non-lethal trap was when raccoons were raiding my parents hen house. We generally caught each of the neighbors cats at least once before the figured out that it was a trap. I had to redesign the trigger mechanism in order to keep the coon from stealing the bait without setting it off. Unfortunately I was limited to using a .22 rifle to do the execution, and I was never able to achieve an instant kill. My Dad was able to do so with the shotgun but didn't want me using it for some unspecified reason.

                          3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                            Agree. Spring loaded traps are normally instantly lethal. The only time I've used a non-lethal trap was when raccoons were raiding my parents hen house. We generally caught each of the neighbors cats at least once before the figured out that it was a trap. I had to redesign the trigger mechanism in order to keep the coon from stealing the bait without setting it off. Unfortunately I was limited to using a .22 rifle to do the execution, and I was never able to achieve an instant kill. My Dad was able to do so with the shotgun but didn't want me using it for some unspecified reason.

                            3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                            The early bird gets the worm, the second rat gets the cheese.

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                              The early bird gets the worm, the second rat gets the cheese.

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                              Proof that the worm should have slept late...

                              "A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"

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