As the mice live on

Me: "Hey dad, what are you doing tonight?"

Dad: "Not too much."

Me: "Do you have a BB gun or a pellet gun?"

Dad: "Why?"

Me: "I have a really great idea! Tonight, you should drive to Philly with your gun and hang out in my kitchen and shoot the mice."

Dad: "Uh, I think there are some flaws with this plan..."

Me: "Really? I don't see any."

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The mouse had been a common nuisance. Last night, I had people over for dinner and Bible study (Romans 10, if you're into that thing) and when I went into the kitchen I noticed some, uh, evidence that my friend had been out to visit while we were in the dining room eating. Shortly after everyone left I walked into the kitchen and flicked on the switch and I saw not one, but two mice. One dashed into the instrument panel of the stove, the other into the dishwasher. Feeling like I had been patient enough with the situation with one mouse, I promptly lost my cool. I reset the traps, in a new pattern in an effort to fool said mice and there's a chance tears were shed. 

A few hours later I walked back into my kitchen and saw something sticking out of one of the traps. Not yet certain if I should feel victorious or disgusted, I slowly crept closer for a peek. It was a cockroach. 

I didn't know I had cockroaches. 

I've called the management company and I called the exterminator. I am hoping there is a resolution to this soon. I'm willing to offer up my firstborn. 

In the meantime, I'm going to sit here in fear that I'm being visited by the plagues. While pricing flamethrowers. 

Comments

[Jess]

Two mice AND a cockroach? We are approaching sitcom levels of ridiculous, here.

Also, what would have happened if you had, um, turned on the dishwasher? Aren't they supposed to be sealed while they run? Would you have successfully drowned the mouse or would it have found a magic escape route that even water can't get through?

[jcristg]

i'm nominating you for that creepy exterminator guy's show on tlc.

[Rhi]

I will lend you Gelsey. She'll take care of it.

[TUWABVB]

I agree with Jcristg - I actually went on his website yesterday to see if he had any hints about catching mice. But enough is enough...the management company needs to step in and get this taken care of - you can't live like this and it's their responsibility to ensure your apartment is liveable.

[Kris]

Hi.You don't know me but I read your posts sometimes. I too had a mouse invasion a couple of years ago in the winter. I tried about everything possible.My landlord put our poison, but the mice would eat it while staring at me sitting on the bed and laugh and run back into the closet. I tried all kinds of traps too. trigger spring ones, reusable ones only to watch the mice run around them. the one that finally worked were the sticky ones. You put them along side the walls- usually there running paths to catch them. Also if you see one or two mice there are usually about 5-6. they reproduce frequently and are bad new because they carry salmonella.HOPE thins get better for you real soon.

[Kristabella]

GAH! SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE!