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Posted by dadiOH on March 8, 2008, 9:37 am
dannydee@nospammm.com wrote:
> We live in the country. No matter how well I plug every small hole
> or gap in the house, sooner or later a mouse is going to get
> indoors. They are known to chew their own holes to get in. I dont
> know who is worse in this house, because both my wife and myself
> tend to get pretty panicky when they get in. I dont mind them in
> the least outdoors, but once in the house, it's like they are going
> to attack us. My wife even has nightmares about them if there has
> been one in the house lately, and she just had one of them, which
> woke me up.
>
> What happened was this morning she went to the kitchen to make some
> toast and as she was inserting the bread, a mouse jumped out of the
> toaster. After that incident I had a feeling she would have a
> nightmare tonight, and I was right.
>
> My reason for this message is to ask if anyone knows of a way to
> make a cover for a toaster, or do they sell them? Once a mouse
> gets in the toaster, she throws it in the trash. I really dont
> blame her, because there really is no way to wash the whole thing
> and the mice leave a disgusting mess in the bottom, if you know
> what I mean.
>
> Toasters are not that expensive, but I bet we average buying 3 or 4
> each year and always because of mice. This is getting pretty
> costly. After the mouse jumping out at her last morning, she said
> she will never use a toaster again unless it's kept covered or in
> some sort of enclosure where mice can not get inside. At the same
> time, I am not going to buy another one until we find a means to
> enclose it. I don't understand why they dont make toasters that
> can be closed up after use. Mice a fairly common in the country,
> and even in the city people do get them indoors. This makes me
> wonder how many people eat mouse droppings with their toast and
> never realize it. And even without mice, toasters being open on
> the top are not the most sanitary at anytime.
>
> If anyone has any solutions or ideas, please reply.
I'm wondering if you knew that pepper can have up to 10% rodent
droppings? Or that both you and your wife - and everyone else - has
mites living in the root area of their eyelashes?
Pleasant dreams... :)
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dadiOH
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