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ConcernedCanuk

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27. Another blast from the past!

Sat Jul 6, 2013, 12:37 PM

Jul 2013

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Around 82 was living at an old farmhouse with my girlfriend at the time.

We used to take a pellet rifle and a CO2 pistol to the dump one mile behind the farm.

Scrounged through the dump for useful stuff, and shot the rats as we spotted them.

One night (bedroom was upstairs) suddenly woke up alone hearing "got you you little sucker!!" from downstairs.

Ran downstairs to see what what was going on . .

Sitting in one corner was my girlfriend with my CO2 pistol - and a dead rat in the other . . .

She hated rats!!

and for a pellet pistol at 30 feet - damm good shot!

I behaved.

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Just met a rat. [View all] hrmjustin Jul 2013 OP

Only rat I've ever seen is a pack rat. Looked more like a squirrel till I got close and it had applegrove Jul 2013 #1

This was a rat and scared the hell out of me. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #3

I had a ground floor garden apartment on Sullivan Street off Bleeker, with a basement. NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #2

Talk about a block to live on. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #5

Oh do they still have the little thrift shop next door? bettyellen Jul 2013 #34

I live there for one year, was the super. One side was a "social club" and the other a vacant shop. NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #37

NY landlord stories are insane- it's like a rite of passage. Glad you survived it!! bettyellen Jul 2013 #38

My very first task upon taking the job was to clean blood off the hallway walls. NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #39

I was the only hold out living alone in an eight unit building, lucky he didn't torch me out bettyellen Jul 2013 #40

Damn, you're a warrior! NYC_SKP Jul 2013 #41

I grew up Bronx tough, LOL. And had limited options. But other buildings were going up in blazes... bettyellen Jul 2013 #43

Yes we still have the thrift shop. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #48

Jeebus... MrMickeysMom Jul 2013 #36

Did he nod? rug Jul 2013 #4

No he was fleeing from a dog that was following it. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #7

I thought you were going to say you met our governor, WI's Scott Walker. Archae Jul 2013 #6

I would never insult rats that way. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #8

I met a guy with a pet rat on his shoulder... Locut0s Jul 2013 #9

I got 5 cats and it anin't gong to work out in the end. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #10

It would work out for one of the cats ;) But not for the rat :P Locut0s Jul 2013 #11

Lol my cats would be lying in wait. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #12

Wasn't named Ben, I hope HarveyDarkey Jul 2013 #13

No he was not as friendly. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #14

I used to have a pet rat, very cute, looked just like this: Rhiannon12866 Jul 2013 #15

That is not what came to say hello to me. hrmjustin Jul 2013 #16

I imagine not, LOL, but I don't think he meant to get as close as he did. Rhiannon12866 Jul 2013 #17

Cheese is bad for rats. Not chocolate for cats bad, but bad enough. /nt TheMadMonk Jul 2013 #22

Is it really?! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2013 #23

So I've been told. It may just be one of those too much of a good thing bad things. TheMadMonk Jul 2013 #24

To be honest, it happened twice Rhiannon12866 Jul 2013 #25

they looove bacon and peanut butter- same as me. bettyellen Jul 2013 #35

Ditto. Saddly, too much of a good thing does NOT love me back. TheMadMonk Jul 2013 #46

I had one just like that too truegrit44 Jul 2013 #20

Sounds so cute! Mine was named Barnaby and I saved him when he was a lab rat. Rhiannon12866 Jul 2013 #21

i don't care what anybody says olddots Jul 2013 #18

I agree. I had an infestation of rats last year. RebelOne Jul 2013 #26

Thank you. RavensChick Jul 2013 #31

Oh, rats! marzipanni Jul 2013 #19

Another blast from the past! ConcernedCanuk Jul 2013 #27

Good for her! RavensChick Jul 2013 #32

I thought this was gonna be about an encounter with Dick Cheney. lastlib Jul 2013 #28

Great point! hrmjustin Jul 2013 #29

Have him evicted. rrneck Jul 2013 #30

The rat was more frightened than you were. EdwardSmith74 Jul 2013 #33

Oh - So you know this rat? ConcernedCanuk Jul 2013 #42

heh Tuesday Afternoon Jul 2013 #45

Probably. I went to high school with a bunch of them. EdwardSmith74 Jul 2013 #47

Many years ago I flew into New Orleans from Belize panader0 Jul 2013 #44