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bettyellen

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

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Sun Jul 7, 2013, 10:47 AM

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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