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tabasco

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25. I hate fucking mice

Reply to Fire Walk With Me (Original post)

Sat Sep 1, 2012, 12:36 PM

Sep 2012

I put mousetraps in the bottom of 8" plastic flowerpots in the woodline around my house to keep them from getting into the house. It works pretty well. The drain holes in the bottom of the pots are just big enough for a mouse to get in. Flat paving stone on top of flower pot. Tiny piece of dog biscuit for bait.

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10,000 EXPOSED TO KILLER VIRUS [View all] Fire Walk With Me Aug 2012 OP

whats the name of the virus? i cant open the link from my cell n/t darkangel218 Aug 2012 #1

Hantavirus, per the CDC.nt tjdee Aug 2012 #2

Hantavirus. n/t BlueToTheBone Aug 2012 #4

What are the effing symptoms????? Iliyah Aug 2012 #3

Urges to post on internet message boards... Cooley Hurd Aug 2012 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author darkangel218 Aug 2012 #6

Flu-like symptoms, aching, sore throat, dizziness. Hissyspit Aug 2012 #16

Yikes!!!! CountAllVotes Aug 2012 #7

WOW, we got west nile and now this?????? Iliyah Aug 2012 #8

The virus in found in the mouse droppings in the dust, dirt and bedding of mice usually in a barn. DhhD Aug 2012 #9

I stayed there years ago Mz Pip Aug 2012 #10

I think they redesigned some of the tent cabins Duer 157099 Sep 2012 #21

Did the letters or communications offer to pay for medical testing? NT Trillo Aug 2012 #11

Get a grip, folks. This is the Express pscot Aug 2012 #12

Yes, definitely a "SHOCKING" headline not based upon specific fact or immediate issue. Fire Walk With Me Aug 2012 #13

The BBC's story also uses that 10,000 figure in the headline: highplainsdem Aug 2012 #14

Origin of the news was U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. dipsydoodle Sep 2012 #22

The first major breakout in the U.S was in 1993 when six died on a Navajo Reservation. Hissyspit Aug 2012 #15

Another Hanta virus victim pscot Aug 2012 #18

I worked out there right after that and we had a specific procedure for droppings CreekDog Sep 2012 #19

Well, most of those people, if they haven't caught it by now, NEVER WILL. kestrel91316 Aug 2012 #17

hantavirus is generally fatal CreekDog Sep 2012 #20

No, it's not "generally fatal". Diagnosed cases do have a high mortality - about 1 in 3. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #24

+1 proverbialwisdom Sep 2012 #27

Hantavirus is probably nationwide. Two hikers in Shenandoah NP 10 years ago dies after byeya Sep 2012 #23

And you must NEVER EVER sweep up dry rodent feces - this makes the virus airborne. kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #26

I hate fucking mice tabasco Sep 2012 #25

Hantavirus is no joke johnd83 Sep 2012 #28

Alerting some friends tufnel Sep 2012 #29