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03-29-2017, 02:21 PM
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Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Originally Posted by blhvet
I was told to put Bounce sheets everywhere. Seems to have worked in my trailer, but not in my car.
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But we don't even have rats in Alberta , we have a rat patrol at the border !
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03-29-2017, 02:44 PM
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I live out in the country ( hate going into the city ) n use to have a rat/mouse issues then my varmint patrol arrived. A ferrel cat showed up n had a litter of kittens. It took awhile but caught all of them had them fixed. Now I never see any critters around my place !!!!!
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03-29-2017, 02:49 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rockhead
I live out in the country ( hate going into the city ) n use to have a rat/mouse issues then my varmint patrol arrived. A ferrel cat showed up n had a litter of kittens. It took awhile but caught all of them had them fixed. Now I never see any critters around my place !!!!!
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In Alberta we have an actual rat patrol . If any signs of - or - rats are detected - perhaps from a semi/train/rv .....the hunt is on ......it usually makes every news cast until resolved ......
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03-29-2017, 03:03 PM
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Location: Brantingham Lake, New York
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Originally Posted by EscapingBuffalo
I'm currently in Sedona, heading to Phoenix tonight, first stop Walmart for mothballs, then to Harbor Freight for this: Solar Rope Light |
Kind of windy.....picks up in the afternoon! Safe travels!
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03-29-2017, 03:15 PM
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Here's a link to an article about how all the vehicle manufacturers are going green. And feeding rodents.
Incredible Edible Car
My neighbor was feeding squirrels for awhile. After they chewed up the wiring on her van she stopped.
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03-29-2017, 03:19 PM
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Location: Longview, WA, Washington
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Let's not just blame the rats. Ground squirrels can do a lot of damage in a short period of time too. Below are two pictures of what squirrels did to the heat shield material on a Volvo 850 in Cheney, Washington. Fortunately, they had not moved on to the wiring:
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03-29-2017, 03:24 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wetzk
Here's a link to an article about how all the vehicle manufacturers are going green. And feeding rodents.
Incredible Edible Car
My neighbor was feeding squirrels for awhile. After they chewed up the wiring on her van she stopped. |
That is the article I saw also . Pat
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03-29-2017, 03:39 PM
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Location: SLO County, California
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wetzk
Here's a link to an article about how all the vehicle manufacturers are going green. And feeding rodents.
Incredible Edible Car
My neighbor was feeding squirrels for awhile. After they chewed up the wiring on her van she stopped. |
My battery positive cable red rubber cover has the same munch marks as the one in the picture.
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03-29-2017, 04:02 PM
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What was nice was the recipes for the Ford owners.
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03-29-2017, 05:29 PM
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Location: Ponoka, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gabeck
In Alberta we have an actual rat patrol . If any signs of - or - rats are detected - perhaps from a semi/train/rv .....the hunt is on ......it usually makes every news cast until resolved ......
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Not telling what I am thinking right now .... 
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03-29-2017, 05:43 PM
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Thats why I love my 4 legged varmit patrol they keep the rats,mice, and let's not forget the squirrels away .
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03-29-2017, 05:57 PM
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Not telling what I am thinking right now .... |
Not sure how I am to understand this ?
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03-29-2017, 06:03 PM
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Location: Ponoka, Alberta
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Originally Posted by gabeck
Not sure how I am to understand this ?
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"Sewer rats" that hit the news a few weeks ago .... 
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03-29-2017, 06:43 PM
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Location: Victoria, British Columbia
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Our 2015 Toyota Highlander has had its wires recently chewed by rats, it was a $260 bill to have it fixed. It leaves me with the feeling that my TV is no longer dependable. It think there are couple of lawsuits progressing the U.S. You would have thought auto manufacturers would have figured it out by now.
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03-29-2017, 07:14 PM
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Location: Westcliffe, Colorado
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My Dad once told me that when he was a teenager in the 1930's, his father, my grandfather, used to drop some of the original old naphthalene moth balls in the gas tank of the family car to increase octane and horsepower when they were going to be driving over high mountain passes (this was in Colorado). I wouldn't have the nerve to try that in one of today's computer-controlled autos. It would probably blow the motherboard!
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03-29-2017, 07:20 PM
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Location: SLO County, California
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EscapingBuffalo
I'm currently in Sedona, heading to Phoenix tonight, first stop Walmart for mothballs, then to Harbor Freight for this: Solar Rope Light |
Thanks for posting that- going to HF tomorrow to pick one up. Wanna hit the road soon with some backup!
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03-29-2017, 07:26 PM
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Location: Southern Alberta, Alberta
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Used to put a block of bromadiolone under the hood, next to the battery. Rodents seem to go for that over anything else under there.
Cheers
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03-29-2017, 07:56 PM
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My dad used to mix fly poison with peanut butter and put some on wax paper in places. Fly poison is quick, the rat or mouse usually was laying right next to the bait the next day.
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03-29-2017, 08:59 PM
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Location: Edmonton, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gabeck
Not sure how I am to understand this ?
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Local politics, unrelated to actual rats.
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03-29-2017, 09:37 PM
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Location: Front Range, Colorado
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marry
"Sewer rats" that hit the news a few weeks ago .... |
Well, at least she was being gender non specific, which, I understand, is vitally important. . 
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