Random Topics 3.1

[Audi Driver P.E.]

These are hilarious:

https://twitter.com/aoc_dances/status/1081099683173257216

 

[vee043324]

Squirrel update: it’s going to be a massive pain in the ass getting my landlord to fucking deal with this fml fml fml

 

[vee043324]

When I asked her if she ever heard anything in the ceiling (she used to live here) she said “haha yes you get used to it! They won’t hurt you!”

 

[MA_PE]

Squirrel update: it’s going to be a massive pain in the ass getting my landlord to fucking deal with this fml fml fml

call the exterminator yourself and just deduct it from your next rent check.

 

[vee043324]

call the exterminator yourself and just deduct it from your next rent check.

I text her and told her I’d call places and get quotes and so the legwork and she just didn’t respond. I’m worried she won’t reimburse me if I get it without her agreement.

 

[MA_PE]

If you follow my suggestion there's nothing to reimburse.   You might add that you're doing her a favor as squirrels are pretty destructive.  I bought my in-laws house and they had squirrels in the attic for years.  There was only access panel in a closet to get to the attic so they didn't do much about the varmints beyond putting some D-con around there.  When the new sheriff came to town, I took an aggressive approach to cleaning the attic.  I installed a pull down staircase and discovered that the squirrels had basically stripped all of the pink fiberglass insulation and stuffed it in the eaves to make nests.  They had also chewed through the insulation on a bunch of electrical wires leaving the wires exposed.  This is not to mention the skeletons and carcasses we found when we cleaned out the whole attic space.  Talk about a PITA.

FWIW, I could not sleep at night when/if I heard the scratching on the ceiling panels.  check your rental agreement and see if there's a nuisance clause that this would be covered under.  Good luck.

 

[kevo_55]

Mini-Kevo is so PC. There is an albino squirrel in my neighborhood she called him/her "whitey."

 

[JayKay PE]

Mini-Kevo is so PC. There is an albino squirrel in my neighborhood she called him/her "whitey."

Better than calling it cracker.  White squirrels take offense to that term.

 

[vee043324]

If you follow my suggestion there's nothing to reimburse.   You might add that you're doing her a favor as squirrels are pretty destructive.  I bought my in-laws house and they had squirrels in the attic for years.  There was only access panel in a closet to get to the attic so they didn't do much about the varmints beyond putting some D-con around there.  When the new sheriff came to town, I took an aggressive approach to cleaning the attic.  I installed a pull down staircase and discovered that the squirrels had basically stripped all of the pink fiberglass insulation and stuffed it in the eaves to make nests.  They had also chewed through the insulation on a bunch of electrical wires leaving the wires exposed.  This is not to mention the skeletons and carcasses we found when we cleaned out the whole attic space.  Talk about a PITA.

FWIW, I could not sleep at night when/if I heard the scratching on the ceiling panels.  check your rental agreement and see if there's a nuisance clause that this would be covered under.  Good luck.

Good advice, thank you. The scratching is the fucking worst. I think I’ll just continue with getting quotes, keep her updated, and go with the cheapest one and say I’ll take it off my rent. I’ll check my lease too!

 

[vee043324]

I think this issue is further complicated because the attic covers two units and my landlord only owns the one unit. I can see her thinking that she shouldn’t have to pay to fix the entire attic ... but she should have thought about that before she decided to lease her place.

 

[vee043324]

Update to squirrel situation / text from landlord: “Hi there. I will reach out to the condo association because I can’t make that decision on my own. We’ve had it looked at before and there is nothing they can do.  If they close up the area in the winter and the animal dies then it will stink.  I am just getting back in town today. So i will be back in touch when I talk to the condo association”

...please DM me for my Venmo username so you can send a $1 for my white claw fund.

 

[vee043324]

“There is nothing they do” is certainly 110% untrue. They have one way doors for fuck sake so you can block up a hole, let the thing get out and just not it get back in.

 

[vee043324]

I mean silver lining might be that I’m gonna end up working 80 hours a week to avoid being home and fucking kill it at my new job so at least there’s that...?

 

[Road Guy]

Just go buy a couple blocks of rat poison and toss up there, they will nibble on it it makes them Thirsty as hell and then they will go outside and fucking die, and cost about four dollars....

 

[P-E]

Unless they die in the walls which smells real bad.  My tenants called about possible mouse issue the other day so I went over there with snap traps.  So far no mice cought or bait eaten.  Did manage to snap my thumb while showing them how to reset the traps if they caught one.   #pretendedlikeitdidnthurtyetfuckyeahitdid

 

[Road Guy]

But it wouldn’t be noisy anymore....

 

[P-E]

She showed me a leaking bag of pasta under the sink   But there were no mouse droppings anywhere.  Initial email was like there was mice running amok all over the house. 

 

[Supe]

Problem solved, just don't shoot your eye out.

 

[Master slacker]

Where's Eddie?  He usually eats these God damn things!

 

[Dexman PE PMP]

Where's Eddie?  He usually eats these God damn things!

Not anymore Clark. He found out they're high in cholesterol.