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Post by flylady on Jul 5, 2009 21:46:16 GMT -5
I was looking for a spare box of soap powder to start to tackle Mt Wash-more and remembered that my hubby sometimes keeps washing powder under the sink in the kitchen, and I didn't find any soap powder, but I found mouse droppings, which means I have mice! I am so disappointed, as no matter how bad my house was I was always happy that the mice never came back ( I had a few problems about 4 years ago, got rid of them), so I will have to go and buy some traps and get rid of the creatures! Thanks for letting me vent
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Post by sleepymom on Jul 5, 2009 22:57:01 GMT -5
Oh honey, anyone can have mice. Especially if you live in an older home, they`ve had lots of time to make hidey holes. They are disgusting to have around, but no reflection on you, just go get those traps & do your best to take care of the problem.
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Post by yearning4order on Jul 5, 2009 23:18:08 GMT -5
I have a friend with a very nice clean house, nicely decorated, she never, ever, ever has a house like mine. She gets mice every year.
She told me this when I got mice for the first time last year (which I was heart broken over).
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Post by flower on Jul 6, 2009 0:18:54 GMT -5
The idea that they've been around is always upsetting, though. I know what you mean.
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Post by flylady on Jul 6, 2009 0:31:27 GMT -5
Thanks guys, I think they are attracted to the food that sometimes gets left over the place by the kids and us It was good in a way, it made me have a burst of energy And all the dishes in the house are washed and put away!
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Post by Meme on Jul 6, 2009 1:59:49 GMT -5
oh friend- it is not your fault they checked in--- they don't care if you are the queen of clean- they just pick a hole and come - if they could talk they would tell you that--
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Post by Hazel on Jul 6, 2009 2:12:47 GMT -5
Me too. I moved because of a mouse (it was the fact it was in the bedroom and I couldn't sleep, plus having so much clutter made it worse to deal with) and after living here in new flat with less clutter I was horrified when it happened again recently. But I felt better after talking to neighbours who have had them at various times. I can't move again because of a mouse! I don't think it is my fault - the mouse isn't targeting me, it doesn't know until it's got into the building that I drop crumbs (and I'm more careful about that now). I also felt better after I had a pest control specialist in.
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Post by Script on Jul 6, 2009 7:46:05 GMT -5
be disgusted at the mice; not at yourself
my sister used to live in a gorgeous home in a swanky area. 6000 square feet of beauty. weekly cleaning lady. never food garbage anywhere. well-maintained older home. THEY HAD RATS!
you are not alone we had mice two years ago: i found the droppings under the sink. i was hysterical with fear and worry. the folks at this board were very helpful in getting me to calm down and put this in perspective
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Post by Rennie Ellen on Jul 6, 2009 8:28:15 GMT -5
Unfortunately, the Housing Authority tells residents that mice (and bugs) come because you don't keep your apartment clean enough. That's their only assumption. That's why when I see one, I freak out and automatically think it's my fault. Because it doesn't matter about the facts, to Housing, it's your fault and will always be your fault.
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Post by scribbles on Jul 6, 2009 9:53:15 GMT -5
Unfortunately, the Housing Authority tells residents that mice (and bugs) come because you don't keep your apartment clean enough. That's their only assumption. That's why when I see one, I freak out and automatically think it's my fault. Because it doesn't matter about the facts, to Housing, it's your fault and will always be your fault. Perhaps the Housing Authority needs to build better buildings? Because in my experience, mice enter where they can. They can squeeze into the tiniest of openings. When I lived in a rural area, I got mice every fall. They'd start to feel cold and start looking for a warm place to spend the winter. I lived in four different places and every single fall, there'd be mice. Fortunately, I had Little Mo, the mightiest mouser in the world, who was very good at catching the little creatures. Rennie, I'm sorry you have to deal with this draconian Authority (which seems to have let the word "authority" go to its collective head). Mice happen to the best of homes. In Boston, in the ritziest houses on Beacon Hill, they have mice. And bugs. The basements are old. There is no way to close up all the little cracks and crannies. And in New York, even on 5th Avenue, they have rats. In these big cities, it's a matter of controlling the pests. Flylady, it's not you. I hope you get the problem eliminated soon. But don't be too harsh on yourself.
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Post by AnnieOkie on Jul 6, 2009 11:35:48 GMT -5
I try to look at it this way.....my Mom used to say this about roaches...."It isn't a sin to get them, but it's a sin to keep them." I have had intermittent problems with mice at my house and it is startling and makes me panic. Just get some poison or some traps and do the best you can!
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Post by gifted on Jul 6, 2009 11:44:15 GMT -5
You were mouse free for four years! You can be proud of that! Also, your cabinet was clear enough to see the droppings! SG
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Post by seraphina on Jul 6, 2009 12:16:50 GMT -5
My mother-in-law, who is obsessively clean to the point she gives her dog a sponge bath with baby wipes every time he comes in from outside, and lives in the city, gets mice in her house house every year. I think it's like the palmetto bugs down here in the south, some things you just can't avoid, no matter what, even though they make you want to cry (or jump on a chair and scream for your husband to step on it). And as the poster above said, at least your cupboard was clean enough to see the droppings Mine is so crowded due to it's tiny size one could live in a mini mcmansion for a year under there until i saw it.
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Post by rubyred on Jul 6, 2009 12:18:04 GMT -5
I rented an old house years ago. There was a room in the back that we didn't use because it had a bunch of junk in it. Heard scratching around in there one night, opened the door (why???) and saw a groundhog just sitting there! I also lived in an old house as a kid and a couple of times snakes came out of the plumbing. Once a rabid raccoon got in. In my current housing complex, people keep getting bats in the attic. Know what? Animals will find a way.
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Post by rubyred on Jul 6, 2009 12:19:34 GMT -5
Unfortunately, the Housing Authority tells residents that mice (and bugs) come because you don't keep your apartment clean enough. That's their only assumption. That's why when I see one, I freak out and automatically think it's my fault. Because it doesn't matter about the facts, to Housing, it's your fault and will always be your fault. One tiny crumb can lead to hundreds of ants. They don't know what they're talking about. Anybody can get rodents and bugs.
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