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January 23, 2009

Oh, ICK (, )

by fluffy at 9:08 PM
I don't know what's the worse possibility:
  1. That my kitchen has mice
  2. That the Safeway has mice running around in the bread department, and I've eaten 4 out of 6 bagels without realizing that the bottom-most one had been chewed on
Considering I see no other evidence of mice in my home, I'm pretty sure it's the second one. Euughghghh.

Comments

#11699 01/23/2009 10:42 pm
I developed a pitiless disregard for the welfare of mice when I lived in Toronto, but I discovered that one's reflexes can be too good on occasion. Gah.
#11702 01/23/2009 11:14 pm Mice can be pretty unobstrusive
In one house we never noticed any droppings or eaten food, but could see them scurry across the floor from time to time.

I should put down a trap and see what happens. The old Tom-and-Jerry style snap traps work pretty well if you can stomach removing the dead ones.
#11703 01/23/2009 11:22 pm
Well the thing is that there was other bread out on the counter which wasn't even in a sealed bag and it wasn't nibbled on at all. I'd expect a mouse to go for that before they started eating through the plastic bag.

I suppose it's possible they're in my apartment and not in the Safeway though. I could try some of those humane traps (the ones which keep them alive and not glued to anything).
#11704 01/24/2009 06:46 am
Were the bagels actually made at that location? If not, I'd lean toward option 3: delivery truck or distribution warehouse has mice.
#11705 01/24/2009 11:15 am
That's even worse!
#11706 01/24/2009 09:31 pm
Tomorrow I think I'll check out this mom-and-pop shop, which is also significantly closer to my place than Safeway anyway.
#11713 01/25/2009 11:28 pm
mmm mouseburgers. catch 'em in the bag and get cookin'.
#11727 02/03/2009 01:05 am
A house without D-Con is like a comic without fluffy.