tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post6323288382815015951..comments2023-11-13T02:00:52.653+11:00Comments on life's free treats: I Smell a Rat!meggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-86952863637627987072007-10-01T18:26:00.000+10:002007-10-01T18:26:00.000+10:00UGH !! Husbands .. who would put a freaking dead ...UGH !! Husbands .. who would put a freaking dead rat in the boot indeed ?!?!? ugh !!<BR/><BR/>Cecelia is one of my fave songs :)LBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433555112198668513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-76951791091305845892007-10-01T08:57:00.000+10:002007-10-01T08:57:00.000+10:00Thanks for sparing us the rat pictures, but I do l...Thanks for sparing us the rat pictures, but I do like the strelizia. Fancy being able to grow them outside. My father used to grow them, but only in the greenhouse, in our chilly Scottish climate.Pam https://www.blogger.com/profile/12641269043817163165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-32353309713113070682007-10-01T07:36:00.000+10:002007-10-01T07:36:00.000+10:00Hi All, Just felt I have to say, in Gom's defence,...Hi All, <BR/>Just felt I have to say, in Gom's defence, that burial is not really an option. We dont have any uncovered soil in our front gardens, as it is all covered with mulch- though some is getting a little thin. There are sometimes neighbourhood dogs roaming about at night, & they would likely dig the buried item up, anyway.<BR/>So, for the same reason, he couldnt bury it in our backyard, because of our dogs, so a disposal was necessary. <BR/>I do regard putting it in the boot of the car, as the act of a fool, & now, I think he is of the same opinion.meggiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00061112627819270427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-21900077650721237072007-10-01T05:15:00.000+10:002007-10-01T05:15:00.000+10:00Interesting because I just pulled a dead mouse out...Interesting because I just pulled a dead mouse out of my sump pit today. He had somehow gotten in there, drowned and then landed in such a way that he stopped the little float thing on the sump from tripping. It was a near flood caused by a stupid dead mouse.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12325465720003721471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-39573154650310496732007-10-01T04:57:00.000+10:002007-10-01T04:57:00.000+10:00Okay that is weird I will admit! Do you perhaps ow...Okay that is weird I will admit! Do you perhaps own a shovel?? That is what we do with most of our carcasses.Jonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11886142731400770148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-73804070984281360912007-10-01T01:09:00.000+10:002007-10-01T01:09:00.000+10:00All I can say is EEEUUUUUUWWWWWW!All I can say is EEEUUUUUUWWWWWW!Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00886407743790676145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-52132350347858660232007-09-30T22:42:00.000+10:002007-09-30T22:42:00.000+10:00I detest rats with a vengeance ! I would have thro...I detest rats with a vengeance ! I would have thrown my DH in the skip along with the rat - lol !Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11444423403574283524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-86146446364981126182007-09-30T19:37:00.000+10:002007-09-30T19:37:00.000+10:00Feeling better now, Meggie? What with a stinking ...Feeling better now, Meggie? What with a stinking rat and Dr Proctorbrain, it was quite a day that you had.Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10901064145483995261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-20906985600701188672007-09-30T19:11:00.000+10:002007-09-30T19:11:00.000+10:00You never let us down with your stories Meggie. I...You never let us down with your stories Meggie. I just love it! The rat in the boot was hilarious but Dr. Proctorbrain is priceless! Thank you. <BR/>I also notice that the TV reporters say some of the most stupid things. I really do have to wonder who employs them and further more, how they manage to hold onto their jobs.<BR/>Cheers,<BR/>JennyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-61515100544224644152007-09-30T16:34:00.000+10:002007-09-30T16:34:00.000+10:00They do say in the UK you are never more than 10 f...They do say in the UK you are never more than 10 feet(or some such piffling distance) from a rat.<BR/><BR/>Thinking about a meme type thing about the oddest thing you ever kept in a car boot, I have to admit in ours it was someone's ashes...<BR/><BR/>On a more tasteful note, I love your birds of paradise; when we were in Aus this time last year, they were quite irresistible to photograph.<BR/><BR/>Also, 'Proctorbrain' is such a brilliant name for those people, I think I shall call them that henceforward!Lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09764296105901909328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-87676076726809280832007-09-30T12:28:00.000+10:002007-09-30T12:28:00.000+10:00oh, meggie, here I am pretending to be doing very ...oh, meggie, here I am pretending to be doing very important work and in actual fact sneaking a look at your story, I laughed so hard, in complete silence, that tears came o of my eyes and I think my eardrums popped too.<BR/><BR/><BR/>HaaaaaH!fifihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06946945635726214503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-76778630631383560782007-09-30T11:25:00.000+10:002007-09-30T11:25:00.000+10:00I'm with you... what was he thinking? LOL You sh...I'm with you... what was he thinking? LOL You should write that book !!<BR/><BR/> And the "reporting", I agree with also. How quickly the face changes to a somber look for the tragedy, and how that fake smile starts right back up at the the last word of that report.ancient onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12996555276368371467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-90521703582663716972007-09-30T05:28:00.000+10:002007-09-30T05:28:00.000+10:00I shuddered along with you at the thought of that ...I shuddered along with you at the thought of that rat in the trunk! We have lots of trees in our area and so it is to be expected that there are rats among them. We had to move a bird feeder hanging outside one of our windows when it became apparent that the birdseed was attracting furry creatures with long scaly tails too close to the house!mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-81884395270064036762007-09-30T05:06:00.000+10:002007-09-30T05:06:00.000+10:00I am still laughing because of what GOM did and th...I am still laughing because of what GOM did and the last comment about GOM and GOW.<BR/><BR/>I hate rats so I am not laughing about you having them. We get mice in the yard and the dogs love to bring them to me.His Office, My Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08024411359797738483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-57801506588879535732007-09-30T03:01:00.001+10:002007-09-30T03:01:00.001+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Tanya Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15919250829858831002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-26688136730560324002007-09-30T03:01:00.000+10:002007-09-30T03:01:00.000+10:00Oh, Meggie! I woke up with horrid headache behind ...Oh, Meggie! I woke up with horrid headache behind my eyes, but the instant I read your story I laughed it right out. The elements of this story are just perfect.<BR/><BR/>I read your story to my husband. He said "This further substantiates my theory that men are pigs who have no common sense." I think he's just saying that to excuse the state of his bathroom, though.Tanya Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15919250829858831002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-4529989123348200902007-09-30T01:52:00.000+10:002007-09-30T01:52:00.000+10:00Oh meggie, only you can have us laughing out loud ...Oh meggie, only you can have us laughing out loud with dead rats and air disasters!<BR/>The book is a must!Linda G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10363689622473649154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-67404471982878241662007-09-29T23:01:00.000+10:002007-09-29T23:01:00.000+10:00Poor guy thought he was "protecting" you from the ...Poor guy thought he was "protecting" you from the stench in the trash can...gotta love him for trying!~Bren~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14533891842002502385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-57496652061561469682007-09-29T22:52:00.000+10:002007-09-29T22:52:00.000+10:00Oh Meggie, you continue to delight me! You really...Oh Meggie, you continue to delight me! You really should write that book about your life---it would be a best-seller!! :D (Still ROFLMAO) (Isn't that just like a man to think of putting it in the boot of your car ROFLLLLLLLLL)Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10386388066709376768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-34779124414921540812007-09-29T22:08:00.000+10:002007-09-29T22:08:00.000+10:00Mmmmmmmmmmmm... Left dead rat in trunk {our boot}...Mmmmmmmmmmmm... Left dead rat in trunk {our boot} of car. Too vile to put in the bin, but not too vile, to carry around in the car?<BR/><BR/>Why didn't he dig a hole and bury it, without plastic wrap, that is?<BR/><BR/>Big sigh comin' at ya'.<BR/><BR/>Mari-Nancismilnsighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207943167502354530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33880433.post-44976614026962001752007-09-29T21:33:00.000+10:002007-09-29T21:33:00.000+10:00When my daughter lived in Byron Bay she found a ra...When my daughter lived in Byron Bay she found a rat swimming in the toilet. SHe slammed the lid down, put something heavy on it and in the morning called her girlfriend over to dispose of it for her. She had a very loyal friend because she did the dirty deed. I don't think it went into the boot of the car though. Lol.Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083924435653058457noreply@blogger.com