The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 1298

Rumpelteazer · 10-07-2011, 03:09 PM

Thank you all for your nice comments.

When I was a child I used to have a lot of middle ear infections. I grew out of it, with the help of homoeopathy.

Betty and Stichawl: I'm sorry to hear about your problems.

I take great care when it comes to my ears. Although I have been using walkmans, minidisc-players, discmans and mp3 players a lot over the years I never have the volume up high. When someone wants to listen to something on my music player they always complain that the volume is too low.

My right ear has been sensitive since I was 17 when someone threw something against my ear it bruised my ear canal severely. When I'm very tired or when I've been in a noisy environment I get tinnitus in that ear. It's still there atm but, probably because my ear isn't blocked any more, not so loud as before it was cleaned out.

I'm very happy that I can hear properly now, I can deal with the pain and in the day time the tinnitus wasn't very bad, but I've discovered that many of our customers mumble and I couldn't hear them properly which was very frustrating. Now I'm hoping the tinnitus and pain will also go away quickly.

Fbone · 10-09-2011, 04:05 AM

Raccoons. They have invaded my soffit.

I already trapped two of them. Say bye-bye.

poohbear_nc · 10-09-2011, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Fbone

Raccoons. They have invaded my soffit.

I already trapped two of them. Say bye-bye.

We have opossums eying our soffit! I may need to set some traps too!

Fbone · 10-09-2011, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

We have opossums eying our soffit! I may need to set some traps too!

What do you use for bait?

poohbear_nc · 10-09-2011, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fbone

What do you use for bait?

Peanut butter .... I find critters are attracted to anything with peanut butter on it ... so I put out some open face sandwiches ...

Fbone · 10-09-2011, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Peanut butter .... I find critters are attracted to anything with peanut butter on it ... so I put out some open face sandwiches ...

That's what I use. Sometimes I trap a squirrel with it too.

I previously used cat food but then I was trapping the neighborhood cats.

PeterT · 10-09-2011, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Fbone

What do you use for bait?

Chickens!

poohbear_nc · 10-09-2011, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fbone

That's what I use. Sometimes I trap a squirrel with it too.

I previously used cat food but then I was trapping the neighborhood cats.

Sometimes I use bacon - but you're liable to trap anything & everything. Peanut butter works best for me.

poohbear_nc · 10-09-2011, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by PeterT

Chickens!

[*reaching for the ban-a-bad-member baton*]

Stitchawl · 10-09-2011, 07:39 PM

Why trap them? Why not just keep the away?

A line of ordinary mothballs around the edge of the attic (or around the crawl space under the house) will repel all the little critters...

Stitchawl

amward · 10-09-2011, 08:12 PM

OK I give in, what's a soffit?

Do you think mothballs would work for possums in Oz? They destroy our wisteria and we've had no flowers or shade for the last two years It's illegal to kill or trap and remove them as they are supposedly endangered.

PeterT · 10-09-2011, 08:22 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soffit

Stitchawl · 10-09-2011, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by amward

OK I give in, what's a soffit?

The filler boards that face the ground between the roof and the house.
The roof extends past the house walls, and the soffit decoratively fills in the the area from the edge of the roof to the wall of the house. The space above the soffit is a VERY attractive nesting place for a lot of small critters.

Quote:

Do you think mothballs would work for possums in Oz? They destroy our wisteria and we've had no flowers or shade for the last two years I's illegal to kill or trap and remove them as they are supposedly endangered.

For $3 worth of mothballs, wouldn't it be worth a try? I doubt Australian possums have different likes and dislikes from American possums. The mothball trick turned a regularly returning family of skunks from nesting under my house, and kept my attic free from squirrels for many years while my neighbors all had problems with them. (The neighbors didn't believe that the mothballs could work...)

Stitchawl

Fbone · 10-10-2011, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Why trap them? Why not just keep the away?

A line of ordinary mothballs around the edge of the attic (or around the craw space under the house) will repel all the little critters...

Stitchawl

I never tried placing mothballs in the soffit. How would you keep them in place?

I just caught another raccoon. He's a big one.

Rumpelteazer · 10-10-2011, 03:36 AM

Mothballs also work great with mice, although I have found that they dislike cinnamon scented incense, too (which stinks a lot less than mothball imho).

10-09-2011, 07:39 PM	#19465
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	Why trap them? Why not just keep the away? A line of ordinary mothballs around the edge of the attic (or around the crawl space under the house) will repel all the little critters... Stitchawl Last edited by Stitchawl; 10-10-2011 at 04:10 AM.

10-09-2011, 08:12 PM	#19466
amward Wizard Posts: 1,299 Karma: 2081110 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SW Australia Device: Eco Eclipse, Sony PRS 350 (pink), Ipod Touch, Kindle Touch	OK I give in, what's a soffit? Do you think mothballs would work for possums in Oz? They destroy our wisteria and we've had no flowers or shade for the last two years It's illegal to kill or trap and remove them as they are supposedly endangered. Last edited by amward; 10-10-2011 at 07:15 AM.

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10-07-2011, 03:09 PM	#19456
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,350 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Thank you all for your nice comments. When I was a child I used to have a lot of middle ear infections. I grew out of it, with the help of homoeopathy. Betty and Stichawl: I'm sorry to hear about your problems. I take great care when it comes to my ears. Although I have been using walkmans, minidisc-players, discmans and mp3 players a lot over the years I never have the volume up high. When someone wants to listen to something on my music player they always complain that the volume is too low. My right ear has been sensitive since I was 17 when someone threw something against my ear it bruised my ear canal severely. When I'm very tired or when I've been in a noisy environment I get tinnitus in that ear. It's still there atm but, probably because my ear isn't blocked any more, not so loud as before it was cleaned out. I'm very happy that I can hear properly now, I can deal with the pain and in the day time the tinnitus wasn't very bad, but I've discovered that many of our customers mumble and I couldn't hear them properly which was very frustrating. Now I'm hoping the tinnitus and pain will also go away quickly.

10-09-2011, 04:05 AM	#19457
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,298 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Raccoons. They have invaded my soffit. I already trapped two of them. Say bye-bye.

10-09-2011, 08:22 PM	#19467
PeterT Grand Sorcerer Posts: 13,583 Karma: 79436940 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Toronto Device: Libra H2O, Libra Colour	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soffit

10-10-2011, 03:36 AM	#19470
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,350 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Mothballs also work great with mice, although I have found that they dislike cinnamon scented incense, too (which stinks a lot less than mothball imho).