-=> CHARLES ANGELICH wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-

 WC> Thanks for the tip especially as Home Depot IS on my Monday
 WC> or Tuesday travel schedule. Need to pickup some more rodent
 WC> poison before the vermin return

 CA> Get a cat. :-)

The upstairs neighbor fed strays and one would consistantly
attack my Pit Bull with me getting cutup protecting his
eyes. Also got _cat scratch fever_ with my fingers swelling up
*very* painfully with my sleeping with the right arm sticking
up overnight to reduce swelling. Further I'm allergic to cats.

 CA> I have a neutered female here (smaller than the males) that has
 CA> a most impressive set of slicer-n-dicers. 
 
I'm familiar with those having got rather badly sliced and diced 
protecting the Pit. The Pit also got rather badly cut up
and though he looked quite ferocious with all the blood dripping
from his snout but it was all _his_ blood.

 CA> They are genetically
 CA> designed as predators and heaven help any rodent that wanders
 CA> within her view. If cats were the size of german shepherds we'd
 CA> all carry cattle prods when going outdoors into the yard. :-)

Before I placed the baits it was quite interesting to watch
the dog. See Spanky grew up with cats with previous owner.
Spanky at first was quite gentle with mice being curious but  
soon picked up on my hostility towards them and he would
patiently wait motionless ready to pounce for up to 90
minutes until the emboldened mouse made a move... than splat
the Pit would expire the unwelcome visitor by smashing it.
My Pit Bull is a mouser :-)
It was funny watching him with his ears stuck up waiting
motionless for a victem just as a cat would.
I'd hear the dog rush in the night, retrieve and flush the corpse.
Moves pretty darn fast for a ten year old to terminate a mouse!

 WC> as well as a high efficientcy flourescent replacement for
 WC> my bedroom overhead light.

 CA> You will see more with less strain if you use incandescent
 CA> lighting. I know it's not as convenient as one long tube but
 CA> flourescent lighting is for walkways and storage areas, not for
 CA> close fine detailed work.

 I'm getting a color balanced one and of the type intended to
 replace a regular bulb rather than tube type.
 For detailed work I have magnifying glasses and a small 12 volt
 jury rigged incandescent trouble lamp. Need to rig one with flex neck
 and reflector.
A small low volt halogen with reflector and gooseneck will be ideal.
 
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