Drive 40 miles round trip to dispose of a dead rat?

[Bunny]

I loathe rodents, dead or alive- I have a visceral reaction to them which is just inexplicable. The sight of one leaves me nearly paralyzed with anxiety/fear. And that is the gawd's-honest truth.

So, I'm leaving this morning and there is a giant dead rat on my patio. I stifled a squeal so as to not alarm Baby Bunny, who somehow didn't see it. On the way to work, I called the ex-SO and asked him to come down and get rid of it. I do not want it there when I get home!

He has been through this with me before - years ago I saw a dead mouse in the basement and nearly lost it, so he knows how freaked out I get. But he lives about 20 miles away, and at $3.00/gallon, he's not thrilled about having to do this. But he will, bless his heart.

God, I wish I could muster up the nerve to do this myself. I am such a weenie! :scared:

[Richardo]

1. You must be a barrel of laughs at Disneyworld, Bunny

I loathe rodents, dead or alive

Seriesly, sorry you were traumatized. And good for ex-Mr-Bunny for looking out for ya. :hug:

[Bunny]

2. I'd knife Mickey in the back as soon as his head was turned.

I hate those fuckers! :grr:

[Richardo]

3. .

:rofl:

You're cute when you f-bomb. :loveya:

[Bunny]

6. Heh.

Shivering in fear brings out the fucker in me, I guess. :silly:

[HEAVYHEART]

4. Hey you're not alone

I am the meanist bravest bitchiest woman you will ever meet in your life (ok not really). But I'm scared as shit of any rodents!!! :hug:

[Bunny]

5. Well, I pride myself on my independence. But when it comes

to rodent disposal, I freeze. I simply cannot pluck up the courage to get a shovel, pick the dead corpse up, and fling it into the woods out back. I actually hyperventilate at just the thought of it. There has to be some way for me to learn to deal with this!

[BikeWriter]

7. Maybe your Mom was frightened by a mouse...

while you were in the oven?

[Bunny]

9. Could be. Maybe I was attacked by rats in a previous life?

:shrug: There is no rational reason for this, that's for sure!

[BikeWriter]

10. It is a shame they affect you so severely.

:(

[Bunny]

11. It's a shame, AND it's ludicrous, too!

I've really got to develop some gumption when it comes to this stuff. And these are dead rats. If I saw a live one, you'd probably have to call the paramedics or something! :)

[HEAVYHEART]

8. I'm with you

I wish I had a good advice for you but I'm in the same boat! :pals:

[Bunny]

12. UPDATE!!!

The ex-SO just called me. He went to my house to dispose of the varmint, and is now trying to tell me that it was just a mole. Mole, my ass! Ain't no way that was a mole - it was a stone cold rat. Well (as I tell him so often), he has a good heart, despite his many flaws. ;)

At least it's gone - now I have time to ponder how a dead rat ended up on my patio. WTF? :shrug: