hmmm wonder if this is why the washing machine quit?

[Kali]

(mouse nest in the control panel for you rodent-free types)

[miss_american_pie]

1. Ewwwww

I want to clean something now. :scared:

[txwhitedove]

2. That was a busy mouse! Did cleaning out the nest get it working again?

:hi:

[Gormy Cuss]

3. I thought you raised cattle, not sheep.

:D

I don't mind mice outside but the ones who take residence in the house...grrr.

[Kali]

6. Ha!

Can't raise sheep here or the mice'll get em.

[NV Whino]

4. Damned mice

used to nest in the air filter of my Prelude. Don't think they can get into the Honda Fit.

[Kali]

5. Update

The absolute worst place they can get is the insulation of a stove - because the smell never seems to burn off. Something to be said for old cast-iron woodstoves up on legs! Too hot for meeses and no hiding places in the false walls.

Cars are next because they inevitably chew wiring - so even if they can't access the vents (and I wouldn't bet on that) they can still get into the engine compartment.

There was one chewed wire inside of that nest after I cleaned it out but it didn't solve my problem. Seems to be the lid switch. A plastic linkage is a little loose and there is some corrosion at the electical contact due to moisture. (we are on a gravity water system and the pipes are old and clogged so I fill it with a hose and am constantly overflowing by about the third load when I forget what I am doing)

So I jiggled and scraped and it's running again. Hard to kill a Maytag.

[Debi]

7. Ah, the joys of country living

Just fostered kittens in my basement and Momma Cat caught and killed three mice - loved it - no dead mice smell all spring!

Sorry about the mouse damage :hi: