i slipped last night on the ice. i didn't fall down, but only because my ankle twisted in a weird way as i caught myself. the top left quarter of my left foot is now a gorgeous shade of purple and green. i was contemplating posting a photo, but my guess is that you don't want to look at damaged goods.
it was a struggle to find a pair of shoes this morning that didn't press on the bruise. i finally ended up choosing a pair of heeled mules; the open back makes it easy to take them off, thereby giving relief to the injury, but the open back also means my feet are really cold today.
before i went to work i had my appointment with the guys from critter control. they were very nice and seem every bit as interested in removing the squirrels from my attic as i am. of course, they walked away with $114 of my money this morning, so the reason for their interest is a bit different than mine.
so now there are 2 traps sitting on the roof nearest the hole that seems to be their most likely entrance/exit point. bob (the owner/operator of this particular branch of CC) seems to think we'll have full traps by tomorrow. i suspect that's an optimistic outlook, but who knows. they charge an additional $50 each time they come out to empty a trap... and it's easy to imagine that i've got 2 or 3 squirrels up there. (lisa had suggested i just "throw money at this problem", and it looks like i'll be throwing quite a lot.)
interestingly, the CC guys also found evidence of mice while they were doing their inspection up in my attic. we have had mice in the house (maybe 3 over the course of 3 months, and mimo always catches them) but i always thought they were coming from behind the dishwasher, or from behind the washer/dryer. if they're really coming from the attic, i forsee terrible nightmares in my future. ("there are mice falling from the ceiling!!")
Posted by xta at January 30, 2004 11:37 AM | TrackBack