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I smell a rat.....
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I have convinced myself in one of those middle-of-the-night panics that I may have contracted Weil's disease. What are the odds on this?
Found a dead rat writing with maggots floating belly up in my water butt 3 weeks ago. Disposed of said item, baulking & screaming. Did not touch the thing, but had to get rid of the water which stank to high heaven & had bits of decaying flesh, fur & a tail at the bottom.
I wore gloves & wellies & as far as I know didn't touch the water. Much. But now I have a cold virus which has turned into a flu-like illness since I swilled away & got rid of the water. Fever, sweats, laryngitis & a squeaky cough that hurts.
Please - no jokes about the state of my butt...
Found a dead rat writing with maggots floating belly up in my water butt 3 weeks ago. Disposed of said item, baulking & screaming. Did not touch the thing, but had to get rid of the water which stank to high heaven & had bits of decaying flesh, fur & a tail at the bottom.
I wore gloves & wellies & as far as I know didn't touch the water. Much. But now I have a cold virus which has turned into a flu-like illness since I swilled away & got rid of the water. Fever, sweats, laryngitis & a squeaky cough that hurts.
Please - no jokes about the state of my butt...
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I'm seeing my doctor later this morning - but, being as she is Welsh, and I have spent the weekend in wet & rainy Cardiff - I had better be careful not to blame the Welsh for this latest onslaught.....
The rat incident was very upsetting. I have since covered all the offending fluid with neat Jeyes fluid. I have a very blue-hued back patio at the moment.
The rat incident was very upsetting. I have since covered all the offending fluid with neat Jeyes fluid. I have a very blue-hued back patio at the moment.
Salla, I grew up in Lincolnshire and spent my whole childhood and adolescence playing in barns, grain bins, haystacks and swimming in the local river - all of which were undoubtedly riddled with rats.
The worst I ever got was chicken pox. You have a cold. Blame the welsh.
(I've got a cold and I am thinking of ways I can blame them).
The worst I ever got was chicken pox. You have a cold. Blame the welsh.
(I've got a cold and I am thinking of ways I can blame them).
That'll do. That deserves far my sympathy. In fact - what the fick am I doing at work - I should be sent home forthwith to my bed, with instructions to partake of hot chocolate with brandy, fleecy jimjam bottoms, a choice of 4 novels and some magazines. And loads of sleep. And no work until next Monday.
And definitely no flushing of rat urine & rotted intestines with jeyes fluid - diluted or not.
Thanks BM x
And definitely no flushing of rat urine & rotted intestines with jeyes fluid - diluted or not.
Thanks BM x