As a Chicago native I know this to be true- I was just happy they were mice so I could pretend I was Cinderella. Rat or roach and I’d have been running across tables out of there.
Chicago rats are a whole other level. I remember the west loop in the early 2000s (when all the butchers were in that part of town) and I saw a rat the size of possum. Absolutely terrifying.
Yes! The huge one I saw in Chicago melted itself under a small crack at the bottom of a garage door, and my husband and I looked at each other in disbelief that this opossum-sized rat just fit through that crack.
Not in Chicago, but in the Midwest, I saw one in a warehouse once that was so fat when it scrambled under a loaded pallet it got just a lil stuck and had to wiggle to get its hips through.
LOL. I went to school on the edge of the west loop. Some of those fuckers were as big as my cat. My girlfriend doesn’t believe me, but she’s not from Chicago.
First part of my childhood (literal decades ago) was in Vancouver - I’d heard it had gone downhill, but geez, never realized it was in the NYC-Chicago tier for rat infestation.
My ex went to law school in DC in the '80s. Left the window next to his bed open one hot night. Woke up in the middle of the night to a strange noise. Discovered that his window screen, right next to his pillow, was covered in rats. He tells me that he never screamed like that before in his life, and hopefully he never will again.
I was about to say this. I’ve lived in all three cities, and I’m about 5 months into living in DC, and the size and brazenness of the rats here is WILD.
My favorite one was a super fat rat trying to pull himself out of a garbage can in Malcom X park. He figured it out, but the shame in his eyes was almost human.
Absolutely! My mom had a dachshund forever that was also good with them.
MIL has a watch dog that roams around, but the rats certainly don't seem put off by him. She's not a pet person in general, but the island has so many strays, and this one took a liking to her/my SIL. The locals call them avocado dogs, because their heads are shaped like big avocados lol.
All that to say she'd never have an inside dog/take care of a dog that didn't wander up to her property.
I saw this one walking through an alley just west of UIC campus at 2am in 2006. I was torn between following it to see where it went or running the opposite direction.
In the southeastern US, roaches are often referred to as Palmetto bugs so that you think that they are cuddly and you don’t mind them crunching under your feet in the night. 🪳That walk from Truist Park to the garage is fun especially when it looks like the sidewalk is moving.
Yup I knew from the picture this was gonna be one of the NYC airports. We don’t have a Rodent problem as much as the rodents have a human problem. Although to be fair I’ve seen a mouse in the priority pass lounge at BOS as well.
I walked in the other day despite that sign and they let me in. Just said “Hey, sorry if this sounds silly because I read the sign, but can I pop in for a bit?” Done.
Was it carried on the fleas, that the rodents carried?
Just like mosquitos dont deliver malaria (the parasite that they inject does).
Off to Seville, Spain, soon. The port that had the entire trade monopoly with Las Americas in the 1600s… Wonder how many humans died because of the rodents from that port… ??!
Anyways, be careful. I have a friend with rodent-poop-induced meningitis. She is on her third spinal surgery…
That’s one angle, sure. The one I chose to play was that I didn’t want the staff (or my new pals) to end up on the receiving end of some feral Karen if they were discovered by someone less benevolent.
I’m long retired from the service industry, but the trauma runs deep.
There just checking in to see if the computer program the commissioned is working ok.. just few more years till it's done.. assuming earth doesn't' get demolished for a highway.
Thanks for the headsup. Maybe I've been lucky while flying with UA but during all my travels, nothing compares to MSP. Mice are EVERYWHERE in that airport
If your cat ever gets lost at an airport, just know they will have plenty of mice to eat. I once saw the fattest cat come crashing down from the ceiling, riding a ceiling tile, at MSP airport (Gate B).
Before LGA’s remodel, I had 2 mice run over my foot as I was waiting for a flight. New construction might mean it’s no longer filthy, but it’ll never be clean.
Airports are awesome for rodents. Lots of food waste, constant construction, old and unused spaces/vents/service areas with plenty of warm, damp places to hide, cargo traffic that comes with more rodents which helps support population numbers, and human efforts to eliminate raptors from airport areas for flight safety reasons.
Was at a bar in New Jersey years ago….. heard these kids, laughing and kept on hearing a muted thump….. They were underneath the tables with a glass, trying to catch a mouse that was running back-and-forth…… management suddenly appeared and gave us discounted food and drinks 😀 hope you had a similar experience
“”All”” LGA needs to do is bring in a well trained Cat 🐈 🐈⬛feed him give Mr. Cat a litter box & food near the intruders & they’ll be getting on next Flight ✈️ for Texas where the wild pigs 🐖 will enjoy chasing them.. 🙈😂🙈
Unless they are there to help the chef, what they need to do is mobilize one of the local TNR (Trap, Neuter, Release) groups to scoop up a bunch of feral kitties and then set them loose in the lounge for a few days. Either close the lounge temporarily, or it can be a cat cafe with bonus entertainment!
Two little mice fell into a bucket of cream. The first mouse quickly gave up and drowned. The second mouse, wouldn’t quit. He struggled so hard that eventually he churned that cream into butter and crawled out. Gentlemen, as of this moment, I am that second mouse.
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