tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post154113508525397113..comments2024-03-28T08:18:57.280-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: the rat esta muertaellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-74287408174373137002013-11-16T12:42:02.892-06:002013-11-16T12:42:02.892-06:00I think maybe I should have heeded your warning to...I think maybe I should have heeded your warning to not read on.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-39069464788398436182013-11-14T10:35:46.537-06:002013-11-14T10:35:46.537-06:00Like I said on Facebook: Oh. My. God. That is all ...Like I said on Facebook: Oh. My. God. That is all :)The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-72171409220264557962013-11-14T02:27:01.098-06:002013-11-14T02:27:01.098-06:00Yay! I'm glad you won the battle, grisly thoug...Yay! I'm glad you won the battle, grisly though it was. How strange that the rat would live with a mummified carcass. You'd think it would have moved its nest if one of its fellows had died there. And how strange that it ate some of the poison but did not die. (I think I've heard that rats have built up some resistance to rat poison -- maybe this is evidence of that?)Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-56763788882547235462013-11-13T16:21:34.987-06:002013-11-13T16:21:34.987-06:00I love this story even though I am rather squeamis...I love this story even though I am rather squeamish. You are my hero.Reya Mellickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13076092659507965666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-1215395342400848012013-11-12T22:41:53.215-06:002013-11-12T22:41:53.215-06:00Oh jeez. You warned me and went ahead and read an...Oh jeez. You warned me and went ahead and read anyway.... Glad you were victorious.Bossy Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12568355839499622409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-5340527071130975182013-11-12T13:38:32.178-06:002013-11-12T13:38:32.178-06:00oh gawd this is so sad.oh gawd this is so sad.Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-20681237015593753142013-11-12T10:52:34.825-06:002013-11-12T10:52:34.825-06:00OMG Ellen!! I missed that on FB but now see it in ...OMG Ellen!! I missed that on FB but now see it in all of its vivid detail. You are a warrior! Goes to show what you can do when you're desperate!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-73333861585923739142013-11-12T08:16:35.944-06:002013-11-12T08:16:35.944-06:00I really sort of wish I hadn't read this. I ne...I really sort of wish I hadn't read this. I never could have done that. Ever. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-80575308565123422662013-11-11T19:39:53.289-06:002013-11-11T19:39:53.289-06:00You skewered it? I tip my hat to you.You skewered it? I tip my hat to you.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-82670373733064505852013-11-11T18:25:33.370-06:002013-11-11T18:25:33.370-06:00I had a similar encounter with a black snake that ...I had a similar encounter with a black snake that was intent on eating the wrens nest full of little ones. I had a gaff hook and was totally unskilled and also terrified of the hissing black snake. I admire your courage!!!Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-12015920615707557332013-11-11T13:59:56.236-06:002013-11-11T13:59:56.236-06:00You're a tough one, Mrs. Rat Grinch. Or howeve...You're a tough one, Mrs. Rat Grinch. Or however that need phrased. Good for you. I could have held the flash light, but little more. You're the woman!Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-83484544297311230052013-11-11T13:19:12.566-06:002013-11-11T13:19:12.566-06:00Warrior women we are...I had to shoot my first cri...Warrior women we are...I had to shoot my first critter this year to save the chickens...like you, I was talking with it the entire time...flashlight would not line up with bullet...only a few feet away and missed it...shoot again...cry and shout...I thought it had been dispatched and left...came back a few minutes later and it was gone...I'm a very bad shot...but haven't had any further problem with critters this year...be brave women...Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14414361079501574872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-62069602844331817642013-11-11T13:11:28.823-06:002013-11-11T13:11:28.823-06:00ta dah.....and so it is done. I salute your cunnin...ta dah.....and so it is done. I salute your cunning, ingenuity and pure raw courage. OmaLindasOldeBaggsandStuftShirtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09589622524456973822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-21181189957922673702013-11-11T12:50:24.058-06:002013-11-11T12:50:24.058-06:00Give me a woman
who is a stout-hearted woman
who w...Give me a woman<br />who is a stout-hearted woman<br />who will fight for the right she adores...<br /><br />You're my new role model Ellen.<br />Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-81333129449516698982013-11-11T10:38:28.249-06:002013-11-11T10:38:28.249-06:00You are fierce and brave. I watched my 72 year old...You are fierce and brave. I watched my 72 year old mother stomp one to death in her garage wearing crocs. I don't think I could have done it wearing army boots. But rats do not need to live in our houses, especially in our walls. Something is chewing gnawing and scratching in my attic this week and I am going to go crazy if my husband doesn't make it go away. Congrats on your conquest!Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114884092474969555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-35113859458046296302013-11-11T10:14:40.690-06:002013-11-11T10:14:40.690-06:00You could start a reality show,Rat Lady.Like that ...You could start a reality show,Rat Lady.Like that you used duct tape to make the tool.I use cheap pipe tobacco and steel wool so if they chew it there are two evil ways to get rid of critters.Out on the prairiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548162534362532705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-10056804813335223492013-11-11T09:55:16.515-06:002013-11-11T09:55:16.515-06:00I adore your courage. Most of us would not have fa...I adore your courage. Most of us would not have faced the enemy with such honor. Instead, I would have prayed for magic. You honored your foe, and dispatched it face to face, and with a prayer. Lordy Lordy, I hope I never have to do the same--but if I ever do, I hope that I'll have your courage and honesty and integrity in the face of it.Cynthiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14338712273383751320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-50990388810741798462013-11-11T09:39:16.689-06:002013-11-11T09:39:16.689-06:00i'd have had a hard time skewering the rat. i ...i'd have had a hard time skewering the rat. i have a fear of being stabbed myself so i don't think i could have done it. i've dispatched copperheads with shovels and hatchets, but stabbing a mammal might be outside my abilities. but you do what you must...TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.com