To cat or not to cat,,,

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I'm not giving any mouse my expensive maple syrup! We (New York) are one of the major US producers of maple syrup.  Maybe it was trying to address a rodent infestation that was the reason for the "Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist"

[Ben]

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@warren_scott wrote:

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@Ben wrote:

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Phosphoric acid is much better on iron rust.  Try CLR from the bathroom cleaning isle of your department store, or just spill your coke/pepsi.

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I had hoped someone would suggest something more aggressive!

I will switch over to coke this evening and check with the wife about that the availability of the CLR.

Thank you!

Ben

[Ben]

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@LV_Pro wrote:

I'm not giving any mouse my expensive maple syrup! We (New York) are one of the major US producers of maple syrup.  Maybe it was trying to address a rodent infestation that was the reason for the "Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist"

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Maple Syrup-ing is on my list of things to try. The wife was exploring the wood lot we purchased a few years ago. She discovered an old galvanized bucket and then latter a second. She was pondering "WHY" when she looked down to find she was standing knee-deep in a pile of Maple leaves when the light went on another project got added to my Honey-do-list'.  

Ben

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I saw this in my email inbox, thought it pretty ironic:

[Ben]

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@warren_scott wrote:

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Phosphoric acid is much better on iron rust.  Try CLR from the bathroom cleaning isle of your department store, or just spill your coke/pepsi.

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The Coke Zero did not show much progress but after a couple days of a CLR soaked paper towel under an upside down dinner plate (to keep it moist)...

... the stain is barely noticeable!

Both my better-half and I thank you Warren!

Ben

[Ben]

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@LV_Pro wrote:

I'm not giving any mouse my expensive maple syrup! We (New York) are one of the major US producers of maple syrup.  Maybe it was trying to address a rodent infestation that was the reason for the "Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist"

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While baiting traps again last night I stopped to inspect the syrup. You should be glad to learn that there is no mention of maple syrup in the ingredient list. I also took not that there is absolutely no sign of an expiration date on the stuff! We do not much of it so I suspect the bottle has to be couple years old. still work for the mice.

The last 3 have been bagged by the matrix in the middle of the floor of the pantry. I am going to have to inspect the perimeter of the walls to see if they have found a way in. I installed those walls myself about 30 years ago. The outer wall is stucco over metal lathe but maybe they found an alternative route.

Ben

[Blokk]

I heard it is also an efficient method used in US against rodents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT4hfNL4SKY

[Ben]

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@Blokk wrote:

I heard it is also an efficient method used in US against rodents: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT4hfNL4SKY

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Note: No sound on my PC at work.

I sat through 4:11 of that video hoping to see rodents die a miserable death but instead it just looked like another work day when I visit the customers at the CDC.

Spoiler

The lab were I do work for them has a hazard sign on the door that is "4-4-4-Radioactive". When first introduced they told me if I heard the alarm go off, run. There are two jet air-craft engine sized blowers on the top of the building for the fume hoods. When the fume hoods were first installed but before they were adjusted, it was hard to open the outside door to the building because of the negative pressure. That lab does not do the bio-hazards but they do everything else. Have you ever worn a filtered mask to protect against chemical hazards? They were certified in this lab.

They had a "loose-cannon" working there for a while. They did manage to find ground to fire him after he dropped a bottle of formaldehyde on the floor. Most likely took care of any pest problem they had. It was two weeks before the clean-up was complete and I could get into that lab.

One learns a lot of trivia in those types of labs. I believe it is called "plasticene" (sp?), they clay the sell as modeling clay is slightly greasy to the touch and softens after being warmed up a bit. Thy use that stuff to seal any possible leaks being impervious to just about everything. I told the scientist that taught me that "Jay, I hope I never have to know what I learn from you!".

Lots of fun working for them!

Ben

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Your blower comments reminded me of a project I did at a large auto manufacturer's fuel cell lab. The test bays were on the outer walls (which weren't built as strong as the inner core walls, an explosions force would "mostly" go that way) and they had these vent fans that were activated by either the Big Red Buttons, or by the detection of one of the gases being used in the fuel cell ,hydrogen & methane being the predominate ones, above certain threshold levels. When the vent fans started you really hoped that all of your paperwork in the outer (non-test bay) areas was secure, it was like being an ant near a shop vac. Happened a couple of times, once when another engineer bump the Red Button, which in this case also started the fire suppression foam release. What a mess!

[Ben]

my wife handed me the paper work on a place we are considering purchasing to fix up and rent out. It was mostly disclosure info about possible issues with the place. Almost every page was lined out indicating the seller did not rule out any number of problems running the entire range imaginable, flooding, radon gas, lead paint... you fill in the possible problem.

What had me laughing out loud was the final page ...

Spoiler

that was a "hold Harmless" agreement I was supposed to sign before even entering the place!

Enter at your own risk.

Ben