steveindenmark
Legendary Member
I was lazy the other day. I just dumped a sack of sunflower seeds into my workshop without emptying it into the lockable plastic bin. The following morning I went into the workshop to find an explosion of sunflower seeds and rat droppings everywhere. And I mean everywhere. If Ratty was ever having a party and inviting all his mates, this was it. Or so it appeared.
This lazy streak is an ongoing thing because I built the workshop out of reclaimed Wood about 10 years ago but never really liked the chipboard floor. Last year I motivated myself for a couple of weeks and put in a very good, solid timber floor. A perfect job. Well, when I say a perfect job, I mean a perfect job except for that last board I couldnt be bothered to cut, which left a gap at the back door of about 3cm.
I set about Rattys devastation by taking everything on the floor out of the workshop and it was then I noticed the grips on my Scooter which Ratty had dined on like sticks of sweetcorn.
I then checked my other scooters grips. Sweetcorn. Then the new ergo grips for my touring bike which were in a box on the shelf. Sweetcorn. 3 sets of grips eaten to death.
It took 2 days to totally empty the workshop and clean out every single box which all had rat droppings in. The workshop was totally empty apart from som heavy metal shelves which you cannot see under. The Whole place cleaned from top to bottom with no sign of Ratty.
I blocked the gap under the door and replaced evrything. I noticed he had a chew at my crash helmet and the drill and had eaten through an all in one thermal suit.
I bought and set a rat trap just in case but thought he was long gone. But this morning there he was in the trap. Stiff as a board and in no mood for partying.
This is just a warning to everyone not to be lazy like me. Its not just burglars you need to keep out of your workshops.
PS: I am holding my breath because I have not tried to start my motorbike yet.
Ratty may get the last laugh.
This lazy streak is an ongoing thing because I built the workshop out of reclaimed Wood about 10 years ago but never really liked the chipboard floor. Last year I motivated myself for a couple of weeks and put in a very good, solid timber floor. A perfect job. Well, when I say a perfect job, I mean a perfect job except for that last board I couldnt be bothered to cut, which left a gap at the back door of about 3cm.
I set about Rattys devastation by taking everything on the floor out of the workshop and it was then I noticed the grips on my Scooter which Ratty had dined on like sticks of sweetcorn.
I then checked my other scooters grips. Sweetcorn. Then the new ergo grips for my touring bike which were in a box on the shelf. Sweetcorn. 3 sets of grips eaten to death.
It took 2 days to totally empty the workshop and clean out every single box which all had rat droppings in. The workshop was totally empty apart from som heavy metal shelves which you cannot see under. The Whole place cleaned from top to bottom with no sign of Ratty.
I blocked the gap under the door and replaced evrything. I noticed he had a chew at my crash helmet and the drill and had eaten through an all in one thermal suit.
I bought and set a rat trap just in case but thought he was long gone. But this morning there he was in the trap. Stiff as a board and in no mood for partying.
This is just a warning to everyone not to be lazy like me. Its not just burglars you need to keep out of your workshops.
PS: I am holding my breath because I have not tried to start my motorbike yet.
Ratty may get the last laugh.
