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November 7, 2025 at 12:12 am
That’s so not a good place for the little guy!
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November 7, 2025 at 3:31 am
It didn’t turn out well for him.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:36 am
Not ideal, Anneli, but under the car’s bonnet offers some mighty-fine chewing opportunities.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:42 am
I’ve heard that some of the hoses that we assumed were rubber are now being made with some soy products in them, so there is a lot of chewing going on.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:56 am
Mice have a cousin, the woodchuck. People often ask, how much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck chucked wood? That started another train of thought: how many hoses could a mouse chew if a mouse chewed soy hoses versus rubber? Oh, the humanity!
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November 7, 2025 at 4:37 pm
This was a rat and he had big chompers! How much hose could a ratty chew if a ratty chewed on hoses?
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November 8, 2025 at 5:44 am
LOL! Thanks, Anneli!
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November 7, 2025 at 8:31 pm
Also, Grant, thank you for recommending my blog.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:45 am
Thanks for being you, Anneli. Love your poems!
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November 8, 2025 at 9:48 am
That’s great, Grant. Thanks for the encouragement.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:28 am
Looks like an ‘unpaid’ Gov employee ❗️
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November 7, 2025 at 4:37 pm
Haha.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:39 am
That will not end well… 🤭
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November 7, 2025 at 4:36 pm
Repairs for us and worse for the rat.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:57 pm
Indeed, have a great weekend, Anneli. ☺️
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November 7, 2025 at 7:07 am
Uh oh…
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November 7, 2025 at 4:35 pm
Yes. Uh-oh!
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November 7, 2025 at 7:59 am
A nice and warm house for mice. Some work and repairing has to be done.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:35 pm
Unfortunately this was a rat.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:54 am
Oh, no! I hope they have not done damage. Some years ago squirrels chewed some wire in our vans. We had to have it towed and repaired.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:35 pm
Yes, we had to get new hoses for parts of the truck (mainly the windshield washer hose). That’s when we heard that we weren’t the only ones this has happened to.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:11 am
Dear Anneli
It’s not the ideal place for this guy. But he or she might see it differently.
Hopefully, he or she doesn’t like nibbling at your cables.
Happy weekend
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
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November 8, 2025 at 3:55 am
It can be a problem if the truck is parked outside. Nothing a rat trap won’t fix.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:07 am
Not a good place for the little guy!
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November 8, 2025 at 9:43 am
Not at all!
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November 9, 2025 at 9:38 am
Oh dear. My son’s friend had wires in his car chewed by a squirrel. These little creatures don’t always show themselves in the best light.
I enjoyed your poem.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:21 am
Sorry to hear that, Vivienne. This chewing of wires and hoses is more widespread than we thought.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:22 pm
It does appear to be so, Anneli.
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