Now I am really grumpy! This is due to be woken up several times last night by blessed rodents chewing under the floorboards downstairs. At night when it is quiet the noise is exaggerated and I came downstairs on three occasions to jump on the floorboards to shut them up.
Over the past twenty five years that I have been living here, I have been bothered on the odd occasion by an unwelcome visitor under the boards but usually they disappear after a few days.
However, since my neighbours moved in next door, I have been disturbed almost every evening by what I think are mice scuttling about under the floorboards but now they seem to be looking to find a way in. I don't know whether the neighbours' cats are responsible for introducing them but I know the neighbour the other side has the same problem.
I don't like the thought of these beasts sharing my living quarters so quite a long time ago I invested about £25 and bought one of those sonic pest controllers. It has been plugged in and switched on since I bought it so obviously it doesn't work. It is supposed to work up to twenty five feet radius which would be well into my neighbours house so that's another fallacy.
Hopefully, these beasts will be deafened by my bulk jumping on the boards above their heads so I'm hoping that they will soon pack their bags and move somewhere else leaving me to peace and quiet and maybe a good night's sleep!
It should be your landlord's responsibility to get rid of the pests. I'd give her a call.
ReplyDeleteHi Robin!
ReplyDeleteMy landlady doesn't do a darned thing and besides she's in Northern Ireland. I think the problem comes from next door but I'm not getting pest control in because they ruined my carpets some years ago and still didn't solve the problem!
Hopefully they'll get fed up with me jumping on the floorboards above them, I'll 'scare' them out!