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edenfallingToday the concierge in one of our apartment buildings called the rental office in a fluster over a live mouse in the rear vestibule of her building. She wanted my permission to call emergency maintenance.
I said nah, I've got this, and headed over with a plunger.
A couple minutes later (and me semi-accidentally stepping on the mouse's hind legs -- I was just trying to block its path with my foot but it was a bit faster than I anticipated) I trapped it under the plunger, slid a couple pieces of junk mail under the plunger mouth to keep it trapped, and chucked the mouse into some of the landscaping between our building and the next one over.
...
I don't know what I did in a past life to end up as the mouse disposal person at three jobs running, but what the hell, there are worse fates.
(And yes, I knew the plunger would work because I've caught mice with one before. Long story, don't ask.)
I said nah, I've got this, and headed over with a plunger.
A couple minutes later (and me semi-accidentally stepping on the mouse's hind legs -- I was just trying to block its path with my foot but it was a bit faster than I anticipated) I trapped it under the plunger, slid a couple pieces of junk mail under the plunger mouth to keep it trapped, and chucked the mouse into some of the landscaping between our building and the next one over.
...
I don't know what I did in a past life to end up as the mouse disposal person at three jobs running, but what the hell, there are worse fates.
(And yes, I knew the plunger would work because I've caught mice with one before. Long story, don't ask.)
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Date: 2019-09-01 05:36 am (UTC)It was trapped in the office because it's inside the building - no windows leading outdoors; and the door leading to the large open gate in the hall next door by which it undoubtedly had come never seemed to catch its attention. We did finally get it out by turning off the lights and maneuvering it to an open window in the smaller office next door. The window can only be opened by a smidge because when they put new windows in the whole building, they paid no heed to the fact there's a pillar and a set of shelves at the strategic points in that particular office. Fortunately, the smidge was enough for the bird.
In case any of this helps if you ever end up being the bird disposal person. :-)
And then two days later, there was a large green cricket. I'm not sure what happened to the cricket.
(Unfortunately for me, I don't think we have a plunger at hand. That would have probably come in handy for the cricket.)
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Date: 2019-09-01 02:52 pm (UTC)I did once have to deal with a bird at the smoke shop. It got into one of our display windows and couldn't be persuaded to fly back into the rest of the store where we'd have a chance to shoo it out through the front door. I ended up catching it in a muffin display basket and carrying it out VERY FAST in case it tried to peck me through the gaps in the wicker. I am not sure what I'd do if a bird got into the rental company office. Maybe catch it in a cardboard box?