I Smell a Rat

We've noticed the last day or so a very unpleasant odour around the house, notably in our bedroom.

A little exploration unearthed a rat happily decomposing on the veranda. I had heard it scrabbling in the roof a couple of weeks ago and threw some baits up there. I hope it has no friends.

I've noticed that neither the cat nor the dog goes for mice or rats that are poisoned. They must be able to smell the poison in the scent of the rodent.

Well at least we know that one won't be chewing through wires in our roof.

If you do a search on Google images, you will be surprised (or perhaps not) by how many people have posted photos of dead rats on the internet. I was going to illustrate this post with one, but decided they were all too gross for my very exalted readership.

I'll be ducking down to Newcastle tomorrow evening with Tim and possibly Josh. Phil will be collecting his car at lunch-time Tuesday and some of us want to share the moment with him.