Post by Wrennie on Apr 24, 2008 11:27:56 GMT -6
I went in my garage yesterday to sort through a couple of boxes too see what I could yard sale, what I could toss, and what I should clean up and bring in.
First I pull out a box of tools, keep, keep, sell, sell... Got another BIG box.... Was that scurrying I heard inside? I was carrying it on my shoulder.
Nah! Must have been the dirt on top sliding off.
So I plop it down outside. Hmm there is a small hole chewed in top, but theres lots of that in this garage, doesnt mean theres anything in there. So I open it up.
Hmm, oh yeah I remember this stuff, havent missed it for 5 years it can go in a yard sale, better test the electric stuff. Wipe the dust off..... About 1/2 way down into it. YIKES!! Something ran across the bottom of the box!! OK, calm down, its just a scared little gray mouse, he's more scared than you.{poor guy looked petrified}. I pull more stuff out carefully, just in case he has any friends hiding in there, and YIKES!! A second one.
So everything is out but the electric buffet tray/griddle on the botom, I know they're under there. So I slowly tip the box on its side to free the Willys. 1 runs past me towards the garden, zip! Which gives me the heeby jeebys. 'Dont run up my leg!' and Yikes! I have flip flops on 'dont crawl over my toes.' The second guy kept trying to hide in the box, he finally figures I'm not letting him stay, and he zips around the box back into the garage! Darn! So I look inside and there are 2 more! #3 runs headlong into the side of the garage, then around back, #4 runs out towards me!!! Eeeeek! I didn't see where he went. A few minutes later Willy #1 comes running across the yard past me and into the garage. Great, now I'm going to have to check every box for mice.
I heard them in there clunking around all afternoon. I think they were building something. Or planning an attack on me.
I'm just glad they didn't climb out of the top while it was on my shoulder. You all would have heard me screaming if there were 4 mice on my head!!
First I pull out a box of tools, keep, keep, sell, sell... Got another BIG box.... Was that scurrying I heard inside? I was carrying it on my shoulder.
Nah! Must have been the dirt on top sliding off.
So I plop it down outside. Hmm there is a small hole chewed in top, but theres lots of that in this garage, doesnt mean theres anything in there. So I open it up.
Hmm, oh yeah I remember this stuff, havent missed it for 5 years it can go in a yard sale, better test the electric stuff. Wipe the dust off..... About 1/2 way down into it. YIKES!! Something ran across the bottom of the box!! OK, calm down, its just a scared little gray mouse, he's more scared than you.{poor guy looked petrified}. I pull more stuff out carefully, just in case he has any friends hiding in there, and YIKES!! A second one.
So everything is out but the electric buffet tray/griddle on the botom, I know they're under there. So I slowly tip the box on its side to free the Willys. 1 runs past me towards the garden, zip! Which gives me the heeby jeebys. 'Dont run up my leg!' and Yikes! I have flip flops on 'dont crawl over my toes.' The second guy kept trying to hide in the box, he finally figures I'm not letting him stay, and he zips around the box back into the garage! Darn! So I look inside and there are 2 more! #3 runs headlong into the side of the garage, then around back, #4 runs out towards me!!! Eeeeek! I didn't see where he went. A few minutes later Willy #1 comes running across the yard past me and into the garage. Great, now I'm going to have to check every box for mice.
I heard them in there clunking around all afternoon. I think they were building something. Or planning an attack on me.
I'm just glad they didn't climb out of the top while it was on my shoulder. You all would have heard me screaming if there were 4 mice on my head!!