Snake in the house, Laptop crashed,Power goes off

[LONE-STAR]

Man what a a weekend Friday DW calls me she saw a snake by the dryer but it was gone when I got home. But who knows where.(so much for sleep) Then Saturday My laptop went nuts. Went to wal-mart to get another and they where out had to go to the wal-mart in the next town over to get a laptop. Then last night we figured out the snake is still in the house but who knows where. Then this morning a thunderstorm knocks out the power. So then off to the hareware store to get stuff to build a snake trap(which is now in place) finshed the trap and just sat down.

 

[ftwildernessguy]

I'll tell ya, Mike, this is why it's so nice to have a trailer. The only good snake is a dead snake, as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Born 2 Fish]

Dude,,and I thought my weekend sucked. Maybe the new week will be the beginning of a beautiful week.

 

[ftwildernessguy]

How do you make a snake trap, anyway?

 

[LONE-STAR]

Buy the sticky rat traps(10 of them) and nail them to a 1/4" sheet of ply wood 30"x15" and drop a live mouse in the middle. Home made snake trap that should handle about a 4' snake. Will see if it works tonight.

 

[BRDof3]

Any thought I might have had to ***** about anything seems a bit useless now. I think I might have just sold the house and everything in it, and demanded a 25 minute escrow to close.

May your snake be no longer than 3'10", and a depressed anorexic as well. Maybe you should have rigged a 12 gauge pointing at the mouse.

 

[m1tchells]

Buy the sticky rat traps(10 of them) and nail them to a 1/4" sheet of ply wood 30"x15" and drop a live mouse in the middle. Home made snake trap that should handle about a 4' snake. Will see if it works tonight.

Oh.... surely you are not serious?!?!?!

 

[m1tchells]

Sorry I have to ask...but I am not normally very gullable. And you seem very serious!

 

[m1tchells]

Any thought I might have had to ***** about anything seems a bit useless now. I think I might have just sold the house and everything in it, and demanded a 25 minute escrow to close.

May your snake be no longer than 3'10", and a depressed anorexic as well. Maybe you should have rigged a 12 gauge pointing at the mouse.

AMEN!

 

[LONE-STAR]

Oh.... surely you are not serious?!?!?!

Unfortunatelly I am serious. On a Sunday in the country my options are limited at best. I thought about my 12 gauge but then my house would be full of holes. So I brought in a shovel and a hoe wich really look funny in the house. On a good note my brother inlaw just called and said he got my laptop fixed.

 

[LONE-STAR]

I think I might have just sold the house and everything in it, and demanded a 25 minute escrow to close.

May your snake be no longer than 3'10", and a depressed anorexic as well. Maybe you should have rigged a 12 gauge pointing at the mouse.

My thoughts as well only problem is its not a real option(man I wish it was)

 

[m1tchells]

OMG! Well - happy to hear about about your laptop! And can't wait to hear how the other turns out! Know you are thrilled to hear that others are tuned in to hear about your suffering! Sorry! That's what happens when I am stuck in the RV while it RAINS with nothing to do except DIS and this

 

[Just Beachy]

OMG!!! You mean, the snake is slithering around your house RIGHT NOW!!??? Michael, Wendy is one wonderful woman, because MY husband would have been hunting for that thing ALL WEEKEND until it was found and KILLED!!!!!! (can you tell I am terrified of snakes?)

 

[2goofycampers]

A tip I got from a professional exterminator,

use moth balls as a snake repellent. Spread around the outside perimeter of your house, crawl space and if you can stand the smell a few inside wouldn't be a bad idea either. Do this after you are sure the guy who was inside is dead or gone. Wouldn't want him staying inside cause the moth balls were keeping him from leaving.

 

[mamaloya]

SNAKE!!!! AHHHHH!!!!

Mike, I have to tell you a little story. I guess I can preface it by painting a picture of me, my sis, and my 13yo dd. We are all blonde. I love the outdoors but am terrified of snakes. My dd is a drama queen (what 13yo dd isn't). My sis thinks roughing it is staying somewhere w/o room service. Anyway....

A couple weeks ago, my dd is in the kitchen and starts screaming. I come running and she swears there is a huge snake. I blow it off thinking she saw something that remotely resembled a snake and is freaking out. Well, my sis enters the scene. My dd tells her she saw a huge snake. My sis is immediately on the counter screaming for her husband. He enters the scene (btw, he is a short round cajun fella) and laughs at sis and dd. Now dd is on the counter as well. I am sitting here laughing at them being so silly. My sis demands that he move the fridge and look. He insists that it is probably a harmless snake and, if left alone, will leave. Well, how many men actually think they would be off the hook that easy. So, anyway, as he is looking behind the fridge. He jumps back because he sees it. Well, now I am up on the counter screaming along with sis and dd. When my 3 younger ones hear me scream "a snake" they come running and want to see it. I yell at them to get out. Well, it is now determined that it is a copperhead so I send the little ones upstairs. So, now, my brother in law is looking for weapons. Well, he settles on a couple of oven mitts, a butcher knife, BBQ tongs, BBQ fork, and a 5lb sledge hammer (which happened to be hanging around ) Anybody got a good picture going now. He is getting aggravated because everytime he gets close to the snake the 3 of us scream and he jumps. He is yelling us to be quiet or qwe are gonna cause him to get bit. So, we sit there trying to just quietly whimper. Well, long story made slightly less long, snakes' blood is red. LOL I still refused to get down until the dead snake was outside.

My brother in law has never been so loved and appreciated in his entire life.

 

[vick]

SNAKE!!!! AHHHHH!!!!

Mike, I have to tell you a little story. I guess I can preface it by painting a picture of me, my sis, and my 13yo dd. We are all blonde. I love the outdoors but am terrified of snakes. My dd is a drama queen (what 13yo dd isn't). My sis thinks roughing it is staying somewhere w/o room service. Anyway....

A couple weeks ago, my dd is in the kitchen and starts screaming. I come running and she swears there is a huge snake. I blow it off thinking she saw something that remotely resembled a snake and is freaking out. Well, my sis enters the scene. My dd tells her she saw a huge snake. My sis is immediately on the counter screaming for her husband. He enters the scene (btw, he is a short round cajun fella) and laughs at sis and dd. Now dd is on the counter as well. I am sitting here laughing at them being so silly. My sis demands that he move the fridge and look. He insists that it is probably a harmless snake and, if left alone, will leave. Well, how many men actually think they would be off the hook that easy. So, anyway, as he is looking behind the fridge. He jumps back because he sees it. Well, now I am up on the counter screaming along with sis and dd. When my 3 younger ones hear me scream "a snake" they come running and want to see it. I yell at them to get out. Well, it is now determined that it is a copperhead so I send the little ones upstairs. So, now, my brother in law is looking for weapons. Well, he settles on a couple of oven mitts, a butcher knife, BBQ tongs, BBQ fork, and a 5lb sledge hammer (which happened to be hanging around ) Anybody got a good picture going now. He is getting aggravated because everytime he gets close to the snake the 3 of us scream and he jumps. He is yelling us to be quiet or qwe are gonna cause him to get bit. So, we sit there trying to just quietly whimper. Well, long story made slightly less long, snakes' blood is red. LOL I still refused to get down until the dead snake was outside.

My brother in law has never been so loved and appreciated in his entire life.

That story made me laugh, even though it was terrifying too! I can't imagine seeing a snake in my house, especially a copperhead!

 

[ntsammy5]

I'll tell ya, Mike, this is why it's so nice to have a trailer. The only good snake is a dead snake, as far as I'm concerned.

They're better barbecued and in my stomach!

 

[Gatordad]

Unfortunatelly I am serious. On a Sunday in the country my options are limited at best. I thought about my 12 gauge but then my house would be full of holes. So I brought in a shovel and a hoe wich really look funny in the house. On a good note my brother inlaw just called and said he got my laptop fixed.

i bring hoes home all the time, but the wife sends them away.

 

[LONE-STAR]

i bring hoes home all the time, but the wife sends them away.

You should get your hoes at the hardware store then your wife will be ok with them.

 

[BRDof3]

OK, the choices here:

1. Follow instinct, continue posting on this line of conversation, get the thread closed, rack up more points than Rog.

2. Fight instinct, resist posting, and do something constructive.


Decision to be announced later.