War of the Rats

[lethe]

The ones I see regularly are just normal sized, the biggies must come out at night

[Ducatamount]

Back in the late 70's I worked on the Charles River Dam in Charlestown Ma. and the rats were scary huge.I was working in a mill there and we were sitting on the radial arm saw bench eating lunch and the biggest meanest one sauntered out of the tool closet,stopped and stared us down,defying us to try something.He was missing an eye,half an ear and had scars on his face and was the size of a Maine coon cat.Our jaws dropped,we were frozen .He looked at us for a few seconds and then slowly walked out the door  like he was the boss.
Another time I was hanging out with a girl on the banks of the River Charles one moonlit night,drinking some wine  ,working on my game and we noticed some V shaped mini wakes cutting across the water.It took a second to realize they were rats swimming across the river.
Kinda killed the mood.

[JEDI PIMP]

Thanks for the props on the bus!
Rats scare me because of the razor sharp teeth and the lightning reflexes and speed.
Ever been bitten by a tame hamster??? multiply that by 11tybillion and u get a huge RAT 

[muskrat]

Back in the late 70's I worked on the Charles River Dam in Charlestown Ma. and the rats were scary huge.I was working in a mill there and we were sitting on the radial arm saw bench eating lunch and the biggest meanest one sauntered out of the tool closet,stopped and stared us down,defying us to try something.He was missing an eye,half an ear and had scars on his face and was the size of a Maine coon cat.Our jaws dropped,we were frozen .He looked at us for a few seconds and then slowly walked out the door  like he was the boss.
Another time I was hanging out with a girl on the banks of the River Charles one moonlit night,drinking some wine  ,working on my game and we noticed some V shaped mini wakes cutting across the water.It took a second to realize they were rats swimming across the river.
Kinda killed the mood.

Killed the mood?     
You should have tried harder.

[The Architect]

i love NYC rat stories. That could be a thread in itself.

I had a friend who worked in the garment district.  One morning she went in early.  The night before they had laid out those sticky pads for mice.  She noticed a small pile of papers and garbage moving slowly around the office.  Got closer to look at it.  It was a rat stuck to a few of the traps along with all the other crap that got stuck to the traps.  I think she screamed for four days straight.........

[Ducatamount]

Killed the mood? 

Just momentarily,we headed back to her apartment in Arlington for much sexy time.
Another time when I was working in the mill at the Dam,a guy had brought in a young,little pig for another guy and left it in the back room for him to pick up.One of my co-workers was a tough city boy from Magoon Sq. Sommerville and he opened the door (no light on)and quickly slammed it shut.Turning around,ashen faced,said "Thats the biggest make the beast with 2 backs rat I've ever seen! 

[The Architect]

 

We had a family function at my house several yrears ago.  The majority of family that came were from NYC.  During the event some of the family went for a walk around the neighborhood.  The walking allows them a break from eating, when they come back there seems to be more room for more food.  It's an old Italian trick.

Well a few of our guests returned from a walk and comment on how make the beast with two backsing big the dogs are up here in NH.  I had to ask, "where did you see this dog?"

"Right around the make the beast with two backsing corner, in the fenched off area, it must be on steriods!"

"It's a minature horse you make the beast with two backsing spaz!" 

"Are you sure?  I know a dog when I see one"..........

[RAT900]

 

I work with a woman of Greek ancestry...grew up in Astoria Queens of course....worked a few years at the NSA and got tired of living a "fully examined" life and came to work for us. 

Anyway she was telling me during one project we were working on that she had an uncle in Astoria who decided to move north of NYC up into Westchester County....

first Greek Orthodox Easter he was out in his driveway in front of his garage spit-roasting a whole dressed lamb over his pit

Neighbors' kids saw saw this and went home bawling...

parents called the cops...

thought he was roasting a skinned dog in his driveway

[fastwin]

  That's some funny shit!!

[brimo]

Since my furry companions left me to go chasing wallabies up in doggy heaven, the rats and mice have taken it as an all clear to invade, anyone ever trained an attack chicken?

[Le Pirate]

Since my furry companions left me to go chasing wallabies up in doggy heaven, the rats and mice have taken it as an all clear to invade, anyone ever trained an attack chicken?

one of my co-workers bought some chickens because the story around here (Texas) is that chickens will keeps snakes away from your home...they peck them to death or something.

So he gets some chickens...his kids name all of them....and they start disappearing. one by one. He thinks maybe a racoon, or some coyotes are getting them. Feral cat of some sort, mabye.

Nope. A snake is eating the chicks 

Irony.

[Buckethead]

Irony.

Apparently it DOES taste like chicken. At least in this case.

[brimo]

My old place had a 8 ft python in the ceiling, kept the rodent population in check, should have brought it with me when i moved.

[fastwin]

In Texas you often see donkeys in cow herds. Old school legend is that donkeys will fend off coyotes from the calves. Must have some truth to it... came back from my east TX farm yesterday and I swear every herd of cattle had at least 2-3 donkeys mixed in.

[muskrat]

that statement is true.  I've seen a jack ass kick the shit out of a coyote and the rest of them run for the hills.