mudgirl

Yes, I'm well aware of that. But I am also well aware that the unvaccinated are far more likely to contract and spread Covid.

Since Shaw is a Canadian company, it might be more apropos to say that Canada is springing ahead one hour.

Guess Americans only want to contract Covid from other Americans, not foreigners. Interesting concept.

I read his original post. Do you think I would comment on it if I hadn't? And my reading comprehension is just fine. The post largely consisted of him telling everyone of his accomplishments in Canada, his views on the media, his camera equipment, and what he planned to do here. His post didn't help anyone, or share recommendations or insights, which is what he indicated he thought it was for, which is why I questioned him. It's you who needs to reread what is written.

Yes. And how does your original post that started this thread do that?

I wasn't responding to you at all, IkoIko, but to Cedros who originally suggested sticky traps, then asked what was wrong with killing something that is a bane to you in a cruel way, which I found to be a disturbing sentiment. I get it that you tried with the traps and can't have the situation continue and needed to move to other means. I'm sure poisoning isn't a pleasant way to die, but sticky traps seem even worse.

Rather shocking that this needs to be pointed out to you, but cruelty to any living creature is wrong. The rat is just being a rat- it isn't intentionally trying to harm you or your home. No one wants vermin in their home, but there are humane alternatives to getting rid of them.

The thing about rats is, they're smart. Once you've killed a couple of them in the snap trap, the others avoid it, regardless of whether there is some attracttive food in it. That was my experience, anyway.

I'm not a rat expert, but I just looked up the various types of rats, and what I had appears to actually be called a roof rat or ship rat, not a Norwegian rat. They were huge, their bodies, sans tail, about 8 inches long, with long black hair. I live in Sayulita, right near the arroyo, and it said that type of rat is common in tropical areas, so you might not have this type of rat Lakeside.

Exactly. It doesn't die right away, it gets sicker and sicker. Making it slow and easy to catch by dogs and cats. It doesn't run around as normal and suddenly keel over dead.

Some rats are bigger than some dogs 🙂

Sticky traps are a very cruel way of trapping rodents. Sure, we don't want them in our homes, but causing extreme suffering isn't necessary.

I wasn't suggesting to starve a cat into hunting, hunting is instinctual- more like don't overfeed it so it becomes fat and lazy.

So you know your dogs won't be okay with a cat? Plenty of dogs and cats get along fine. If the cat is a tough street cat, they generally give the dog a hiss and a swipe, and the dog leaves them alone after that. Also, cats are primarily nocturnal hunters. If you bring the dogs to your room at night, you could let the cat into the rest of the house for the night. My cat, while primarily an outside cat, also wanders into the house, so she's caught rodents both inside and out.

My cat's decimated the entire rodent population around my place, including two giant Norwegian rats. Get some cats. Not the pampered ones- a street cat or two. Feed them a bit so they hang around but not so much that they aren't that interested in going hunting. If your neighbor's place is breeding vermin, an extermination of your place will only be short-lived.

I don't know the dog rescue situation in various parts of Canada, but I had an Airbnb guest a few years ago who comes down to the PV area on holiday almost every winter, and is connected with several rescue centers in the area. She brings dogs back to Portland, Ore. where she lives and the already arranged adoptive dog owners meet her at the airport. When I said to her that surely there must be unwanted dogs that need adopting in Portland, she said no. That because people up north are responsible about getting their pets spayed and neutered, there is way more demand for rescue dogs than supply. People want a dog, but they don't want to buy from a breeder or pet store- they want to give a dog who really needs it a good home. I certainly don't see any stray, sad looking dogs who need homes running around when I go to Canada in the summer.

Are you talking a huge amount of money, like to pay for a new car or a house? You can withdraw on your ATM card from your Canadian Scotiabank account at any Scotiabank in Mexico without incurring any fees, as long as you maintain the minimum balance required in your account. If you need a larger lump sum, there are online currency exchange/money transfer outfits, like Wise or Xetrade. I use Xe to transfer from my Canadian Scotia acct. to my Bancomer acct. EFT transfer, so no wire fee, you are just subject to their exchange rate. They do have limits to how much you can transfer at once, but you can request larger limits. Takes about 5 days to appear in my Bancomer acct. But I think you may have to be in Canada to set up an account to start with, as they phone you to verify your info when you first sign up- you'd have to research that.

It's hard to list all your accomplishments and expertise and advice and history in dealing with a certain type of issue, and also fully express one's arrogance and inflated sense of self briefly, I suppose.

I would suggest you do the research on which airlines have flights on that route who will accept crated pets and present that info. Many airlines don't accept pets in cargo during hot months of the year, not just Delta.

It's perfectly possible to write cogently and intelligently and concisely. It isn't necessary to go on for a full page to share information or make a point. The OP here and who he is praising are 2 peas in a pod, so I'm not surprised. Long-winded posts going off on bizarre tangents, with a lot of ego thrown in the mix.

Counterbalance is fine. But you seem unclear on what a "discussion" forum is. It isn't one person continually posting page-long rambling screeds.

I think you need your own blog so you can post your endless page long posts that most people here won't bother to slog through.

I am not hard of hearing, but I am a visual learner, not an auditory one. So if I hear a word that is unfamiliar to me, even if I ask the person to explain to me what that word means, I don't retain it. But if I see it written down, I remember it. This is how I taught myself Spanish. I have the book 501 Spanish verbs and a good Spanish/English dictionary. I would play out in my head what I needed to say when going to make a needed purchase the next day, then work out how to say that in Spanish, in a complete, grammatically correct sentence and write it down. Because I used that sentence almost right away, and it was for a practical purpose, not just rote learning, it stuck with me. Once I knew how to say, "I'm looking for some sandpaper", then it was an easy matter to substitute another word for sandpaper when I needed something else. After awhile I started understanding most of what was said to me, with a few words I didn't understand, instead of understanding only a few words with the rest just gibberish. People learn in different ways and you have to find the way that works best for you. And motivation is the biggest factor in learning something new. If all one cares about is learning enough Spanish to sort of get by in a very basic way, or is married to a Spanish speaker, there may be little mottivation to learn. If you would like to be able to carry on a conversation about something deeper- politics, or social issues, or what someone's thoughts are on a proposed new highway, rather than just what you want the maid to clean, or the gardener to do, then one has the motivation to learn.

1 at night is am not pm.