I killed a rat tonight. No biggy. Done it several times before. Its just an addition to the post about protecting your food storage. http://internationalpreppersnetwork.net/viewtopic.php?f=69&t=5417
It was a big rat. Its one of the problems of having chickens. They thrive on domestic animal feed and eggs. It was too tough for the cats. Rats are smart and make good pets. Ive had friends with rat pets. This rat was a problem, though. About the size of other domestic rats that have taken, quite literally, drinks of water from my tongue.
I had to trap it in a raccoon live trap. It took over a week to get it. Once I caught it, next came the pellet rifle to put it down. This was not a light pellet rifle. This was a in and out the other side model. I shot it through the cage. Nothing. And a second and third time.
No. Seriously. It was bleeding out...but was still furiously eating the peanut butter packet and watching me. Full on Zombie moment. Creepy to the max.
But I just couldn't let it die slow. As much as it refused to die wile eating and wanting my brains instead of peanut butter...I had a responsibility to make sure it didn't suffer. All the Zombie advice came to mind for something that refused to give up on death because eating was more important. Forget Fairbairn's instinctive shooting at that point. I had to destroy the brain.
For life, I will be stuck with the image in my head of it bleeding and eating and bleeding and eating. Remember that wile you are trying to pretend to be all bad asses for the collapse.
Before pulling that trigger ....remember, you will be stuck with that picture for life. I hope you get my point.
I have a Tactical Harness and I have a Tool Belt. The Tool Belt is more Useful.
😀 I got the point buddy, not to worry.... it's that you have really good peanut butter, right?
Well, I am correct. My first waking thought today was, "Why wouldn't that rat die?' along with vivid memories of blood covered peanut butter and frantic eating. Zombie rat. Yup. Im stuck with that memory. First thought of the friggin day
I think it would make a good Kraft TV ad. "Kids Love our peanut butter...So do Zombie Rats. Lets lock them in the same room and see what happens". Cue the Benny Hill music and lots of sped up running around. "Kraft. Putting the Fun back into the apocalypse".
I have a Tactical Harness and I have a Tool Belt. The Tool Belt is more Useful.
😆 I truly think you might have a seat in the commercial industry awaiting your fat butt to arrive.... 😆
In ambulance, I used to do a "cleanup" from one major accident or another and silently think "this one is going to give me nightmares" and yet none ever did!
I also noted that people died in some of the stupidest situations and poses and I'd make a mental note to myself not to be "caught dead" doing such as this when I checked out! 😮 😎
(What, you didn't find that last one funny?) 🙁 😆
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ok, I need to stop reading some stuff here; C5, even though I didn't SEE your rat, the image of a zombie rat had me afraid to close my eyes today. When I went out to check the hens, each time I started talking to them before I opened the door, hoping Rat-face wasn't going to greet me.