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Of Rat And Man

A long time ago when a deer mouse raided our pantry, we promptly bought a live mouse trap, caught it, and disposed of it. That was easy. Now we have a new invader, with the ability to wreck havoc in our garage. Let me demonstrate the casualties of this war declared on us by the evil fiend.

One of my favorite (and only) sneakers, fallen…

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Filter for the heater vent, recently purchased, destroyed.

ratbitfilter

Even both of our cars suffered some damage as it chewed its way through the wiper fluid hoses, such as that shown at the upper-left side of the following image:

ratbitwiperfluid

Enough is enough. I’ve decided to fight back, Tom & Jerry style:

rattrap

Yes the trap is big. Yes, it can probably snap my finger in half. Hopefully the fragrance of the peanut butter will be enough to lure the foul beast, and put an end to all the terror it has bestowed upon this household!

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Broken Fagor Pressure Cooker

We bought a Fagor Duo 10-quart Pressure Cooker, which has immensely reduced the time it takes to prepare some meals, and it has been godsend when trying to juggle the pot and a baby.  However, after using it for a measly three months, the handle broke off already!

This is the part on the pot that broke off:

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This is what the part that broke off looks like:

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Unfortunately the Fagor customer support sent a reply saying that handles are not covered under the warranty and we need to pay for a replacement. I guess Fagor expects customers to weld these parts onto the pot!  What a crock!