Rats in DC - will we have typhus soon like LA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a foreigner and I feel like Americans don't care about rats or mice. They try to control the number of cats (try to adopt one and you will see!), but not rats. Jerry is a hero, Tom is the villain. Mickey, Stuart Little, and Ratatouille are all American creations, great childhood heroes.

In my country, it is not okay to have rats running on your backyard overnight. Here, it's common and it doesn't even matter if it's in a wealthy or poor neighborhood.

That being said, maybe a typhus outbreak would solve this problem.

A friend of mine was biking home after work when a huge rat jumped on his leg. He fell off and broke his leg.

OMG, if this is real, this is the stuff my nightmares are made of.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a foreigner and I feel like Americans don't care about rats or mice. They try to control the number of cats (try to adopt one and you will see!), but not rats. Jerry is a hero, Tom is the villain. Mickey, Stuart Little, and Ratatouille are all American creations, great childhood heroes.

In my country, it is not okay to have rats running on your backyard overnight. Here, it's common and it doesn't even matter if it's in a wealthy or poor neighborhood.

That being said, maybe a typhus outbreak would solve this problem.

A friend of mine was biking home after work when a huge rat jumped on his leg. He fell off and broke his leg.

OMG, if this is real, this is the stuff my nightmares are made of.

What kind of loser crashes a bike and breaks a leg because a rat jumped on you!?! WTH? And this is a “man”?

[Anonymous]

Metro police have basically stopped enforcing food restrictions (racially biased, doncha’ know?). Rats in the Metro are increasing as a result.

[Anonymous]

Gotta love that city life!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Metro police have basically stopped enforcing food restrictions (racially biased, doncha’ know?). Rats in the Metro are increasing as a result.

People like you never miss an opportunity to make something about race. Perhaps you should return to Minn. or UT where you don't have such race issues.

[Anonymous]

So gross.
There is a mouse infestation at a ward 3 school. I saw a mouse running down the middle of a hallway last week near the cafeteria.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am a foreigner and I feel like Americans don't care about rats or mice. They try to control the number of cats (try to adopt one and you will see!), but not rats. Jerry is a hero, Tom is the villain. Mickey, Stuart Little, and Ratatouille are all American creations, great childhood heroes.

In my country, it is not okay to have rats running on your backyard overnight. Here, it's common and it doesn't even matter if it's in a wealthy or poor neighborhood.

That being said, maybe a typhus outbreak would solve this problem.

A friend of mine was biking home after work when a huge rat jumped on his leg. He fell off and broke his leg.

OMG, if this is real, this is the stuff my nightmares are made of.

What kind of loser crashes a bike and breaks a leg because a rat jumped on you!?! WTH? And this is a “man”?

Inorite? I would just wipe the rat onto the nearest SUV, which given the way people drive around here, would likely be very very close.

#visionZerothingsonmylegs

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Metro police have basically stopped enforcing food restrictions (racially biased, doncha’ know?). Rats in the Metro are increasing as a result.

I remember when Fawn Hall got a ticket for eating a banana in metro during Iran-Contra. Made national headlines. Those were the (cleaner) days....

[Anonymous]

I have reported rat sightings to DC 311 and they have been responsive. But one place where I have seen breakage in the process is when federal properties are involved. DC rat control aren't allowed to do anything on federal property and the handoff to GSA or whoever on the fed side doesn't always seem to be happening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Metro police have basically stopped enforcing food restrictions (racially biased, doncha’ know?). Rats in the Metro are increasing as a result.

That needs to change

[Anonymous]

Vote em out of office!

[Anonymous]

It is all about controlling the food supply. Everything else is a waste of time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a foreigner and I feel like Americans don't care about rats or mice. They try to control the number of cats (try to adopt one and you will see!), but not rats. Jerry is a hero, Tom is the villain. Mickey, Stuart Little, and Ratatouille are all American creations, great childhood heroes.

In my country, it is not okay to have rats running on your backyard overnight. Here, it's common and it doesn't even matter if it's in a wealthy or poor neighborhood.

That being said, maybe a typhus outbreak would solve this problem.

This is not an American thing.

It is a DC thing.

The rest of the country would flip out over rats.

[Anonymous]

Saw a huge rat inside the bar area at Uncle Julio's in Bethesda last night. Scurried around...not sure where it went. Our family has seen a rat outside but never inside. Gross!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a foreigner and I feel like Americans don't care about rats or mice. They try to control the number of cats (try to adopt one and you will see!), but not rats. Jerry is a hero, Tom is the villain. Mickey, Stuart Little, and Ratatouille are all American creations, great childhood heroes.

In my country, it is not okay to have rats running on your backyard overnight. Here, it's common and it doesn't even matter if it's in a wealthy or poor neighborhood.

That being said, maybe a typhus outbreak would solve this problem.

It’s because we care about animal welfare. Lol. I myself use rat poison, but don’t dare tell my neighbors