Anonymous
10/23/2022 19:24
Subject: Rodents everywhere in DC
This one single factor is enough to cause me to never in a million years consider living in DC, or any other major city I guess.
Anonymous
10/23/2022 19:18
Subject: Re:Rodents everywhere in DC
Anonymous wrote:All of the outdoor dining is a big contributor.
Complete nonsense
Anonymous
10/16/2022 21:47
Subject: Re:Rodents everywhere in DC
Anonymous wrote:Rats run over your feet in restaurants = plague conditions 1500s style
Absolutely nasty. All of the outdoor dining is a big contributor.
Anonymous
10/16/2022 21:43
Subject: Re:Rodents everywhere in DC
Anonymous wrote:Rats run over your feet in restaurants = plague conditions 1500s style
EW. WHere did that happen?
Anonymous
10/16/2022 21:19
Subject: Re:Rodents everywhere in DC
Rats run over your feet in restaurants = plague conditions 1500s style
Anonymous
10/16/2022 18:34
Subject: Rodents everywhere in DC
Rats in the Wilson Building
Anonymous
10/16/2022 17:14
Subject: Rodents everywhere in DC
Thé city needs to get serious about this. I saw rats on the street in Woodley park for the first time in my life. We need a city-wide remediation approach.
Anonymous
10/14/2022 06:07
Subject: Rodents everywhere in DC
Anonymous wrote:We need more cats.
I see the political slogan:
Cats for Rats!
Anonymous
10/14/2022 06:06
Subject: Rodents everywhere in DC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Better, harsher abatement is necessary. A team of rat dogs and a couple of handlers can clear a block in a night.
This.
A Ratter team (handler and 3-4 trained Jack Russel terriers) can kill HUNDREDS of rats a night.
What cities currently have this?
I'm.curioua too. You would think major cities would be innovative, wouldn't you?
Anonymous
10/13/2022 17:14
Subject: Rodents everywhere in DC
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Better, harsher abatement is necessary. A team of rat dogs and a couple of handlers can clear a block in a night.
This.
A Ratter team (handler and 3-4 trained Jack Russel terriers) can kill HUNDREDS of rats a night.
What cities currently have this?
Anonymous
10/13/2022 17:05
Subject: Re:Rodents everywhere in DC
Anonymous wrote:The rat problem in DC restaurants is a major issue. Always a concern with restaurants in a city but it's gotten much worse and I'm surprised people don't talk about it. I actually think this is a major reason restaurants continue to have trouble hiring -- even people who have worked in restaurants a lot in the past don't want to work in these places anymore. And I'm not just talking about the places that look like they have rats. They ALL have rats. Some of the higher end places do more to combat them, but they still have them. And you'd be surprised at how many of the restaurants and bars that charge very high prices and project a very refined image that have ongoing, and major, rat problems. I live right near one and am very aware of the issues. You see their dining room, I've seen their back door and their dumpster. I will never eat there.
The homeless encampments pose a major issue as well. I'm very liberal and have volunteered at a soup kitchen for 30 years and I cannot for the life of me understand the opposition to cleaning out the homeless encampments. No one should be living in them, they are unsanitary. I understand why some people dislike shelters and I do think we should do more to provide housing in a dignified way. But these encampments are not it. I have seen rats running in and out of them regularly since they popped up across the city. I've seen rats running into tents that currently have people sleeping in them. It's not okay.
We need to crack down on restaurants, send out theses ratter teams or other mitigation measures wherever we can, and shut down these encampments. There is no reason for us to live like this. We have high taxes and a government that theoretically has all the tools they need to get this done.
Believe it or not, some people who live in the homeless encampments keep stray cats or the rats as pets. Can you imagine keeping a dirty, filthy rat as a pet? Disgusting.
Anonymous
10/13/2022 14:23
Subject: Re:Rodents everywhere in DC
The rat problem in DC restaurants is a major issue. Always a concern with restaurants in a city but it's gotten much worse and I'm surprised people don't talk about it. I actually think this is a major reason restaurants continue to have trouble hiring -- even people who have worked in restaurants a lot in the past don't want to work in these places anymore. And I'm not just talking about the places that look like they have rats. They ALL have rats. Some of the higher end places do more to combat them, but they still have them. And you'd be surprised at how many of the restaurants and bars that charge very high prices and project a very refined image that have ongoing, and major, rat problems. I live right near one and am very aware of the issues. You see their dining room, I've seen their back door and their dumpster. I will never eat there.
The homeless encampments pose a major issue as well. I'm very liberal and have volunteered at a soup kitchen for 30 years and I cannot for the life of me understand the opposition to cleaning out the homeless encampments. No one should be living in them, they are unsanitary. I understand why some people dislike shelters and I do think we should do more to provide housing in a dignified way. But these encampments are not it. I have seen rats running in and out of them regularly since they popped up across the city. I've seen rats running into tents that currently have people sleeping in them. It's not okay.
We need to crack down on restaurants, send out theses ratter teams or other mitigation measures wherever we can, and shut down these encampments. There is no reason for us to live like this. We have high taxes and a government that theoretically has all the tools they need to get this done.
The homeless encampments pose a major issue as well. I'm very liberal and have volunteered at a soup kitchen for 30 years and I cannot for the life of me understand the opposition to cleaning out the homeless encampments. No one should be living in them, they are unsanitary. I understand why some people dislike shelters and I do think we should do more to provide housing in a dignified way. But these encampments are not it. I have seen rats running in and out of them regularly since they popped up across the city. I've seen rats running into tents that currently have people sleeping in them. It's not okay.
We need to crack down on restaurants, send out theses ratter teams or other mitigation measures wherever we can, and shut down these encampments. There is no reason for us to live like this. We have high taxes and a government that theoretically has all the tools they need to get this done.
Anonymous
10/13/2022 14:09
Subject: Rodents everywhere in DC
What is a ratter team and where do I get one?
Anonymous
10/11/2022 22:27
Subject: Rodents everywhere in DC
Anonymous wrote:I’ll send some black snakes from suburban VA. They are crossing the streets and sticking their tongs looking for rodents.
Just to clarify. I don’t like snakes and the “don’t thread on me” license plates. Yuck
Anonymous
10/11/2022 22:24
Subject: Rodents everywhere in DC
I’ll send some black snakes from suburban VA. They are crossing the streets and sticking their tongs looking for rodents.