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Old January 7th 08, 06:22 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Rodent Deterrent?

On Jan 6, 8:43*pm, rlovinggood wrote:
Ok gang, first of all, the old trailer was sold about two years ago.
Oh, you can't imagine how happy I was, and remain, to move into the
new trailer, even if it is a "mickey mouse" trailer now...

Today, after completing the Annual Condition Inspection, I spent a few
hours with vacuum cleaner, compressed air hose, wash bucket and rags
and attacked both glider and glider trailer. *I also cleaned out every
bit of scrap food that I could find. *I'm sure I have the cleanest
trailer at our field right now. *Probably can't say that I have the
cleanest glider because I just can't get in every nook and cranny and
it is 38 years old, plus or minus, now.

As to shredding for a nest, oh yea. *I had several blue shop paper
towels in the cockpit and some had been shredded for nesting. *I had
some foam padding up front of the trailer and the little bugger had
dug a nice little spot between the two sheets. *Not sure why he went
to the trouble because it was the "egg crate" style stuff to start
with. *Oh yea, there was a plastic grocery bag that was shredded. *And
mouse "croutons" in many places.

A quick check of the electrics didn't find any problems. *By "quick" I
mean I connected the battery and turned everything on and did a "radio
check".

Not yet have I done a pressure check (vacuum check) on the pnuematics,
but that will come when I can find a reasonable weather day (I'll be
working outside...)

At the end of the day, I placed a small plastic container in the rear
of the trailer. *Inside are the miniature "Lincoln Logs" produced in
one day by my wife's pet ferret. *After the trailer was closed up and
tied down, I almost forgot the fabric softener sheet. *I meant to
place it in the cockpit, but in a rush to go, I just placed it inside
of the cargo door. *So there's poop in the rear and fabric softener up
front. *Oh yea, she's gonna smell nice when I open it up! *:-)

Ray


To me,those fabric softener sheets smell just slightly less hidious
than mouse poop and worse than moth balls. Maybe my friends lay them
all over their gliders to keep ME away. Sure works!

MM
 




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