Over the last couple of weeks the dogs and I have seen a couple opossums, one large and one small. The large one got to live 'cause we were outside a bit after dusk, it was playing possum & I didn't have anything lethal with me. The next one was actually during the daytime, it too was playing dead. I was close enough to the scrap metal pile to grab an old mower blade and send it to paradise. DW called out an exterminator, (Orcon), who said we did have a opossum infestation under the house. They seem to like the fact the underneath is insulated. Didn't get a quote from him, he flat out said we couldn't afford their services. (How the F*CK does he know what I can afford??).
So, I've been setting live & sticky traps around the place. Caught & killed the big one (hoping it's the only big one) in a live trap. The first sticky trap disappeared. Nailed the second one to the ground, caught a small one on it. I did notice a problem with sticky traps in 100+* heat - they aren't so sticky when they get hot.
Day before yesterday I noticed the toilet in the the master bath was moving. OK, it's hot & dry, maybe the floors dried out a bit. Got a half turn on one bolt. The other bolt, well... the nut just kept turning until the bolt came out. Damn. Maybe the bolt just turned while I was tightening the nut and it came out through the slotted hole.....
Next night I tried putting the bolt back into the flange & tightening it. It never got tight, came out again. Took the toilet off today. Wouldn't ya know it, the damn PVC flange is broken. And it's glued in. The plumber (who's coming out tomorrow morn) gave an estimate over the phone of +/- $200.
Been trying to trim the trees around the 5 acres. There are many trees around here - they're growing into each other along all 4 sides of the property and there are quite a few scattered around inside. This has to be done 'cause SWMBO has a shade on her riding mower & I've had to repair it twice, due to low hanging limbs. And we're having a heat wave. Tree trimming in 104* is so much fun. Having a bad neck, low back, shoulder & knee doesn't make it any more fun.
Wouldn't trade it for living in town for anything.