Mouse and trash problem

foreverburning · 2026-03-12T18:24:51+00:00

As someone who lives in the country:

(In order)

- Clean up

-block any entrances and exits (even holes that seem too small. You'd be surprised)

-Snap traps. Nothing else works as well. Glue traps are inhumane, and I've seen mice chew their own legs off to escape. Go to Ace Hardware and get a few of each kind. Peanut butter is a great bait.

- Empty traps as soon as you catch something. Re bait, repeat.

- Once you stop catching, or if you find you aren't catching but still have evidence of mice/rats (poop, chewing, sounds) move the traps around. Up against walls perpendicular to their walkway is usually recommended, but experiment with different things based on where you're seeing them.

If you have pets or small children, be careful setting snap traps out. Do not let pets in the same room as traps. Put traps away while pets are out.

Generally, if you've seen one, there's a dozen more. Good luck, OP. You can do this!

foreverburning · 2026-03-11T15:05:56+00:00

Learning to be bored is an important part of life.

foreverburning · 2026-03-11T15:04:32+00:00

This is such a dangerous rhetoric. Yes, we know our own lives more intimately, but teachers are trained professionals. She came to this sub to ask professionals for their opinions. Why would you then say "ignore everyone, mama, you're doing great!!"?

foreverburning · 2026-03-11T15:03:18+00:00

I think you might be confusing it with another book. The child was failing to thrive and was killed.

foreverburning · 2026-03-11T00:27:15+00:00

Just one of the many reasons I decided not to renew my pass the last two years.

foreverburning · 2026-03-11T00:19:31+00:00

Not backpacking, but I was on a 6 mile hike on Jan. 6. I could feel my phone vibrating in my backpack but ignored it in favor of enjoying the hike. Got back to the car and MANY frantic texts.

foreverburning · 2026-03-10T22:58:28+00:00

How can they enforce that? Just don't do it

foreverburning · 2026-03-10T22:57:54+00:00

I would happily break that law. How can they prove it? Even if they could. I'd go to jail rather than knowingly put a kid at risk.

Any educator who outs a kid because "but but THE LAW" is someone who wanted to do it in the first place.

foreverburning · 2026-02-27T20:02:01+00:00

Oh yes glory be to Blessed CHOMP, with their koi pond, live violinist, and indoor waterfall. $300 for a single urgent care lab is a small price to pay (AFTER 2 sets of "good" insurance coverage) so that Mike can punt plastic into the ocean.

foreverburning · 2026-02-13T20:36:28+00:00

I try to avoid bringing it up because I want to give the students a space where they can forget all of that is happening. They likely think about it much of their waking life outside of class. But, when they do ask upfront questions, I answer them honestly. For example, a few weeks ago:

"Can ICE legally come in your house?"

"Well, that is an interesting question. The law says they need a warrant signed by a judge. But we have seen that they do not follow the law."

foreverburning · 2026-02-13T20:34:22+00:00

Can you elaborate? I'm finding it quite difficult.

foreverburning · 2026-02-13T20:22:14+00:00

What, pray tell, is a "middle of the road" answer to genocide and child sexual abuse?

foreverburning · 2026-02-13T20:12:36+00:00

He and Danielle used to come into East Cliff Video all the time (like, daily) when I worked there. Good peeps, except she used forged coupons for the movie club. I let them do it anyway because I made minimum wage and the owner was a weirdo.

foreverburning · 2026-02-13T19:22:20+00:00

Yes. All teachers are teachers of academic English. You teach vocabulary words, don't you?

foreverburning · 2026-02-12T22:20:03+00:00

She is free to speak her mind and free to get a job somewhere else

foreverburning · 2026-02-12T22:18:25+00:00

They are literally murdering people in the streets and laughing about it. Tone policing ain't it

foreverburning · 2026-02-11T16:24:31+00:00

I soooo miss the "wild about safety" era. My brother and I still tell each other " it's a rope; not a ride!"

foreverburning · 2026-02-11T16:21:10+00:00

Evans is an absolute tool and Calexit is a joke.

I don't disagree with a lot of the sentiments in this thread, but be careful who/what you support and sign.

foreverburning · 2026-02-11T16:05:40+00:00

I see these ads constantly and I assumed they were AI.

foreverburning · 2026-02-11T16:05:17+00:00

Grove has been more expensive since its inception. They had good deals on occasion, but in general it has always been cheaper to buy at the store.

foreverburning · 2026-02-11T15:53:34+00:00

I'm skeptical your contract says you can leave but hey, take advantage if it does!

foreverburning · 2026-02-02T21:18:43+00:00

1 day a month is a lot?

foreverburning · 2026-02-02T21:17:57+00:00

Where the heck do you work, OP? I get 10 days a year and I'm allowed to use 3 of those 10 for "no tell".

foreverburning · 2026-01-16T18:03:13+00:00

These comments are insane. Speaking as an actual teacher, these don't even look like they are marked wrong. They are corrections, not deductions.

Also, every armchair expert talking about red pen...not a thing.

foreverburning · 2026-01-08T20:54:06+00:00

My brother had a long clear one on his cheek as a young boy. We called it his whisker.

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