Running some gas through the Logtruck...

[hubcapsc]

I pulled The Logtruck out of the shed today, and found the same
mouse nest that was in there when I was getting ready for The
Fall Color Ride. I think I see how they might be getting into the
shed, I'll put on a fix tomorrow and hope for the best.

Today has been a beautiful day, 55 degrees or so, full sun.

Here's an old house that's had it... sad...





Just down the road is another old house... vandals had begun on it
when the adjacent farmer/land-owner bought the property and cleaned
it up. He uses the barn and is there a lot, he was there today... it
is safe. He took me through it once, I remember a couple of unlevel
floors, but it is a real cool old house.



The Logtruck sure is a good motorcycle  ...

-Mike

[msb]

That first pic especially is a good one. Love old buildings like that, I like to stop and poke around old buildings, towns, etc. as well when we're just meandering through the back roads. While not as old as those buildings there, our "old" Valks sure have aged well though (probably better than most of their owners ), as they really stand out in front of any background.

[Patrick]

I too like old homes. Its a shame to see them allowed to fall apart like those.

[Thunderbolt]

Mike now that you have a bit more time on your hands........you might consider purchasing a good metal detector for those times when you have a few minutes at some of those old places.  It's just like Christmas when you dig up that old silver half dollar.  Silver or gold comes out of the ground pretty much like it went in, just wipe the dirt off.
Thanks for the pics, good as usual.
But always get permission from the owner and cover all the holes.

[hubcapsc]

Mike now that you have a bit more time on your hands........you might consider purchasing a good metal detector for those times when you have a few minutes at some of those old places.  It's just like Christmas when you dig up that old silver half dollar.  Silver or gold comes out of the ground pretty much like it went in, just wipe the dirt off.
Thanks for the pics, good as usual.
But always get permission from the owner and cover all the holes.

I was once the caretaker of an old plantation house... I mowed the grass
and lived in the basement. In the house, and also out in the woods (the
former grounds) were fancy brick cisterns. We took a couple of lengths
of hosepipe, coiled them up, and filled them with water. Threw one end
in the cistern in the woods and the other end down the hill. A couple of
days later and the cistern was siphoned out. We went down in it with
a metal detector and didn't even find a dime. We found a mooshed up
old teapot though.

-Mike

[Jess from VA]

Growing up, my best friend had an old house over grown with weeds and trees growing through it on his property.  And it was leaning way worse than the Piza tower.  It also housed legions of bugs and bees.

We were told to stay out of it.  But we'd still play in it from time to time.  One time we were both upstairs on the low side, and it moved and creaked lower about 6 inches.

We ran the hell out of there, and a week or two later, it went over.

In law school they told us this was called an attractive nuisance.   It wasn't that attractive, except to adventurous kids.    

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Mike now that you have a bit more time on your hands........you might consider purchasing a good metal detector for those times when you have a few minutes at some of those old places.  It's just like Christmas when you dig up that old silver half dollar.  Silver or gold comes out of the ground pretty much like it went in, just wipe the dirt off.
Thanks for the pics, good as usual.
But always get permission from the owner and cover all the holes.

I was once the caretaker of an old plantation house... I mowed the grass
and lived in the basement. In the house, and also out in the woods (the
former grounds) were fancy brick cisterns. We took a couple of lengths
of hosepipe, coiled them up, and filled them with water. Threw one end
in the cistern in the woods and the other end down the hill. A couple of
days later and the cistern was siphoned out. We went down in it with
a metal detector and didn't even find a dime. We found a mooshed up
old teapot though.

-Mike

I used a metal detector for a couple of years when I lived in a shared rental in the county of Rutland in England .Found some interesting stuff but nothing of real value.

[DDT (12)]

Mike,

Great post! A wonderful illustration of that old adage: "A picture is worth a thousand words." BTW, those mice may have adopted you, so... an omen of some sort? A 'message' for sure...

DDT

[Skinhead]

Mike,

Great post! A wonderful illustration of that old adage: "A picture is worth a thousand words." BTW, those mice may have adopted you, so... an omen of some sort? A 'message' for sure...

DDT

Mike,

I think it is time to make those cats earn their keep.  Put them in the shed with the bike for a few days.  They will probably enjoy the hunt.

[threevalks]

Mike, listen to Joe and put the cats on the job.  You can't stop a mouse from getting in your building, they can get in a thermos bottle.

[Rams]

In law school they told us this was called an attractive nuisance.  

I dated one of those once.   

Rams

[hubcapsc]

Mike, listen to Joe and put the cats on the job.  You can't stop a mouse from getting in your building, they can get in a thermos bottle.

Good Lord I hope not  ...

I worked hard a few years ago to de-squirrelify the shed with great success...



There's no holes anywhere in the shed anymore, except for a couple of places
on the back corner where my sheets of plywood don't quite match up. I made
an attempt at de-mousification there yesterday... with flashing...



Nala was in there with me some yesterday, she loved sniffing around, but
I don't think she'd love me anymore if I closed her in there for a couple of
days.



-Mike

[Valkorado]

I've read that fat mice can squeeze thru an opening about the diameter of a pencil.

I have also discovered that fat house cats seem less interested in mousing duties than their more active, outdoorsy cousins.

[Valkorado]

In law school they told us this was called an attractive nuisance.  

I dated one of those once.   

Rams

  

[RNFWP]

I pulled The Logtruck out of the shed today, and found the same
mouse nest that was in there when I was getting ready for The
Fall Color Ride. I think I see how they might be getting into the
shed, I'll put on a fix tomorrow and hope for the best.

-Mike

Mike, enjoyed the post and photos. I thought of 'To a Mouse' by Robert Burns.
The 25th was Robert Burns day. The most quoted line is "The best-laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men
Gang aft agley" (go oft astray)
I hope you and the Logtruck out smart that mouse 
Ross