[Blacklabcollective] Rat Cleanup Plan for Sunday/Monday's Show & Pest Control

Tue Aug 11 18:02:22 PDT 2015

I am down to do a full day of work at the space. We can bring tools and
cover stuff.
Rafael.

2015-08-07 11:25 GMT-07:00 Anju Singh <aanjusingh at gmail.com>:

> Yikes. Ok good to know. And decluttering seems like a good idea.
>
> I've got shiner coming in tomorrow for a surface cleaning and steel wool
> filling as a start.
>
> Regarding decluttering, at secret location we have rats but declutterjng
> is a huge part of our regular cleaning plan and we have never had an
> infestation so I believe it does help.
>
> Regarding the stage, if there is a break between shows maybe we can take
> it down and rebuild it to be flush with the floor?
>
> Yikes :( what a bummer
>
>
> On Friday, August 7, 2015, Lindsay Kasting <l.kasting86 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for dealing with that Megan! Ugh what a nightmare.
>> On Aug 7, 2015 10:17 AM, "Megan Speers" <speers.megan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hey everyone! Get ready for a long ass email!
>>>
>>> I just met with the pest control guy and it looks like we have a fair
>>> bit of work ahead of us if we wana get the rats under control. I didn't get
>>> specific with our use of the space, he just assumed we are "trying to open
>>> a business" and I kept everything vague.
>>>
>>> Basically, as we all I'm sure suspected, the back sink hole is the
>>> biggest major entry point that exists. He referred to it as a
>>> "superhighway". He also said all the clutter back there (wood, garbage,
>>> etc) is primo rat nesting material and should be cleared out and filled in.
>>>
>>> The actual back door has a corner on it that has a small gap, and this
>>> is another easy entry point. Rats apparently have collapsible ribcages and
>>> can fit through super tiny holes. Great!
>>>
>>> There are other visible possible entry points in the back bathroom (the
>>> one that's painted white), I noted to him that there seems to be a lot of
>>> feces and chewed up wood and stuff near the hot water tank and he couldn't
>>> see in there very well but said that he figured there's probably an entry
>>> point back in there. There is another pretty large one in the front corner
>>> on the side near the stage, and numerous other, smaller ones all over. He
>>> also felt that under the stage is a potential nesting zone since it is
>>> hollow and suggested we get rid of it if we don't have a use for it
>>> (haha...).
>>>
>>> Basically the steps he suggested were as follows:
>>> 1) Massively de-clutter! Any cluttered, cozy corners are rat havens and
>>> the less they can hide from humans, the less likely they are to want to
>>> hang out in the lab.
>>> 2) Clean up and deal with the sink hole in the back of the property (I
>>> personally feel this is well beyond our abilities).
>>> 3) Set out bait traps and snap traps. The bait traps I guess are blocks
>>> of poisonous stuff that the rats bring back to share with their families.
>>> Grim as fuck.
>>> 4) Locate all entry points and fill them with steel wool and pre-mixed
>>> concrete (this is a combo that they can't chew through).
>>>
>>> He really seemed to think that the sheer amount of STUFF in the space is
>>> a huge factor in how much rat activity we have. Every area of the space we
>>> went into, he would just point at all our piles of junk and say "all that
>>> has to go"... basically we need to get rid of anything non-essential/useful
>>> before we can really get a handle on the situation. And yea, the sinkhole.
>>> Hopefully while the landlord is in town we can talk him into actually
>>> hiring someone to deal with that back area... it needs to be dealt with by
>>> someone who knows how to fix it in a way where it doesn't further
>>> exacerbate the sinking of the building.
>>>
>>> Ok! hope everyone is having a great week. see y'all soon.
>>> -megan.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 7:04 PM, Rafael "Cabeza" Manrique <
>>> cabezadevacarecs at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sounds good to me! Awesome Anju.
>>>> Also, would you guys say that 60 beers is not enough show right? But it
>>>> is also a Monday.
>>>> How many beers should I buy?
>>>>
>>>> Rafael.
>>>>
>>>> 2015-08-06 14:55 GMT-07:00 Anju Singh <aanjusingh at gmail.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> Hey everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>> So, I talked to Megan and we are going to pay Shiner a few bucks to
>>>>> help clean up and reduce the rat situation. He has already agreed. This
>>>>> will be done Sunday afternoon, so in time for Sunday night and Monday
>>>>> night's shows. We will probably make enough Sunday to cover this cost from
>>>>> bar sales, as well as have some money to pay Lindsay back too.
>>>>>
>>>>> The last show I did was a little too gross to be in there and even the
>>>>> volunteers were grossed out, so I'm going to move ahead and make it a
>>>>> little less offensive.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, Pest Control will be in tomorrow morning to meet with Megan
>>>>> regarding giving us a quote.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Anju Singh
>>>>>
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