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

Tue Aug 11 20:02:56 PDT 2015

I should have called you! I would've loved a helper tonight. Almost done
now haha
On Aug 11, 2015 6:03 PM, "Rafael "Cabeza" Manrique" <
cabezadevacarecs at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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