[Blacklabcollective] ENDLESS RATS FOREVER!

[tara myketiak]

Wow, I'm really behind on checking emails. I'm at work till 8 but could
help out another day.

On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 3:08 PM, Leggo Sirens <sirensongs604 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Okay, I can pick some up on my way home from work. Won't get in there til
> tomorrow though. I'll get some steel wool too? Is someone around tomorrow
> evening to help me fill the holes?
>
> On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 1:06 AM, Lindsay Kasting <l.kasting86 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> highly recommend this stuff, which that rats can dig through if they
>> really want to but can be mixed with the steel wool, it gets pretty hard
>> and will hold the steel wool in place.
>>
>>
>> http://www.homedepot.com/p/GREAT-STUFF-16-oz-Pestblock-Insulating-Foam-Sealant-11034540/203282346
>>
>> i'm becoming increasingly convinced that contractor is a scam artist,
>> it's been over two months since he was paid in full and he has done nothing
>> but spend a couple afternoons pouring gravel and black top. but yeah i'm
>> sure they're getting in that way. also that hole near the back door.
>>
>> i'm down with another big clean but i also want to remind people that
>> doing good cleans after shows is hugely important. when i went down to set
>> up for the long knife gig there were takeout containers full of food behind
>> the door booth and tons of crap all over the counters by the bar/shower
>> zone. maybe we can make him a list? for paying someone, i think stuff like
>> behind and in the fridge and the storage rooms are more important that the
>> floor, which gets mopped every show, y'know?
>>
>> to be honest, i'm a little relieved that smell turned out to be a dead
>> rat. i feared it might be a plumbing issue. rat is better bc a) not a
>> plumbing issue! and b) they're finally dying! when i was in blood alley the
>> other day this rat was so slow and pathetic, i could have stomped it
>> without even trying that hard. i hate them so much, hopefully we'll get a
>> cold snap soon.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 8:17 PM, Leggo Sirens <sirensongs604 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> can someone text me re this? its hard for me to check gmail right now
>>> because i only have a cracked phone screen internet thing. 250 863 3535.
>>> i work til 430 tomorrow but can get stuff during the day at work hopefully?
>>>
>>> On Sun, Nov 1, 2015 at 8:13 PM, Leggo Sirens <sirensongs604 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> i can go in tomorrow night and fill the holes with brillo and sprayfoam
>>>> if someone can help me get the supplies? or just give me money and i can
>>>> bike to home depot. i dont know where the holes are though so i might need
>>>> some help in locating.
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 9:07 PM, Megan Speers <speers.megan at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> hey pals
>>>>>
>>>>> I got a text from Wendy (the lady who runs the saturday community
>>>>> meetings at the space) letting me know that she found a huge dead rat by
>>>>> the sink today and a ton of new fresh rat shit. And I think we've all
>>>>> noticed the recent increase in stench, especially in the back / staff only
>>>>> part of the space...
>>>>>
>>>>> Can we get Shiner in again to clean? and can we maybe see if he's into
>>>>> filling in some of those rat holes with like cement and steel wool or
>>>>> whatever (that's what the pest control guy suggested when he checked out
>>>>> the place).
>>>>> Also, Lindsay, is the work in the back done? because I feel like maybe
>>>>> the area under the existing porch is probably an entrance zone, do you know
>>>>> if the contractor has any plans to maybe rip it up and fill in that area?
>>>>>
>>>>> TBH I won't be around a lot until mid december, so I don't wana be too
>>>>> naggy about shit but it's pretty fucked right now in there now that the
>>>>> weather is cooling off they're probably gona start coming in more, and it'd
>>>>> be great to get some of those zones dealt with asap. Also I think we're
>>>>> doing pretty ok financially (i.e. have more money than rent cost) right now
>>>>> so it's a great time to invest in fixing things up a bit.
>>>>>
>>>>> My proposal is that if Shiner's down to do a huge clean and ideally if
>>>>> he's also down to fix those rat holes properly, we should just pay him to
>>>>> do so. Cause I don't wana do it but i'd sure love to see it get done! hah.
>>>>>
>>>>> you're all great
>>>>> megan
>>>>>
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