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Speechless Sunday. . . .YIKES! And it's not even Halloween yet!

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Rats!

 

 

 

 

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Jane Penttinen, Sr. Loan Officer
NMLS #222178
Sunstreet Mortgage, LLC
520-547-4150

Jane Penttinen (Sunstreet Mortgage, LLC - Sr. Loan Officer): Loan Officer in Tucson, AZ 

If you, your friends or family require the services of a mortgage professional, please don't hesitate to call me.  I am never too busy for any of your referrals.

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Karen Fiddler, Broker/Owner
Karen Parsons-Fiddler, Broker 949-510-2395 - Mission Viejo, CA
Orange County & Lake Arrowhead, CA (949)510-2395

Oh yes....that's nice! I had one land on my head recently when I opened the attic access door for my buyers, not doing that again! Needless to say, we didn't buy that house.

Sep 20, 2009 03:50 AM
Sun City Grand Homes Surprise AZ Real Estate Leolinda Bowers Designated Broker Leolinda Realty
Leolinda Realty - Surprise, AZ
Sun City Grand in Surprise Arizona

Don't you wonder how it ever got in.  Better yet, how did you get it out?

Sep 20, 2009 03:55 AM
Jane Penttinen
V.I.P. Mortgage - Tucson, AZ
NMLS #222178

Karen  & Leolinda - We think the little rat just squeezed himselft thru the grates.  I've heard they can compress themselves into some pretty tight places.  He was actually already dead when we found him so my husband just unscrewed the top off and pulled him out. 

I cannot even imagine one falling on my head, Karen.  That's the stuff nightmares are made of!

Sep 20, 2009 04:00 AM
Yvette Gardner
Keller Williams Realty, Spartanburg, SC - Spartanburg, SC

Yikes is right!  Nightmares for sure.  I don't even want to think about it. 

Sep 20, 2009 10:31 AM
Jane Penttinen
V.I.P. Mortgage - Tucson, AZ
NMLS #222178

Yvette & Dennis - Neither do I!   I am glad it's GONE!

Sep 20, 2009 11:54 AM
Tony & Darcy Cannon
Aubrey and Associates Realty - Layton, UT
The C Team

Ok, that isn't something that I would like to go out and find, but it would be worse to have one land on my head!

Sep 20, 2009 02:35 PM
Kathleen Frawley
Keller Williams 916 730-4404 Elk Grove, Wilton, Folsom, Sacramento - Wilton, CA
South County Sacramento, 916 730 4404

Graphic picture...I may be having creepy dreams tonight!  We have an Owl house out here, the have nested in it for years, and those birds really take care of any farm rodents.

PS I can't imagine one falling on my head either

Sep 20, 2009 03:56 PM
Jane Penttinen
V.I.P. Mortgage - Tucson, AZ
NMLS #222178

Good Morning Tony & Darcy!  It's gone!  Gone! Gone!!  Thank goodness.

Hey Kathleen - hope you didn't have any creepy dreams! :)

Sep 21, 2009 02:29 AM
Sandy McKee
Sunstreet Mortgage - Tucson, AZ

Yuck. I guess living in the desert we can't avoid these guys...

Sep 21, 2009 07:17 AM
Jane Penttinen
V.I.P. Mortgage - Tucson, AZ
NMLS #222178

Sandy - they're everywhere!  Just never had one in my air conditioning unit before.

Sep 21, 2009 07:22 AM
April Solomon
Keller Williams Professionals - Swannanoa, NC
Broker/Realtor/GRI

Eeeewwww.  Nothing like a rat in the A/C unit.  Looks like you need a cat!

Sep 21, 2009 01:57 PM
Lee & Carol Barbour, REALTORS
Murphy and Hayesville, NC; Hiawassee, Blairsville, Blue Ridge GA - Murphy, NC
Mountain Living Team in Murphy NC and North GA

Eeeewww - is right! At least it was outside. A friend just had this terrible smell in her car and they found a dead cooking rat under the hood. We call her the "rat racer" now :)

Sep 21, 2009 03:08 PM
Jane Penttinen
V.I.P. Mortgage - Tucson, AZ
NMLS #222178

Good Morning April, Lee & Carol.  I guess even if you live in the desert you can still find these little devils in places you don't want to.  We have a couple of traps in place now near the AC unit and the pool heater.

Sep 22, 2009 05:08 AM
Debbie Walsh
SHAHAR Management - Middletown, NY
Hudson Valley NY Real Estate 845.283-3036

eeewwwww on your head Karen!  I would still be screaming.  I hate mice!  Was it dead or alive?  Maybe dead would be better than alive...at least it wouldn't be trying to run somewhere.....eeewww!

So Jane-good thing yours was dead!  LOL
   

Sep 23, 2009 12:43 PM
Jane Penttinen
V.I.P. Mortgage - Tucson, AZ
NMLS #222178

No kidding good thing it was dead.  And thank goodness my husband was here to get rid of it.  YUK!

Sep 24, 2009 03:14 AM
Diane Rice
Rice Prprty Mgmnt & Rlty, LLC, South Holland, IL - Lansing, IL
SFR, SRES, CNC

Oh dear!!  He probably went in to get the accumulated moisture to quench his thirst.  Bet he didn't know he'd have Internet exposure in his death!  LOL  Thanks for your comment on my post Jane!

Diane

Sep 26, 2009 05:09 PM
Sandy Childs
Keller Williams Realty - Spartanburg, SC
Realtor - Spartanburg, SC

Jane: Anything that crawls, wiggles, jumps or slithers gives me the creeps and I especially hate rats. How did you get it out?

Oct 03, 2009 01:41 PM
Jane Penttinen
V.I.P. Mortgage - Tucson, AZ
NMLS #222178

Diane  - I hadn't thought about the seeking moisture idea.  I'll bet that was it.  We think something happened to him when the fan kicked on.

Sandy - My husband had to unscrew the top and lift it out.  It was pretty creepy.  We've been in this house 9 years and that's the first time we've seen one of those.  I hope we never see another one.

Oct 04, 2009 02:17 AM
Susan Brown
Keller Williams NE, Kingwood Texas (Humble & Atascocita too) - Kingwood, TX

Jane, Yikes is right.  That is really creepy.  I wouldn't have handled that well at all.  LOL. 

Oct 07, 2009 03:58 AM
Jane Penttinen
V.I.P. Mortgage - Tucson, AZ
NMLS #222178

Susan - LOL!  I didn't!  That's what husband's are for.  :)

Oct 07, 2009 06:36 AM