The days passed and the memory of the mice began to fade. Nearly a week and a half later, Joe went to cook dinner. Due to the enormous heat wave of record high temperatures in July, BBQ season was popular. Joe hadn't used his stove in over a month! One evening, when the air became cooler at night, they were ready for something other than BBQ. Time to throw a pizza in the oven!
Joe turned on the oven to preheat it and left the room to check his email. He heard the oven alarm go off and as he opened the door to slide the pizza in, a rancid thick cloud of smoke billowed out. "Kelsey!!! The oven's on fire, what should I do, just throw water on it!" That was the best idea she could come up with, so he grabbed a glass full of water and doused the flames inside the oven. When the smoke cleared, he looked towards the bottom of the oven and could see a mound of some substance between the cracks of the panel along the bottom.
He lifted the panel to find a stack of dog food! The mice had created a nest in the oven and stolen dog food from the dish! No wonder Oliver the cocker spaniel was looking a tad thinner.
Disgusted, but thankful he was in the house before the whole oven engulfed in flames, flashbacks of the mice started. "Those evil little creatures", he thought.
Moral of the story?
1.) Always check the nooks and crannies in your house after rodents have been there. You never know where they may have made a comfy bed. The result could have burned down Joe's house, so it's important to check all of those areas where wires lay.
2.) Avoid the "new and improved" traps, go with the good old wooden ones.
3.) And we also wanted to give you all a good laugh to take along the way :)
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