rodent's revenge

I've previously chronicled our battles with rodents under and (at times) in our house. we havent had any sightings recently, but we've heard their gnawing now and then, so I set out some more poison not long ago. in case you dont know, typical rat poison causes the beasts to be really really thirsty as it basically melts their insides, sending them to the end they deserve. usually they head for the sewer to die, or occassionally they'll end up in a bucket or something.

apparently one of our our local vermin was too lazy to head for the sewer, and not finding any other refreshment handy, it decided to chew through our 3/4" PVC water line. I made this discovery not long after hearing an unsettling rush under the house. it had chewed at the corner first 90 degree joint coming from the supply line and opened up just a small yet powerful spray. crap.

almost every time I decend into our "crawl space" I'm amazed that our house is still standing and relatively functional. the maze of PVC would be amusing if it wasnt so frighteningly jury-rigged. I dont claim that I would do it much better, but I think I would at least enlist the right help. ah the joys of an old house whose previous owners were slackers.

anyway, off to the hardware store for fresh PVC glue, and an hour or so later, everything is patched up. many thanks to Jeff Hall for teaching me how to do PVC work a few years ago.

my butt got entirely too cold from sitting in the muddy puddle, my back still twinges a bit from hunching over and hacksawing the old joint off, but it's back together and drying now. we'll see if it holds together when I turn the water back on.