Dear Rats,
I currently have more than enough crap in my life, and I would really appreciate it if you could kindly fuck off. I mean, go find some cheese, go fuck yourself, or even better, go make friends with the hungriest python you can find!
But for the love of peace, leave my shit alone and stop procreating so fast!
Isn't it enough that you brought us the plague and various other diseases, ruin or crops and food supplies - Now this!
Sincerely Bitter
Breezin
This is the control housing where the pump for one of my boreholes is situated. This pump runs 80 meters (+/- 262 feet) underground, and having well-insulated power cables running down to power the pumps is crucial. Not only are these cables extremely expensive, but they are also tricky to rejoin, as the pump will have to be partially lifted out of the hole and suspended so that the cables can be replaced. I am sure this task would be less daunting with the right equipment at hand, but sadly that is not the case here.
As if water issues weren't enough to deal with, the rats manage to get into the control housing for the well water pumps. While in there, they knawed at the power cables. While working with water open power cables are the last thing you want lying around. More than that, the isolation on the cables was knawed through just enough to cause a shortage on the water pumps once the moisture and humidity in the housing increased, especially on warm days.
These power lines will need to be severed and rejoined with scotch joints to ensure a waterproof and secure join.
The little bastards really got in there and made the most of their time.
The problem is not only the cost and time to repair these cables. It also means that we will be out of a pump for a few days while this is being repaired. And no pump m means no water, and seeing that water shortage is a very cold reality in this part and that we can only pump small amounts at a time, it is important to pump whenever we are able to do so in order to keep the animals and the plants afloat.
I definitely do not want to put out poison for them, as that could endanger birds of prey and rather animals. And placing traps for these vermin just doesn't seem to be keeping them at bay. So, for now, this war will wager on until a sustainable solution arises.
Complaining certainly won't fix the problem, So I better get at it!
Fuckin Rats!