Good tip, I'll have to remember that. I seem to remember reading about a
Florida based outfit offering pads of foam impregnated with of all things a
concoction base on cranberries. They sell it to the power companies, etc.
They say it's good for bugs, snakes... you name it. But, it ain't cheep!!
Stan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eddy Swynar" <deswynar@xplornet.ca>
To: "Stan Labinsky Jr." <wa2puq@frontiernet.net>
Cc: <towertalk@contesting.com>; "Bill Ogden" <ogden@us.ibm.com>
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 3:46 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Chipmunks
On 2012-01-13, at 3:34 PM, Stan Labinsky Jr. wrote:
> Don't know about other's experiences, Bill, using moth balls but I hung
> (stored) one of the seats from one of our vans up on the garage wall.
> Actually suspended it from the ceiling on 1/4" nylon rope.
> Well, I laid a tarp over it and left an opened box of moth flakes sitting
> there. A year or so later when I went to put it back into the van, there
> was this nice hole eaten in the seat and into the padding. Couldn't tell
> which kind of critter did the deed, but I have both squirrels and chip
> munks
> by the dozen running around here, even with the neighborhood cats passing
> through. And yes, the moth flakes still smelled.
>
Hi Guys,
My XYL inherited a 1964 Pontiac Parisienne from her deceased brother two
years ago...in deference to his memory, we restored the car to running
condition, & had it certified & licensed...
Naturally, this old behemoth is stored away in the winter time, and as a
safeguard against mice, here's what we do---and so far it WORKS, too: get
several dryer drier tissues (we use the "Bounce" brand, and place them on
the 4 corners of the car floor, and place two in the trunk. Then, rather
than moth balls, sprinkle the sheets with CRUSHED CLOVES. Mice & rodents
apparently HATE the smell of cloves---and the crushed variety are even more
pungent..
We also do this on the floor beneath the car, too, especially under the
engine...
So far, so good. Mothballs just do NOT seem to "hack" it---crushed cloves
do.
~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
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