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And living on a farm, (another certainty) in an old farm house, well, I got em mice that is. Over the years, the mice and I have come to an amicable unspoken agreement. They remain on the inside of the walls and I stay on the outside. But lately, Ive been thinking of re-writing that agreement, with a silence clause written in. You see, they became a bit noisy at times. Not a huge party going on in there, more a scamper here and a scratch there, just enough to annoy me. The Sidekick and I were at the TSC Store in Guelph last fall, and came across a device that claimed all sorts of miraculous things, includ- ing repelling rodents. And the best part? It was on sale! Now, Im usually a skeptic from hell. I wouldnt as a rule purchase any electronic device that claims to drive mice away by emit- ting a high-pitched supersonic sound. But dammit, put a sale tag in front of me and Ill certainly take a second look. I bought one and plugged it into a recepta- cle in the bedroom at home. It was now in a force field, you know, going high-tech in the mouse cold war. The sounds in the walls stopped immedi- ately. Okay, I admit, I was cautiously impressed. I left it there for a few months. Notta sound in the walls. I couldnt help but wonder if it actually worked. Now moving along, we all know about the kitchen. In the mouse world, thats no mans land (or should that be no mouses land) where no teeny tiny rodent should ever show himself, or, worse still, leave evidence of the same. Apparently, I have a couple of rebel mice in the walls, and some aforementioned evidence appeared on the kitchen counter one morning. Immediately, I sprang into action, and ran upstairs and grabbed my miracle electronic force field and plugged it into the receptacle on the kitchen counter. There hasnt been a speck of evidence since. I could only imagine a conversation in the walls as the mice discuss the new strategy of dealing with the TFF (Teds Force Field). The day I pulled it from the bedroom, I thought I heard a mouse patrol with listening device on the other side of the plaster report- ing to one another. The TFF is deactivated! Pass it on! And then theyd take the appropriate action to move into the once-protected area in the bedroom as the kitchen has become a protect- ed zone. Does it work? Maybe, maybe not. I dont know. But after reading up on it, in spite of all the negative press that these devices get, I must admit that mine seems to have worked for now. After reading lots of pro and con com- ments, I think the key is to keep moving it around every few months. That way, the mice dont have the opportunity to become accus- tomed to the supersonic sounds it emits. Now that Ive got that working, Im think- ing of developing another protection against these lowly mice. Im considering installing listening devices in the walls, so I can hear what they are reporting back to their superi- ors. That way I can stay right on top of my defenses. Before they develop little earplugs... High-tech in the mouse war Ted Brown (Ted Brown can be reached at tbrown@independentfreepress.com) Glen residents can give input on traffic study Ward 2 Councillor Joan Robson requested that Glen Williams resi- dents be given an avenue for com- ments in the proposed traffic study for that hamlet. Council had recently added $25,000 to the Towns 2008 capital budget to fund a Transportation Study for Glen Williams this year. Town Engineer Chris Mills said the process will be designed to ensure the community has input.