I walked into store at my work this morning and heard some noises coming from the garbage can. I went over to look and heard something run from one side to the other. I jumped back, but then once it calmed down I looked inside. This is what I saw. The picture is kinda dark and it was taken with my phone so it isn't the best quality but I think it is good enough for you to get the idea. This is probably the 3rd one i've seen in the garbage can since I have lived here but this is by far the largest one i've seen. I am still trying to figure out how they get into a 3 foot tall garbage can. If they fall into it I would expect them to get hurt or something. Anyway...he will just stay there until the guys in the store get here. They usually take the garbage can outside and fill it half full of water so the little guy drowns. I almost feel bad for it with an emphasis on the 'almost'.
Update:
Instead of drowning the rat it seems that he has been made our mascot. Glenn put him in a old round plastic jar with a lid and poked holes in the top for him to breathe. He layed it on its side this morning and he has been running around behind the counter like he is in a plastic bubble. However, that may sound happier then the drowning but I am told he does not plan to feed him so he should slowly starve to death. I'm not sure which one is worse. He is so cute when he is confined to a jar. I really do feel bad for him now.
Newest Update:
My friend, the rat, has been set free. We went and let him go in the back corner of the lot. Hopefully he ran away to live somewhere else so I don't come upon him in the future and get the crap scared out of me again.
