About 25 years ago when Síle and I were living in Kilmacleague, and had no rubbish collection, so we used to make frequent trips to the dump in our Renault Four.
As a result, we found one day that we had a mouse in the car.
This turned out to be extremely embarrassing, particularly when one gave someone a lift (which one does in the country).
One day a strong and sturdy local farmers son screamed like a banshee just because the mouse ran over his feet as we drove through John’s Park.
We did eventually get rid of him by setting a mouse trap in the car.
Things are different in France.
This morning, having a day off, Síle and I were going towards the Cirque de Navacelles when a lizard, a reasonably large one about three inches long, came out of the air-vents for a sunning on the dashboard and, only when poked with a stick, then disappeared into the bowels of the heating system.
We stopped the car and set the airconditioning on to coldest.
He did not re-appear.
So we just drove on, I confess that my driving was a little erratic as I continually expected Eddy (we have decided to call him Eddy Lizard) to drop down on my knee any second and scurry up the leg of my shorts.
Now I have never come across Lizard Traps so what do we do?
All suggestions will be extremely welcome in the comment box please.
Comments
Petra
on August 17, 2010Get a pet snake and keep it in your car.
steve
on August 17, 2010They are terrified of panflute music and the smell of burning feathers. good luck!
Martin
on August 17, 2010Thank you Petra, I follow that with a Mongoose to swallow the snake and then, like the old lady who swallowed the fly, end up with an entire zoo in the Megane.
An excellent idea.
Steve the markets here all have an obligatory Pan pipe player and the thought of playing that music alongside the smell of the burning feathers suddenly makes me welcome Eddy into his new house.
(Mind you it was a better bet that Petra’s snake.)
Hilary
on August 19, 2010Leave him alone! He will eat the mosquitoes!
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