Since I have been stuck indoors with the rains, I decided to take some time to tidy up the kitchen/pantry. The kitchen always looks like a bomb has hit it…well, that is because I am always in the middle of cooking! Gnome however, would (beg to differ) and say that I was just plain messy and then I would shout back at him and demand a bigger kitchen. He would argue back and say,
“…oh, so you want a bigger mess!!”
Cheeky Bugger!! All of this is said in jest of course and this is Munchkin and Gnome friendly banter whilst cooped inside a house on rainy days!
Anyway, the other day, while cleaning my kitchen shelves, I come across a whole trail of gnawed teabags and I followed the tea leaf trail to this…
I was flabbergasted when I saw this…a rat (I think) had systematically gnawed around the plastic container, like a can-opener, and stopped half-way. It didn’t even get to the food inside! I showed this to Gnome and he said,
“…the rat must have stopped mid-way when it ran out of caffeine!”
I pictured a caffeine-high rat running amok in the kitchen. What a funny picture! Anyway, after seeing the razor-sharp capabilities of an intrepid rat, I promptly put all food away in glass or metal containers. No plastic. I also put away the teabags. In the evening, I had an after-thought and said to Gnome,
“…maybe I should leave one teabag out for the poor rat…he might go into withdrawal…”
Gnome’s reply,
“…you are kidding, right?”