Rat Woman
I have never been inside rat-woman's house but I have been to the front door. That's far enough. Too far, in fact. You have to make sure you're not wearing synthetic clothing or the stench welds the fabric together.

I would like to say that she is known as rat-woman because she has rat-like superpowers, or a mild interest in rats, or even that she looks like whiskery, pointy-nosed scamperer, but no - she is called rat-woman because she breeds rats. Hundreds of the fuckers. I think it's for show, or animal experimentation or something, I don't know. But having bleach dripped into your eyes would be preferable to living in that house, that's for sure.

We were taking some tree seedlings out that were growing way too close to our house and offered to do the same in her garden. She agreed and so we popped through her broken-down fence. I don't know whether you have ever looked into the back-room of your average rather rundown suburban semi and seen floor-to-ceiling rats. Well I have, and I don't recommend it. There were cages literally filling her sitting room and although she may have quite a few in cages, there must be many more living wild in her house because there was seed and food everywhere.

She told us the other day that her daughter doesn't bring her baby round to visit all that often. I wonder why? Doesn't want the crawler to catch bubonic plague I would imagine.

So there you have it - you may have lived in some student dives, and your other-half's folks may not have habits entirely to your taste, but count yourself lucky that your mother-in-law doesn't have a house that the council visit in full-body bio-hazard gear. I shit you not.
( Ugi , it's a game of give and cake, Fri 26 Mar 2010, 18:35, 2 replies)

Lack of Care in the community
I once went to a very elderly ladies house to repair her vacuum cleaner, I knocked on her door tp be greeted by her holding the letterbox open to find out what I wanted, I had to kneel down and push the Letterbox open, as I did so the stench of stale urine flooded out of the Letterbox making me retch my guts out.

She let me in to be greeted by the sight of used 'inco' pads lying all over the lounge floor !!!!

The stench was far worse than I had expected, it was stomach churning.

Trying to repair her cleaner was an interesting experience

She was supposed to be under the care of social services at this point in time but her neighbours had not seen any carers for weeks.

I phoned the local Social service office where my aunt worked and she put me through to someone who cared enough and the old dear ended up in a care home.

Job Done, I just hoped she lives/lived out her life in dignity !!!
(ebagumsidog, Fri 26 Mar 2010, 19:01, closed)

Awful
That is indeed terrible - and good to hear you were able to get something done.

The funny thing about rat-wman however is that although getting on, she is entirely in control both mentally and physically. She just wants to live ina house full of rats.
( Ugi , it's a game of give and cake, Fri 26 Mar 2010, 19:16, closed)