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Otay.. this is one of the better excuses I have ever had for being late.. it's true and the boss laughed.

I got up early today at 6:00 to get a busy day going. I got to my friends bar to help out, clean it up and stock him up full of beer. My plan was to be out of there and back to the apartments I manage by not much later than 10:00 am because I have to help someone dig up a gas line and re-do the line.

While I'm doing the bar, about 2/3 the way thru I notice (yea I jumped back a coupla feet) a mouse stuck on the drip tray for the Jagermeister machine (dispenses cold Jager shots)

Anyhoo.. the poor mouser was all glued up with all his paws and tail in sticky Jager and could barely move. He's breathing hard and looks scared to death. I grab a bar towel and free him, take him outside and let him loose. I figure he can just lick it off.. he'll get loaded, but at least he will be free.

Shoot, the poor guy just flops over and can't move. So, I look at him and say "Dammit stay out of the freakin booze next time" and walk back in to get finished. All the time I'm thinking about the poor tyke all stuck up out there.

So.. I cuss myself out for being such a softie, grab a bar towel, bring him back inside, get a shallow dish and draw some lukewarm water and proceed to give the guy a bath. making sure he doesn't nip me.

So freakin help me, I am giving a dadburn mouse a bath, paws, tail, fur the whole thing.

Then I take him out and lay him in the sunshine to warm him up after the bath and he's able to walk around a bit while he catches his breath.

I let him go and get the bar done, get to the apartments and meet the guy about 11:00 and he's like WTF have you been?

He's still laughing at my story and I suspect he's trying to decide if he believes me or not..

Sheesh.. mouse bath.

You are the MAN!!

You know what, I would have done the same thing. I am a total softie when it comes to animals.

I would have just tossed it in the dumpster.


You're a good man Charlie Brown.

yeah, I think I would have done the same thing. good job saint.

Unbelievable..

But shows you are a man with a BIG heart.. way to go Saint....

Now I know where your name came from ... good job, Saint.

Of Mice and Men: The Sequel.
Lennie gives his friend a bath.

Good deal Saint!

Sad news. The bar owner just called. After all my work, my little guy didn't make it. Cricket said he died in his hands.

dammit.

I sense some litigation here. The vermin (mice, not lawyers) will be coming out of the woodwork.

Maybe some Red Bull would have balanced things out and saved the little guy. Where's that big guy from the Green Mile when you need him?

P.S. - I'm thinking that Jaeger machine tray needs to be cleaned a little more often. Or a leak fixed.

I give you credit for the effort Saint. Kudo's for that.

Being that it was a mouse, I would've stepped on it and never thought about it again - aside from thinking about all the other vermin running around in that bar. When you spot a mouse, seldom is there just one.

But, honestly, good work. Believe it or not, I have a soft spot for animals as well - just not mice, rats, or woodchucks. (any stray cat that shows up at my house gets fed. and then they stay. And then the get taken to the vet to get nuetered or spayed. And once in a while, the dumb things get run over on the road - but it seems that only happens about the day after I pay the vet).

Oh, I just catch em and re-locate em. I've already done that with a possum that was living in the shed by the beer patio out back. I suppose we are all God's critters

Sorry to hear that he didn't make it Saint. I know the pads on cat and dog paws are extremely sensitive and just walking through something like anti-freeze can absorb into the pads and cause serious damage.. Maybe a mouse is the same way... he might have already absorbed so much alcohol from the Jager that there was nothing anybody could do...

You should have given him a blood transfusion instead of a bath.

A Rodent King salute (that is FOUR thumbs up!) for your charity. Heck, mouse got skunked, mouse gets a loving bath, AFTER being rescued, and then is FORCED to go out & sunbathe while being soaked in Jag candy.
And he can lick himself clean (I might not leave the house!). So I think you two are officially dating now. You are the Mousketeer, Cubby! Nice job! Mama is proud, I am sure & certain! LOLetc.

Saint:

I'm more a spiritual man than strictly religious- I'm not into following one specific philosophy at the exclusion of all others, because I've found truths in so many different practices. Each of the major practices I have known about share certain ideals. One of those ideals is the concept of "acts of kindness."

What you did for that helpless creature was a very good thing, and speaks volumes about your character. Despite the end result, which was sad, the act itself made this world a little better place to be. Acts of kindness and charity are never wastes of time... and no event occurs in a vacuum.

I'm glad you shared this story with us. It's one more way of showing all us Browns fans that we run with Good Company.

Hats off, Dawg... this was good stuff.

what bar was this, so i can let my friends at the health department know

Sorry about your little mouse, Saint.

It did kind of remind me of a story when I was late one morning due to a rescue, of course I've had many of these kinds of stories, my brother calls me Julie Doolittle.

A possum was hit and killed near our house and as I was driving by it I saw 5 or 6 little babies surrounding her and crawling on her. So I stopped and realized I couldn't just leave the poor things so I went back to the house, got gloves and a box and returned. I didn't realize quite how mean little possums can be.









They were hissing and snapping and carrying on but I finally got them all wrangled up and later the wildlife people came over and got them.

By the end of the day at work, thanks to my co-workers, the story had grown to me performing a cesarean section on the possum and performing CPR.

Shoot Jules,

This has taken on it's life of it's own. As you well know, I'm no Saint, I screw up on a regular basis. I just couldn't let the mouse get tossed aside like trash thats all. I tried to help and it didnt work out.

You could have at least posted a picture of the little devils instead of one of yourself..

Clemdawg, I share the belief. I trey (not being rich or overpaid) to contribute what I can as I can. I encourage others to "birth" good works, like creating life, something there in a charitable act where there was nothing and something was needed, there is now a good act and memory. In fact, I tell folks, "Bring some good in the world." If you do, drunken mice will love you! LOLetc.

I heard that too. I also heard that Jules stuffed one to add to her beanie baby collection. THE DEVIL!

I once saved a drunken lost cat.........













no I didnt......I'm lying

On a "sober" note, what you did was cool.

Then again, how big is the drip tray? I'm all for a cheap buzz. I'll pass on the bath though.