21/Jul/19 my nose is so much bigger to smell you

Good morning Cape Breton.

Maximus Handsomius here from my forever home.

I got a surprise last night.  Tonya and the Big Guy came home, fired up the Hot Dog maker and POOF.  HOT DOGS!  They didn't keep them all to themselves.  I got to have two of them.  The Big Guy said that although he could have ate the last one, he didn't NEED the last one.

They also bought this electronic rat trap.  Well, the Big Guy thinks that he is pretty tech savvy.  But this machine has his stumped.

Although this unit is run by batteries, he can't tell when the trap is armed.

Yes, he could test the unit by putting something on to the plates that has electricity on them.  But he said that he isn't feeling that stupid today.

Let me tell you about the Bug Zapper he bought back in '86.  

So the Big Guy got posted to Moose Jaw.  The long Summer nights enticed him to sit outside.  Which is fine.  They sit out.  But the mosquitoes.  There is a lot of them.  So he goes to Canadian Tire and buys a Bug Zapper.  32,000 volts of killing power.

When it's plugged in, it gives off a nice hum, letting you know it's working.  Then, every so often, you will see an ark and hear the loud zap.

Something that really gives off a zap is a moth.  So moths are also attracted to the Bug Zapper.  Well, actually, everything but mosquitoes.  It has a black light to attract the bugs, but that is NOT how mosquitoes work.

Anyways, the moth is flying around, inside the protective cage, but not going into the zap part.  The Big Guy gets a blade of grass, hoping to insert the moth into the zap part. 

Well green grass conducts electricity.  The Big Guy felt the shock up to his shoulder.

So he is not going to be testing the Rat Killer any time soon.

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Bye bye fur now