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<v Speaker 1>He's night side with Dan Ray I WBSY cost In Radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Fifteen to one, a good old fashioned pictures duel at

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<v Speaker 2>George Stein browner Field. That's what really hurts. They're not

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<v Speaker 2>playing at the Trop because the trop lost its roof

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<v Speaker 2>in the big hurricane. Which one I forget. I think

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<v Speaker 2>it was Milton, one of them down there last fall.

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<v Speaker 2>Whoa fifteen to one? Well, the good news is they'll

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<v Speaker 2>save their their run scoring for tomorrow night maybe, or

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<v Speaker 2>tomorrow or Wednesday afternoon. Good welcome back, everybody. That's a

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<v Speaker 2>Monday night. As a friend of mine calls it, moan day,

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<v Speaker 2>the Red Sox fans will be moaning tonight. That is

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<v Speaker 2>for sure, ugly ugly after a pretty good game yesterday.

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<v Speaker 2>I enjoyed watching Garrett Crochet. I was in a gym

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<v Speaker 2>yesterday afternoon watching that and he was dealing. He was dealing.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought he was going to get the no no,

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<v Speaker 2>but it didn't work out that way. Okay, we are

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<v Speaker 2>going to talk about a couple of things tonight coming

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<v Speaker 2>up at ten o'clock. My intention is to talk about

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<v Speaker 2>three theoretically unrelated but I think related events. I'm going

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<v Speaker 2>to talk about the bombing, the fire bombing of the

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<v Speaker 2>Pennsylvania Governor's mansion, that is where Governor Shapiro, the governor

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<v Speaker 2>of Pennsylvania lives. They actually have a governor's mansion, so

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<v Speaker 2>it was the state property of the property of the

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<v Speaker 2>Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. I might because they, like Us and

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<v Speaker 2>Virginia Kentucky are the only four states of Comma Wealths.

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<v Speaker 2>So some nutjob nutjob decided that he wanted to burn

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<v Speaker 2>down and probably was an anti Semitic action. It happened

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<v Speaker 2>on the first night of Passover. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>this is a very holy week, both for Jewish friends

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<v Speaker 2>and Christian friends. This is East Week for the Christian community,

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<v Speaker 2>which will culminate with Easter next Sunday morning. And this

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<v Speaker 2>of course is the This now is the third night

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<v Speaker 2>of Passover. So for my Jewish listeners who may be

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<v Speaker 2>listening and some are not, some are celebrating the meals

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<v Speaker 2>of Passover with family and friends, and we understand that.

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<v Speaker 2>But please, if you have friends who are Jewish during

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<v Speaker 2>this week, wish them a happy season or happy Passover,

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<v Speaker 2>and obviously the same towards Christian friends. As we approach

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<v Speaker 2>Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday, and then Easter Sunday,

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<v Speaker 2>So do you have that incident. And by the way,

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<v Speaker 2>I saw a picture of this knucklehead and if he

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<v Speaker 2>didn't look like he had about ten screws loose. There

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<v Speaker 2>was some late video tonight that I saw. I saw

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<v Speaker 2>he's already been arraigned in Pennsylvania. So then you have

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<v Speaker 2>this seventeen year old we'll get into it later out

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<v Speaker 2>in Wisconsin who kills his parents. See, his mom was

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<v Speaker 2>only thirty five. Thirty five year old woman is his mother,

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<v Speaker 2>and he kills her and his stepdad fifty one. And

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<v Speaker 2>I guess he hangs in the house for a couple

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<v Speaker 2>of weeks finding as much money or whatever else he

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<v Speaker 2>can find. Unbelievable, what's going on in this world? And

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<v Speaker 2>it was all his idea of a plot to assassinate

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<v Speaker 2>President Trump. And then that against the backdrop of all

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<v Speaker 2>of the violence against Tesla owners, Tesla dealerships. What's wrong

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<v Speaker 2>with us? What's wrong with us as a country that

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<v Speaker 2>we can have disagreements politically and we have to resort

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<v Speaker 2>to this sort of violence. So we'll get to that

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<v Speaker 2>at ten o'clock. I want to talk about a more

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<v Speaker 2>mundane issue, and that is rats. No, I'm not talking

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<v Speaker 2>about people who snitch or anything like that. I'm talking

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<v Speaker 2>about rodents four legged kind. And I want to focus

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<v Speaker 2>on Boston because a year ago Boston came up with

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<v Speaker 2>what they called wrap Boston Rodent Action Plan. I wonder

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<v Speaker 2>how much the city paid to come up to come

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<v Speaker 2>up with that acronym, the Boston Rodent Action Plan, and

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<v Speaker 2>this was You go to the website if you want.

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<v Speaker 2>But with the first day that even came close to

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<v Speaker 2>being a spring day today, it was great. It looked

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<v Speaker 2>as if some of the trees were at least, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>extending the possibility that they might bloom some of the trees.

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<v Speaker 2>You know as well as I do, that once spring arrives,

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<v Speaker 2>the rats are going to be out in force. Now

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<v Speaker 2>they have been out in force all winter. You just

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<v Speaker 2>didn't see them because it was getting dark at five

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<v Speaker 2>o'clock at night for you know, several months during the winter,

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<v Speaker 2>and they do that best work when it's dark. Well,

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<v Speaker 2>I would love to know how is Boston doing with

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<v Speaker 2>controlling our rat population. People have told me, hey, you're

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<v Speaker 2>a city that lives on the harbor. You're a city

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<v Speaker 2>that has wharfs, and therefore you'll never get rid of

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<v Speaker 2>your rat population. But I got to tell you that

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<v Speaker 2>is one animal that does freak me out. If I

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<v Speaker 2>had a choice between seeing a bear or a rat

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<v Speaker 2>in my backyard, I'd prefer to see the bear, particularly

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<v Speaker 2>if it was a small bear. But rats as well

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<v Speaker 2>as snakes, But we don't have to worry about snakes

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<v Speaker 2>up here. If you live in Florida, you can talk

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<v Speaker 2>about snakes. I'd like to hear from you. Do you

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<v Speaker 2>feel that your neighborhood in Boston has been cleaned up?

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<v Speaker 2>They have this again, this BRAP Boston Rodent Action Plan.

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<v Speaker 2>You get it, b r A P is in Plan

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<v Speaker 2>brap uh. It's a new initiative to combat the rodent

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<v Speaker 2>population of the city of Boston. Well, at least it's

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<v Speaker 2>there's an acknowledgment of that. We tried to reach the

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<v Speaker 2>renowned urban rodentologist, doctor Bobby Corrigan today. He authored the

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<v Speaker 2>report last summer. I don't know that I would want

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<v Speaker 2>to be a renowned urban rodent knowlogist, rodent ologist, but

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<v Speaker 2>again we would have loved to have had him on.

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<v Speaker 2>We had him on before. So in the in the

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<v Speaker 2>plan that they have the city agencies, the following city

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<v Speaker 2>agency will combine resources and coordinate with other levels of government,

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<v Speaker 2>property owners, and the general public. That's you to help

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<v Speaker 2>reduce rodent infestation throughout the city. What are the groups?

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<v Speaker 2>Inspectional Services, the Boston Housing Authority, Boston Water and Sewer,

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<v Speaker 2>Boston Public Schools are Operation's Cabinet, whatever that is, Boston

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<v Speaker 2>Public Health Commission, the Department of Public Works, Boston three

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<v Speaker 2>to one one, Boston Parks and Recreation. Come on over,

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<v Speaker 2>the rat Office of Neighborhood Services, and the Department of

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<v Speaker 2>Innovation and Technology. How about that? Huh? The Boston Rodent Report.

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<v Speaker 2>You can read the entire report at this website, which

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<v Speaker 2>is Boston dot gov slash Department slash Inspectional hyphen Services

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<v Speaker 2>Boston slash Boston hyphen rodent. I just put in Boston

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<v Speaker 2>rat problem and it'll bring it here. The report highlights

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<v Speaker 2>various causes and effects related to road and infestation. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't need a report to know what's causing the road

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<v Speaker 2>and infestation. People in Boston are people who do not

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<v Speaker 2>keep their garbage in containers that are that are imperviable,

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<v Speaker 2>unpermeable by rats. People who leave excuse me, who leave

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<v Speaker 2>pizza boxes on the street who throw, you know, pizza

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<v Speaker 2>crusts as they're walking down Newberry Street. Poor yeah, poor

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<v Speaker 2>trash mitigation. But that means is we're slobs A lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people in Boston or slobs storage and removal Boston

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<v Speaker 2>Ever walked down any of the alleyways between commav and

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<v Speaker 2>Newbury Street. Huh, Try that someday if you want to

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<v Speaker 2>lose your lunch. Boston, being one of the oldest cities

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<v Speaker 2>in the Northeast, has infrastructure that greatly influences the rodent population.

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<v Speaker 2>The densely populated neighborhoods with intertwining alleyways and old sewer systems,

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<v Speaker 2>along with century old cobble or brick streets and sidewalks,

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<v Speaker 2>provide an environment for rodents to thrive. I have no

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<v Speaker 2>idea what brick streets, cobble or brick streets and sidewalks do,

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<v Speaker 2>but that's okay. Doctor Korn' would report emphasizes how human

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<v Speaker 2>behavior significantly contributes to the rodent population, which he calls

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<v Speaker 2>a modern day city conundrum. Oh, I like that word conundrum.

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<v Speaker 2>Storing trash and plastic bags is a norm in some

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<v Speaker 2>areas of the city. The brats just gnaw through those

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<v Speaker 2>babies which is a key factor in the rodent population.

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<v Speaker 2>Changing this behavior is critical to reducing the rodent population,

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<v Speaker 2>and it needs to be done consistently throughout the city.

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<v Speaker 2>That is so accurate, so correct. I'm looking at some

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<v Speaker 2>pictures here of overflowing dumpsters, dumpsters that don't have any

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<v Speaker 2>top on them. All the rat does is climbs up

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<v Speaker 2>into the dumpster and it's lunchtime. It's a buffet. Be informed.

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<v Speaker 2>The City of Boston diligently educates property owners and residents

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<v Speaker 2>regarding the proper method to store trash. The key to

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<v Speaker 2>quality urban rodent control is eliminating and limiting access to food, water,

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<v Speaker 2>and shelter, all of which rodents need to thrive. Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>enough of the experts. I want to hear from you.

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<v Speaker 2>How do you think Boston that he's doing. Give the

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<v Speaker 2>city well, again, this is non intended as a criticism

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<v Speaker 2>of the mayor. Give the city rating number one, but

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<v Speaker 2>also give your fellow residents a rating because my suspicion

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<v Speaker 2>is my suspicion is that most people in Boston think

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<v Speaker 2>other people are kind of swaps. I get around Boston

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<v Speaker 2>enough to know that rats are going to be a

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<v Speaker 2>problem this summer. This spring, and you're going to start

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<v Speaker 2>to see him soon, depending upon where you where you're

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<v Speaker 2>going to walk. Will you see them in the middle

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<v Speaker 2>of the Boston common I don't know. My question is

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<v Speaker 2>where have you seen them? Six one seven, two, five,

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<v Speaker 2>four ten thirty six one seven, nine, three one ten thirty.

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<v Speaker 2>Give us a call. I think if we talk about it,

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<v Speaker 2>maybe it will wake some people up and they will

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<v Speaker 2>put their trash inside of plastic or or steel containers dumpsters,

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<v Speaker 2>and they will make sure that they are not overflowing

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<v Speaker 2>and that the dumpster will be walked so the rats

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<v Speaker 2>can't get in. Talking about rats in Boston, and we're

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<v Speaker 2>talking about the four legged fuck God. We're not talking

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<v Speaker 2>about politicians, no no, no, no jokes about politicians indicted

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<v Speaker 2>or otherwise. We're talking about rodents. And can Boston ever ever?

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<v Speaker 2>They can't get rid of them, but can we control

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<v Speaker 2>the rodent population in Boston? I'll tell you if you

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<v Speaker 2>see one, you never forget them. They are not cute

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<v Speaker 2>little critters. They are not whatsoever. Six one seven, two thirty,

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<v Speaker 2>six one seven, nine, three one ten thirty. And those

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<v Speaker 2>of you in suburbia who don't see rats, you're lucky

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<v Speaker 2>coming to Boston if you want to see some rats

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<v Speaker 2>back on Nightside right after this.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Night Side with Dan Ray on Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 2>So here's my question. I want to broaden this question

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit. Obviously, no one seems to be particularly

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<v Speaker 2>interested about the rat population in Boston. I don't live

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<v Speaker 2>in Boston, but I committed Boston occasionally, and it's a

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<v Speaker 2>concern that I have because rats do carry disease, so

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<v Speaker 2>it's more than just an ugly appearance in an alleyway.

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<v Speaker 2>The deaths recently of Gene Hackman and his wife I

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<v Speaker 2>think have been attributed to the fact that somehow rats,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I don't think get too descriptive here, but

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<v Speaker 2>somehow rats have gotten into their house and they carry diseases.

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<v Speaker 2>They carry diseases, and we got to get rid of them.

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<v Speaker 2>And it just seems to me that I'm not here

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<v Speaker 2>again to blame may Or Wu in this one. I

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<v Speaker 2>can blame her for a lot of things, but not

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<v Speaker 2>on this because this problem predated her, and I suspect

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<v Speaker 2>it's probably unless some real action is taken, will postate her.

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<v Speaker 2>You got to have dumpsters which close completely. You can't

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<v Speaker 2>have dumpsters which get thrown around and tossed around. Rats

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<v Speaker 2>can kind of sneak in, climb up, sneak in, not

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<v Speaker 2>a problem. And as long as the food stuff is

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<v Speaker 2>exposed and in those dumpsters with some form of either

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<v Speaker 2>a paper bag or a plastic bag, the rats are

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<v Speaker 2>going to get through them. So I'd love to hear

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<v Speaker 2>from some of you feel free. You don't have to

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<v Speaker 2>be a Boston resident, although I'd love to hear Boston residents.

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<v Speaker 2>Is this is it on a concern that you have

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<v Speaker 2>or is it something that you don't talk about because

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<v Speaker 2>you don't want people to realize that that Boston has

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<v Speaker 2>a huge rat population. And again, if you're in the

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<v Speaker 2>they are pretty cagy, but they will. They will come

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<v Speaker 2>six one, seven, two, five, four, ten thirty six one seven, nine,

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<v Speaker 2>and you have never seen a rat, you know, I

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<v Speaker 2>would suggest you go see an optometrist as soon as

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<v Speaker 2>possible and get fitted for glasses. No, I'm I'm joking

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<v Speaker 2>because it is. They will always try to get somewhere.

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<v Speaker 2>They want what you have. What what do you have?

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<v Speaker 2>Six seven thirty. We take a quick break for the

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<v Speaker 2>coming in. I'd love to hear from you. If you

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<v Speaker 2>it that they're not doing. I mean, it's all well

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<v Speaker 2>City of Boston page and talk about the Boston Road

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<v Speaker 2>information from the city that says, hey, we uh, you

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<v Speaker 2>know rat poison. I mean, you know, what do you

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<v Speaker 2>do if you put rat poison out? Some people are

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<v Speaker 2>that federal dogs or federal cats could to get into it.

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<v Speaker 2>I get all of that, But where do you draw

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<v Speaker 2>rid of rats in Boston? Because unless you authorize the

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<v Speaker 2>city to take action, they they will overtake, they'll overtake

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<v Speaker 1>It's night Side with Dan Ray on w Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, this is not an overwhelming response. I would think

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<v Speaker 2>that most people in Boston would would want to talk

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<v Speaker 2>about rats. Now if it's not a problem. If you

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<v Speaker 2>don't think rats are a problem in Boston and you

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<v Speaker 2>live in Boston, I think I think you're you're you're

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<v Speaker 2>kind of ignoring a problem. But that's okay. We'll give

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<v Speaker 2>you a chance to talk about it, and if not,

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<v Speaker 2>we'll move to something else. Let me go to Paul

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<v Speaker 2>in Dorchester, Paul, I appreciate your calling. How are you tonight?

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<v Speaker 3>I'm okay, Dan. There's a lot of rats in Dorchester,

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<v Speaker 3>and uh, I'll tell you if they're in Boston, they're everywhere,

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<v Speaker 3>and even out in the suburbs when they do and

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<v Speaker 3>construction on the gas lines or something. They come from everywhere.

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<v Speaker 3>And I got a couple of suggestions. Now I don't know,

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<v Speaker 3>I have four, well four things now on the dumpsters.

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<v Speaker 3>Could the people that do the pickups themselves, that own

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<v Speaker 3>the dumpsters and make money off it, could they make

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<v Speaker 3>some sort of an adapter where they put on like

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<v Speaker 3>I don't know, if I can mention there's a little

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<v Speaker 3>green pellet that I use to kill rats. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>if once when they change the dumpster, when they pick

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<v Speaker 3>up the dirt, could they change the little trap sort

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<v Speaker 3>of thing on each dumpster. Each dumpster could have a

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<v Speaker 3>little adapter with like one of these little pellets on

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<v Speaker 3>it that attracts the rats and they eat them. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>that's one possible thing, is making it with you.

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's a great idea. I will tell you

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<v Speaker 2>that there's a certain group of Bostonians. Some people will say, well,

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<v Speaker 2>how do you keep the feral cats and the federal

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<v Speaker 2>dogs from eating that stuff too. So that's going to

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<v Speaker 2>be you know, there's always people out there who are

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<v Speaker 2>going to raise an objection, and until the city is

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<v Speaker 2>overrun with rats, uh, they will prevail. But you got

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<v Speaker 2>to do something. I mean, if nothing else, give them

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<v Speaker 2>birth control pills.

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<v Speaker 3>Speaking of the cats, speaking of the feral cats. Now,

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<v Speaker 3>when when Boston originally had the problems the the the

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<v Speaker 3>forefathers used Boston terriers to kill rats. Now, Boston terriers

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<v Speaker 3>will kill rats like you have no in about ten seconds,

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<v Speaker 3>they'll shake it left and right and the rats dead.

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<v Speaker 3>And I don't know if we can have Boston terrier patrols.

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<v Speaker 2>Or I don't see why not.

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<v Speaker 3>I would rather see you know what I mean, Like

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<v Speaker 3>you get the guys out in New York wearing red hats.

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<v Speaker 3>We could have Boston terrier patrols or rats. But how

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<v Speaker 3>about a bounty? Damn? What if we offered a bounty

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<v Speaker 3>on each rat? If we could attract people to like

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<v Speaker 3>that one time there was bounties believing it or not

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<v Speaker 3>on seals in Boston habits, like a twenty five dollar bounty.

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<v Speaker 2>The problem is that most people would freak out with

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<v Speaker 2>they wouldn't want to even go near a rat.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, well, not everybody's a crocodile hunter, you know.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, but somebody may go after it. Now, let

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<v Speaker 3>me tell you. Now, in France, believe it or not,

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<v Speaker 3>one day a month, on Thursday, they serve rat and

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<v Speaker 3>it's a specialty and it's a delicacy and people get

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<v Speaker 3>dressed up in tuxedos and gowns to go to this

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<v Speaker 3>Thursday once a month and they dine eloquently, on on

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<v Speaker 2>You're not pulling my leg, right, I mean, you sound

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<v Speaker 2>too serious.

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<v Speaker 3>And I'm not, even though the leg is one of

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<v Speaker 3>the better portions of the rat. I hear from John

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<v Speaker 3>Dean who had to go He's to face his fear

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<v Speaker 3>he had to eat a rat. But that's another thing

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<v Speaker 3>that maybe we need more recipes for rat. You know,

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<v Speaker 3>like they're trying to get rid of the green crabs,

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<v Speaker 3>and one of the things they're doing is they're trying

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<v Speaker 3>to come up with recipes for green crabs. Seriously, I'm

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<v Speaker 3>not suggesting that we make that.

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<v Speaker 2>We had a woman on about that last week, by

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<v Speaker 2>the way, Okay, and yeah, I had never heard of

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<v Speaker 2>green crabs. I can make a joke out of it.

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<v Speaker 2>About it right now, but I'm not going to. If

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<v Speaker 2>you get my drift, well.

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<v Speaker 3>I means I'm going about it MC ratburger. We could

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<v Speaker 3>see them to Democrats, they'd go crazy for them. We're

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<v Speaker 3>gonna get a pied piper an.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I'm want you here. Well, here's the deal. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>looking at this right here. This is the story out

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<v Speaker 2>of the BBC eating bamboo rats in China. Uh, Chinese

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<v Speaker 2>rat delicacies explained. And then and then the BBC has

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<v Speaker 2>one here that says seven countries where rats are on

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<v Speaker 2>the menu that uh, it says the Indian stated by

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<v Speaker 2>har rats Apparently there. I guess there's some countries around

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<v Speaker 2>the world where oh my god. Yeah, but I gotta

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<v Speaker 2>tell you, it doesn't look to me like France is

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<v Speaker 2>one of them. But I'll but I will take your

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<v Speaker 2>word for it, because, hey, the French eat snails, so

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<v Speaker 2>if they eat snails, why.

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<v Speaker 3>Not rats, right, I'd rather speral cats around than than

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<v Speaker 3>dirty rats. You know, a bounty, I don't know how

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<v Speaker 3>you figure out how much it would be worth. Maybe

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<v Speaker 3>a quarter. I mean, there's so many of them they

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<v Speaker 3>would add up. You could make a lot of money

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<v Speaker 3>if you wanted to go to the town. Paul, you've

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<v Speaker 3>come up with some.

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<v Speaker 2>Good ideas, and let's see if others want to comment

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<v Speaker 2>on it. I think it's a good suggestion. Uh yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>if you brought in a rat carcass you bring a

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<v Speaker 2>rac carcass in, that's yeah. The other thing, too, is

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<v Speaker 2>I do think that if they put around, if they

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<v Speaker 2>put birth control for rats, put put birth control pills

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<v Speaker 2>in the base of dumpers, dumpsters and around dumpsters, make

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<v Speaker 2>them nice, tasty little pellets. I think that's the problem.

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<v Speaker 3>And they can do it once a week when they

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<v Speaker 3>when they empty the barrel, they can re all right, Paul,

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<v Speaker 3>put the dumpster guys making money.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, that's true too. Yeah, I'm not opposed to that.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not a posed I think it's a great idea.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you much, Paul. We'll talk soon. Let me go

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<v Speaker 2>to Susan in Duxbury. Susan, you don't have any rats

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<v Speaker 2>in Duxbury. I'm sure right.

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<v Speaker 4>Fully two legged. So again, I work with animal control.

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<v Speaker 4>And the reason I wanted to call is that I'm

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<v Speaker 4>vehemently opposed to the poison because what happens is the

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<v Speaker 4>raptors end up grabbing the rats and then they ingest

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<v Speaker 4>them and it kills them. So you lose your owls,

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<v Speaker 4>you lose your you know, redtail hawk, that type of thing.

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<v Speaker 4>We get that all the time.

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<v Speaker 5>Here.

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<v Speaker 4>We get calls for you know, distressed birds of prey

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<v Speaker 4>and it's because they've grabbed the rat. So, you know,

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<v Speaker 4>any kind of trapping. Of course, you know, if you

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<v Speaker 4>have a certain amount of feral cats, the feral cats

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<v Speaker 4>will kill the rats. If you remember back on the

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<v Speaker 4>bubonic plague, the reason that spread so quickly is because

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<v Speaker 4>you know, they got rid of the cat population and

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<v Speaker 4>then of course the wrap population. Multiplayer.

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<v Speaker 2>Well that's what And you know, I must tell you,

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<v Speaker 2>I remember saw I saw a story last year. I

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<v Speaker 2>think there was an owl or or it might have

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<v Speaker 2>been an eagle that had ingested a rat. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's a concern. But but the other concern

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<v Speaker 2>that I have is the disease that rats spread. You

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<v Speaker 2>mentioned the bubonic plague, right that we could have we

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<v Speaker 2>could still have that here. What do you do? I suggested,

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<v Speaker 2>get a lot of birth control pills up there for rats.

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<v Speaker 2>I totally agree, yeah, yep, okay, And no one should

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<v Speaker 2>have any religious.

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<v Speaker 4>All and you know trap trapping is a great way

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<v Speaker 4>to go. Obviously, this is you know, humane traps or

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<v Speaker 4>some kind of trap.

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<v Speaker 2>Where will let me ask you this, what do you

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<v Speaker 2>say this? This is where we might disagree. You're saying

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<v Speaker 2>humane traps for rats. So you trap the rat and

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<v Speaker 2>the rats alive, what do you do with them at

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<v Speaker 2>that point?

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<v Speaker 4>Well, you humanely kill them, you know some I the

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<v Speaker 4>reason I'm saying that is because you know, some people

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<v Speaker 4>get really hysterical about any kind of affront to any

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<v Speaker 4>kind of animal, and you know, being an animal control

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<v Speaker 4>I don't want to see any any animal hurt. However,

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<v Speaker 4>if you have an overpopulation, you know a trap is

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<v Speaker 4>the best and quickest way to end that. But some people.

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<v Speaker 3>Object to that.

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<v Speaker 4>So ye, so I have no issue with using traps.

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<v Speaker 4>Use them in my own house up north, and they're

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<v Speaker 4>very effective and it's quick and painless, and you know.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll payless for you with me. Maybe not, maybe not for.

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<v Speaker 4>The rat's not going to be loving it, but but

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<v Speaker 4>it's better than having, you know, our rat suffer until

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<v Speaker 2>You know, Look, if I step if I step on

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<v Speaker 2>an end and I see that the end has not

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<v Speaker 2>died and he's still or she's still finish it off. However, however,

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<v Speaker 2>I think that the PEED people on this subject are

419
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<v Speaker 2>just way over the top, Meaning so I have to

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<v Speaker 2>put rat traps out there in which the rat goes

421
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<v Speaker 2>in and then the rat can't get out. Uh, that's

422
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<v Speaker 2>that sounds lovely, But at some point you're going to

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<v Speaker 2>have to kill him. And you know, I think that

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<v Speaker 2>that some of the PEED people would say, well, don't

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<v Speaker 2>kill him, bring him out to western Massachusetts and let

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<v Speaker 2>them forage in the in the woods. I don't think

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<v Speaker 2>you want to do that to Western Massachusetts.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, not to mention, we don't allow and I don't

429
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<v Speaker 4>think the state allows on animals to get relocated because

430
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<v Speaker 4>when you do that, they're now infringing on another creature's territory.

431
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<v Speaker 4>So you don't want to do that.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's a little that gets a little crazy. That

433
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<v Speaker 2>gets a little crazy too, I mean, you know, I

434
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<v Speaker 2>mean it's like it's so easy for people who never

435
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<v Speaker 2>have to deal with it. But if you live in

436
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<v Speaker 2>Boston and you pay, you pay a lot of money

437
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<v Speaker 2>to live on on Newbury Street, or or to have

438
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<v Speaker 2>a place on Newbury Street, or to be on Commonwealth

439
00:26:41.079 --> 00:26:47.759
<v Speaker 2>Avenue on Marlborough Street. Those places are infested with rats. Okay, yeah,

440
00:26:47.759 --> 00:26:50.960
<v Speaker 2>and a lot of it is our own unwillingness to

441
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<v Speaker 2>buy dumpsters which will close tightly and firmly and never allow.

442
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<v Speaker 2>But the rats can slither up. Then they sneak in

443
00:27:00.960 --> 00:27:04.799
<v Speaker 2>and they have they have lunch, they have breakfast. Susan,

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<v Speaker 2>thanks very much. It's great to hear from you. I

445
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<v Speaker 2>think you raised a good point. I would say, you

446
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<v Speaker 2>do what you gotta do to get rid of them,

447
00:27:12.799 --> 00:27:15.759
<v Speaker 2>because at some point, at some point, there's going to

448
00:27:15.759 --> 00:27:17.960
<v Speaker 2>be a big disease that's going to be spread. And

449
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<v Speaker 2>I know we think about it, well, the bubonic plague,

450
00:27:20.960 --> 00:27:24.279
<v Speaker 2>the Black death, that's all from the dark Ages. Well,

451
00:27:24.440 --> 00:27:26.640
<v Speaker 2>the ages will get pretty dark as we find, as

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<v Speaker 2>we find.

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<v Speaker 4>But my main reasons for calling is I really discourage

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<v Speaker 4>people from using poison because they you know, they may

455
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<v Speaker 4>have it in the house, but the rat will go outside,

456
00:27:36.599 --> 00:27:39.559
<v Speaker 4>which means the raptors will get them. And there's nothing

457
00:27:39.599 --> 00:27:41.880
<v Speaker 4>worse than picking up an owl that's in its last

458
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<v Speaker 4>breath because it's ingested, or rap that's eaten poison, because

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00:27:45.519 --> 00:27:47.599
<v Speaker 4>it kills them too. And I you know, we want

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<v Speaker 4>to target. We want to target the pest. We don't

461
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<v Speaker 4>want to target, you know, things that we cherish, which

462
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<v Speaker 4>is the raptors.

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<v Speaker 2>Okay, I'm with you, I'm with you. But as they say,

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<v Speaker 2>I think the traps are fine. At least I'm okay

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<v Speaker 2>with land traps. Thanks Susan, talk to you soon. Have

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<v Speaker 2>a great night.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you so much. Take care Dan six one.

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<v Speaker 2>Seven, two four ten thirty six one seven nine three

469
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<v Speaker 2>one ten thirty. If there are some peda types out

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<v Speaker 2>there who want to tell me that rats are good

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00:28:11.559 --> 00:28:15.079
<v Speaker 2>for the environment or whatever, Okay, that's fine. Uh, let's

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00:28:15.160 --> 00:28:17.480
<v Speaker 2>keep it rolling. Six one seven, two five four ten

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<v Speaker 2>thirty six one seven nine three one ten thirty. I

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00:28:19.920 --> 00:28:22.839
<v Speaker 2>got some open lines. I'd love to hear from folks

475
00:28:22.839 --> 00:28:28.039
<v Speaker 2>in Boston because that's the problem. That's the problem, that's

476
00:28:28.079 --> 00:28:31.559
<v Speaker 2>where the population is. And I gotta tell you it's

477
00:28:31.599 --> 00:28:35.920
<v Speaker 2>not going away, at least under the current sets of circumstances.

478
00:28:36.000 --> 00:28:41.160
<v Speaker 2>And uh, eventually we're going to have real problems, meaning

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00:28:41.200 --> 00:28:44.400
<v Speaker 2>we're going to have a child attacked or bitten in

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<v Speaker 2>a you know, it'll happen. It'll happen. I'm trying to

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<v Speaker 2>prevent it. I'd love to have you joined the conversation.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll be back on Nightside right after this.

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<v Speaker 1>You're on night Side with Dan Ray on you BZ,

484
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<v Speaker 1>Boston's news radio.

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<v Speaker 2>We're talking about rats specifically in Boston. That's where they exist.

486
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<v Speaker 2>The first day of a partial spring today, I mean

487
00:29:06.720 --> 00:29:09.480
<v Speaker 2>it got over sixty degrees, So I thought this would

488
00:29:09.519 --> 00:29:12.119
<v Speaker 2>be a good opportunity for us to talk about the

489
00:29:12.240 --> 00:29:15.240
<v Speaker 2>roadent problem in Boston. There was a Boston Rodent Action Plan,

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00:29:15.319 --> 00:29:18.200
<v Speaker 2>probably none of you were aware of that. It was

491
00:29:18.680 --> 00:29:23.519
<v Speaker 2>formulated and publicized last summer. We went over some of that.

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<v Speaker 2>It has all sorts of advice for city residents. It's

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00:29:29.839 --> 00:29:32.680
<v Speaker 2>important to consider for this is now for tenant. It's

494
00:29:32.680 --> 00:29:35.119
<v Speaker 2>important to consider both the outside and inside of your

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00:29:35.119 --> 00:29:38.440
<v Speaker 2>home in your sanitation efforts. Yeah, store trash and a

496
00:29:38.480 --> 00:29:43.359
<v Speaker 2>proper receptacle. It doesn't help if it's a proper receptacle

497
00:29:43.599 --> 00:29:46.359
<v Speaker 2>that doesn't have the cover. Comes come down to prevent

498
00:29:46.880 --> 00:29:49.400
<v Speaker 2>you ever ever take a walk in any of the

499
00:29:49.440 --> 00:29:55.319
<v Speaker 2>back alleys there between Newberry Street and Cornwelf Avenue. I'm

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00:29:55.319 --> 00:30:00.000
<v Speaker 2>telling you it's it's not a pretty site. Well between

501
00:30:00.160 --> 00:30:02.960
<v Speaker 2>Boilston and nob Re Street. Not clean up dog wasist,

502
00:30:03.160 --> 00:30:06.359
<v Speaker 2>rats and mice love to eat your dog's waist. Do

503
00:30:06.480 --> 00:30:09.279
<v Speaker 2>not feed the birds, and eating food can attract rudents

504
00:30:09.319 --> 00:30:13.119
<v Speaker 2>and other vermin. Let's go to Joe and Bridgewater. I

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00:30:13.119 --> 00:30:15.519
<v Speaker 2>don't think they have any rats in Bridgewater. Hey, Joe,

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<v Speaker 2>how are you tona?

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<v Speaker 5>Well, depends on what you define as rats.

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<v Speaker 2>We're talking about the four legged type. Joe, forget you

509
00:30:24.759 --> 00:30:26.640
<v Speaker 2>forget your political leaders down there.

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<v Speaker 5>So so I lived. I grew up like a mile

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<v Speaker 5>away from where you did in iPark and lived in

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<v Speaker 5>the city for many years. And you know, the last

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<v Speaker 5>time I think you talked about this, you mentioned someone

514
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<v Speaker 5>of the experts came on and mentioned that you could

515
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<v Speaker 5>chemically alter their ability to reproduce. So they were gonna base,

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00:30:52.160 --> 00:30:55.759
<v Speaker 5>they were gonna plant baits down. And I wonder if

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<v Speaker 5>there's any any results of that.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, I don't know. We tried. We tried to get

519
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<v Speaker 2>the renowned, as the City of Boston describes him, renowned

520
00:31:07.519 --> 00:31:12.559
<v Speaker 2>urban rodentologist, doctor Bobby Corgan. He wrote this report last

521
00:31:12.559 --> 00:31:17.920
<v Speaker 2>summer detailing the factors contributing to Boston's rodent population. I mean,

522
00:31:18.599 --> 00:31:21.319
<v Speaker 2>there wasn't a lot in it that most people couldn't

523
00:31:21.319 --> 00:31:24.359
<v Speaker 2>have figured out, you know, you'll leave, you know, you

524
00:31:24.519 --> 00:31:27.400
<v Speaker 2>throw trash on the street, you dump your your pizza

525
00:31:27.440 --> 00:31:30.079
<v Speaker 2>crust as you're walking down the street, you leave your

526
00:31:30.079 --> 00:31:33.839
<v Speaker 2>coffee cups, you know, and you don't put trash in

527
00:31:33.839 --> 00:31:37.319
<v Speaker 2>in receptacles that are tight, you know. You know what

528
00:31:37.400 --> 00:31:41.839
<v Speaker 2>the result is common sense that we didn't have much

529
00:31:41.880 --> 00:31:42.960
<v Speaker 2>common sense anymore?

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<v Speaker 5>Can I can? I? So I have a lot of

531
00:31:45.559 --> 00:31:49.240
<v Speaker 5>family members that of Boston fire. And I got to

532
00:31:49.319 --> 00:31:53.400
<v Speaker 5>tell you a story about a kitchen fire in Chinatown

533
00:31:53.480 --> 00:31:57.440
<v Speaker 5>that my brother responded to. And you know, it was

534
00:31:57.759 --> 00:32:02.160
<v Speaker 5>a sea of of of just discussed. You know, it's

535
00:32:02.240 --> 00:32:05.400
<v Speaker 5>like something out of a horror movie. And every every

536
00:32:05.680 --> 00:32:07.359
<v Speaker 5>you know, we're putting out the fire and they have

537
00:32:07.480 --> 00:32:10.799
<v Speaker 5>to knock over the bins and the curtons that are

538
00:32:10.920 --> 00:32:14.279
<v Speaker 5>stored down there, and there's rats everywhere. And then there's

539
00:32:14.319 --> 00:32:18.559
<v Speaker 5>a little crate over in the corner and my brothers,

540
00:32:18.880 --> 00:32:21.440
<v Speaker 5>you know, the captain actually looks at it and asks

541
00:32:21.440 --> 00:32:25.880
<v Speaker 5>the cook and it was they asked the cook, and

542
00:32:25.920 --> 00:32:27.920
<v Speaker 5>the cook says, it's beach chicken.

543
00:32:29.240 --> 00:32:31.960
<v Speaker 1>It was golf beach chicken, called.

544
00:32:31.720 --> 00:32:36.519
<v Speaker 5>The beach chicken. Oh and very good, very good. They

545
00:32:36.519 --> 00:32:42.480
<v Speaker 5>had fifty seagulls in a crate in that that's the

546
00:32:42.559 --> 00:32:45.440
<v Speaker 5>last time I went to China's Cow or anything.

547
00:32:45.599 --> 00:32:45.799
<v Speaker 3>Dan.

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00:32:46.519 --> 00:32:50.119
<v Speaker 5>It's just unbelievable, how disgusting.

549
00:32:50.960 --> 00:32:54.759
<v Speaker 2>Some that's pretty creative. That's pretty creative to call it

550
00:32:54.920 --> 00:32:55.680
<v Speaker 2>beach chicken.

551
00:32:56.079 --> 00:32:58.279
<v Speaker 5>Beach chicken, Well, you.

552
00:32:58.200 --> 00:33:00.279
<v Speaker 2>Don't, you know what the old joke is anything that

553
00:33:00.440 --> 00:33:02.839
<v Speaker 2>like that. You say, Oh, it tastes just like chicken.

554
00:33:03.079 --> 00:33:05.480
<v Speaker 2>It doesn't matter what it is. Oh yeah, it's just

555
00:33:05.559 --> 00:33:09.200
<v Speaker 2>like it's just like chicken fried up and you won't

556
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<v Speaker 2>know the difference.

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<v Speaker 5>All my always thought it was a federal offense to

558
00:33:13.880 --> 00:33:18.559
<v Speaker 5>actually use seagull so just because they clean the beaches

559
00:33:18.640 --> 00:33:19.599
<v Speaker 5>in the environment.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, I would think that there's probably a lot

561
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<v Speaker 2>of things that are federal, that are federal offenses that

562
00:33:25.240 --> 00:33:28.799
<v Speaker 2>probably people either don't realize or ignore. Okay, I mean,

563
00:33:29.559 --> 00:33:31.640
<v Speaker 2>you know, I I slowed down the other day. I

564
00:33:31.720 --> 00:33:34.240
<v Speaker 2>was driving and all of a sudden, this Canadian goose

565
00:33:34.279 --> 00:33:36.640
<v Speaker 2>is walking across. It was a back road. It was

566
00:33:36.680 --> 00:33:40.839
<v Speaker 2>over in Cambridge, right by the Charles River cut through

567
00:33:40.880 --> 00:33:45.000
<v Speaker 2>I take to get to my gym, and this golden

568
00:33:45.160 --> 00:33:49.799
<v Speaker 2>this Canadian goose. Uh he was or she was intent

569
00:33:49.960 --> 00:33:54.240
<v Speaker 2>on traversing the entire road at their pace and there's

570
00:33:54.319 --> 00:33:56.839
<v Speaker 2>no way, you know, because that is a federal offense

571
00:33:56.880 --> 00:34:00.960
<v Speaker 2>if you intentionally strike the Canadian goose they have. You know, now,

572
00:34:01.000 --> 00:34:05.680
<v Speaker 2>maybe when with President Trump, he's gonna, you know, remove

573
00:34:05.759 --> 00:34:10.000
<v Speaker 2>these as part of the tariffs, remove the protection for

574
00:34:10.079 --> 00:34:17.280
<v Speaker 2>the Canadian geese. You never know. But until that happens, right, well,

575
00:34:17.280 --> 00:34:19.800
<v Speaker 2>he just the only thing he could do is remove

576
00:34:19.880 --> 00:34:22.280
<v Speaker 2>the protection. But no, it's a federal law. And so

577
00:34:22.440 --> 00:34:25.880
<v Speaker 2>I'm sitting there. It was only like three minutes, okay,

578
00:34:26.039 --> 00:34:28.960
<v Speaker 2>but it seemed like three hours because this this Canadian

579
00:34:29.000 --> 00:34:30.880
<v Speaker 2>goose is looking at me like, you're not going to

580
00:34:31.000 --> 00:34:33.000
<v Speaker 2>run me over. I know that you're not even going

581
00:34:33.079 --> 00:34:34.559
<v Speaker 2>to beat the horn at me because if I have

582
00:34:34.599 --> 00:34:37.360
<v Speaker 2>a heart attack and flip over here, they're going to

583
00:34:37.440 --> 00:34:44.280
<v Speaker 2>accuse you of killing me. So I'm taking the globe.

584
00:34:45.079 --> 00:34:50.239
<v Speaker 2>Wouldn't they love that? Imagine Yvonne, that that crazy conservative

585
00:34:50.280 --> 00:34:55.679
<v Speaker 2>talk show host slew a Canadian goose. Yeah but anyway, No, Look,

586
00:34:56.480 --> 00:34:59.199
<v Speaker 2>the bottom line is that Boston has a lot of rats.

587
00:34:59.480 --> 00:35:01.800
<v Speaker 2>It sounds like the people don't care about it, because

588
00:35:01.840 --> 00:35:05.199
<v Speaker 2>we only got Paul from Dorchester. And guess what if

589
00:35:05.239 --> 00:35:07.960
<v Speaker 2>people don't care about it, there's no reason that the

590
00:35:07.960 --> 00:35:11.039
<v Speaker 2>mayor or anyone else should should take it and make

591
00:35:11.079 --> 00:35:12.840
<v Speaker 2>it a top priority. Simple as that.

592
00:35:13.159 --> 00:35:17.000
<v Speaker 5>So I was stating a girl that lived on Hemingway Street.

593
00:35:18.599 --> 00:35:20.519
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, I went to go.

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00:35:21.119 --> 00:35:24.639
<v Speaker 5>Fire up the grill, and you wouldn't believe what jumped

595
00:35:24.679 --> 00:35:28.199
<v Speaker 5>out at me. I rather grill in the trash, and

596
00:35:28.280 --> 00:35:30.679
<v Speaker 5>I took her. I was living in Hingham at the time,

597
00:35:31.119 --> 00:35:34.599
<v Speaker 5>and I took their trash every day from her apartment.

598
00:35:35.199 --> 00:35:40.280
<v Speaker 2>And either that or we're eating out tonight, ladies.

599
00:35:41.800 --> 00:35:42.760
<v Speaker 3>We did that night.

600
00:35:42.960 --> 00:35:45.280
<v Speaker 2>That was Hey, Joe, I got to run here. I

601
00:35:45.280 --> 00:35:47.440
<v Speaker 2>got the ten o'clock stare at me in the face.

602
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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for calling in, Joe. I really appreciate the stories.

603
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<v Speaker 2>Thank you much. That's a great call.

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<v Speaker 3>All right.

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<v Speaker 2>We have three really good calls that hour, and I

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<v Speaker 2>want to thank specifically Paul Susan from Duxbury and Joe

607
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<v Speaker 2>for Bridgewater. Back on night Side, right after this, the

608
00:36:01.239 --> 00:36:03.960
<v Speaker 2>ten o'clock news go talk about violence in America. We

609
00:36:04.079 --> 00:36:05.320
<v Speaker 2>got to tone it down, folks.