Stuart the Mouse!

So I was busy working on the car and I noticed little bits of bird seed in strange places....odd, maybe I spilled some early on in the build?  Alas after taking the AUX panel apart to get to the fusebox - there was some more!  Definitely something going on and after spotting the leftovers of some wiring and trim I realized I had a friend....

Its my own fault really for not keeping the garage tidy, spilling bird food on the floor and leaving the garage door open.  Two little guys decided to move in and make the garage their home.

I felt a little bad removing their nest but it had to be done I couldn't risk any more damage to the car.  Everything out and the mouse hunt was on!  There was no sign of them but before I put everything back in I decided to check against some slate tiles we have leaning against the wall, bam!  Two little critters jumped out and scurried into the abyss of stuff all over the garage floor.

My wife and I spent a good 30 mins trying to catch the pair but they gave us the slip.  On the way out of the garage one of them stopped under the car, he thought better of it and scuttled onto the front lawn and he was away.

Trip to B&Q to invest in a strip for the bottom of the garage door and also cleaned everything out so there is nothing in there to tempt them back:

Hopefully that is the last of them and I can concentrate back on the remedial work.  In six days time I will be at the test center with my tick list complete.

Luckily in this instance no real damage had been done but it was a close call....