RE: (ET) ET- winter storage

["Elie, Larry (L.D.)" <lelie ford com>]

I too have found mouse nests under the control area.  The fuzz 
can stop a contactor or relay; it won't run.  However, I don't 
think those critters like the smell of sulfuric acid; if you top 
the batteries often they seem to stay away.  Yes, I know, I probably 
take a year off the life of the batteries (I've only been doing this 
for 6 years-- first set is still fine thank you) but I think it's a 
small price to pay from keeping from having to remove mouse nests.  
No, I don't ever charge into the 'danger' area.

BTW; yes, indeed, mothballs are toxic (you can look up toxic levels 
for most household items in any large library, and find that things 
like sugar are also mildly toxic, perhaps 1% as bad as mothballs) 
but since I want to kill mice, or keep them away, do I care?  I once 
had a Collie eat 8 (yep, 8!) boxes of mouse poison.  She didn't 
even appear ill.  On calling the vet he said that I should watch her 
but a 30# dog can handle that much mouse poison, or even a single 
box of rat poison.  Not that I'm suggesting feeding dogs on mouse 
poison... but she was killed several years later by a car.

Larry Elie