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Post by FiveZero on Oct 20, 2019 7:05:43 GMT -8
I've always wondered if it were possible for people to catch some type of disease from these books. Leptospira would typically only survive for a few weeks, so infection is extremely unlikely if the books were chewed years ago. Also, the rat would need to pee on the book. Saliva isn't considered to be a significant risk.
There was a case in the UK many years ago where a man visited a pub and asked for a bottle of beer. The beer had been stored in a rat-infested cellar where a rat had peed on the bottle. The man died some weeks later from Leptospirosis (Weil's disease).
Anyway, I'm getting 
Thanks for the info. I knew pee and poop were bad, but didn't know much about saliva. It's still kind of gross thinking about owning a book that a mouse was chewing on for days/weeks. |
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Post by Siggy's Tar Dust® on Oct 20, 2019 10:02:41 GMT -8
Leptospira would typically only survive for a few weeks, so infection is extremely unlikely if the books were chewed years ago. Also, the rat would need to pee on the book. Saliva isn't considered to be a significant risk.
There was a case in the UK many years ago where a man visited a pub and asked for a bottle of beer. The beer had been stored in a rat-infested cellar where a rat had peed on the bottle. The man died some weeks later from Leptospirosis (Weil's disease).
Anyway, I'm getting
Thanks for the info. I knew pee and poop were bad, but didn't know much about saliva. It's still kind of gross thinking about owning a book that a mouse was chewing on for days/weeks. A lot of the things I had no problem with as a kid, I cannot even begin to consider doing now... like walking barefoot through grass or rolling around in the grass. Maybe it was city life that made it a non issue and moving to Oregon where the critters are everywhere, paying daily and nightly potty breaks on lawns and parks all over town made me see grass in a different light, but the thought makes my skin crawl. |
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Post by Stu on Oct 20, 2019 10:38:31 GMT -8
Thanks for the info. I knew pee and poop were bad, but didn't know much about saliva. It's still kind of gross thinking about owning a book that a mouse was chewing on for days/weeks. A lot of the things I had no problem with as a kid, I cannot even begin to consider doing now... like walking barefoot through grass or rolling around in the grass. Maybe it was city life that made it a non issue and moving to Oregon where the critters are everywhere, paying daily and nightly potty breaks on lawns and parks all over town made me see grass in a different light, but the thought makes my skin crawl. We have cute mice around here but I never see rats. The animal that ruins golf courses/lawns/parks/ballfields/grass around here are fricking geese. Holy crap I would kill 'em all if I could. They absolutely ruined the UConn campus. When I lived in Seattle one person posed a great solution to two problems: kill all the geese and feed them to the homeless. Yes! |
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Post by Jimmers Nice Guy on Oct 20, 2019 11:07:36 GMT -8
Thanks for the info. I knew pee and poop were bad, but didn't know much about saliva. It's still kind of gross thinking about owning a book that a mouse was chewing on for days/weeks. A lot of the things I had no problem with as a kid, I cannot even begin to consider doing now... like walking barefoot through grass or rolling around in the grass. Maybe it was city life that made it a non issue and moving to Oregon where the critters are everywhere, paying daily and nightly potty breaks on lawns and parks all over town made me see grass in a different light, but the thought makes my skin crawl. Imsee people sitting,laying down,eating in public parks where I bring my dog everyday and just shudder.Besides the hobos-yes,plent of hobos in Capital city-the amount of dog pee and poop that goes on...eeeew. I've had house mice as pets,the cats bring em to me half dead and sometimes I save them,if they live,they get a real,real fine life  I'm a softy. |
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Post by Jimmers Nice Guy on Oct 20, 2019 11:10:16 GMT -8
The first key comic that I bought was at a flea market in Alameda, CA, back in the 80s. It had significant chew marks, but I was happy to own this book. I recreated the missing parts of the cover using pictures from what I believe was an Overstreet guide. While it's no longer my pride and joy, it's still a book in my personal collection.   I love this so much |
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Post by Bats on Oct 20, 2019 11:41:20 GMT -8
Thanks for the info. I knew pee and poop were bad, but didn't know much about saliva. It's still kind of gross thinking about owning a book that a mouse was chewing on for days/weeks. A lot of the things I had no problem with as a kid, I cannot even begin to consider doing now... like walking barefoot through grass or rolling around in the grass. Maybe it was city life that made it a non issue and moving to Oregon where the critters are everywhere, paying daily and nightly potty breaks on lawns and parks all over town made me see grass in a different light, but the thought makes my skin crawl. I have similar thoughts about the local playing field. Sunday starts with walkies and come 10AM, it's rugby field.
I went on a boating holiday once and there were signs on the canal warning you not swim in the water due to the risk of Weil's disease. One evening, after mooring up, I throw in the mud weight anchor and got a mouthful of canal water 
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Post by Siggy's Tar Dust® on Oct 20, 2019 12:38:23 GMT -8
A lot of the things I had no problem with as a kid, I cannot even begin to consider doing now... like walking barefoot through grass or rolling around in the grass. Maybe it was city life that made it a non issue and moving to Oregon where the critters are everywhere, paying daily and nightly potty breaks on lawns and parks all over town made me see grass in a different light, but the thought makes my skin crawl. Imsee people sitting,laying down,eating in public parks where I bring my dog everyday and just shudder.Besides the hobos-yes,plent of hobos in Capital city-the amount of dog pee and poop that goes on...eeeew. I've had house mice as pets,the cats bring em to me half dead and sometimes I save them,if they live,they get a real,real fine life I'm a softy.   |
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Post by Jimmers Nice Guy on Oct 20, 2019 12:45:50 GMT -8
Imsee people sitting,laying down,eating in public parks where I bring my dog everyday and just shudder.Besides the hobos-yes,plent of hobos in Capital city-the amount of dog pee and poop that goes on...eeeew. I've had house mice as pets,the cats bring em to me half dead and sometimes I save them,if they live,they get a real,real fine life I'm a softy. Absolutely brilliant.When Mlle Porcupine gets in-I better run,gotta pick her up!-I will show her right away.She'll love it  One of my favourite things in a long time,thanks! One of our house mice lived five years with us,the other fourish |
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Post by Stu on Oct 20, 2019 12:57:56 GMT -8
Absolutely brilliant.When Mlle Porcupine gets in-I better run,gotta pick her up!-I will show her right away.She'll love it One of my favourite things in a long time,thanks! One of our house mice lived five years with us,the other fourish You're lucky, our tom used to bring us adult squirrels  |
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Post by FiveZero on Oct 20, 2019 14:21:58 GMT -8
Thanks for the info. I knew pee and poop were bad, but didn't know much about saliva. It's still kind of gross thinking about owning a book that a mouse was chewing on for days/weeks. A lot of the things I had no problem with as a kid, I cannot even begin to consider doing now... like walking barefoot through grass or rolling around in the grass. Maybe it was city life that made it a non issue and moving to Oregon where the critters are everywhere, paying daily and nightly potty breaks on lawns and parks all over town made me see grass in a different light, but the thought makes my skin crawl. I wouldn't do a lot of things I did when I was younger. I was a dirty little kid and washing hands and taking baths cut too much into my play time. |
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Post by Bats on Oct 20, 2019 22:50:26 GMT -8
A lot of the things I had no problem with as a kid, I cannot even begin to consider doing now... like walking barefoot through grass or rolling around in the grass. Maybe it was city life that made it a non issue and moving to Oregon where the critters are everywhere, paying daily and nightly potty breaks on lawns and parks all over town made me see grass in a different light, but the thought makes my skin crawl. I wouldn't do a lot of things I did when I was younger. I was a dirty little kid and washing hands and taking baths cut too much into my play time. I can still remember the taste of dandelions today... |
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Jan 11, 2022 18:01:28 GMT -8
It's high time for some new additions to this thread.   |
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I'm a softy.
One of my favourite things in a long time,thanks!
