The children have stopped playing next door and, I believe, are in for the night. I must go check the pines. No... I shall not take the HD industrial grade shovel. That is kinda cruel as it is hard to wield and not "sure" on contact. It's like the difference between a heavy sabre and a swift epee. I am a Canuck. I have a Sherbrooke hockey stick made from La Belle maple. Now. I have worked construction for nigh 40 years but I have played hockey for longer.

Of course, youse know this is a ruse eh? I would never smack the livin shit out of a rat with a bushy tail with a hockey stick just because I wanna make sure it doesn't get into my attic and stink the place up and fuck up the insulation and chew wires and whatever. That would be cruel.