| 1. Author: DrafterX | Date: Sun, 7/22/2018, 1:42PM EST | |
New York is apparently no longer the big cheese. The Second City has been dubbed the "rat capital" of America according to apartment search service RentHop, which said Chicago had the highest amount of rat-related complaints of four major U.S. cities. The data compiled by the website showed that there were more than 50,000 rat-related complaints in 2017, which is a 55 percent increase since 2014. "The abundance of garbage and buildings in The Windy City makes it a great location for these rats to seek shelter and food for survival," according to RentHop. "The presence of these furry critters poses a threat to city dwellers due to the fact that they are capable of spreading diseases and cause allergic reactions to humans and animals. The worst neighborhoods in the Windy City were Logan Square, Englewood and West Ridge. "Most of the neighborhoods with a higher concentration of rat complaints coincide with the neighborhoods with a higher concentration of dog poop," according to the website. Film at 11....  |
| 2. Author: HuckFinn | Date: Sun, 7/22/2018, 2:44PM EST | |
DrafterX wrote:New York is apparently no longer the big cheese. The Second City has been dubbed the "rat capital" of America according to apartment search service RentHop, which said Chicago had the highest amount of rat-related complaints of four major U.S. cities. The data compiled by the website showed that there were more than 50,000 rat-related complaints in 2017, which is a 55 percent increase since 2014. "The abundance of garbage and buildings in The Windy City makes it a great location for these rats to seek shelter and food for survival," according to RentHop. "The presence of these furry critters poses a threat to city dwellers due to the fact that they are capable of spreading diseases and cause allergic reactions to humans and animals. The worst neighborhoods in the Windy City were Logan Square, Englewood and West Ridge. "Most of the neighborhoods with a higher concentration of rat complaints coincide with the neighborhoods with a higher concentration of dog poop," according to the website. Film at 11.... Maybe they need more cats. |
| 3. Author: Whistlebritches | Date: Sun, 7/22/2018, 3:09PM EST | |
Which neighborhood was the "community organizer" from? |
| 4. Author: Speyside | Date: Sun, 7/22/2018, 4:23PM EST | |
Saw a super rat down there some years ago. Never saw a rat that big, gave it a wide berth. |
| 5. Author: DrafterX | Date: Sun, 7/22/2018, 5:07PM EST | |
They got some big ones down in New Orleans...  |
| 6. Author: Speyside | Date: Sun, 7/22/2018, 7:14PM EST | |
When I first opened this I thought it would be about Hillary. |
| 7. Author: DrafterX | Date: Sun, 7/22/2018, 7:26PM EST | |
I was hoping they found Ben.. |
| 8. Author: frankj1 | Date: Sun, 7/22/2018, 7:30PM EST | |
what about Itchy Brother? |
| 9. Author: DrafterX | Date: Sun, 7/22/2018, 7:31PM EST | |
I don't know Itchy.. |
| 10. Author: frankj1 | Date: Sun, 7/22/2018, 7:34PM EST | |
Biggy Rat and Itchy Brother always making it tough for King Leonardo of the Bongo Congo |
| 11. Author: bassman45 | Date: Sun, 7/22/2018, 7:34PM EST | |
frankj1 wrote:what about Itchy Brother? Wow Frank,you're going way back with that reference. |
| 12. Author: frankj1 | Date: Sun, 7/22/2018, 7:36PM EST | |
I'm old |
| 13. Author: frankj1 | Date: Sun, 7/22/2018, 7:42PM EST | |
http://www.toonopedia.com/leonardo.htm
one of several links |
| 14. Author: Whistlebritches | Date: Sun, 7/22/2018, 8:11PM EST | |
Damn Frank I knew you hung out with Moses as a small child............but who's Itchy? |
| 15. Author: RMAN4443 | Date: Sun, 7/22/2018, 8:14PM EST | |
frankj1 wrote:Biggy Rat and Itchy Brother always making it tough for King Leonardo of the Bongo Congo Wow, I completely forgot about that cartoon...brought back another memory, Klondike Kat and his nemesis,Savoir-Faire.. Savoir-Faire is everywhere!!!  https://youtu.be/MvSZWLgGmkg |
| 16. Author: frankj1 | Date: Sun, 7/22/2018, 9:39PM EST | |
Whistlebritches wrote:Damn Frank I knew you hung out with Moses as a small child............but who's Itchy? Itchy was a pretender to the throne, but Biggy Rat was the connection to the op. Moses was cool. |
| 17. Author: Speyside | Date: Sun, 7/22/2018, 9:56PM EST | |
Thought you would have been more of an Odie O Cologne fan. |
| 18. Author: frankj1 | Date: Mon, 7/23/2018, 7:32AM EST | |
Speyside wrote:Thought you would have been more of an Odie O Cologne fan. well, I did admire his level headedness, but the OP was about rats... |
| 19. Author: cajunpredfan | Date: Mon, 7/23/2018, 7:59AM EST | |
My daughter is moving to Chicago, looking at apartments this week. Her boyfriend lives in Logan Square, I'll ask whats for dinner. |
| 20. Author: cajunpredfan | Date: Mon, 7/23/2018, 7:59AM EST | |
now, how did I double post??? Well it increases my post count, up to 9 now, woo hoo |
| 21. Author: MojoFilter | Date: Mon, 7/23/2018, 11:49AM EST | |
RMAN4443 wrote:Wow, I completely forgot about that cartoon...brought back another memory, Klondike Kat and his nemesis,Savoir-Faire.. Savoir-Faire is everywhere!!! https://youtu.be/MvSZWLgGmkg Savoir Faire IS everywhere, Currently playing for the Bruins.  https://sports.yahoo.com/brad-marchand-embraces-villain-role-011958480.html Seriously though........he is a rat bast@rd. |
| 22. Author: deadeyedick | Date: Mon, 7/23/2018, 12:16PM EST | |
We talking Dirty Rats, Velvet Rats or what? |
| 23. Author: DrafterX | Date: Mon, 7/23/2018, 12:52PM EST | |
The kind that like cheese... |
| 24. Author: frankj1 | Date: Mon, 7/23/2018, 4:10PM EST | |
cajunpredfan wrote:now, how did I double post??? Well it increases my post count, up to 9 now, woo hoo HEY! Happy Birthday ya noob. |
| 25. Author: MojoFilter | Date: Tue, 7/24/2018, 7:06AM EST | |
deadeyedick wrote:We talking Dirty Rats, Velvet Rats or what? The Good Rats https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTOnuiezOaM |
| 26. Author: cajunpredfan | Date: Tue, 7/24/2018, 7:52AM EST | |
frankj1 wrote:HEY!
Happy Birthday ya noob. Thanks Frank, Happy Belated Birthday to you too. |
