Mike Cornell here with Quick News of the Weird. It's brought to you by Shingle Restoration Services. For a free estimate call 740-328-9582. New York City has a rat problem..and I don't mean Mafia informants...I mean actual rats. There are now over 3 million rats in New York city and the rodents are so plentiful they've even spawned a rat tourism industry. That's not something to be especially proud of. It's kind of like the cell phone app you can buy in San Francisco to show you exactly where all the homeless people have dropped trou and done number twos all over that city. New York has come up with an unusual rat control campaign. The city will start distributing rat contraceptives to the rodents
So, are city workers going to hit the streets handing out condoms to rats? Um... No. The city will place this chemical cocktail called Contrapest in rat invested areas. One expert says it'll be as irresistible to rats as pizza is to humans. Rats will eat it and become less fertile. It should work on both male rats and female rats. No more rat babies equals no more rats. Contrapest laden bait stations will be placed in certain areas of New York City over the next three months. After that, the city will check and see if the rat population has declined. The city is desperate since other rat control measures haven't worked. They tried putting out poison. But that also kills other animals. Flaco the Owl escaped from the Central Park Zoo last year and became a hero to New Yorkers after he started eating a lot of rats, including some that were poisoned. The poison caused Flaco to fly into a building and die. Ok..this is what they need to do. Instead of the Contrapest, they either need to release a lot of owls with strong stomachs or have city workers drive around in sound trucks with someone saying to the rats over loudspeakers..."Just say No...Just say NO!"
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Featuring your favorite well dressed artists or groups today in the KOOL Lunchtime Cafe! Which well dressed artist sounds good for your lunch hour?
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Today's Heartland Bank KOOL Question of the Day: The Rileys enjoy antiquing and hitting garage sales. The Doneys not so much.
Do you like antiquing and frequenting garage sales?
👍= Yes
❤= No
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