I think I've just become notorious . Long story short , we live in the sticks . Our neighbours have chickens , and every so often we get rats in our stable yard , which the dogs tend to despatch with great glee . I've just been outside doing the mucking out , when one which was hiding in the straw has suddenly made a run for it . Trouble is it's run across my feet , on which I have trainers because it's so hot, instead of my usual yard boots, and a pair of socks . The buggers only got its claws caught in the fabric loop in my sock. I hate rats . I mean really hate them , so I scream like a banshee , simultaneously flailing my fork at my foot which I am frantically shaking about to detach the thing , screaming " get off me you bastard " and "I could do with some help ....... " aimed at the three teenagers sitting indoors at about 200 decibels . The hounds come running out just as I manage to fling the bugger off my foot with all the vigour of an Olympic discus thrower , and promptly kill it . I then decide to go and have a cup of tea to get over the shock .
5 minutes later not one , but 3 police cars screech to a halt on the drive . It seems my neighbours , who can't see into our yard because of a huge hedge , have heard me yelling , and thought I was being attacked , and called 999 . Bless their hearts . I then had to explain to 3 rather large policeman why I was yelling , as they politely and quite rightly insisted on checking the house just in case . I ended up showing them the mangled rat remains as well ! I'm going to go next door and thank them for keeping an eye and ear on us , but thank goodness my other neighbour wasn't home - he'd have turned up with a shotgun!
I'm so embarrassed .....
AIBU?
I am so bloody embarrassed !
Plomino · 31/07/2014 12:54
Well imagining a rat being stuck on my shoe has given me the heeby jeebies but I can't help laughing at what kind of commotion you must have caused for them to call the police! 
)Brilliant! This has just made me properly lol
You have ace neighbours (although it wouldn't have hurt them to yell over the hedge before rushing off to call 999!) and a very quick responding police force!
Enjoy your 
, hopefully made for you by one of your teenagers!
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Ugh rats, but what lovely neighbours and terrific quick response from the police. I have a strange image in my head of your 80 year old neighbour marching round with a shovel .
It's nice to know they have your best interests at heart.
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