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It’s the kind
of thing that
would take
a great deal
of organising
if you were
staging it, but
these things
do happen...
insurance might pay out for repairs. Accidentally
switched the shore power off when you had a freezer
full of stinky pilchards? Your insurance might cover
the clean-up and deodorising job.
Mortimer has worked on one of these cases, and
reports that getting rid of the smell of the rotting bait
was “worse than a meth contamination”, requiring
carpet and interior furnishings to be replaced, to the
tune of $15,000.
Speaking of meth, we’ve all heard of rental houses
being contaminated with P, but anecdotal reports
suggest it’s becoming an issue with boats, too.
“We are hearing that boats are being used
not necessarily for the manufacture but the
consumption of methamphetamine. It’s often not
the owners, but maybe friends or even their sons
and daughters, who might be on the boat using
meth without their parents knowing,” he says.
He adds that trailer boats with covers are also at
risk from meth users, who want a hidden spot to use
drugs. “It used to be people breaking in to them to
sniff glue, and now it seems to be meth use.”RATS LIKE
BOATS
Rats typically
live anywhere
humans live.
They are mostly
nocturnal and
generally stick
together in
groups called
packs. New
packs are formed
when a pair goes
off and nests
in an area that
doesn’t already
have a pack
(boats are ideal).
Rats are
omnivores, and
usually scavenge
through trash
and eat any food
left unprotected.ALLAN TONGS
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