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Citizen complaint of the day: Southie rats tired of running, make a stand on M Street

By adamg on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 10:29am

A concerned citizen files a 311 complaint about the situation on M Street near East 6th Street in South Boston:

Two belligerent rats on M Street. They are not moving when people walk toward them.

The city replies it is monitoring the area.

Neighborhoods: 
South Boston
Free tagging: 
Wildlife
rats
M Street
311


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Comments

By Anon on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 11:28am.

Most people live like pigs now, expecting everyone and anyone to do the work for them. Whether it’s not picking up dog crap ( a rat favored dish) or putting out their trash like they live in a 3rd world country the common decency towards other has vanished. Simple life rule that your parents should have taught you- “clean up after yourself” and most of these problems would go away.

By Tim Mc. on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 1:02pm.

You're saying that if we have more rats, we'll have less of a dog shit situation? This sounds less like a problem and more like an opportunity.

By anon on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 1:17pm.

but what about the increased piles of rat shit?

By Tim Mc. on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 5:28pm.

We've got it all worked out.

By fungwah on Tue, 03/28/2023 - 8:24am.

They'll take care of the mouse problem.

By Anon on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 5:43pm.

Nailed it!

By Lee on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 4:15pm.

But you’re stretching it a lot.
Have some respect. Even if they are just rats.

By anon on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 9:45pm.

with rats and we can thank the demolition of the L Street power plant for upsetting them.
The City and elected officials do not care about the displaced rodents, lead paint and asbestos dust covering the neighborhood.

By tachometer on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 12:01pm.

I think I may have found a more suitable city job for "rats get bats" Shana Cottone and Joseph Abasciano.

By cinnamngrl on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 12:45pm.

I don't know if 311 is allowed to say that but if you expect someone to send a car out...

By xyz on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 1:07pm.

Simple solution: sic some turkeys on them.

By The Fox 915 on Mon, 03/27/2023 - 6:44pm.

As Judge Dredd said “That’s good Rat!”

By Don't Panic on Tue, 03/28/2023 - 1:01am.

If Southie rats are anything like the rock-runner rats around Harbor Point's shore those are some mighty big rats!

By anon on Tue, 03/28/2023 - 6:11am.

Is nothing but a tool for neighbors to rat each other out. We’ve become a society of rats because of it. The politicians created this so their offices wouldn’t have to field phone calls or emails from their ratty constituents.

By anon on Tue, 03/28/2023 - 9:18am.

This never would have happened in old Southie.

By anon on Wed, 03/29/2023 - 8:20am.

Could have been worse, could have been belligerent guinea pigs.