TJ's friend

Yes, besides the wacko foodies that come into Trader Joe's a few times a day, we have a friend who visits us nightly. Actually, he's not really a friend. He acts more like the annoying brother-in-law who sits on your couch, watches your TV, and eats all your food. Except you never see him but always end up cleaning up after him.

Ok, our "friend" is a rat. He's been around almost a year but still hasn't been caught. Not only is he smart, he's huge. I haven't seen him, but I have seen His footprints...on the sticky pads that Clark left down to catch him! Now either the sticky pads aren't that sticky, or this is one Samson-sized rat.

His appetite's been getting bigger lately too. Instead of chewing up one loaf of bread a night, he's been going through two. As much as he is part of this store, I really don't look forward to the day when I meet him face to face.