I bet you didn’t know there’s a housing shortage for the Norway rats of Beach Grove. The local rats are finding it hard to find shelter from the cold due to demolitions and new construction so they decided our crawl space was a good place to call home. These noisy Norwegian nocturnal rodents are a challenge so after several failed attempts to poison them it was time to find an expert. Like any social media junkie, I turned to Facebook for help. A few months ago I joined an open group on Facebook called Tsawwassen Loop and it’s awesome. I posted a request for recommendations for a pest control company and within minutes I had the name of Randy Bilesky of Go Green Pest Controst control company.  Two hours later he was showing me how the Norwegians were invading our peaceful home. My post received 45 comments and I learned a lot about rats. Peanut butter is a very effective bait, ultrasound and rat zappers work wonders and I have instructions for a DYI five-gallon bucket mouse trap. I am thrilled. Every day I discover all sorts of interesting tidbits about my community from the 1,800 members of Tsawwassen Loop. Lost or found a dog, a cat, or a goat, post it here. Need a painter, a guitar repaired, a place to live, a math tutor, or where Chad the barber has gone, you’ll get answers.