We tried humane traps, wire wool, hardcore cleaning regimes. Nothing worked. In the end, I wondered if the mice in our house were the real residents, while we were the intruders Some of the happiest years of my 20s were spent in a house-share in east London.
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/sep/29/the-pest-ill-never-forget-turned-toaster-upside-down-mouse-fell-out)