The day of the giant rat.

I was having a [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braai]braai[/url] and related my encounter ten years ago with a giant rat. I was working on the optics in the tunnels under the runways at Johannesburg International Airport as a network engineer. To me it looked like the size of a dog, not a [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhodesian_Ridgeback]Rhodesian Ridgeback[/url] but a [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniature_Schnauzer]Miniature Schnauzer[/url]. Everyone had a good laugh, and said it was a fishing story especially when I stated that after my initial shock I was even more paranoid about encountering the snake that eats rats of this size! I resorted to Google to prove my point. I discovered the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambian_pouch_rat]giant african pouch rat[/url]. Some common ([url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Rat]Norway[/url]) rats even grow to a size of 2.4 pounds! I think someone imported a large rat as a pet which then escaped and found a home in the tunnels. Do you have any networking fishing stories to share around the virtual braai?