More shots of Katie Price courtesy of my mate Daz who was somewhat infatuated with the plastic woman. David Attenborough would be appalled.
Sitting with my Mom watching the State of the Union address. She's a little sore from having teeth extracted yesterday but loves how the new dentures look so far. Took my Land Rover in to have some work done. Get to drive this loaner for a week. Whole different animal...
4am.....rats have set off the alarm in the Coach house, home to my collection of Dukes..... time for the air rifle. It's bad enough they are in my office ceiling, but now it's personal.
Just getting ready to go out. The sun is shining. I think we are heading into Switzerland again. Tonight it's supposed to be dumping snow.
When you've run out of air pellets call the professionals in to bait them. We had a similar problem when our stupid neighbours decided to keep chickens. The only down side was the loss of squirrels
It's our 40th wedding anniversary today and I had a big fallout with the wife this lunchtime. I got so mad I yelled, "When you die, I'm getting you a headstone that reads - "Here lies my wife - Cold as fucking ever'." "Yeah" she replied, "When you die, I'm getting you a headstone that reads, "Here lies my Husband -Fucking’ Stiff at last."
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGUAR-4...ls-in-a-Single-Feed-Rodenticide-/202067430973 Best rat poison there is. Kills anything at one visit and rapidly. Only use indoors though and don't dispose of carcases where wildlife can get at them. Properly poisonous to humans and pets. Used it many times and it takes a house from a clattering infestation to silence within 36 hours.
We had a hilarious incident yesterday. I'm clearing my office ceiling and the missus is clearing the coach house (home to the Dukes). She finds a folded blanket than has been tunneled by the rats and made into a nest in the middle. So excited she half unfolds it and comes to get me to have a look. When we get back she said "it's been moved" and gingerly moves back the top layer.....Screams and jumps into my arms. I look down to see a 2 stone torte tabby maine coon smiling back up at us from the aforementioned nest.
Had a really nasty incident as a kid where a spaniel got hold of a half dead rat, won't go into details.... but I'll never use poison.
Fair dos. Bait is perfectly safe used correctly though. Unfortunately I don't think its possible to ever eradicate vermin without using it.
It's dumping. Visibility may be getting better but I think that today may be a lazy day as tomorrow is promising to be a bluebird again.
I seem to have. Had rats coming up the sewers, through a very small gap under the foundation and up the cavity wall. A drain guy with a camera found it. Almost impossible to reach to fill in. Fitted a drain guard thing inter drain for £50 that allows the shite out but rats can't get up the drain the other way. 3 weeks clean now. Fingers crossed it holds. Trouble with killing them is others will be along shortly. Got to plug the holes.
Very true. You need to do both. One of the worst things for mouse infestations is having climbing plants growing up the wall to the eaves. They become vermin super highways at night, especially in autumn when it starts getting cold.
Season starting soon, parts ordering is commencing. Would be nice if I earned more, wouldn't have any more money, just more stuff
