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Went to check on my brew last night, and disturbed a rascally little burglar working its way into my bag of cracked corn!! My fault for leaving it out, but having said that, I always have done and have never had so much as a little mouse in my shed. Anyway, he soon scooted out of the hole he'd chewed in my shed, and I put the bag of corn safely into a spare FV, and locked the shed up, determined to block the hole today.
When I unlocked the shed this morning the bar steward had been back with a vengence! There was a silver foil vacuum sealed bag of smoked barley that he'd chewed through in about four different places, spilling the contents all over the place, and he'd knocked things over in his efforts at finding stuff to eat. Fortunately thats all there WAS for him to eat. On top of all that, while I was moving stuff away to allow me access to repair his entrance, the little sod let me know he was still there and made his escape, although by now he was fatter and had to struggle to get out! :D :D
Anyway, the hole is repaired, spilled grain hoovered up, anything edible stowed away, and my brew is going along nicely.
We have three cats, and also some others visiting from time to time......useless! :P
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Oh no! :shock:
Sack the cats :scream_cat: :mouse:
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I store stuff outside. Old stockpots are good containers.

I always like to leave them some welcome "Special" feed out for them.
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https://www.smithsofthedean.co.uk/drums ... drums.html

Screw top 45 litre drums.
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I only have 2 of the heavy duty blue screw top 120 litre drums, wish I could find more of these. :(
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:) excellant album by the stranglers
am pickled tink to yeet mou.....
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I would not have expected you to know that jacquie.
You must be a little older than you look. :)
Maybe it was in your parents record collection when you were growing up?

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Easydrinker wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2019 11:16 pm I would not have expected you to know that jacquie.
You must be a little older than you look. :)
Maybe it was in your parents record collection when you were growing up?

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i was indeed a teenager when it was released 1977, which must mean i look younger than my years - thank you kind sir :D
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Complements from myself, are indeed rare.
Go large, and party, you young thing!

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Coming back to Mr Rat..
Once upon a time, I stepped into the breach to try and keep a small, specialised, (physically challenged guests for the most part), hotel running.

One morning, a big old rat was watching me, from the middle of the kitchen floor.
I moved some boxes and bulk cases. and trapped it behind a chest freezer.

I despatched said rodent with a few blows to the head from a snooker cue.
Alex Higgins style.
Not that my game improved after.

My girly staff never knew any of this.
Am I a bad person.?

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Easydrinker wrote: Thu Dec 05, 2019 2:10 am Coming back to Mr Rat..
I despatched said rodent with a few blows to the head from a snooker cue.

Am I a bad person.?

Robert.
In a different life, at a different time, Robert, I would have done the exact same thing, in fact, I've done a lot worse, things which still haunt me to this day! :( But whether it's an age thing or what, or becoming more aware of my own mortality, I don't know, but I've developed an appreciation and a love for all living things that might be seen as extreme to some, but I'm glad I feel this way.....anyhoo...I won't be killing mr rat, if he persists on breaking into my shed, I'll buy a humane trap and take him down to the canal and let him go. But if he decides to hang around and help himself to the compost heaps, he's very welcome. :D :D
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There's a Rat in the Kitchen wot I'm a gonna do
theres a Rat. Can't think who pened it??
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You bee fwatty
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May the roof above you never fall in, and may the friends around you never fall out.
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I admit to singing the song as I did the deed.
At the time I only knew the version from UB40,
StillDaves link was obviously the song that they covered.
I cannot guess at StillDaves life experience, and so won't.

Myself, I however have a life view of pest and vermin.
I currently have a captive magpie in a licenced Larsen trap.
Well fed and watered, shielded from the worst of the weather.
I believe that it has caught/attracted all of it's siblings that flew into this neck of the woods a few weeks ago, and it's days are numbered.
And boy!, do we have other birds since I have been taking out magpies, over the last few years.

Later this week I will start my seasonal winter work of trapping moles on a few local farms.
Some may consider it a dirty job.
I expect to catch several hundred, maybe more.
I have no problem sleeping.
And am probably one of the softest guys you could ever hope to meet.
Perspective. :)

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I will now forever have images in my head of Robert as Basil Fawlty.
Slowly slowly, catchy funky

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It's not a rat, it's a hamster!

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Easydrinker wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2019 2:20 am It's not a rat, it's a hamster!

Robert.
Lmao. I said that, word for word, in my head while reading the previous post.
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Easydrinker wrote: Fri Dec 06, 2019 1:02 am I admit to singing the song as I did the deed.
At the time I only knew the version from UB40,
StillDaves link was obviously the song that they covered.....

Robert.
Oh contrare mon ami. Was a UB40 original.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rat_in_Mi_Kitchen
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You are correct mash.
Closer inspection shows that the version StillDave linked to was recorded in 2001. :)

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Calm down you are all squabbling like Kitchen Rats?? :lol: :lol:
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No gaz,
We are simply seekers of the ultimate truth.
Now, you do pose a philosophical question...
Would we Rat on each other?
I would like to think not. :D

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I would flippin' well hope not ED
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Easydrinker wrote: Sat Dec 07, 2019 1:03 am No gaz,
We are simply seekers of the ultimate truth.
Now, you do pose a philosophical question...
Would we Rat on each other?
I would like to think not. :D

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If you ate through my malt sacks i might be inclined to
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Nom,nom!
I'm a'nibbling while you ain't watchin'! :lol:

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myles wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2019 9:39 pm https://www.smithsofthedean.co.uk/drums ... drums.html

Screw top 45 litre drums.
45 litre drum.png

I only have 2 of the heavy duty blue screw top 120 litre drums, wish I could find more of these. :(
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I get my containers from here

https://www.dvcontainers.co.uk/category ... tID=4&pg=2

Not to sure on shipping charges as I collect but nice to deal with.

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Deja pooh. I've seen this shit before :chart_with_downwards_trend:
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