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Post by bernie on Jun 29, 2024 13:59:46 GMT
We poisoned rats and mice with a mixture of ground up peanuts, bicarb, toothpaste, and some flour. Mix it up and mould it in an ice cube mould. It kills rats and mice but is totally harmless to other animals and raptors Look it up. I will.I made up a garlic and onion solution and sprayed the underside of the caravan,as we heard them close one night.seems to have deterred them,but still seen in our bit occasionally,won't rid them completely I know Put rats into their search engine |
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Post by VanWoman84 on Jun 30, 2024 17:24:45 GMT
I will.I made up a garlic and onion solution and sprayed the underside of the caravan,as we heard them close one night.seems to have deterred them,but still seen in our bit occasionally,won't rid them completely I know Put rats into their search engine I wish I knew this at the yard. |
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Post by bernie on Jun 30, 2024 18:10:33 GMT
Yes because rats and mice can't burp or fart bicarb or baking soda reacts with the acid in their stomach and blows them up like a balloon
All you have to do is trick them into eating it by mixing it with something they like
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Post by graceomalley on Jul 2, 2024 16:57:13 GMT
Charity shop trawling for books,mainly uj,but I sneaked a couple,and a mug with a lid and a little filter in it, to brew herbal tea😊.....and uj set fire to his t shirt🙄😂
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Post by NomadCris on Jul 2, 2024 17:07:48 GMT
An act of protest ?
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Post by graceomalley on Jul 2, 2024 17:16:52 GMT
No.leaning over the cooker getting something out of the cupboard..plonker!it was a t shirt of great sentiment,bless him he's gutted🙄maybe he 'll buy some new kit now.there was one in the charity shop last week,he's just said he really liked looked today,gone of course
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Post by NomadCris on Jul 2, 2024 23:48:48 GMT
😕 Sounds like he needs some fire retardant work wear.
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Post by graceomalley on Jul 3, 2024 12:53:31 GMT
Today,the circus is close enough to visit,so car packed with eggs,letters,parcels..and tyres!looking forward to seeing the dogs more than the people😜..oh! And the cheesy chips😁
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Post by bernie on Jul 3, 2024 19:00:38 GMT
OK So this is a double rant
First rant is sat navs. The quickest easiest and most fuel efficient way to get from A to B is an A road at 40mph or a B road at 30mph. It is not a sucession of pot holed windy farm tracks with passing points if you are lucky
Simply because the computer in its infallible logic has worked out its ten yards shorter than sticking to the main road
Second Rant, lorries use a different sat nav to ordinary car drivers. It is because lorries can't negotiate the little lanes mentioned in my first rant.
So why the heck don't the senile geriatrics who buy ande driveth these huge motor homes buy a proper large vehicle sat nav so they dont get stuck down the lanes.
They are an absolute nightmare down here in Cornwall
They can't drive them, they can't reverse them and they empty their toilets in the bushes
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Post by graceomalley on Jul 3, 2024 19:23:36 GMT
Probably don't know there are different types,I didn't until now..bet their everyday car is probably a flat punto size!😜
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Post by parrotandcrow on Jul 3, 2024 20:13:16 GMT
Yeah I had a lorry satnav for my bus, even though the bus wasn't huge. It was just peace of mind, hoping it wouldn't take me anywhere too ridiculous.
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Post by NomadCris on Jul 4, 2024 1:10:19 GMT
Thing is it's not even difficult or expensive now to get a satnav for driving a truck or motorhome or towing a high caravan.
You used to have to buy specialist satnavs, I did when I was truck driving. Now you can download satnav apps for the purpose off of Googleplay store or Apple appstore for free to use on your phone and use Google maps or openmaps.Some charge for offline maps and some give realtime traffic updates also.
There's a bunch of them,just search the stores for 'truck and caravan satnav'. I use one by Sygic and Truckmeister but there are plenty others.
Much better than getting stuck at a low bridge or narrow road and got to retrace your steps and find another route.
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Post by givingitsomethought on Jul 5, 2024 2:58:44 GMT
OK So this is a double rant First rant is sat navs. The quickest easiest and most fuel efficient way to get from A to B is an A road at 40mph or a B road at 30mph. It is not a sucession of pot holed windy farm tracks with passing points if you are lucky Simply because the computer in its infallible logic has worked out its ten yards shorter than sticking to the main road Second Rant, lorries use a different sat nav to ordinary car drivers. It is because lorries can't negotiate the little lanes mentioned in my first rant. So why the heck don't the senile geriatrics who buy ande driveth these huge motor homes buy a proper large vehicle sat nav so they dont get stuck down the lanes. They are an absolute nightmare down here in Cornwall They can't drive them, they can't reverse them and they empty their toilets in the bushes Double rant approved! We ended up in a field surrounded by cows in the middle of the night thanks to the bollocking sat nav once, never again. And when we lived in the West Country, May to October was a nightmare because of all the motor homes and cars towing caravans, boats, jet skis and goodness knows what else getting stuck on little lanes. I hear the Isle of Skye is similar now during tourist season. Fortunately I go everywhere by broomstick so I am unaffected  |
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Post by graceomalley on Jul 18, 2024 9:12:57 GMT
Morning all..a second dry sunny day😊suppose we 'll all be moaning at the heat soon.I must admit I've never been a sun worshipper.but the good weather does boost the mood and wanting to do a bit.the gardens feeling the lack of sun.courgettes are rotting if we don't catch them early,and the tom plants are looking curly,but I do have a few small fruits on there,so hoping a few days 🌞 will turn things round,a good feed and water tonight.runner beans getting there.been working with a local farmer,building a bund to try and help reduce the winter flooding here.took 20 ish trees out,which will be put back on the bund,another 40 ish to do the other side of the gate and more bund.so will have a bit of work planting when he's finished his bit😊a futon to assemble today,so we can at least have a guest or 2 x
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Post by givingitsomethought on Jul 18, 2024 12:21:09 GMT
A guest room and a veranda, Grace! Double posh Lol. Today I am looking for my motivation. Anyone know where it went? Hopefully it's at the bottom of a biscuit tin |
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