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Thinking about it the rats live in a Trump/Boris free world. Virus free as well, as far as we know? So absolutely no worries, they live a life of casual sex, rearing the resultant offspring, looking for food, developing along the way a rich and varied diet of fast food, healthy nuts, seeds and fruit. They munch their way through the seasons, birth control they don’t have a care about, paedophilia, incest and just about every dictator flexing their muscles across the modern world are completely outside of their understanding. I ought to say all animals other than the human kind are in this innocent state. Sadly many are endangered by the hand of man who should know better? The rats have seen an opportunity and gone for it and who can blame them? Survival is the name of the game and they are winning paws down. My admiration is growing as they stroll nonchalantly through the Wrenery every evening. We have tried the eucalyptus oil deterrent, that was met with barely a whisker twitch.
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The all singing all dancing tunnel of love with a peanut butter appetiser
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The mega Miss Whiplash approved, contraption the husband couldn’t set, too much of a wuss, went back.
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The far more gentle chocolate fountain of youth (or should say death) approach sits forlornly with tempting nuggets of Snickers. Who could resist that temptation? Not I for one!
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I am just about to go out and throw myself on the Snickers... freaking knickers trap and end it all.
Don't give up Lettice, one day you will win this battle! Perhaps you need to spill some flour outside to see if you can follow his little footsteps back to his lair and lay a big rock at his door?! Good luck! x
ReplyDeleteThat’s an Inspector Clouseau idea of amazing proportions MG. I am polishing up my magnifying glass as we speak!
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And if he emerges from that, you must rename him - Jesus.
ReplyDeleteI would except I don’t think he has much in common having by now sired dozens of disciples!
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You need to sort the rat problem asap, seriously..however much I admire rats as a fellow mammal.
ReplyDeleteTrouble is I have a sneaky respect for them, added to which neither of us enjoy the thought of killing anything. We even on walks pick up worms and beetles who are find themselves in danger in the middle of a path.
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I forgot to tell you I like the samovar lid improvement. Surely you can devise a rat lid! Don't use the samovar, though.
ReplyDeleteI don’t intend to use it, the tap is loose and water would pour out. It is just should a lovely thing. What a story it could tell?
DeleteThe rat saga goes on! The Wrenery was tidied up and citronella sprinkled liberally where they run.
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Just leave them alone please
ReplyDeleteIt looks like we are, they are far smarter than us.
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They carry diseases, and being rodents must use their teeth to stop them growing into their jaw..gnawing wears them down. Unfortunately they gnaw useful things like cables, which can cause fire.....they also stink!! Leave them be, yes, where they should be..which is not in our living space!!
ReplyDeleteThey are not quite in our living space... yet. Although at this rate we will be out in the garden and our home will have be the scene of a coup, as they snuggle down in our recliners and watch our bloody telly without even the sniff of a Snickers put out for us. It’s a cruel world.
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