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GrahamH



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 02, 20 6:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Traps are governed by laws from a different dimension.
When you are setting the trap a slight breath will trigger it Snap! and almost have your fingers off.
Yet sometimes it seems the critters can do a tap dance across the trigger to get the bait and ........ nothing.
So, so frustrating.

dpack



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 02, 20 9:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

it can be like that

i will see how it copes with collecting parmigiano shavings on over and under.

it has to always be lucky, i only need to be lucky once

dpack



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PostPosted: Sun Dec 13, 20 11:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

dear rat, you are clever and quick, a generous sprinkle of chilli powder has not denied you area or access routes, my semi vegan partner did not shudder at the thought of indigestion or an ied

if i had had a short this morning i might have got a kill but the splash would have taken out the window and the bang would have upset the locals

you are a problem, no rat no problem by any means necessary

Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 14, 20 9:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Oh dear. How are the Sammisons?

dpack



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 14, 20 1:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

elsewhere

gz



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gz



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dpack



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 14, 20 6:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

not seen one for a while, not even one doing a shopping dash.

Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 20 9:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Oh dear. You really need to get rid of that rat, but the question is, how? It seems a rather wily little blighter.

dpack



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 15, 20 2:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

ummm

dpack



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PostPosted: Thu Dec 31, 20 8:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

it has triggered a fenn twice and a "big nipper" 3 times without getting dead

since i changed to "hand feeding" the birds on the sill rather than feeders and scattering rat has been hungry, it had 2 nights digging cold wet soil to glean a few seeds, that makes baiting easier

if it was a less urban location it would have been shot ages ago

as it may only have 9 lives i will persist.

dpack



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 05, 21 11:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

it is possible it may no longer be a problem.

since it just escaped its christmas pressie it has not been in the box of doom
i was seeking gleanings but the new avian restaurant is very tidy and so it has been a bit "underfed"

day before yesterday i saw it drinking in daylight which is odd as most food is wet at the mo.
the thirst is a classic symptom of " eating something that disagreed with him " or " a surfeit of lampreys " or " a brush with livia "

it was looking a bit poorly and has been unobserved since

ps i recon "a brush with livia " and "cooking with fritz" would be ace pitches as titles to a minor tv channel, after paying for the pilot they might bottle it but some might not

Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 06, 21 10:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Seems someone else went the poison route then having got even more fed up with it than you. Hopefully the bird restaurant and Sammison home will be back in working order soon.

dpack



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 06, 21 11:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

still no eyeball or fresh trail/spoor from the rat,

muttkin was pointing to something nasty in the woodshed last night but that may have been live, poorly or dead, tt did not wish to discover the details

if that is what has happened at least it will be no rat no problem

dpack



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PostPosted: Thu Jan 07, 21 3:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

4 days no eyeball or "rummaging" noises

i might try easy food tomorrow and see if it is just being quiet or if it is no longer on active service

if it did get poisoned elsewhere i cannot smell it yet, but it is a bit chilly here and the most probably nest positions might be mummifying it rather than making stinky dead rat soup

this is the biggest gap without eyeball since it got evicted from the ex hotel and moved here

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