Random Irritations

[Orikoru]

Heard some "scurrying" on the roof last night, or possibly in the loft.

Can't get to the area from the loft hatch. Call to pest control imminent

We had squirrels in our loft earlier this year. Cost us near enough £600 to sort out in the end. Not cheap.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Heard some "scurrying" on the roof last night, or possibly in the loft.

Can't get to the area from the loft hatch. Call to pest control imminent

Try a plug in rodent deterrent first of all. May save yourself a bigger bill. They have proved very effective for us, rural location with plenty of field mice living nearby.

 

[PJ87]

It's a beautiful day
Little wind
No rain

Perfect for golf

But I'm stuck in painting

Now it's annoying me.

Can you rain please???

 

[Pathetic Shark]

Try a plug in rodent deterrent first of all. May save yourself a bigger bill. They have proved very effective for us, rural location with plenty of field mice living nearby.

"Plug-in rodent deterrent" - that's a new one on me. I now have an imagine of an electronic version of Tom telling Jerry to bleep off

 

[GB72]

"Plug-in rodent deterrent" - that's a new one on me. I now have an imagine of an electronic version of Tom telling Jerry to bleep off

I have my self powering rodent deterrents, Morgan and Arby my 2 cats. OK, they may not 100% deter them but anything that shows its face tends not to last long.

 

[IanM]

I've found a hole in the garage soffit where the blighter(s) are getting in.

Just back from shops with expanding foam, wire wool and a humane rat/squirrel trap! I'll try that before the big snapper is deployed!

 

[IanM]

Try a plug in rodent deterrent first of all. May save yourself a bigger bill. They have proved very effective for us, rural location with plenty of field mice living nearby.

Exactly the same situation we're in. There's been a plug in deterrent there for ages, I've changed the settings this morning

 

[Neilds]

It's a beautiful day
Little wind
No rain

Perfect for golf

But I'm stuck in painting

Now it's annoying me.

Can you rain please???

Please see my post in the "Gladdens the heart" thread - if you stopped posting on the forum you could have finished painting the whole house by now and been halfway through a round of golf!

 

[RichA]

I'd like to meet the sociopath who designed the roof bar attachment mechanism for my 5-series saloon.
90 minutes into a 20 minute job on any other car and one of the tiny bolts has just slipped into a slightly less tiny recess in the car and is now irretrievable. Obviously they only provide the exact number needed - no spares.

 

[clubchamp98]

Most of the speed bumps around out way are ineffectual if your car has a moderately wide wheelbase.

I just drive right over them and don’t even feel that they are there.

They can damage the inner walls of your tyres.
Especially on low profile tyres.
My mate had an Audi Q8 they had the red bumps in his estate and wrecked his tyres

 

[Orikoru]

Being asked to do something which is not at all in my job description. How to politely tell my soon-to-be-line-manager (5th one this year) "I have absolutely no intention of doing that, no."

I stupidly agreed to show willing and now it's turned into a whole massive thing that I definitely don't want to be doing. Damn.

 

[jim8flog]

We have some roads in the town where there is 20 mph limit and ramps.

Both are an utter waste of time because you would not want to be doing 20mph through the potholes.

 

[AmandaJR]

Having to keep changing radio channels as Christmas songs being played WAY TOO EARLY!

Then settled down to watch a film, only to find Sky showing Christmas themed films WAY TOO EARLY!

I mean I love Fairytale of New York but just couldn't listen to it. It's the middle of flipping November and we've only just got over Halloween and Bonfire Night.

 

[IanM]

Found THIS hole in the soffit behind the garage! I wondered how the blighters were getting in I can get my fist through easily!

 

[Sid Rixon IV]

Having to keep changing radio channels as Christmas songs being played WAY TOO EARLY!

Then settled down to watch a film, only to find Sky showing Christmas themed films WAY TOO EARLY!

I mean I love Fairytale of New York but just couldn't listen to it. It's the middle of flipping November and we've only just got over Halloween and Bonfire Night.

Slade and Wizzard are on the way!!

 

[Sid Rixon IV]

Found THIS hole in the soffit behind the garage! I wondered how the blighters were getting in I can get my fist through easily!

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Its a bit precise!
Have you left a few tools out?
What breed of blighter are they?

 

[Red devil]

Found THIS hole in the soffit behind the garage! I wondered how the blighters were getting in I can get my fist through easily!

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Have beavers go themselves a ladder?

 

[IanM]

Its a bit precise!
Have you left a few tools out?
What breed of blighter are they?

Unbelievably square! Think it's squirrels, but that's surely cut off main access.

I've put a grille over the drainpipe incase Ratty McRat is running up there and into the hole!

The hole has been patched with plywood and inside expanding foam.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Unbelievably square! Think it's squirrels, but that's surely cut off main access.

I've put a grille over the drainpipe incase Ratty McRat is running up there and into the hole!

The hole has been patched with plywood and inside expanding foam.

I'd have put some rat/mice poison/bait up inside there first before sealing it up.

 

[PJ87]

Ordered Chinese with the wife. Quicker to pick up they said

So we were on way back from somewhere, anyways cash only. I've never picked up from here always order. How comes they can accommodate card over the phone but won't accept it in the place!

Didn't have my debit card but luckily the cash machine over the road is NatWest and I can do an emergency code via the app to get cash

Tight aswell £40.10 . Gave her £50 notes didnt get let off the 10p