If it was important they'd text or leave a message although left messages seem a thing of the past and I never get any now.

I had a rat or possibly rats get into the floor void. One came up in the cupboard under the sink and raided the bin. It had been in the cellar too. It took me a which to realise - I thought the multipack of crisps I had in a bag hanging from a shelf at the top of the cellar were bust when I bought them and I was being clumsy putting stuff in the bin and missing. Then I realised when the water pipe to my dishwasher was leaking because it had been chewed.

I opened up a hole at the back of the undersink cabinet and set a trap. I never had a customer but I opened the door when I heard scratching and saw it through the hole.

I removed the undersink bin and have a small auto opening one on the worktop for anything foody or soggy and the bigger bin in the kitchen gets used mostly for non-recyclable  wrappings. 

I pulled out the machines and blocked all gaps with wirewool laced polyfiller.

Roland got some nice little treats on a ledge between cellar and floor void and in some boxes from and back of the house. I also set traps. The traps never caught anything but the little presents disappeared and the blocks in the traps were getting chewed. I seem to be entirely rat free now but it took a lot of effort and quite a while to get to that happy state,

Quote from: Mups on <strong>Yesterday</strong> at 10:24:34 AMOoh Scrumps,  I wouldn't dare cut my own hair.    How on earth do you do the back properly?
I do my fringe,  but that's about as far as I'

I never look to see what's going on behind me Mups.. 

I was not even aware of Pit Bulls in this area in 1991 !!!
Good gracious.. I thought they were a more recent breed..

Ooh Scrumps,  I wouldn't dare cut my own hair.    How on earth do you do the back properly?
I do my fringe,  but that's about as far as I'd go.

Another cold, grey day here.   
A chap I know just called to collect my 24 hr heart monitor and take it back to the hospital for me.
Now I am on the way to take Gertie to the beauty parlour,  so that  just leaves me Liffey to do.

Liz needed a new outfit, her son was getting wed
The first dress she tried on was a vivid shade of red
She thought she wouldn't look the part
Sexier than the bride was not a good start
So she chose boring beige instead

Quote from: Scrumpy on <strong>Yesterday</strong> at 09:56:08 AMI think 'Dangerous Dogs'  Concerning Pit Bulls and the rules that are now in force about keeping them is only a few years old..
I have read .. a few times.. of those who have been mauled by these dangerous dogs..
I certainly wouldn't go near them..
Perhaps they have 'bad press'. perhaps they have ' bad owners'.. But one must recognise that some breeds have an instinct to fight.. An instinct that is in their making... rather than trained to do so..

The Pit Bulls were banned in the UK in 1991, Scrumps,  but to the unscrupulous,  that usually just makes something even more desirable  - and makes more money for them, too.

I have never even liked the looks of those type dogs,  especially when idiots cut their ears off, too.   I wouldn't fuss one, either.
The ear-cropping became illegal in 2006 (I think),  but certain  'breeders'   just send the pregnant mother away to whelp elsewhere where cropping is still legal,  and litter comes back all  cropped.   A truly wicked practice IMO.

I do believe some breeds have a fighting instinct,  just the same as German shepherds have a guarding instinct.

P.S.   Many years ago, one of my GSD pups went down to the Met. Police.   After a while they decided they couldn't use him though.  The reason I was given was because in training,   he would not bite!   
I was rather pleased with that, and had him back home.

I was at a garden centre yesterday.. The coffee shop was busy.. 
The shop.. full of sparkle and gifts was almost empty..
 I don't think people have much money to spend..

I don't answer the phone.. unless I know who it is.. 
I don't think I have missed anything important..

It's raining.. 
I got up this morning and.... on impulse..... cut my hair..