Two good deeds one bad

[Heedless Horseman]

Correct. 'Blue' jobs are mine, 'Pink' jobs are Mrs Orcs.  Some jobs could be either depending on whose free

Ah! Got it, now! lol.

As to garden visitors / residents? Big, 'wild'...(Out of control!), 'garden', with too many trees and a small stream... so lots!
Robins, occasional Sparrows, Wrens, Long Tailed, Blue and Great Tits, Goldcrests, Bullfinches, occasional Goldfinch, Tree Creepers, Nuthatches, L S Woodpeckers, Collared Doves, Owls, occasional Pheasant or Duck... plus the usual Woodies, Magpies, Jackdaws, Crow...and occasional 'fly through' by Sparrowhawk!
Fox generations, Hedgehogs, Rats... and until The Cat gets them... Mice,  Voles and Shrews!

Populations 'come and go' in terms of numbers... but all welcome...Rats apart!

Incidentally, have seen irridescent Pink Flies...think garish nail varnish! But that was when working in Boldon!

[Elliesdad]

By pure coincidence I heard it said only the other day that some cultures consider rats to be lucky / a sign of good times.
The explanation was that a bountiful harvest brings plenty of rats (there's more food available), so lots of rats signifies a good harvest and prosperous times.

My father was a poultry farmer so as a child we hated rats with a vengeance. Sure, they'd try to eat plenty of chicken corn but, my goodness, they would also make a mess of waaayyyy more (p00-ing in the corn etc). In those days the old fashioned big/strong/vicious rat traps were legal and all the farmers had 'em.

Geoff

[Techno II]

I've got one particular 'snap' trap that I WON'T use.

(You can still buy versions of it nowadays).......It's completely metal...and it's got 'teeth'...This one looks pretty old. (Left behind by a previous owner of Techno Towers.)

Having caught my fingers in the 'Big Cheese' type (and that really sodding hurts) I really wouldn't fancy getting bitten by this old one.
I think there would be a very good chance of getting 'blood poisoning'.

Cheers - Phil 

[Orcs]

I've got one particular 'snap' trap that I WON'T use.

(You can still buy versions of it nowadays).......It's completely metal...and it's got 'teeth'...This one looks pretty old. (Left behind by a previous owner of Techno Towers.)

Having caught my fingers in the 'Big Cheese' type (and that really sodding hurts) I really wouldn't fancy getting bitten by this old one.
I think there would be a very good chance of getting 'blood poisoning'.

Cheers - Phil 

.22 rifle every time  we get one in the garden. Then I flick the carcass into the middle of the lawn. 30 minutes and its gone - Din Dins for the Red Kites.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Make sure you take the shot out first!

[Techno II]

.22 rifle every time  we get one in the garden. Then I flick the carcass into the middle of the lawn. 30 minutes and its gone - Din Dins for the Red Kites.

I use a 177......and I've drilled a mouse sized rat right between the eyes from 20 yards.

Wouldn't be able to do that now.

Cheers - Phil.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Re-active your Bren Phil, 303 Mk7Z is still comon

[Orcs]

Make sure you take the shot out first!

they tear it apart and won't eat the shot

[Techno II]

Re-active your Bren Phil, 303 Mk7Z is still comon

I think I'd get into trouble with Von.....At that range I assume I'd make a fairly large hole in the drive. 

Cheers - Phil.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

I think I'd get into trouble with Von.....At that range I assume I'd make a fairly large hole in the drive. 

Cheers - Phil.

Na - 150mm at 600m last time I zeroed one (74/5 with 7.62)

[Techno II]

That's plenty big enough to get me a good slap, Ian..

Cheers - Phil.

[Heedless Horseman]

At risk of being 'Guns And Ammo' ish... as a teen, I had a' pneumatic' air pistol... Crosman Medallist .22.... which would certainly 'fettle' a rat... and would 'hold charge', (even 'over-pumped!')... for months.  Sold as skint student!  
Now, not available in uk. Bought a .177 variant a few years back... but NOWHERE near as good... 'regulated', so just doesn't 'have the punch', unless 'head shot'. Won't 'hold' charge, either!    Bl**dy Laws.  
Have a big, heavy Weinrauch (?) .22 air rifle... which will still do the biz... but 'scoped in' for 50 ft or so...so short range, might as well 'charge' and use the Butt!  

I don't like killing things... even rats! BUT, IF NEEDED...WHY THE HELL can't we HAVE the TOOL  to do the job effectively?  

LOL! Would LOVE to have a SMLE Mk1, even chambered as SG... I would 'sleep with it.'.. etc. ! LOL!   But, no need, so  

Ps: As a 'teen', had a REPLICA Luger pistol. Crap alloy action broke. BUT.... although 'high maintenance' in the field... THAT was a pistol that 'Pointed Itself'... easy to feel how prized they were as WW2 'Souveniers'!  

[Orcs]

I think I'd get into trouble with Von.....At that range I assume I'd make a fairly large hole in the drive. 

That's plenty big enough to get me a good slap, Ian..

Cheers - Phil.

Glad to see your more scared of Von's wrath at a hole in the drive than the authorities response to an Illegal firearm 

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Glad to see your more scared of Von's wrath at a hole in the drive than the authorities response to an Illegal firearm 

But these days almost all firearms are prohibited. One would hardley take a bren on a bank raid 

[Orcs]

But these days almost all firearms are prohibited. One would hardley take a bren on a bank raid 

No you can get most things if you can give a valid reason - up to including a 0.5 inch Barratt.