Tell us something really trivial about your life (Vol 26)

[Chunkymonkey71]

Rosscow said:

ali_kat said:

Timmy40 said:

Mole hill, in the middle of my ****ing new lawn this morning. is Mr Mole taking the p*ss or is this some kind of declaration of war?

Put something down the tunnel that smells bad and is biodegradable, eg very old cheese and wisps of dried grass soaked in over-fermented yoghurt or sour milk.

They dislike noise, so you could try putting a loud radio in the run.

Waste of time. Been there, got the t-shirt.

That could rank up there among the sttest t shirts ever!

'I put smelly cheese down a hole to make moles go away, and all I got was this lousy t shirt.'

[Timmy40]

Chunkymonkey71 said:

Rosscow said:

ali_kat said:

Timmy40 said:

Mole hill, in the middle of my ****ing new lawn this morning. is Mr Mole taking the p*ss or is this some kind of declaration of war?

Put something down the tunnel that smells bad and is biodegradable, eg very old cheese and wisps of dried grass soaked in over-fermented yoghurt or sour milk.

They dislike noise, so you could try putting a loud radio in the run.

Waste of time. Been there, got the t-shirt.

That could rank up there among the sttest t shirts ever!

'I put smelly cheese down a hole to make moles go away, and all I got was this lousy t shirt.'

Better than this conversation:

Hello is that firearms control? Yes I'd like to add an extra gun to my license. Yes a .410. What's it for? I shall be using it to shoot the moles in my lawn.

[ChemicalChaos]

The best way to deal with moles is to ram a garden fork into the molehill when you see it moving - a lot quieter and safer than shooting at it....

ION - red traffic lights with roadworks ahead. 2 lanes at the lights, one of them disappearing into cones 100 yards ahead. In the non-disappearing lane, a Vauxhall Agila and a Nissan note at the head of quite a long queue. In lane due to merge: a Focus St, a CL65 Brabus, and my V8 Rangie. Lights turned green... all 3 of us easily and effortlessly merge ahead of the queue in a cacophony of rumbling engines

[Asterix]

Grrrrr - the Wife won the 'Toothpaste War' this morning.

She never wins the 'Kitchen Bin War' though.

[Mr Roper]

Took delivery of a smoked glass jug and glasses set..70's retro style. Smashed during transit.

Installed my replacement integrated fridge freezer (took ages to fit correctly). Fridge compartment doesn't work.

What next?

[ali_kat]

Timmy40 said:

Hmmmm this may be safer than the shotgun approach. Is there any particular radio station that don't like?

In terms of something smelly how about petrol? Most thing don't seem to like have petrol poured on/in them.

It will be if you don't have a license!

Erm... Kerrang?

[drivin_me_nuts]

Asterix said:

Grrrrr - the Wife won the 'Toothpaste War' this morning.

She never wins the 'Kitchen Bin War' though.

I take it from the 'grrrr', she also wins the bedroom wars.

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ION, I have disentangled a whole bunch of wires, cables and assorted stuff. Some date back a good few years and are now relegated to the pile of connections 'we used to use'. How fast connectivity moves on.

[EvoDelta]

drivin_me_nuts said:

I take it from the 'grrrr', she also wins the bedroom wars.

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ION, I have disentangled a whole bunch of wires, cables and assorted stuff. Some date back a good few years and are now relegated to the pile of connections 'we used to use'. How fast connectivity moves on.

I must have a dozen various scart cables that I refuse to throw away. Just in case.

[drivin_me_nuts]

I see the potential market for scart - WiFi connection.

[Impasse]

£240 for four tyres and a tracking adjust on daughter's Suzuki Swift Sport. I'm ok with that.



Now to phone the Aston dealership and find out how much theyre about to charge me for the recent MOT and service.

[drivin_me_nuts]

aah yes, the ying and yang of car ownership. On the ying side, a car that doesn't eat the wallet but is nowt but a fridgidare on wheels. On the yang side, a wallet opening killer that puts a grin on your face.

[Timmy40]

ali_kat said:

Timmy40 said:

Hmmmm this may be safer than the shotgun approach. Is there any particular radio station that don't like?

In terms of something smelly how about petrol? Most thing don't seem to like have petrol poured on/in them.

It will be if you don't have a license!

Erm... Kerrang?

I do, but something tells me hopping around the lawn blasting the ground with a shotgun could be viewed as at the more hazardous end of the spectrum of options I have.

[DickyC]

Impasse said:

£240 for four tyres and a tracking adjust on daughter's Suzuki Swift Sport. I'm ok with that.



Now to phone the Aston dealership and find out how much theyre about to charge me for the recent MOT and service.

Was the screen ever sorted out to your satisfaction?

[Fishtigua]

Timmy40 said:

I do, but something tells me hopping around the lawn blasting the ground with a shotgun could be viewed as at the more hazardous end of the spectrum of options I have.

Could you use frozen sausages as ammo?

[Asterix]

drivin_me_nuts said:

Asterix said:

Grrrrr - the Wife won the 'Toothpaste War' this morning.

She never wins the 'Kitchen Bin War' though.

I take it from the 'grrrr', she also wins the bedroom wars.

What are the bedroom wars?

[ali_kat]

Timmy40 said:

I do, but something tells me hopping around the lawn blasting the ground with a shotgun could be viewed as at the more hazardous end of the spectrum of options I have.

Showing my age here

He used to drink in my old local. I've served him a few times (along with other famous locals). My mates Dad gave him the idea for that little sketch after hearing him complain about moles in his garden

[Impasse]

DickyC said:

Was the screen ever sorted out to your satisfaction?

Not to my satisfaction, no (said Mick Jagger). Marks on the dashtop and a tiny, tiny almost imperceptible snick from the edge of the glass in the top rh corner.

But it does have a new screen and according to the dotgov website, a new MOT too. So at least I can drive the thing again.

[GOG440]

Impasse said:

£240 for four tyres and a tracking adjust on daughter's Suzuki Swift Sport. I'm ok with that.



Now to phone the Aston dealership and find out how much theyre about to charge me for the recent MOT and service.

At a guess put a zero on the suzuki bill.

[GOG440]

ali_kat said:

Timmy40 said:

I do, but something tells me hopping around the lawn blasting the ground with a shotgun could be viewed as at the more hazardous end of the spectrum of options I have.

Showing my age here

He used to drink in my old local. I've served him a few times (along with other famous locals). My mates Dad gave him the idea for that little sketch after hearing him complain about moles in his garden

I suggested that approach (and that sketch) last week

[LordGrover]

My fridge has starting making a buzzy/humming noise.