Nice people thread 2 - now even nicer

fc123

lostinrates wrote: »

Hmm, I was in the garden at 3am. Less fun. I heard a noise, so, went out.

The big weed patch behind the conifers that grow around the septic tank was shaking and snarling and growling. It also said ''Yerp'' a few times. I didn't see it but I'm guessing its safe to presume badger over small bear or monster. The badger had found some thing it liked, and I checked it was noone of mine. It was making horrid aggressive noises from me from the undergrowth and I was uncharacteristically nervous. I had grabbed a rowel as I went out...and so I detoweled and shook my towel at the patch and said...''Go away, big eater....go away''. And after a lashing out sounding snarl it lumbered off, the noise of the long grass in the field next door sounding more like an elephant was moving through it.

I like badgers, very much and shudder at the issues we face here with them. In lighter nights its easier to see them, and we have a very, very hefty population. At one point they have totally brought down the bank underneath the disused railway track, tonnes and tonnes of earth (and now an unsafe public r.o.w.) and one night, coming home late I stopped because a riends field was full of jacob sheep and I couldn't understand it...till I turned the car for the headlights and realised it was more badgers than I have ever, ever seen. Years ago, before ill, I was staying with my parents having been to a party locally, and as we drove through a nearby large village on a moonlight 4 am it was like a children's tv show, badgers, going over zebra crossing, walking up the pave ments, outside almost every house (it was bin night). More badgers in th road then I have ever seen people in that place. I did wonder at the time if I were tripping, but it was real. The result is that, without ability to legally cull...thee is a problem. My fear is that with the ability to cull people will decimate the badgers totally here.

Late last night I heard my badger for the 1st time this summer under the kitchen window. He/she was grunting and sniffling leftover cereals as I was emptying kitchen cupboards) yesterday.
Last year I had 3 (maybe mum and 2 babies?) most nights at about midnight.
The fox seemed to defer to them as I saw him in the road once whilst the badgers were chomping away....and he really wanted some too...but stayed well back.

carolt

lostinrates wrote: »

Hmm, I was in the garden at 3am. Less fun. I heard a noise, so, went out.

The big weed patch behind the conifers that grow around the septic tank was shaking and snarling and growling. It also said ''Yerp'' a few times. I didn't see it but I'm guessing its safe to presume badger over small bear or monster. The badger had found some thing it liked, and I checked it was noone of mine. It was making horrid aggressive noises from me from the undergrowth and I was uncharacteristically nervous. I had grabbed a rowel as I went out...and so I detoweled and shook my towel at the patch and said...''Go away, big eater....go away''. And after a lashing out sounding snarl it lumbered off, the noise of the long grass in the field next door sounding more like an elephant was moving through it.

I like badgers, very much and shudder at the issues we face here with them. In lighter nights its easier to see them, and we have a very, very hefty population. At one point they have totally brought down the bank underneath the disused railway track, tonnes and tonnes of earth (and now an unsafe public r.o.w.) and one night, coming home late I stopped because a riends field was full of jacob sheep and I couldn't understand it...till I turned the car for the headlights and realised it was more badgers than I have ever, ever seen. Years ago, before ill, I was staying with my parents having been to a party locally, and as we drove through a nearby large village on a moonlight 4 am it was like a children's tv show, badgers, going over zebra crossing, walking up the pave ments, outside almost every house (it was bin night). More badgers in th road then I have ever seen people in that place. I did wonder at the time if I were tripping, but it was real. The result is that, without ability to legally cull...thee is a problem. My fear is that with the ability to cull people will decimate the badgers totally here.

Fabulous post. Please write me a book, lir.

Or failing that, write a children's book about badgers...

Am marking (again). So so dull - it's like factory work for the mind - a kind of mental conveyor belt. And I'm very perfectionist - take the responsibility of anyone who should pass failing or vice versa, because I cocked up the marking, v seriously. As I should. Gosh, I can't wait till it's finished though.

Then have more marking lined up - might say no, though, as my new Chief Examiner thingie means I have papers queuing up to be written too - writing is much more fun.

And then summer...

carolt

lostinrates wrote: »

Another who knows who she is


Wageslave....you went with your boots and the men wandered away.

Cleaver is posting again to day I notice.

Think that's true. Mr b or whatever popped in to say he liked my taste in music and then wandered off again. I suspect your presence, wageslave dear, might tempt him.

As for the others...holidays? PPRed?

Time will tell.

lostinrates

carolt wrote: »

Or failing that, write a children's book about badgers... ..

I don't think they generally get naked to shake towels in children's books. In a children's book I would have had on warm brush cotton pyjamas, stopped to get a torch (both for reasons of health and safety) and stopped to put shoes on.

tomterm8

Does anyone else think we need Nice people thread 3 - the return of the chocolate? We're on page 153, so it is getting past time.

lostinrates

tomterm8 wrote: »

Does anyone else think we need Nice people thread 3 - the return of the chocolate? We're on page 153, so it is getting past time.

Yup. I think so.

lemonjelly

tomterm8 wrote: »

Does anyone else think we need Nice people thread 3 - the return of the chocolate? We're on page 153, so it is getting past time.

lostinrates wrote: »

Yup. I think so.

I seem to recall, after a number of the laydeez posted their pics up as avatars, that I suggested we could call the thread "nice people3...now even foxier"

what are the odds you reckon?;)

lostinrates

lemonjelly wrote: »

I seem to recall, after a number of the laydeez posted their pics up as avatars, that I suggested we could call the thread "nice people3...now even foxier"

what are the odds you reckon?;)

How about nice people: the foxy men edition?

carolt

I think my OH would object - he is happy for me to mix with as many foxy laydeez as I like, but is comfortable with my posting only on the assumption that any men who post are old enough to be my dad, or decidely unfoxy.

lostinrates

carolt wrote: »

I think my OH would object - he is happy for me to mix with as many foxy laydeez as I like, but is comfortable with my posting only on the assumption that any men who post are old enough to be my dad, or decidely unfoxy.

I see no proof that he has to worry. (Gen is lovely with that cyclist body...but he rarely chats nonsense with us, and neither does young cleaver.)