THE Prepping thread - a new beginning :)

VJsmum

Loving your work, ladies and gents....

JoJo - I think we must have gone to the same school of sarf (or in my case East) London accents (quite a long way East mind), to the queen via Margaret Rutherford. Only I tend to get posher when around non native English speakers (like orstralians or Americans). A very clipped "lovely!" ('Lavli") drew gasps recently....followed by much mickey taking. I tend to pacifism (that a word?) but do a good "teachers /mothers stare" that can repel all boarders..,

Cappella

Bob I'm ashamed to say we took them out and used them watching the Perseid meteor showers last year I can vouch for the fact that they really do work, they're actually very effective but the bags weren't sealed properly when we replaced them and there's evidence of mouse activity in them :o

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Warm mice?

Cappella

Warm mouse nests. Amazing what the wretched things will chew up.

GreyQueen

Cappella wrote: »

Warm mouse nests. Amazing what the wretched things will chew up.

Preptastic mice!


One of them got into a cupboard at Mum's and went throught the cleaning rag pile until it got to the brand new unused microfibre cloth. I will give you three guesses as to which textile got comprehensively chewed.......


Now, Cappella needs to build a solar oven out of a cardboard box and tinfoil (instructions online, this is a thing) and then gently place the mice in their tinfoil nest inside. They will roast summat luverly and she can rival C.M.O.T in the vermin-onna-stick market.


I shall be going to my allotment later this morning (once a gallon of tea has been absorbed) and showing Cold Steel to the germinating chickweed among the broad bean rows.

Cappella

Nope GQ Very frugal idea of course, which I thoroughly approve of, and MrC IS a confirmed sausage-inna-bun man but he moans that mouse bones are way too tiny and get stuck in his teeth so C.M.O.T Dibbler has nothing to fear from me.

Emergency blankets have now been replaced, and the new ones are in a metal box, safe from vermin, underneath the bench, next to the first aid kit.
I've audited the pantry - I'd no idea MrC was so fond of corned beef, he seemed to wade his way through most of our stash whilst I was away - and tomorrow I'm planning to empty the Armageddon cupboard upstairs. It's a mammoth task, it's a huge 'over the stairs cupboard' and really does need clearing out and repacking in a better way. If I'm not back by Thursday sent in the St. Bernard's.

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Would that make them into 'Mice Crispies'? I'll get me hat!!!.....

ivyleaf

Good luck with the Armageddon cupboard, Capella

juliettet

I can wave behind Madarthur but admit to being partial to French butter & wine!

silverwhistle

Mice eh? I can vouch that they are effective little shredders. Peanut butter and a spring trap was their downfall. Unfortunately the live release trap was not checked in time and it's amazing how quickly they decompose... Fortunately I have a large compost heap...


Why they bother with my shed when I provide two delightful wood stores I do not know!