kev35RE: Help me catch my mouse
Wysiwyg,
As a member of the National Society for the protection of Mice, I cannot condone the use of violence against these poor defenceless creatures who, after all, are only looking for somewhere to live, something to eat and a nice warm house to wreck…
Seriously, beware of the use of poisons, especially if you have cats. Poisons are effective but most of the time the mouse will crawl back to a hidey hole to die which leads to another problem, while decomposing they stink! You would have to watch that a cat doesn’t get hold of a dying mouse or a corpse else you will be in for a substantial vets bill. I like the idea of humane traps but that leaves the problem of where to release the little beggars.
There are apparently devices available which emit sound which deters mice from settling in your property. You often see these advertised in the Sunday papers. I’ve never used one but a friend reckons they are very effective. I think they cost between £30 and £40.
Do you know the old Jasper Carrott story about the moles and the shotgun? A mate tried that with mice and an air rifle. His tally of kills included a butter dish, the dog’s bowl, an electric kettle and a nasty dent in the fridge door and……no mice!
Hope this helps.
Regards,
kev35
Hope this helps.
kev35RE: Help me catch my mouse
Wysiwyg,
As a member of the National Society for the protection of Mice, I cannot condone the use of violence against these poor defenceless creatures who, after all, are only looking for somewhere to live, something to eat and a nice warm house to wreck…
Seriously, beware of the use of poisons, especially if you have cats. Poisons are effective but most of the time the mouse will crawl back to a hidey hole to die which leads to another problem, while decomposing they stink! You would have to watch that a cat doesn’t get hold of a dying mouse or a corpse else you will be in for a substantial vets bill. I like the idea of humane traps but that leaves the problem of where to release the little beggars.
There are apparently devices available which emit sound which deters mice from settling in your property. You often see these advertised in the Sunday papers. I’ve never used one but a friend reckons they are very effective. I think they cost between £30 and £40.
Do you know the old Jasper Carrott story about the moles and the shotgun? A mate tried that with mice and an air rifle. His tally of kills included a butter dish, the dog’s bowl, an electric kettle and a nasty dent in the fridge door and……no mice!
Hope this helps.
Regards,
kev35
Hope this helps.
kev35RE: French air strikes hit UK flights
Andrew,
“Seems everyone’s going on strike lately. The UK fire-fighters have started of a trend!
Its a shame though that it must cause so much disruption to
others. 🙁 “
That’s the whole point though isn’t it? The firefighters want the armed forces crews to fail thereby bringing pressure on the Government to agree to their demands. The french are doing the same with the ATC strikes and the security and fire personnel at BAA airports are hoping to do the same. The situation in the UK will only get worse as other trade unions are now pledging support to the firefighters. Apparently, some London underground personnel refused to work during the firefighters strike on the grounds of safety and have been forced to work on under the threat of dismissal.
I fear we are about to embark on another “winter of discontent.”
Regards,
kev35
kev35RE: For those of you condemning the assasination
Vortex.
“The Yemeni government is supportive of the US war on terror, but that doesn’t mean the US shouldn’t be sensitive about what the people thinks when they see US military in heavy gears there.”
Mmmm. U.S. Government, sensitive? How sensitive are they over the Iraq situation? Of course, I forgot, it wouldn’t apply there would it? You talk about sensitivity when a mad man wants to lead the world to war? (I am of course referring to George W Bush). I see a contradiction in terms here. While tracking terrorists in the Yemen you have to be sensitive about the type of operations you undertake, favouring the use of UAV’s rather than the carpet bombing policy undertaken by B-52’s in Afghanistan. End result? A reportedly clean operation which killed six terrorists at no cost to the US and equally importantly no cost to Yemeni civilians. Compare this with the kind of firepower and tactics you intend to use in Iraq. Do you really seriously expect people to believe that you intend to attack Iraq, remove Saddam and then fly back half way round the world without there being something in it for the US?
Regards,
kev35
kev35RE: For those of you condemning the assasination
Vortex.
“The Yemeni government is supportive of the US war on terror, but that doesn’t mean the US shouldn’t be sensitive about what the people thinks when they see US military in heavy gears there.”
Mmmm. U.S. Government, sensitive? How sensitive are they over the Iraq situation? Of course, I forgot, it wouldn’t apply there would it? You talk about sensitivity when a mad man wants to lead the world to war? (I am of course referring to George W Bush). I see a contradiction in terms here. While tracking terrorists in the Yemen you have to be sensitive about the type of operations you undertake, favouring the use of UAV’s rather than the carpet bombing policy undertaken by B-52’s in Afghanistan. End result? A reportedly clean operation which killed six terrorists at no cost to the US and equally importantly no cost to Yemeni civilians. Compare this with the kind of firepower and tactics you intend to use in Iraq. Do you really seriously expect people to believe that you intend to attack Iraq, remove Saddam and then fly back half way round the world without there being something in it for the US?
Regards,
kev35
kev35RE: post mortem
“Interesting! Gunther von Hagen is doing a good job of challenging preconceptions and the fuddy duddy attitudes of the establishment.”
No, what he is doing is charging 500 people £12 each to watch him cut up a corpse in the name of art. If you think that’s ok perhaps you should reccommend Dr. Mengele for the Turner prize.
It was not even a post mortem. The purpose of a post mortem is to establish the cause of death. This was not the case here was it? Did he carry out toxicology screening, histology etc?
You don’t only see a post mortem, you hear it and you smell it. It is fascinating from a medical point of view but it is hardly mainstream entertainment as evidenced by the reactions of the audience many of whom were seen to be looking away. It certainly isn’t art….
Regards,
kev35
kev35RE: post mortem
“Interesting! Gunther von Hagen is doing a good job of challenging preconceptions and the fuddy duddy attitudes of the establishment.”
No, what he is doing is charging 500 people £12 each to watch him cut up a corpse in the name of art. If you think that’s ok perhaps you should reccommend Dr. Mengele for the Turner prize.
It was not even a post mortem. The purpose of a post mortem is to establish the cause of death. This was not the case here was it? Did he carry out toxicology screening, histology etc?
You don’t only see a post mortem, you hear it and you smell it. It is fascinating from a medical point of view but it is hardly mainstream entertainment as evidenced by the reactions of the audience many of whom were seen to be looking away. It certainly isn’t art….
Regards,
kev35
kev35RE: Police arrest 118 in New York airport security sweep!
Kabir,
“Today’s arrests represent a culmination of a nine-month investigation by federal, state and local agencies into the backgrounds of 40,000 individuals who work at (the airports) and have access to restricted, high-security areas,” Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said.”
Surely, that’s the worrying part of the statement, that the investigation took some nine months. In that time, what sort of mayhem could a terrorist have caused? They’re seeking to show how they are improving safety while revealing how 118 people were allowed into positions where security could have been compromised.
Regards,
kev35
kev35RE: Vulcan XH558
Peter,
“%min before i posted this up there was no talk of 558 and the latest disappointment on here but after I put this post together and posted it whalebone had posted his.
%minutes? 291 actually….
Regards,
kev35
kev35RE: 558 hopes dashed ?
If some of these reports are correct and 558 ends up being sold to the highest bidder, who gets the money? A considerable amount of money has been generated by people who would love to see 558 in the air over the UK. Now, if the information Lancman has obtained is correct and the heritage lottery fund have a policy of not funding aircraft restoration, why were people asked to give money to get 558 back in the air? If lottery funding was needed all along and HLF policy didn’t allow this, why was the project started?
Regards,
a saddened kev35
kev35RE: My gawd, what is this?
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 18-11-02 AT 05:23 PM (GMT)]Didn’t Volkswagen once release a car, I think it was a Polo, and every panel was a different colour? Very reminiscent of the DAT scheme really. If I remember right it was called a Harlequin. Anyway, I liked it, so I have to say I like the DAT scheme as well.
Regards,
kev35
kev35RE: 558 hopes dashed ?
I don’t know whether they got the story right or not but in the Mirror or Sun last friday or saturday they ran an article saying that the Vulcan would be put up for auction on the internet with e=bay this week with a starting price of one million pounds.
regards,
kev35
kev35RE: Airmans ghost in squadron picture.
Seahawk.
The CWGC website is the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website which is a searchable database of British and Commonwealth casualties of both World War I& II. It gives details of where the casualty is buried or commemorated and for each individual gives name, rank, service number, service and unit and sometimes other personal information such as where they were from and age. It really is invaluable.
I think the address is http://www.cwgc.org
Regards,
kev35
kev35RE: Airmans ghost in squadron picture.
Seahawk.
The CWGC website is the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website which is a searchable database of British and Commonwealth casualties of both World War I& II. It gives details of where the casualty is buried or commemorated and for each individual gives name, rank, service number, service and unit and sometimes other personal information such as where they were from and age. It really is invaluable.
I think the address is http://www.cwgc.org
Regards,
kev35
kev35RE: Airmans ghost in squadron picture.
Merlin.
They are definitely Naval uniforms amongst the group. The RAF was formed in April 1918 as an amalgamation of The RFC and RNAS and by early 1919 one would assume they would have all worn the RAF uniform. If Drem was a training depot station surely it would have been run under the auspices of the RAF at that time? Another point is would they be training pilots and observers at that time as well. After 1918 there was a massive reduction in the size of the air force thereby resulting in a surplus of trained aircrew with more than sufficient numbers wishing to stay ‘in’following the cessation of hostilities.
Another idea might be for you to find which newspaper covered the area at the time and check to see if they have an archive, there could be a small report on the incident. If you ever find where Freddy Jackson was from try the local press for that area too.
With such an interesting story have you thought of checking the ‘Ghost Stations’ series of books? Perhaps something about this incident has been published in this series. I have vilumes one and three but there is nothing in those. I must admit it is very intriguing…..
Regards,
kev35
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