Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little

[MrLongbeard]

Hope the noise isn't gnawing. A friend had 'em and they were gnawing through the wooden loft structure.

(I suggested painting the woodwork with chilli paste )

It wasn't, but of late I suspect it is.
We're borrowing a humane trap (not my bloody idea) and see if we can evict it / them over the next week, if not a more permanent solution will be deployed.

Did you know it's illegal to release a trapped grey squirrel back into the wild, it must be humanely destroyed. Drowning isn't considered humane.

I did not, never crossed my mind as I usually go straight for the .177 (gods caliber) solution, I shall let the wife know, not that it'll make a jot of difference.

[Horse]

Did you know it's illegal to release a trapped grey squirrel back into the wild, it must be humanely destroyed. Drowning isn't considered humane.

I did not, never crossed my mind as I usually go straight for the .177 (gods caliber) solution

Does giving them a head start while you pick the rifle count as 'releasing them into the wild'?

[MrLongbeard]

Did you know it's illegal to release a trapped grey squirrel back into the wild, it must be humanely destroyed. Drowning isn't considered humane.

I did not, never crossed my mind as I usually go straight for the .177 (gods caliber) solution

Does giving them a head start while you pick the rifle count as 'releasing them into the wild'?

It would for me, I sold my rifles a few years back, by the time I've bought a new one and checked zero the bugger will be long gone.

[MingtheMerciless]

Pet Insurance, Petplan premium for a 4 year old Staff, never made a claim, has gone from £550 to £671! Oh and because the vet lanced what turned out to be a spot they excluded warts, tumours and lumps from the policy! Well they can right off.

Any Pet insurance recommendations.

[cheb]

Pet Insurance, Petplan premium for a 4 year old Staff, never made a claim, has gone from £550 to £671! Oh and because the vet lanced what turned out to be a spot they excluded warts, tumours and lumps from the policy! Well they can right off.

Any Pet insurance recommendations.

The advice I was given by a vet was to pay however much you'd pay for insurance every year into a saving account and use that for vet bills. You probably know this one already.

It's worked for me so far but then I'm not that sentimental about pets, it boggles me how much people will spend on them. That's not a criticism, just an observation.

[v8-powered]

Pet Insurance, Petplan premium for a 4 year old Staff, never made a claim, has gone from £550 to £671! Oh and because the vet lanced what turned out to be a spot they excluded warts, tumours and lumps from the policy! Well they can right off.

Any Pet insurance recommendations.

I always used MoreThan when I had my 2 Terriers - never had an issue with any claim.....

[Wossname]

It used to be the case that if you didn't claim, e.g. for a small bill, not much over your excess, insurers didn't pay any attention to it. Nowadays, they ask for a complete copy of the animal's vet history, and will often include any minor incident in there as justifying exclusions, possibly for life. So your little "spot" >> no cover for any skin issue, anywhere, ever. Difficult to dodge that kind of pothole now.

Some companies were much worse than others for this, but I'm too out-of-date now to advise. There's a lot to be said for the "pot on the mantlepiece" technique, but beware the unexpected VERY large bill, which is what insurance is really there for. It doesn't need much of a problem now to add up to the level of premiums quoted above.

[weeksy]

Can't find my house keys.... not massively an issue but does have the garage door key too. So took the spare set to get keys cut.

"£9 each mate"
"seriously"
"yeah that's the cheapest we do"
"errrrrm ok sure.."

[Yorick]

Microsoft Office. I've had several official copies over the years, but the new laptop needs a new licence every year.
Only £50 ish, but grates a bit, just to use Word and Excel.

[KungFooBob]

Microsoft Office. I've had several official copies over the years, but the new laptop needs a new licence every year.
Only £50 ish, but grates a bit, just to use Word and Excel.

Never heard of Libre Office?

[Yorick]

Microsoft Office. I've had several official copies over the years, but the new laptop needs a new licence every year.
Only £50 ish, but grates a bit, just to use Word and Excel.

Never heard of Libre Office?

I once tried it and it was crap for Excel stuff.

[DefTrap]

Can't find my house keys.... not massively an issue but does have the garage door key too. So took the spare set to get keys cut.

"£9 each mate"
"seriously"
"yeah that's the cheapest we do"
"errrrrm ok sure.."

It was waaaay cheaper for me to buy a new door lock, with the 4 keys, than get a load of new keys cut for an existing lock. I realise that by not supporting the Timpsons Guild of Artisan Locksmiths I am therfore by default certainly supporting Far Eastern sweatshops but maybe they shouldn't be so greedy?

[Taipan]

Can't find my house keys.... not massively an issue but does have the garage door key too. So took the spare set to get keys cut.

"£9 each mate"
"seriously"
"yeah that's the cheapest we do"
"errrrrm ok sure.."

years ago I had all my house locks changed to Ultion high security ones and had them "keyed alike". So one keys fits all the doors. Much easier than multiple keys for your house.

[KungFooBob]

Can't find my house keys.... not massively an issue but does have the garage door key too. So took the spare set to get keys cut.

"£9 each mate"
"seriously"
"yeah that's the cheapest we do"
"errrrrm ok sure.."

years ago I had all my house locks changed to Ultion high security ones and had them "keyed alike". So one keys fits all the doors. Much easier than multiple keys for your house.

Just don't get copies cut at Timpsons, they want £29.99 a key!

[Taipan]

Can't find my house keys.... not massively an issue but does have the garage door key too. So took the spare set to get keys cut.

"£9 each mate"
"seriously"
"yeah that's the cheapest we do"
"errrrrm ok sure.."

years ago I had all my house locks changed to Ultion high security ones and had them "keyed alike". So one keys fits all the doors. Much easier than multiple keys for your house.

Just don't get copies cut at Timpsons, they want £29.99 a key!

They cant cut them, or couldn't, they had to be ordered direct from Ultion or an approved supplier.

[KungFooBob]

years ago I had all my house locks changed to Ultion high security ones and had them "keyed alike". So one keys fits all the doors. Much easier than multiple keys for your house.

Just don't get copies cut at Timpsons, they want £29.99 a key!

They cant cut them, or couldn't, they had to be ordered direct from Ultion or an approved supplier.

When we had a new front door the fitter told us if we needed more keys to get them done by a bloke on the local industrial as he'd do them at £10 a key rather than £30 the bigger chains charged.

[Felix]

Just don't get copies cut at Timpsons, they want £29.99 a key!

Fuck. Got my front door key cut for a spare for the step daughter. Local shop was £6

[KungFooBob]

Just don't get copies cut at Timpsons, they want £29.99 a key!

Fuck. Got my front door key cut for a spare for the step daughter. Local shop was £6

It wasn't an Ultion tho'?

[ChrisW]

The kids have essentially made keys a disposable item - I used to spend £9-10 a key getting replacement before I twigged that I could just replace the shole lock which came with 5 keys and cost a tenner!

[Count Steer]

The kids have essentially made keys a disposable item - I used to spend £9-10 a key getting replacement before I twigged that I could just replace the shole lock which came with 5 keys and cost a tenner!

What do you call a 'lock' that costs a tenner?

A door handle.