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Re: Slugs

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Copper tape.

The latest technology in the war against the slimey bastids. At least it looks a bit better than a giant salt penis.

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Whatever your do, don't remove the copper tape, 20 years even. 😁
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Re: Slugs

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Reminds me of the time I removed the shell from my racing snail, hoping the weight reduction would make him faster, but it just made him more sluggish.
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Copper was the only thing that worked on my tomatoes. Sadly it was too late when I discovered it.
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If it’s anything like our substation earthing tape, you’ll be replacing it every week after it gets nicked.
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MingtheMerciless wrote: ↑Wed Aug 18, 2021 8:50 pm If it’s anything like our substation earthing tape, you’ll be replacing it every week after it gets nicked.
By slugs :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Damn they have hands/fingers in the squish somewhere to nick copper tape?? :shock: :shock:
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Re: Slugs

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I think it was a diferent type of lower life form nicking it from sub statons.
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David wrote: ↑Thu Aug 19, 2021 7:45 am I think it was a diferent type of lower life form nicking it from sub statons.
Far better put than my "tarring an entire part of society with the same brush comment" which I decided not to post.
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I only tar those that deserve it, and is it not ludicrous that we can't openly state a truth?
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Re: Slugs

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KungFooBob wrote: ↑Tue Aug 17, 2021 10:03 pm Reminds me of the time I removed the shell from my racing snail, hoping the weight reduction would make him faster, but it just made him more sluggish.
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