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Contractors acting like permies
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Sounds like source grapes to me, never mind you might be in the running next yearOriginally posted by GB9 View Post"We (the client) are looking at this ....... in 18 mths".
Worse still, they gave her an award usually given to permies.
The Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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Originally posted by GB9 View PostI agree but culls are no longer tax deductible and I'll be b********d if I'm wasting my money.
Think of it as practice. Target practice is a good thing, you want to be ready for when you need to shoot rats/weasels.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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How did you get on with the squirrel the other day?Originally posted by WTFH View PostThink of it as practice. Target practice is a good thing, you want to be ready for when you need to shoot rats/weasels.Comment
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NCOTBACOriginally posted by GB9 View PostI agree but culls are no longer tax deductible and I'll be b********d if I'm wasting my money.
Discount carpet centres all over the place these days. Roll-ends are cheap enough.
That said, I'm looking at selling up the quicklime stock and moving into pig-farming.The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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Originally posted by barrydidit View PostHow did you get on with the squirrel the other day?
He hasn't returned, but I've got a bit more practising in.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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Have you tried dressing up as a sexy lady squirrel to tempt him back?Originally posted by WTFH View PostHe hasn't returned, but I've got a bit more practising in.Comment
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Originally posted by barrydidit View PostHave you tried dressing up as a sexy lady squirrel to tempt him back?
Not yet. Can I borrow your costume?
I have left peanuts and corn out for him. I know he likes corn based on the rate he goes through the chicken food.
Unrelated, but possibly interesting, my trail cam has answered the question of whether we have a fox or a badger visiting our garden. Turns out it's one of each.…Maybe we ain’t that young anymoreComment
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No, but he married a fox and it turned into an elephant.Originally posted by barrydidit View PostHave you tried dressing up as a sexy lady squirrel to tempt him back?
HTHBIDIThe greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't existComment
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So which one of you is the cat killer / ripper?
More cat deaths in London as three pets found decapitated | UK news | The GuardianThe Chunt of Chunts.Comment
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