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Re: Brilliant ideas!

May 8th, 2023, 12:36 pm

Look at the positive, though: it wouldn't be YOUR bins smelling like wolf urine!
 
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Re: Brilliant ideas!

May 8th, 2023, 1:38 pm

Fox-proof bin bags. Is there any scent that will put them off?
Budweiser
we use it to frighten off the snails at sunset.
 
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Re: Brilliant ideas!

May 8th, 2023, 1:53 pm

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Re: Brilliant ideas!

May 8th, 2023, 5:19 pm

Budweiser
we use it to frighten off the snails at sunset.
I might look into whether Bud Lite can be used to keep Trumpublicans away ...
 
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Re: Brilliant ideas!

May 8th, 2023, 9:58 pm

Fox-proof bin bags. Is there any scent that will put them off?
Put out the food part next to the bin so the foxes don't have to search for it themselves! They are also great at catching rats. My concierge in London used them instead of deratizators.
 
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Re: Brilliant ideas!

May 8th, 2023, 11:29 pm

Fox-proof bin bags. Is there any scent that will put them off?
Put out the food part next to the bin so the foxes don't have to search for it themselves! They are also great at catching rats. My concierge in London used them instead of deratizators.
May I object on behalf of Rattus Norvegicus?
 
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Re: Brilliant ideas!

May 9th, 2023, 11:02 am

Fox-proof bin bags. Is there any scent that will put them off?
Put out the food part next to the bin so the foxes don't have to search for it themselves! They are also great at catching rats. My concierge in London used them instead of deratizators.
May I object on behalf of Rattus Norvegicus?
 
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Re: Brilliant ideas!

May 9th, 2023, 1:29 pm

Fox-proof bin bags. Is there any scent that will put them off?
Put out the food part next to the bin so the foxes don't have to search for it themselves! They are also great at catching rats. My concierge in London used them instead of deratizators.
May I object on behalf of Rattus Norvegicus?
Is that a European Rattus Norvegicus or an African Rattus Norvegicus?

Do you think ChartGPT knows that the Stranglers had an LP called Rattus Norvegicus?
 
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Re: Brilliant ideas!

June 20th, 2023, 2:12 pm

Whiskers for cars. London drivers cannot judge widths.
 
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Re: Brilliant ideas!

June 21st, 2023, 12:40 am

Whiskers for cars. London drivers cannot judge widths.
Once was a thing in some places. I only ever saw them in the Georgetown area (posh-ish) of Washington, DC. On the sorts of cars that a wealthy grandfather might drive. "Curb feelers," I think they were called.

Although they only felt near ground level, so maybe they don't address your concern.
 
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Re: Brilliant ideas!

June 21st, 2023, 4:16 pm

 
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Re: Brilliant ideas!

June 21st, 2023, 4:59 pm

"PAUL" and "SLAB": both have four letters, including "A" and "L."

I'm just saying.

I bet you'd turn heads on the streets of London.