Baldbloke

An absolute nightmare. I left it to a smarter person who worked for the biomass fitter. Spent a couple of grand in getting the meter and advice and even then had to get back to them (RHI) three times with more information. Very technical and quite frankly once I started taking the readings realised that the payments just weren’t worth the hassle of dealing with the ongoing commitments of paperwork. They even approved me as a wood supplier but in the end I said thanks but no thanks. Biomass had been in since 2013 but a retrospective consultation deemed my boiler too big for domestic use as over 40 kW. We later did some AIRBNB so could qualify as a business. For the few hundred a year along with the paperwork we reckoned that life was too short. Had I got the original grant my installation would have paid off handsomely. We put up a wind turbine afterwards which does pay

It maybe doesn’t stop you from travelling but it DOES severely compromise the chance a residency visa in somewhere like NZ or Canada.

The point is it concludes matters without having to go to court. People tend to think accepting a caution is easier and carries less consequences.

The police in Glasgow tried to get my son to accept a caution over a matter which was eventually resolved with no charge and no caution. Luckily a witness was found to clear him of any wrongdoing. Luckily he was under 18 at the time and I was party to the offer of the caution.... Had he accepted the caution there’d be no chance of him being in NZ over the last 4 years. The police could claim the matter is resolved by using this solution, and people don’t realise how serious it is to admit any liability in order to avoid a court appearance. if it’s still being investigated your mate needs to be made aware of these cautions as it’s an easy “out” for the police to conclude matters

I would guess it's very tricky to charge someone when there's only two people with differing stories, so hopefully the matter will be dropped. ASAP mention to him not to accept a caution over the matter (without legal advice) as I understand that it remains on file, and is taken as an admission of guilt. This can have some serious repercussions for shotgun and FAC renewals, future employment, insurance, emigrating and passport applications. http://hub.unlock.org.uk/knowledgebase/implications-accepting-police-caution/

So what was the outcome? I presume your mate is out? Did they follow through on a charge or drop it after hearing both sides of the dispute?

I’d forgotten about the State Guardianship bollocks. Bunch of interfering twats

Don’t know if a FAC air rifle would actually cover lower powered air rifles as the one on the FAC would only list the serial no of the high powered one. i have a FAC for rim fire and centre fire rifles and a shotgun licence for my shotguns. I still needed an air rifle licence. Bit of a joke, but maybe an attempt by the government to quantify all firearms in public hands. i think the one air rifle licence does allow more than one, but it won’t include those with a higher muzzle velocity. Those still need a FAC

I haven't had a trap set off without catching a rat yet, but I have had concealed traps exposed each night by the buggers. No captures for two nights now so I'm assuming uncaught rats have sussed out their mates being held by the Fenns and realising these metal things are best avoided. Otherwise, my best guess is that the traps need a total clean and de-humanise as the caught rats have possibly let off a fear/adrenaline scent as they died and it has remained on the traps and is noticeable to new participants. I have a further 12 Victor snap traps on order to swamp the area so hopefully these will help lower the population.

Scotland is still a part of the U.K. you now need a licence for any air rifle/ pistol north of the border

That’s what I said at my 5 year renewal. The SNP wish to fully control every aspect of Scotland’s population. Almost like a dictatorship. The police are only too happy to restrict any aspect of gun ownership too. Scotland already has extra costs over alcohol compared to England and they’re considering sugar tax. On top of that we have differing tax rates for middle earners. Common sense has a habit of being absent when guns are mentioned. The woman would have probably seen a way to get her own back on your mate. Now it’s gone as far as your mate being arrested she’ll know she’ll be in trouble by changing her story to reflect what actually happened [emoji1304]

Well, the fact he does dog training and agility would back up that he loves and understands dogs, and would be very unlikely to use an air rifle on one. BTW we need licences in Scotland for ANY air rifle, and the fact you may have shotgun and FAC is irrelevant. Bloody SNP

Awfully easy for someone with a grudge to make up porkies when the other parties holding a gun. Hopefully your mate didn’t say or action anything to do with the air rifle. The cops love a chance nowadays to practice at armed response. If he’s a member of Countrside Alliance etc he probably pays insurance that could cover the cost of a brief. Even though I’m retired from being a fishing ghillie I still pay my membership into Scottish Gamekeepers for that very reason. Hope it works out

Just found a point of entry into the house after hearing the f****** scrabbling around in the internal wall spaces. The wife had a three foot ornamental planter up against the outside of the wall. There was a route on the underside leading into the house. I’ve now blocked it up but am unsure whether I’ve sealed them in or out of the house. Tonight will tell. Also had two more outside in the Fenn traps overnight. 6 Fenns set plus one live trap. Just ordered a dozen Victor rat traps for the inside too.

Sure it wasn’t a fart that was responsible?

Seven to the traps, two to the dog and another to a gun. going to change the placement of all the traps tomorrow. Clever little fuckers have been exposing the traps that didn’t catch

My neighbouring farmer set a pointed strainer post through my septic tank outflow 2 years ago. Hadn’t had to have the tank emptied before that and didn’t realise that it was the Matbroed installed strainer that had blocked proceedings. Septic tank overflowed but was nearly 80 yards from house and nearer my disliked nearest neighbour so wasn’t in too much of a hurry to investigate. After using the digger to remove about 2 ton of shite from above the tanks covers got the local shit tank emptying company in. He diagnosed that the outflow lined up with the new strainer. A digging job with 2 rubber connectors and a bit of plastic pipe as well as the removal of the strainer and the job was a good one. Even better was the farmer paying for the parts and emptying of the tank[emoji1303]

X27 too, but wish they did a heavier version with a few more inches on the shaft. Good maul, but a bit dinky

A while ago I was a fishing ghillie. I’ve been away from that for 11 years now. In the eighties the local pikeys used to use rabbit gassing powder (Cymag) wrapped up in a hessian bag at the head of the stream to get Salmon and seatrout. Poaching was so bad most ghillies carried the same warrant cards as the two employed bailiffs. They usually used too much and killed everything for a few pools down stream. It deoxygenated the water and the fish basically drowned. Anaemic gills were the clue. They also used nets if the pool didn’t have obstructions. With two bailiffs we twice arrested some guys who we caught red handed. There were some battles trying to apprehend them. We too usually tried to disable any hidden motor beforehand, but they’d often leave someone with it. They rarely got a sentence longer than a month. We once had admitted we went with baseball bats, so had premeditated the aggression. That allowed the fuckers to leave court. It’s no wonder the cops are wary of trying to apprehend these guys on a dark night as sentences are minimal and there’s a good chance of getting hurt or worse.

I should add (like many have mentioned) that I too, am a fan of shorter bars. 18” being the longest

Retired from felling and thinning and would be absolutely fucked if I had to do a full day in the woods on a tonnage basis. I only have two regularly go to saws. One of which is the above 365 special Husky. Low tuned, reliable but heavy, and an old 260 which suits my age and a longer working day.

The wife has ordered what’s recommended for commercial use so hopefully even more unpleasant for Roland.

Been there and done that. We used to have a dog that could indicate where the f****** had died. I remember two in particular. One under the Aga in the kitchen and another in the bedrooms en suite wall. The wife was all for moving out until we discovered their whereabouts [emoji3]

Apologies for accidentally removing my “like”on your post by using my phone. Thanks for all the replies! Update: Because we started to hear them in the house we have given the better chooks away and dispatched the others in order to not have food available for the fuckers. Burnt all the sheds/coops etc. The dog got three and I shot two. MK6 Fenns have also had two so far, and I have 4 more smaller MK4s on order. The wife’s screams made it quite tricky to shoot the escapees as I was pissing myself. Wild Bird feeders now have plant pot drainers screwed to the bottom of each feeder to save food falling to ground. I won’t be doing the bait test necessary to buy adequately strong poison in adequate quantities for two reasons: I deeply resent the EU determining what I can and can’t buy. Also I’ve had rats die in internal house wall cavities in the past. The smell alone made the house untenable. Lesson learned when you have rats within the walls So, with abundant traps and no food around I’m hoping the population will diminish or go away. One sole bonus is I have yet to catch a mouse this year in spite of setting 18 mouse traps in attic and two in the kitchen I usually get between 20 and 80 mice over an autumn

My son in NZ uses it as his main social network. I find it a bit tricky to get the best out of it. I get the impression that pictures are more appreciated than words....