Recent content by Machiavelli

I’ll take them. PM me details. :)

I occasionally use Uber for the sake of convenience, though I’m no fan of their business model. I tend to use them if I’m meeting friends or colleagues for drinks, though that’s a rare occurrence since having children. In all honestly, I have never considered prioritising electric, though many...

Director in Local Government. Doesn’t mean much to most people (including me these days), so I rarely discuss. In short, I make decisions in the hope I can make a difference to people’s lives, though in reality I’m so far away from actual delivery it’s hard to judge if that’s the case. My other...

No scent, though I haven’t tried sticking my head under the shed, so will give it another sniff tomorrow.

Thanks for the suggestion. I have put some down. I’ll report back.

No, no scat around. I’ll probably find it when I have trampled it through the house.

Don’t worry. The traps are caged and can only be entered from above, meaning it will only target rats and potentially squirrels. However, I have only ever caught rats in them.

Not much, really. It looks like something has been digging around the garden, though we do have a huge population of squirrels in the trees behind the house. Our neighbours recently had a major rat issue. We ended up trapping a dozen using the diving fence line as a run, which is why I’m...

I’m thinking it’s probably a rat. Any other thoughts before I get the trap out?

Unfortunately, Oldham seems to be making the news at the moment and it’s never positive. Saddleworth is still lovely, but has become increasingly popular with lots of trendy bars popping up. I still love the place. The hills, the moorland, the wildness.

Unfortunately not. I wish we could afford Uppermill. We are based in Springhead, on the border with Austerlands.

A decent dusting over night in Saddleworth, but nothing dramatic!

PM sent, John. I’ll take a pair if still available.

Go on then. PM sent.

I have been inspired by some of the fantastic recent wood carvings (Wayland, etc) and want to get a set of small carving chisels to add some detail to my own efforts. Any recommendations? I have been looking at the Axminster set, but it’s potentially a bit more than I need.