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[SiC]

Our cat seems to be very effective at eliminating spiders. I keep finding flattened remains of them around the house. I don't think she even plays with them, just gives them a wack with her paw and walks off. Fingers crossed, in over a year we've have let her out, she's never bought anything back.

[madrat]

Yes they have got to go, Mrs Madrat is going to see her brother later he did shooting and will be able to get us a .22 air riffle.  I will take up residency in a corner of the garden and wait, they like the bird feeder in the mornings. I feel like Jasper Carrott and his mole lol

[madrat]

Our cat seems to be very effective at eliminating spiders. I keep finding flattened remains of them around the house. I don't think she even plays with them, just gives them a wack with her paw and walks off. Fingers crossed, in over a year we've have let her out, she's never bought anything back.

We have 2 cats and a Jack Russell Westy cross , the cats just sit there watching the rats and the dog is to slow and stupid.

[madrat]

"You see Ivan when we drink many vodkas we create glorious new way to fuck up entire planet"

 

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/04/russia-launched-a-floating-nuclear-power-plant-this-weekend/

[mercrocker]

 I feel like Jasper Carrott and his mole lol

 

I read once about a Lincolnshire farmer who was driven to distraction by moles excavating his front lawn.   Realising they were active at night he lined his Mk Ten Jag up, on all four beams, against the edge of the garden and waited.....Sure enough the little mounds started appearing just as he was falling asleep in the warm confines of his Jag, probably listening to Radio 3 as there was fuck all else on the wireless at night in late Sixties East Anglia.   

 

Apparently he floored it towards the little critters, stood on the anchors and slid straight through his front parlour......

[cort1977]

Aside from the small matter of potential sinking there are some good reasons to have a floating reactor, it makes decommissioning easier as you can tow it away again and you're less likely to run out of coolant as you're floating on it.

[madrat]

Aside from the small matter of potential sinking there are some good reasons to have a floating reactor, it makes decommissioning easier as you can tow it away again and you're less likely to run out of coolant as you're floating on it.

STORMS!

[madrat]

Think Mrs Madrat got carried away

 

IMG_20180430_195121 by Ian Grice, on Flickr

 

Came with duck and rabbit targets, gas canisters ammo and a rest, when she tried it she hit 8 in a row plus 2 bullseyes.  I'm never arguing with her again!

[stuboy]

Went up to collect company galaxy we just spent 1700 quid fixing and mot'ing

[Guest Hooli]

"You see Ivan when we drink many vodkas we create glorious new way to fuck up entire planet"

 

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/04/russia-launched-a-floating-nuclear-power-plant-this-weekend/

 

America has a few of them, they call them aircraft carriers & sail them where people can shoot at them....

[DodgeRover]

Think Mrs Madrat got carried away

 

IMG_20180430_195121 by Ian Grice, on Flickr

 

Came with duck and rabbit targets, gas canisters ammo and a rest, when she tried it she hit 8 in a row plus 2 bullseyes.  I'm never arguing with her again!

 

Beware when you actually want to shoot the rats the cartridge will have lost its gas.....

Springs work everytime, but noisier

Loads of fun just don't let the neighbours get excited - tell them you are eliminating a rat problem rather than them ringing the firearms squad.

[dollywobbler]

Aside from the small matter of potential sinking there are some good reasons to have a floating reactor, it makes decommissioning easier as you can tow it away again and you're less likely to run out of coolant as you're floating on it.

 

Where do you tow this horrific floating environmental disaster to exactly?

[Guest Hooli]

A decommissioning facility?

 

 

Just a wild thought n all...

[bramz7]

So did a little check on the Rover today and it appeared to be devoid of coolant. Right. 

 

Promptly went to the shops and bought some, filled it and let it run a bit warmer. Probably ran idle for about 15 mins (it took an age to get temperature) and turned it off. Looks alright in there, no mayo etc. However it has a really quite lumpy idle, which seems to worsen the warmer it gets. Hmmm. Bother. 

 

I would like to hope it's due to a pretty lax servicing the past few years but cannot be sure.

 

 

Oh and typically I got wind of a nicer (but rusty) one of equal age today, for less than I paid. FFS.

[madrat]

My neighbors are cool

[Bobthebeard]

Am now pretty deep into the sump drop and clean on the Saab 9-3 convertible. Upgraded breather kit also to go on. New filter, fully synthetic oil and replacement sump plug and copper washer all ready.

Just need to somehow drop the subframe slightly to allow sump wiggling free space.

Some body flex has occurred as the pic of the door window shows. Both sides exactly the same.

That gap wasn't there before the car was jacked up (on the sill jacking points both sides... Axle stands close to rear of the subframe just for safety)

Hope this is normal! Internet wisdom? TADTS. Possibly...

No nasty noises when jacking up and the car appears totally rust free everywhere.

[Kiltox]

This is interesting - previous keeper info now missing from V5 assumedly to do with GDPR https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=1739995&d=0#seperator

[somewhatfoolish]

Aside from the small matter of potential sinking there are some good reasons to have a floating reactor, it makes decommissioning easier as you can tow it away again and you're less likely to run out of coolant as you're floating on it.

It's also feasible to design the reactor to be melt-down resistant in this size range, something which isn't practicable in gigawatt sized units so you end up with engineering things like core catchers, which even if they work scare people when you tell them about it.

[madrat]

Well managed to get 2 rats today, both did a back flip and ran off   I don't like this at all, have ordered some flat head and hollow tip pellets, pore little fluff's  

[Bobthebeard]

Well managed to get 2 rats today, both did a back flip and ran off I don't like this at all, have ordered some flat head and hollow tip pellets, pore little fluff's

 

Do not like.

Do not like rats either if they are disease ridden or a pest in other ways.

But the American stylee blow 'em to bits thing yee har doesn't sit well. Neither does just maiming them for fun...

Sorry.

[wuvvum]

Am now pretty deep into the sump drop and clean on the Saab 9-3 convertible. Upgraded breather kit also to go on. New filter, fully synthetic oil and replacement sump plug and copper washer all ready.

Just need to somehow drop the subframe slightly to allow sump wiggling free space.

Some body flex has occurred as the pic of the door window shows. Both sides exactly the same.

That gap wasn't there before the car was jacked up (on the sill jacking points both sides... Axle stands close to rear of the subframe just for safety)

Hope this is normal! Internet wisdom? TADTS. Possibly...

No nasty noises when jacking up and the car appears totally rust free everywhere.image.pngimage.pngimage.pngimage.pngimage.png

Those things have the structural rigidity of a damp paper towel, so it doesn't surprise me in the least that they bend a bit when you jack them up.

[Bobthebeard]

Those things have the structural rigidity of a damp paper towel, so it doesn't surprise me in the least that they bend a bit when you jack them up.

It did bend a tad.... As long as it goes back to how it should be when lowered all ok.

I think..

[madrat]

Removed silencer and tried again, straight kill, still don't like it, but as they won't take poison, or go in humane traps I don't have many options. This is by no means fun to me Bob!

[Bobthebeard]

Removed silencer and tried again, straight kill, still don't like it, but as they won't take poison, or go in humane traps I don't have many options. This is by no means fun to me Bob!

Fair enough...

Have no issues with it.

[Guest Hooli]

It did bend a tad.... As long as it goes back to how it should be when lowered all ok.

I think..

 

Just don't open the doors while it's up there....

[richardmorris]

A decommissioning facility?

 

 

Just a wild thought n all...

 

More likely somewhere deep and out of the way.

 

It’s no worse really than all the nuclear powered subs and carriers.

[richardmorris]

Just don't open the doors while it's up there....

My two door pillarless merc is the one car that will happily open the doors and close them again on a four post lift. And that includes my four door CX! 2cv doesn’t count as it has a separate chassis.i

[madrat]

More likely somewhere deep and out of the way.

 

It’s no worse really than all the nuclear powered subs and carriers.

I bet military devices are a bit tougher and more robust that a floating power plant!

[richardmorris]

I bet military devices are a bit tougher and more robust that a floating power plant!

 

Erm, I wouldn’t count on it. Neither will survive a direct hit from a missile or torpedo.

[madrat]

Erm, I wouldn’t count on it. Neither will survive a direct hit from a missile or torpedo.

No true but that thing looked about as stable as a kids toy.