Mundane News

[Reynard]

Right, the cats have already been fed. I am about to feed me.

 

[randynewmanscat]

The desktop icons on my work computer have re-arranged themselves for reasons unknown

WINXP used to be a bast' for that trick after anything approaching surgery or full or large service packs.
It used to rattle my mild OCD.

 

[Illaveago]

I tried counting insects whilst I was on my ride. I gave up after spotting 10. One cheeky blighter overtook me !

 

[Speicher]

I would like to build some frog/toad friendly steps.

Frogs and toads regularly pass through this garden on their way to the pond where they were born. They struggle to get over the wall that surrounds the patio. During that struggle they could be a target for the cats.

Today I had the challenge of trying to pick up a large frog. In the end, I sort of "chased" him to the bottom of the steps about three metres away from his preferred "direct" path. He went up one step and turned back. On the second attempt he got up the three steps, and turned left back towards his intended path.

This was a large frog about three inches long in the body. How high can frogs jump? I thought about using some spare bricks. Any suggestions?

 

[randynewmanscat]

I tried counting insects whilst I was on my ride. I gave up after spotting 10. One cheeky blighter overtook me !

Detour past my place, instant conservative count of 5'000 firebug, all
of them milling about within a few square metres.

 

[classic33]

I would like to build some frog/toad friendly steps.

Frogs and toads regularly pass through this garden on their way to the pond where they were born. They struggle to get over the wall that surrounds the patio. During that struggle they could be a target for the cats.

Today I had the challenge of trying to pick up a large frog. In the end, I sort of "chased" him to the bottom of the steps about three metres away from his preferred "direct" path. He went up one step and turned back. On the second attempt he got up the three steps, and turned left back towards his intended path.

This was a large frog about three inches long in the body. How high can frogs jump? I thought about using some spare bricks. Any suggestions?

Maximum five times their own height.
Average jump can be 20 times their own body length.

 

[Andy in Germany]

Frogs and toads regularly pass through this garden on their way to the pond where they were born. They struggle to get over the wall that surrounds the patio. During that struggle they could be a target for the cats.

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Any suggestions?

Hosepipe and a motion sensor set at cat height.

 

[tyred]

I popped to the shops on the Brompton and took a twenty-five mile detour on the way home as it was a nice evening

 

[classic33]

I popped to the shops on the Brompton and took a twenty-five mile detour on the way home as it was a nice evening

And the shop is only half a mile down the road!

 

[tyred]

I have a packet of smokey bacon crisps

 

[Reynard]

Someone has taken the batteries out of my rat-catcher.

Anyways, a would be a nice thing right now. And there's a croissant with my name on it in the kitchen. (Not literally, but YKWIM)

 

[Gravity Aided]

I made hamburgers and chips for supper. BTW, if you are in The States, and want proper chips, ask for steak fries. Chain steakhouses like Bonanza and Ponderosa served thicker, better fries more like your chips.
I also got a pee sample from my dog, by using a ladle. They are testing for some sort of fungal disease, although all signs point to a touchy liver. The ladle is used only for that purpose and resides in the garden. I told the desk receptionist at the vets' that I did not get much, but that no one would get much from me either if they were chasing me about with a ladle. They told me they would call me if they needed more. I told them it would be a first for my phone, getting a phone call requesting dog pee.

 

[Reynard]

Right, drunked, croissant ated. Time for me to go get some shut-eye.

Nunnight one and all xxx

 

[classic33]

Someone has taken the batteries out of my rat-catcher.

Anyways, a would be a nice thing right now. And there's a croissant with my name on it in the kitchen. (Not literally, but YKWIM)

You have a battery powered cat!!

What size batteries, how many, do you use rechargeable one's?

 

[rikki]

I'm pretty sure that our cat is solar powered. He also appears to be able to absorb energy from the combustion heater.