My auntie was round little Hulton when I was a kid so went round there a bit and it was like a different world, packs of street dogs and rough arses I couldn't understand
The scouse accent changes for different bits of Liverpool some areas its stronger than others. Mancs always sound like they're trying to act hard to me. I think my accent is neutral but I should have a strong one like one of didos villages but our local accent and dialect has faded since my dad's time and it's a shame really.
A young lad I work with is epileptic which they finally diagnosed after him fitting at work and coming off his moped etc. They had his seizures under control with meds and he was allowed to drive and has been for a few years now until he recently had a seizure driving and had a disagreement with a lamp post at a decent speed. He doesn't remember the journey 10 minutes or so before crashing so must have been on autopilot and luckily it was rural and clear roads. He had recently been put on anti depressants which messed up his epilepsy meds.
Them fluffy mongrels are going for less than a grand now and people are offloading young breeding age bitches too as the arse is falling out of the market. A local breeder to me has given 3 frenchie pups away this month because she couldn't shift them.
I'm probably a lot younger than some of you lads contemplating your last dogs but the boat I'm in at the minute is say I've had my last hunting dog. I've always said I'd get a staff or a gundog in the future but knowing my luck I'd end up with a dog aggressive psycho of a staff so it's looking like the gundog route for me as a family dog I can still get our with. I miss having a dog around the place but I can see the benefits of not having one to worry about too.
Does anyone listen to the big cat podcast thingy? I have now and again at work and there was an old gamekeeper on the last one who sounded pretty genuine, some of the people I've heard on there before sound a bit odd for want of a better term.
I tried linnets a couple of times and just couldn't get them to nest. The hen was going mad for material and flying around with it but just wouldn't choose one of the many sites I put in. Other lads have them going down in wire cages in the house.
Frontline spray on my little birds does the job but maybe a bit costly on bigger birds. I think its called exzolt people are recommending now. Same active ingredient as dogs bravecto tablets which I got tempted to chop up and try on the birds.