camies 1 Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 OK It's humour time again. I've been allowed to tell this story to you all as a warning of what can happen if you don't quite know what your doing. All approved and my friend was sat here reading what I have typed. I went to see this friend as he has been fighting a losing battle against moles. When he started a couple of months ago, he probed for tunnels using a knitting needle. Not a lot of joy as his garden is like mine, full of large stones and after 2 pairs of knitting needles got bent his wife took all his toys away. He then bought a starter kit from a well known and reputable supplier. Mole probe, three traps, and a free booklet on "moling". (Good bit of kit too!) Every time he hit a stone though, he "tapped" the probe with a hammer to get past the stone and burrowed on looking for the 'deeper tunnel system'. His booklet insisted that this was where he would stand the best chance of catching moles. (No argument there). UNfortunately the booklet said that most deep tunnel systems run round a foot or more deep so, believing the booklet as gospel, he probed DEEP- REALLY DEEP! The probe was about a yard long (a metre in new money) and when I arrived he was almost down to the handle! Not much of a problem, just a bit keen. That is except for the drains that run through his garden to his cess pit TWO foot six under the surface. (Very old cottage) You've guessed it, he found the pipe! Well to be more exact, the top stopped the probe (tap,tap) and the probe falling through was causing him great excitement as he had faithfully followed the "mole tunnel" for over a couple of yards i.e. between two mole holes which just happened to be in line with the underground pipes. With a grin all over his face (I just stood there decidingly worried and watched ) he started to dig to set his new traps which he had faithfully buried for a week to get rid of the smell (booklet advice again). Ah! moles don't use clay pipes and clay pipes don't like mole probes. To cap it all the wife flushed the loo and 'voila' a mini water fountain started. So, he's had to replace two lengths of pipework but there is light at the end of his tunnel (so to speak). The moles have seemingly deserted his garden! Of course his wife isn't speaking to him, and the dog fell into the hole which happened to be full of "liquid" but all's well that ends well. He's also quite proud of himself as he has discovered a new mole repellent. No prizes for guessing what that is! Quote Link to post
stubby 175 Posted August 21, 2009 Report Share Posted August 21, 2009 great story, made me smile before work.... Quote Link to post
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