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Surely it was far more detailed than necessary, a simple 'NO' would have fully conveyed the situation, without the need for all the 'fluffy stuff' that served no purpose.

I would argue the point "nasty vermin" They are just predators that occasionally conflict with human needs that all, their behaviour is just a result of evolution, they can't be nasty that's a human behaviour because we have the ability to make value judgements a fox just is. A hen coup is a totally artificial environment in the wild the birds would escape and fly away, so a foxes hunting behaviour is predicated on that, unfortunately we lock the birds in a small space, so when a fox is inside it's reacting to extreme stimuli

Did the vendor sing "We are selling, we are selling, our boat, encumbrance free"

From April 2016. The gates of lock 2 of the Tinsley flight were replaced. There are boats moored both top and bottom side of this lock, so some musical boats was needed to keep everyone afloat. Why are all the boats gone from the upper pound? This is why! All the things people have accidentally dropped in the cut are revealed. The crane for lifting old gates out and new ones in. While this was going on, all the boats were huddled in the lower pound. When the bottom pound was drained to replace the bottom set of gates, everyone crammed in to the upper pound.

True. We would rather, because we are fortunate enough to be able to, pay for the year all in one. I visited a pet shop that sold birds. The ones on the lower level were going cheap. The African Parrots were offered on a credit system. I asked why, the owner said they are on Higher Perches!

Slippery fingers - just eating Hot Cross Buns with my 11's.

Yes they are. This is in the Museum of Science in Boston. (The American, not the Lincolnshire one). If you ever get a chance to see them running their van der Graaf generator, do so. It is amazing. Jen

We have a mature wood at the back of our garden, several trees overhang with huge horizontal branches. Our neighbour used to keep chickens in a coop that was moved around to keep it fresh. A buzzard habitually spent much of the day in an overhanging branch keeping his greedy eyes on the chickens. If one of them escaped I reckon it wouldn't have stood a chance. On a sunny day the resident fox comes out of his hidey-hole in the wood and sunbathes on a grassy mound of earth where he can keep half an eye open for any threats. A family of badgers used to make daily visits across our lawn, that left a veritable footpath through the grass, to scrounge food from our patio door. On a couple of occasions a deer has come out of the wood and stood at the edge of the lawn for a few minutes, looking somewhat nervous and confused. ........................ and all happening, not in the countryside, but in the lovely city of Bristol.