"Jill Bell" wrote in message
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On 29/07/2010 08:49, moghouse wrote:
On Jul 29, 8:15 am, wrote:
What to do about moles. They wreck my veg plot.

Go down to Cats Protection and adopt a moggy! Mine not only keeps my
garden (and the neighbours) clear but also the field beyond. Of course
I could rent him out to you at very reasonable rates!

Mine brings them home - live!!

On one fateful morning some years back, I came downstairs to find the new
puppy had had a poorly tummy and had liberally plastered the floor/walls
and appliances in the utility room with (well getting down to basics)
pooh!!!
Trying to sort this out - a very long job, and not one really suited to
night attire as a means of protective clothing, while trying to keep a
small bouncy lab who was feeling much better from helping, I was further
hindered by the cat appearing through the utility room window and dropping
a live and decidedly angry mole into the procedings.

Of course it escaped and was finally tracked down trying to dig a hole in
the carpet in the sitting room (the carpet still bears the scars). Donning
the gauntlets used for putting logs on the stove I captured it, put on
wellies and my waterproof over my nightie, and risked the hundred yard
dash to the fields to release it from whence it came, thinking that at
5:30 in the morning the chances of meeting anybody were low.

How wrong I was - the newspaper lady looked stunned! "Don't ask" was all I
said as I dashed past to get home and sort out the rest of the
devastation. I saw her a few days later and she asked "Are you okay dear,
you seemed a bit stressed the other morning?"

Moles, they do so stress people. I don't have any - maybe because I have a
cat? He hasn't brought one in - like he does with the small ratties, maybe
he takes care of them without telling me ;-)

I still have a record somewhere Jasper Carrot about his mole problem. I
guess it's funny if you don't have them.
Tina