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  1. boilerman

    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Thanks, after such a long time, you feel like you've lost a dear friend. Of course, then the clever one in our relationship, reminds me, that they may come back next year, so should we leave the shed alone...............I'm just a stupid man, what do I know:D Thanks Pam
  2. boilerman

    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    It strange, Whenever we've had them, we always end up seeing their offspring, we see that much of them. I have also heard your experience
  3. boilerman

    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    "Spike":D, great name. A few years ago, when my future son in law had to stay with us for a couple of months, he found we had bats , in the garden on a regular basis. He had a gizmo that tracks them, that was really refreshing news. As far as hogs go, I'm going to make a hog house to slightly...
  4. boilerman

    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Sorry lyn, that should read "live under", and yes I've tried the food approach, but it just encourages cats. I had a camera clip once, that showed the cats eating the food, so there was nothing left for the hedgehogs.....and I've tried different structures to deter the cats. I think its just a...
  5. boilerman

    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Not sure, how many nights its been now, without seeing a hedgehog. I sorted the camera out, and that works fine now, but still nothing. I'm like demented person, who wont accept the truth, that there are no hogs, I still haven't been brave enough to pull down the shed, that I think they were...
  6. boilerman

    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

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  7. boilerman

    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Thats unusual:confused:
  8. boilerman

    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Thanks Smudger, that makes me feel better. Last night was the first time I used the 12volt supply, and it worked at night, so the batteries were at fault. Sadly no hedgehogs, but a three legged cat, that tried to work out what was happening:)
  9. boilerman

    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Its is restricting using an electrical supply, but I'm going to have to use one just to prove its the batteries that are faulty. I didnt know about using re-chargeable batteries, oh blimey, and there's me trying to save the planet, and I've just ordered some off the web:oops: Still I can find a...
  10. boilerman

    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Hi lyn Its been about a week now, and no hedgehogs, but, a pattern has emerged in the filming. It seems that the camera, ( a Garden Pro A3 Trail camera) is only recording, during the day light hours. Trawling the interweb, it looks like I could have a low battery output. But they were new, a...
  11. boilerman

    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    Thats 3 nights and nothing lyn, never known that before. I'll give another couple of nights, then its time the old shed got binned. I've left it there as I think they were sleeping under it. We'll see:worried:
  12. boilerman

    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    I got caught unawares, a few weeks ago, by a lady selling memberships for the RSPB, so I rejoined after a long break, because she told me about how bad things were for all wildlife. She mentioned hedgehogs as well. So I've bought eight batteries for my garden camera, and see what shows up. Our...
  13. boilerman

    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    We have a roll-up hose reel, thats been left unrolled for a couple of weeks,(the pond needed topping up) and a robin has made a nest in it now, good job we noticed the activity before we touched it. That's was quick work fair play, deserves to be left alone I reckon. After 40yrs of hedgehogs...
  14. boilerman

    IN OUR GARDENS 2025

    "Many blooms still linger there...":)
  15. boilerman

    Thank you for those that come to my aid 26/4/2025

    Wow, unlucky. Hope you're on the mend Diane:oops:
  16. boilerman

    Motorcycle insurance 2025

    Like this, an American company, called Volcon Grunt :)
  17. boilerman

    Motorcycle insurance 2025

    Thanks for the thoughts Pete, but after the third rejection, he'd had enough. He's now looking at a motorbike style electric bike as a substitute. People dont understand the pull of a motorised two wheeled bike. I hope when If I get to 85, I'll be able to think, never mind getting on a...
  18. boilerman

    Motorcycle insurance 2025

    To be honest Pete, its knocked the stuffing out of him, and at his age, he can do without the agrro. The poor bloke had the bike given to him, and thought he could get back out there again, in the last throws of his life.(We all need to keep going). Its a cruel world
  19. boilerman

    Motorcycle insurance 2025

    No question, older riders like me have slower reactions.......till I get on my bike:), but more seriously, being a biking type, I've always ridden defensively, even more so now, after 50 odd years, its whats kept me alive.
  20. boilerman

    Motorcycle insurance 2025

    Hi, Pete, hats off to you, you're a proper biker. He was told, that they just wouldnt insure him because he was too old. He, like you, road without a claim for just as many years. As I said in another post. I'm 73, Bennetts told me, if I stay with them, they will carry on insuring me, with no...
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