Latest Moan From You and Me 2025

Definitely no rubber boats. Thank you for the heads up!!

Not heard any strange mutterings!

 

There's always France (again)
Would solve the small boats problem, we could stick stroppy teenagers in the Foreign Legion, we could call English Sparkling Wine English Champagne, recycle the Eiffel Tower, rename the Tour de France and the list goes on.

 

Are you rural, @Fourmerkland? my best guess would be mice, dormice, rats or martens.

 

Oi! Steady on! It's already been done anyway round here, but it's a gentle invasion this time and sadly for UK, it's not necessarily the folks you want to get rid of that are still flocking over.

 

I'd go with squirrels rather than martens or dormice.

 

We're semi rural. In a village. We are the first house in the road (or last, depending on which way you are going). The fields are practically on our doorstep. At least, until they are built on.
But we are also coastal, which brings its own set of challenges.
We are aware it could be mice. It is unlikely to be martens.
I must get some traps set if we hear the noises again. The only rustling I can hear at the moment is my wife reading the newspaper.

 

I'm sure you're right, Nigel, but these make interesting reading.
Pine marten population continues to expand in the south of England

Dormice returning to the UK

 

I'm hoping the Pine Martens will become more common although I doubt I'll see one.
As for Dormice Paignton Zoo have been involved in breeding and releasing these into the wild, also Water Voles.

 

The martens have very similar status to foxes. Beautiful animals unless/until they massacre your poultry or in the case of martens, invade the attic...

 

Why do exspenvie solicitors make simple mistakes on legal paper work, as you know i'm very bad at reading/writing/arithmetic (the last word i had to google to spell) but these people are making mistakes which cost money and i thought that there was standrads but as with everything no one care a _ _ _ _ any more

 

Meghan Markle certainly discovered the stupid mistakes that are made in legal paper work.

 

The "Three R's" has always made me chuckle. What a way to confuse kids who are just learning them.

 

My apologies if the location wasn't clear @Sheal and @cactus_girl - let's just say those bits of land between the North Sea, the Irish Sea and the English Channel. If N Ireland also has coastal erosion, I suppose I could include the Atlantic Ocean ? Quicker to write UK - or GB if you prefer - but I guess you knew what I was "moaning" about anyway