Now listen, Sylvester - you just stay away from my ducks and chooks! Not to mention the 'tweetybirds' :)

The name’th Daffy D Duck, Ethquire.

Don’t you worry, Thith little black duck ithn't going anywhere near your mad twaddling deluthththtional duckthth and your crazthy headlethth chookthth!

CJ, the keyboard farmer, has had to construct an elaborate story about neighbours and rabbits (with thanks to Google).

CJ, -".. where I live we have a bit of a rabbit plague at the moment. A couple of years back we ripped all the existing warrens on our place, blah, blah, Over the last few weeks we co-ordinated our efforts with neighbouring landholders to fumigate all the warrens in our vicinity, as an alternative strategy to ripping, which simply disburses the little buggers to the next property."

No, as any State DPI would tell you, coordinated ripping is by far the cheapest, most effective method available. Not all warrens have to be found either for it to have the desired effect on the rabbit population. Use other methods esp baiting and trapping for mop-up. Problem with gas is that all warren entries must be found and treated.

Anyhow, wrong time of the year for gas fumigation.

CJ, "gas pellets are available over the counter at the co-op, and are quite safe for humans if handled correctly"

Safe for trained operators provided they adhere to all safety directions. Check the accidents world wide where untrained 'experts' have used the poison. In Britain recently a farmer was fined heavily for causing serious permanent harm to three workers who collapsed shortly after working in his barn.

CJ, "I don't think that gassing rabbits is any crueller than .....shooting, and it seems to be quite an effective way of destroying an entire warren of rabbits in one go."

The DPI says ripping for large rabbit numbers. Gas is less effective. DPI notes humane concerns with the use of gas. Of all methods shooting would have to be the only humane method by a long shot (pardon the pun).

CJ, "With rats and mice we're stuck with poisons and traps"

But CJ uses poison gas and that is what this is all about.

It's been a really nice chilling out experience reading this thread.

I'd read someone's post and think, "Oh gee I used to do that; haven't for years... maybe should try that again..." and so on.

When traveling out bush with my previous job I used to pull over and stretch out on my swag beside the vehicle to enjoy the warm air; astonishing stars then close my eyes and just listen to the night sounds. Now that I'm back in town it might look a bit odd to be stretched out on the footpath on the way home from work....

Scrabble, reading and Utube online. Ebay binge addict - I'll spend days avidly following something and then all of a sudden I'm over the whole thing for another 6 months or so. Am pottering through a dissertation in my spare time but also write short stories. The classics seem increasingly tedious in comparison to post modernist lit though I often re-read Charles Lamb and Shakespeare has had some revisiting both in reading and theatre. I can spend hours with my gem collection. I also paint and sketch: watercolour; pen and ink. Art gallery browsing: preferably alone when I am able to take all the time I want.

Movie addict and collector. I think it's the input from growing children that makes music tastes wide ranging - bagpipes; marching music; rock; some metal; pop; some opera and classics but I am too unsophisticated to develop very refined tastes. There are so many things I like about this clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFkzRNyygfk

Can't pin down taste in movies either but enjoy action movies - Bruce Willis and all that. Not keen on musicals except for Calamity Jane.

Rowing and swimming. The sound and scent of the ocean is a favourite holiday treat, though I live in the mountains.

Just watching family pets playing is pleasurable. I recommend that you get a couple of Jackies or a fox terrier. They're brilliant and the end for the rodent is fast.

I've been searching for years for a copy of this movie (Noel Coward):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZCmoAEragg

Little dedication for Cornflower:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn0riyNCHKk&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOjmPJxAuXA&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJChh7ghGnE

Pynchme showing her origins and knee deep in muck as usual no doubt.

Good to know that your bum is big enough to shelter the white whale, the whole quivering 100+ kgs of him.

Look out for CJ's shock and awe gas attack. Hold on, given his close proximity to your rear maybe he is the one who should worry.

A match made in heaven, go for it you two!