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It was Sonia's "have you got a fan yet ray?" post that caused my 'no, nobody likes me' response, deliberately misunderstanding the type of fan. Well, it amused me .
The curtains at the utility end of the kitchen still have a giant hole or two where the hamster chewed them. I really must get new curtains. Upstairs, under the bath, there's a rectangular hole that I cut in the floorboards when tempting the escaped hamster to emerge. It had found a way to get between the upstairs floor and the downstairs ceiling, scurrying around at night for a couple of days before food got him out and rehoused in his cage and tube complex. I preferred the goldfish. It lived for about 15 years and was far less trouble. xxx
Ooh Ray, we had goldfish who also lasted many years and they were duly buried too.
We once had a ferret called Sausage, and she escaped behind the sink. I was at work at the time and my youngest, who was skiving off school, was responsible for the escapee ending up behind the sink and under the cupboard part. Youngest took the bread knife and sawed Sausage to freedom. I wasn't best pleased but at least the jagged hole she'd fashioned wasn't on view when the cupboard door was closed.
I've read back and put your fan less post in context now. We still love you so not a lot you can do about it my lad xxx
Fuuuuuu! Just catching up and well there seems to be lots of chat about fans and balls!
Reading too quickly I thought a certain someone was having a coffee and put a glass of water in front of hers... I had visions of it being like a saucer of milk
Ahem seriously, remember to put ice cubes or a frozen plastic bottle of water in front of your fan device! Otherwise it just moves warm air.
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