....and what else is 'new' this monday morning, dazzlenation?...well, following an email from EON NEXT to supply my latest gas/electricity readings....i was to go out with the intent of having a look in that indoor room, that houses the electricity meters - within the other half of the building, in which 'belle court' CHP residents have their access point, to their flats....which used to be called 'jackson court', however i do not know what it is called, nowadays.....see the history upon 'all of that'....anyway, bizarrely enough - the new code that CHP had supplied their tenants with...doesn't work...however, the old code does (as had happened, the last time)....and so i gained entry to that 'other half' of the building....to then walk down the corridor and have a look at the electricity meter room door (same code for the outside door, works for that interior door)....and was taken aback by a large notice upon it...along the lines of - nobody should enter because of rat pesticide......hmmm...and so how are belle court residents supposed to take electricity meter readings, in the interim, then?....and in a very alternate dimension - i am reminded of a certain conversation, that i had been pulled into - by a certain holland & barrett assistant and one of her regular customers....the latter had wanted to get rid of rats, in her home...her cat kept catching them and she couldn't bear it...."even the mice babies" etc etc..." but that's what cats do" i retorted, in a gentle voice etc etc.....the assistant was to laughingly tell me that her father had kept rats as pets...and proceeded to tell me that the kind way to get rid of them was to invest in a certain trap, to then drive off and dump them in the countryside etc etc....and yet, didn't seem to know that all animals hate what-ever-it-is....e.g. a certain smell/odour/herb/plant/flower/shrub/tree etc etc and that could also be a possibility - which her customer (who hadn't wanted an 'inhumane' way of dealing with them - rats or mice, that had infested her home) appeared to agree with...the assistant then began to look it up on her mobile phone...."that is a good idea!" etc etc...after that conversation, i was then to have look upon the internet, myself....lol....what might keep rats/mice at bay, in terms of fauna and flora, rather than simply having a cat etc etc....although it has to be said that simply having a cat - appears to be the best deal, out - according to my mind...even if they do tend to come in and dump their latest 'kill' at your feet etc etc...in short, you have to be very careful around other people's 'sensibilities' don't you?....go figure.