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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2007 21:57:49 GMT
Just been outside and came across a snail going about it's business, merrily making it's way across the garden path completely oblivious to my presence and...I'm sorry...I KILLED IT! Squashed it dead with a satisfying crunch underfoot. Am I a bad person?  |
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Post by Chuckles on Aug 7, 2007 22:00:31 GMT
Now that depends if you did it on purpose DG  accidents do happen  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2007 22:18:38 GMT
Oh, it was definitely purposefully an accident  |
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Post by Missredhead on Aug 7, 2007 22:33:25 GMT
 DG ;D I hope you were wearing shoes.... MRH xx
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2007 22:36:19 GMT
I do it all the time DG either that or they get a salt bath ;D
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Post by Shrubrose on Aug 8, 2007 7:01:26 GMT
Just cant bring myself to do it. They get thrown as far away as possible  |
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Post by Weeterrier on Aug 8, 2007 7:48:30 GMT
Well, I can't bring myself to do it either. Creatures can't help doing what they were made to do, so it seems unfair that they should be killed just because they annoy us. Thankfully frogs toads hedgehogs and birds, do what they were made to do too, so they keep the slippery ones under control. Sorry, but you did ask! And always remember KARMA |
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Post by MamIDdau on Aug 8, 2007 15:37:02 GMT
Yeah, I could never kill one either...
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Post by Missredhead on Aug 8, 2007 15:39:42 GMT
I normally chuck them over the fence and into the woodlands at the back, but yesterday as I was raking the leaves off the grass I got one impaled on the prongs of the rake, it was a big bugger too!!
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Post by Barbara on Aug 8, 2007 16:12:55 GMT
i KILL 'em all, and i talk to 'em while i'm doing it. ;D
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Post by Missredhead on Aug 8, 2007 16:14:41 GMT
You wicked person you....... ;D ;D ;D ;D (do they talk back?? ) |
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Post by scarecrow on Aug 8, 2007 16:17:54 GMT
I always say sorry  |
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Post by Missredhead on Aug 8, 2007 16:19:33 GMT
what are you sorry for?? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2007 16:19:39 GMT
i cant kill them and if i accidently tread on one i feel bad for about .... two seconds i can put them in my recycling bin though. which gets taken by the council every fortnight. they probably go and live on a giant compost heap or they go through a shredder type thing. either way i am responsible but i dont feel bad about it!!!! out of sight out of mind i guess. |
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Post by Missredhead on Aug 8, 2007 16:21:35 GMT
You are tooooo nice, I never feel bad about getting rid, but I couldn't squash one too yucky. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2007 17:45:56 GMT
I throw all slugs and snails over into next door's chicken run. The chickens eat them so I don't feel bad because technically, I haven't killed them myself ;D
FA x
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Post by Weeterrier on Aug 8, 2007 17:52:39 GMT
Andy, I don't think you have anything to feel bad about there, because that is the natural food chain. Well done that man  I can see why you had a fanclub! |
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Post by Plocket on Aug 8, 2007 17:55:43 GMT
Oh come off it Drunken!!! Do you feel like a bad man?  ? |
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Post by JennyWrenn on Aug 8, 2007 19:16:34 GMT
Oh I could never squish a snail or a slug - I put out slug pellets tho I always feel so sorry for them have to say - they cant help being the way they are and eating our plants -  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2007 14:41:35 GMT
Deeg! You bad man!  I have to say, I can't bear to kill them, so I just sling them up the garden towards the fence. I let fate (and prevailing wind conditions) decide! ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2007 15:47:13 GMT
I normally do chuck them over the fence myself RM hoping they'll have a nice soft landing somewhere on a bed of fluffy pillows, but just occasionally one will boldly come across my path wanting to give it the big one and, well, if he wants some then I'm the one to give it. They are complete wreckers and I hate them.  |
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Post by snowowl on Aug 9, 2007 17:24:00 GMT
I have no qualms about squashing snails sorry but i prefer my hostas to slugs and snails |
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Post by jean on Aug 9, 2007 20:34:51 GMT
You can all come and tread on mine anytime and can you please pick up all the slugs too  I tend to chuck the snails over the fence and if they hit the path, the birds get an easy feed, can't quite make myself stand on them |
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Post by Biggles on Aug 9, 2007 20:41:15 GMT
Just cant bring myself to do it. They get thrown as far away as possible Into next doors garden? I Crunch them or drop them into salt water. |
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Post by nightowl on Aug 10, 2007 9:57:50 GMT
I just found a giant Slog ( cross between a slug and a log!) which I couldn't reach to grab and throw over the fence. Didn't really want to grab hold of one that big anyway, and had my secateurs in my hand so......... |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2007 10:02:31 GMT
Was reading AG this morning and in Christine Walkden's column she states she has no qualms about either treading on the slugs or using her secateurs to chop slugs in half. Nightowl, is there something you want to tell us...?
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Post by nightowl on Aug 10, 2007 10:07:47 GMT
I think I'd best not DG, in case of members with a squeamish dosposition! ;D ;D
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Post by pdblake on Aug 10, 2007 10:43:15 GMT
I just cripple them. Crush them just enough to smash the shell and leave them for the birds. Slugs get their tail end squashed.
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Post by Barbara on Aug 10, 2007 15:57:52 GMT
with each whack i am saying, you get this for eating my plants ;D
i have spent to day squishing thousands of green fly on my sweet pease' cause 1 little lady bird 'aint coping very well ;D
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accidents do happen 
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I tend to chuck the snails over the fence and if they hit the path, the birds get an easy feed, can't quite make myself stand on them 
