Quote from: Newportnobby on October 08, 2022, 09:12:10 AM
Meanwhile, back to Boris the Spider.............

Who?

Susan Stranks' pet spider on "Paperplay" 

Quote from: Newportnobby on October 07, 2022, 10:23:51 AM
You need one of these, Ian

More seriously, it's quite well known putting conkers in each corner of a room deters spiders so maybe put some in the tunnels. I must admit, having been to 3 shows in the last 3 weeks I have observed a lot of cobwebs under viaducts etc.!

Sorry but that is either not an N gauge layout or it's a very small cat.

I have to correct myself.

Apparently Boris the Spider is a song by the Who.

Susan Stranks' Boris was a ladybird.

Her spiders were Itsy & Bitsy.

Quote from: Trainfish on October 08, 2022, 01:15:32 PM

Quote from: Newportnobby on October 07, 2022, 10:23:51 AM
You need one of these, Ian

More seriously, it's quite well known putting conkers in each corner of a room deters spiders so maybe put some in the tunnels. I must admit, having been to 3 shows in the last 3 weeks I have observed a lot of cobwebs under viaducts etc.!

Sorry but that is either not an N gauge layout or it's a very small cat.

@Trainfish

Quote from: jpendle on October 07, 2022, 12:27:57 AM

Quote from: Chetcombe on October 07, 2022, 12:07:52 AM
For the uninitiated, mouse poo really makes a mess on track...

But does it scale well for the human poo that used to be discharged from trains before the arrival of retention toilets? 

John P

OMG, it does scale well I pity the 1:1 scale workers who had to work on 'soiled' areas of track!

I recall watching the TV series about Paddington where it seems people delighted in going to the toilet on the trains while in the station. The railway staff had huge long lengths of material laid between the tracks to collect what they called 'bangers & mash'. Now that really was a crap job replacing that material

Gawd 

I have mice in the attic but am forever hopeful they don't get out to the rest of the house.