DonB

Property next door was rented, chickens and vegie tenants now gone, so new shed worthwhile. Rats dealt with by council for a very modest outlay, although we live very close to a farm, so wild live stock a constant hazard. Currently badgers wandering through the garden at night, we can hear their claws drumming on the path slabs, there's a sett at the far edge of the field behind our property. must be getting used to the sights and smells after 45 years here.

I got rid of a load of 'might come in useful' stuff to the tip. I couldn't believe how much space I created! Out of sorrow comes joy!

"overseen by SWMBO."

That was your problem, right there.

Whenever I get rid of stuff I've had for years 'just in case', I often find I need it the week afterwards.