Lidl spray aerosol items

[Bootlegger BlackyParticipant @bootleggerblacky]

Just picked up a spray can of “Vaseline” never seen it before,thought I’d coat some exposed tooling in my damp garage over winter?

and,if anyone’s interested,they have….Marten repellent spray!
Do we have troublesome Pine Martens in the UK?

I didn’t  bother.

Happy New Year to all.

[Bootlegger BlackyParticipant @bootleggerblacky]

Only from the “middle-of-Lidl”

[larry phelan 1Participant @larryphelan1]

Lidl never fails to surprise me and some of their stuff is surprisingly good.

[old martParticipant @oldmart]

I find Lidl diy products very good and have lots of Parkside 12V and 20V tools and batteries.

[Bootlegger Blacky]

On 30 December 2024 at 15:01 Bootlegger Blacky Said:

and,if anyone’s interested,they have….Marten repellent spray!
Do we have troublesome Pine Martens in the UK?

I didn’t  bother.

Happy New Year to all.

Well it clearly works!

[mgnbukParticipant @mgnbuk]

Do we have troublesome Pine Martens in the UK?

Maybe not – yet.

But Lidl is a German company and there does appear to be problem with them in Germany, where they are known as “marder”. They are know to cause a lot of damage to motorhomes and caravans in storage, with the German motorhome magazines carrying adverts for specialist products to deter them, as well as companies specialising in repairing the damage they cause (whcih can include gnawing on the vehicle wiring).

Nigel B.

[ChrisLHParticipant @chrislh]

Apparently the martens that are troublesome in Germany are Stone Martens which we don’t have in UK.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

How do you get vaseline to come out of a spray, it is hard enough to get it out a tub!

Their Xmas pud was very nice and so are their Panetone cakes, I stocked up just before Xmas so have a few of each to get through. Also very reasonably priced.

[mgnbuk]

On mgnbuk Said:

Do we have troublesome Pine Martens in the UK?

Maybe not – yet.

 

Nigel B.

There is evidence to suggest that Pine Martens predate the “fluffy tailed tree rats”, and can have a positive effect on the survival of our native Red Squirrels.

[Nigel Graham 2Participant @nigelgraham2]

The petroleum jelly must be dissolved in something, white spirit perhaps? So the amount of ‘Vaseline’ in the tin would be quite a small proportion of the whole mixture.

I do have quite a few ‘Parkside’ tools, and though I accept they are not rugged enough for heavy, daily trade use they have always seemed fine for the much lighter household DIY and model-engineering duties.

The idea with the Pine Martins, I understand by a friend who is a keen amateur naturalist, is that the the Red Squirrels can scamper to the ends of thin branches not strong enough to support the larger Grey Squirrel and the Martin.

[KEITH BEAUMONTParticipant @keithbeaumont45476]

Jason, we have similar tastes with Pud and Panatone, as we stored up on both also!

Keith

[V8EngParticipant @v8eng]

I got a can of their engine start spray the other week it seems to work well on my decrepit garden gear while I gradually migrate to battery power.

yes their Xmas Pud was very good as well!

 

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