Comments on: Milk bottle tops http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/11/15/milk-bottle-tops/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:19:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Not A Car In The World » Blog Archive » Milk deliveries http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/11/15/milk-bottle-tops/#comment-3270 Not A Car In The World » Blog Archive » Milk deliveries Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:05:53 +0000 http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/11/15/milk-bottle-tops/#comment-3270 [...] standing outside your front door in the morning is that some wild birds have figured out how to peck the aluminium foil bottle tops.  Luckily, there is a way around it: leave out 2p pieces for the milkman to place on top of the [...] [...] standing outside your front door in the morning is that some wild birds have figured out how to peck the aluminium foil bottle tops.  Luckily, there is a way around it: leave out 2p pieces for the milkman to place on top of the [...]

]]> By: tim http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/11/15/milk-bottle-tops/#comment-3139 tim Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:17:32 +0000 http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/11/15/milk-bottle-tops/#comment-3139 Jan: thanks for the tip. <a href="http://www.youreableshop.co.uk/product/daily-pinta-milk-caps-pack-of-7-HH5050A.html" rel="nofollow">This is the link</a> that should go directly to them. Jan: thanks for the tip. This is the link that should go directly to them.

]]> By: Jan http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/11/15/milk-bottle-tops/#comment-3121 Jan Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:49:53 +0000 http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/11/15/milk-bottle-tops/#comment-3121 Call - Try th link for milk bottle tops again & input product code & you will get the tops !!!! product code HH5050 Call - Try th link for milk bottle tops again & input product code & you will get the tops !!!! product code HH5050

]]> By: Lyn http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/11/15/milk-bottle-tops/#comment-2484 Lyn Sun, 27 Jul 2008 08:45:34 +0000 http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/11/15/milk-bottle-tops/#comment-2484 If you put plastic covers from the top of aerosol cans e.g. dedorants, furnisher polish etc on top this does the trick. A bit tedious for the milkman though! If you put plastic covers from the top of aerosol cans e.g. dedorants, furnisher polish etc on top this does the trick. A bit tedious for the milkman though!

]]> By: liz http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/11/15/milk-bottle-tops/#comment-2203 liz Sat, 28 Jun 2008 10:26:38 +0000 http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/11/15/milk-bottle-tops/#comment-2203 The birds are a nuisance certainly but I am finding the squirrels move in and tip the bottles over. It appears now they have mastered this trick there is no stopping them! The birds are a nuisance certainly but I am finding the squirrels move in and tip the bottles over. It appears now they have mastered this trick there is no stopping them!

]]> By: tim http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/11/15/milk-bottle-tops/#comment-2037 tim Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:29:57 +0000 http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/11/15/milk-bottle-tops/#comment-2037 cally: whereabouts in the country are the magpies that discovered the 2p trick? cally: whereabouts in the country are the magpies that discovered the 2p trick?

]]> By: cally http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/11/15/milk-bottle-tops/#comment-2034 cally Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:19:52 +0000 http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/11/15/milk-bottle-tops/#comment-2034 I tried that bottle cap protector link but it just came up with the shop's header and a blank page. A lady in the village next to ours has blue plastic caps on her milk bottles but she says they were a gift (?!?) so doesnt know where they came from. Our birds have wised up to the 2p trick, it was the magpies who first learnt. I guess my only other option is to build some sort of box for the milk to go in but it'll look really dumb in the front of my house! I wouldnt be that bothered but my son is only 17 months old an I worry that he'll catch something nasty or get an upset tummy thanks to any germs on the birds beaks. not to mention the thought of worm juice and moth extract makes me kinda queasy when I'm trying to eat my cornflakes! I tried that bottle cap protector link but it just came up with the shop’s header and a blank page. A lady in the village next to ours has blue plastic caps on her milk bottles but she says they were a gift (?!?) so doesnt know where they came from.
Our birds have wised up to the 2p trick, it was the magpies who first learnt. I guess my only other option is to build some sort of box for the milk to go in but it’ll look really dumb in the front of my house! I wouldnt be that bothered but my son is only 17 months old an I worry that he’ll catch something nasty or get an upset tummy thanks to any germs on the birds beaks. not to mention the thought of worm juice and moth extract makes me kinda queasy when I’m trying to eat my cornflakes!

]]> By: K STONE http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/11/15/milk-bottle-tops/#comment-1420 K STONE Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:05:50 +0000 http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/11/15/milk-bottle-tops/#comment-1420 I work for a charity and we have had old second world was crdboard milk bottle tops with slogans on do you know anyone interested?? I work for a charity and we have had old second world was crdboard milk bottle tops with slogans on do you know anyone interested??

]]> By: sandra lane http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/11/15/milk-bottle-tops/#comment-1394 sandra lane Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:18:39 +0000 http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/11/15/milk-bottle-tops/#comment-1394 I've been searching for this type of milk bottle cover for ages - ever since Lakeland changed the design of theirs and no longer fitted our bottles. Thanks! I’ve been searching for this type of milk bottle cover for ages - ever since Lakeland changed the design of theirs and no longer fitted our bottles. Thanks!

]]> By: Jan (another one) http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/11/15/milk-bottle-tops/#comment-1223 Jan (another one) Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:17:36 +0000 http://cyberelk.net/tim/2007/11/15/milk-bottle-tops/#comment-1223 Blue-tits are renowned for pecking foil tops off bottles (but you young people wouldn't know this,) in order to get at the cream. In these days of skimmed and homogenised milk there aren't so many opportunities for them as only Channel Island milk still has cream on top. Many years ago (50s) my neighbour watched our old labrador patiently waiting for the blue-tits to take the tops off before moving in and licking 3inches of cream from each bottle. Have a nice day! Blue-tits are renowned for pecking foil tops off bottles (but you young people wouldn’t know this,) in order to get at the cream. In these days of skimmed and homogenised milk there aren’t so many opportunities for them as only Channel Island milk still has cream on top.

Many years ago (50s) my neighbour watched our old labrador patiently waiting for the blue-tits to take the tops off before moving in and licking 3inches of cream from each bottle.

Have a nice day!

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