Definitely a hoarder. Rats could certainly be a problem. The thing is knowing when to intervene and when he's just an eccentric with a right to do whatever he wants so long as he's not harming anyone else.
As long as there isn't food waste out there amongst the empty cans and bottles, I can't see why rats would be particular problem. People leaving food out for birds, hedgehogs etc are at least as likely to attract rats. They like compost bins too, even well-kept ones in tidy gardens. My guess is people (maybe complaining neighbours or council jobsworths) trying to slap down someone who chooses to do things a bit differently and isn't taking a conventional approach. If the council round here tried to police all the untidy front gardens they'd have no money left for anything else.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
I thought Cardiff Council would rather see all those trees helping their climate emergency declaration. From their One Planet Guide:
Make more sustainable use of your garden by planting trees or bushes or
growing fruit and vegetables as an alternative to paving, artificial
grass or decking.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
My wife came home late with the kids today and both were bawling their eyes out about something because they were hungry. I was upstairs cooking dinner and she came up looking harassed. Twenty minutes later her phone rang, random number, and the person left a message saying they've found our dog wandering the streets. He must have slipped out while she was wrangling the kids inside and then got locked out. Luckily he doesn't go far and they actually found him sat on our front door step waiting patiently for someone to realise he'd been forgotten. I'm not sure why the guy didn't just knock the door but at least we know the dog tag still works.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I expect if it's only a temporary repair they don't want to take any risks.
As I added in my previous post, we visited Maspalomas beach (didn't know at the time it had a nudist section) but for the life of me I can't remember how we got there, probably a local bus?
What we found funny was that there was a constant crowd of non-nudists walking along the same stretch of beach between the nudists and the sea! And yes, we did brave them!
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We had great fun at Maspalomas nudist beach!!!!
As I added in my previous post, we visited Maspalomas beach (didn't know at the time it had a nudist section) but for the life of me I can't remember how we got there, probably a local bus?
What we found funny was that there was a constant crowd of non-nudists walking along the same stretch of beach between the nudists and the sea! And yes, we did brave them!