It's war: House prices fall as seagulls wage airbourne attacks

ukcarper

paddyrg wrote: »

There is another way to deal with gulls (Bath has a lot of pretty hefty-sized gulls every summer - the rooves provide an ideal replacement for clifftops, apparently). Early in the season, you place fake gull eggs in the nests, then they (obviously) don't hatch, so fewer baby gulls so fewer overprotective parents, and life is calmer on the streets, and they move along faster. And fewer baby gulls means fewer adults the next year, etc.

Do you think that would work with benefit claimants? Jimmy could go round sneaking dolls into the beds of suitable targets.

Generali

paddyrg wrote: »

There is another way to deal with gulls (Bath has a lot of pretty hefty-sized gulls every summer - the rooves provide an ideal replacement for clifftops, apparently). Early in the season, you place fake gull eggs in the nests, then they (obviously) don't hatch, so fewer baby gulls so fewer overprotective parents, and life is calmer on the streets, and they move along faster. And fewer baby gulls means fewer adults the next year, etc.

Gull eggs are meant to be delish too.

wotsthat

Graham_Devon wrote: »

But house prices falling? Obviously something must be done.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15476004

If the government are considering state death squads to kill seagulls that have the nerve to empty their bowels on privately owned housing then this, along with all those other props, surely shows their determination to maintain house prices at all costs.

Davesnave

paddyrg wrote: »

There is another way to deal with gulls (Bath has a lot of pretty hefty-sized gulls every summer - the rooves provide an ideal replacement for clifftops, apparently). Early in the season, you place fake gull eggs in the nests, then they (obviously) don't hatch, so fewer baby gulls so fewer overprotective parents, and life is calmer on the streets, and they move along faster. And fewer baby gulls means fewer adults the next year, etc.

I hope it's worked. I lived there until mid 2009 and there was little evidence of a decrease at that point.

One of the main problems in Bath, which doesn't have particularly high buildings, used to be the filthy behaviour of its inhabitants. Driving through there early on a Sunday morning, there would be plenty of discarded food lying on pavements. Also, many flats/student houses seemed to have rubbish sacks permanently stationed by their front doors or in the front garden.

What did the people expect?

Now tell me it's all changed.

Jimmy_31

ukcarper wrote: »

Do you think that would work with benefit claimants? Jimmy could go round sneaking dolls into the beds of suitable targets.

Plenty of fathers on my estate are bringing up fake babies.

They just dont know it:rotfl:

OptionARMAGEDDON

paddyrg wrote: »

There is another way to deal with gulls (Bath has a lot of pretty hefty-sized gulls every summer - the rooves provide an ideal replacement for clifftops, apparently). Early in the season, you place fake gull eggs in the nests, then they (obviously) don't hatch, so fewer baby gulls so fewer overprotective parents, and life is calmer on the streets, and they move along faster. And fewer baby gulls means fewer adults the next year, etc.

bread on fish hooks works wonders too. joking, of course.

Going4TheDream

Jimmy_31 wrote: »

Plenty of fathers on my estate are bringing up fake babies.

They just dont know it:rotfl:

Your posts crack me up, dead raw and funny

Jimmy_31

Going4TheDream wrote: »

Your posts crack me up, dead raw and funny

My bosses dont see me that way:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Going4TheDream

Jimmy_31 wrote: »

My bosses dont see me that way:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

:shocked: really I wonder why? lol

vivatifosi

Do they come inland? I wonder if that's what's cr*pped all over my car (and I mean ALL over). I was beginning to think Hertfordshire had gained an Eagle population.