Following up to B Vaughan<[email protected]> :

>On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:54:05 +0100, The Reid <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:11:45 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>I also don't much care for squirrels.
>>
>>why?
>
>They dig up everything you plant, they often invade houses and are
>almost impossible to eradicate if they do, and they are carriers of
>rabies.

Rabies is very rare in the UK, and though they can carry it, it's not
really a problem.
--
Tim C.

Following up to The Reid <[email protected]> :

>>they often invade houses and are
>>almost impossible to eradicate if they do,
>
>Eh, how hard would it be?

From what I've read, somewhat harder than getting rid of rats, as they're
cleverer and live in harder to reach places.
--
Tim C.

Following up to [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) :

>Personally, I think that buying a few raptors would be a good idea...

I'll chip in. Bloody flying rats.
--
Tim C.

Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:

> Following up to The Reid <[email protected]> :
>
> >>they often invade houses and are
> >>almost impossible to eradicate if they do,
> >
> >Eh, how hard would it be?
>
> From what I've read, somewhat harder than getting rid of rats, as they're
> cleverer and live in harder to reach places.

It happened to me in the Boston area once. We had to get professional
exterminators in...

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Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:

> Following up to [email protected] (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) :
>
> >Personally, I think that buying a few raptors would be a good idea...
>
> I'll chip in. Bloody flying rats.

And pigeons are bloody ugly. I get upset when Oscar calls them palomas,
as that's a rather nice word, or maybe I'm thinking about the song about
palomas blancas...

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On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:43:27 +0200, Tim C. <[email protected]> wrote:

>Following up to B Vaughan<[email protected]> :
>
>>On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 08:54:05 +0100, The Reid <[email protected]>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 23 Apr 2007 19:11:45 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I also don't much care for squirrels.
>>>
>>>why?
>>
>>They dig up everything you plant, they often invade houses and are
>>almost impossible to eradicate if they do, and they are carriers of
>>rabies.
>
>Rabies is very rare in the UK, and though they can carry it, it's not
>really a problem.

I've never had plants dug up by squirrels, nor the house invaded. Dogs on the
other hand ...
--

Martin

On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:49:42 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

>> I'll chip in. Bloody flying rats.
>
>And pigeons are bloody ugly.

yeah, all ugly things should be killed. Hotel we stay at it Cornwall
has two stray homing pigeons as pets.
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On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:02:45 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

> It was a joke, but he took
>it seriously, and I got a little worried by his enthusiasm!

I'm sure its more important to keep things orderly than little old
ladies having companions, why not just kill everything non human in
the city? Where stop there, some people are irritating!
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The Reid <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:49:42 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
> >> I'll chip in. Bloody flying rats.
> >
> >And pigeons are bloody ugly.
>
> yeah, all ugly things should be killed.

Were you volunteering?

> Hotel we stay at it Cornwall
> has two stray homing pigeons as pets.

Have them shit on the breakfast table, and see how friendly you feel
about them. I have to wipe pigeon shit of the terrace wall every few
days, and we don't have a particularly bad problem with them!

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The Reid <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:02:45 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
> > It was a joke, but he took
> >it seriously, and I got a little worried by his enthusiasm!
>
> I'm sure its more important to keep things orderly than little old
> ladies having companions, why not just kill everything non human in
> the city? Where stop there, some people are irritating!

Indeed.

Maybe you are pissed?

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On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:20:09 +0100, The Reid <[email protected]>
wrote:

>yeah, all ugly things should be killed.

That's you and your boyfriend dead then, pisshead.

On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:24:33 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:

>The Reid <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:02:45 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
>> _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>>
>> > It was a joke, but he took
>> >it seriously, and I got a little worried by his enthusiasm!
>>
>> I'm sure its more important to keep things orderly than little old
>> ladies having companions, why not just kill everything non human in
>> the city? Where stop there, some people are irritating!
>
>Indeed.
>
>Maybe you are pissed?

He's _always_ pissed!

On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:39:24 +0100, The Reid <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 14:18:24 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
>_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
>>Pigeons bother me because I know they're about to shit on the terrace.
>
>well, at least they aren't pigs.

Once when a bird shat on my father's head a friend of ours (a Scot)
said, "aren't you glad cows can't fly?"

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Barbara Vaughan
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On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 17:22:40 +0100, The Reid <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 15:02:45 +0100, [email protected] (David Horne,
>_the_ chancellor (*)) wrote:
>
>> It was a joke, but he took
>>it seriously, and I got a little worried by his enthusiasm!
>
>I'm sure its more important to keep things orderly than little old
>ladies having companions, why not just kill everything non human in
>the city? Where stop there, some people are irritating!

Let's make a little list!
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Barbara Vaughan
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On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 12:54:02 +0100, The Reid <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 13:48:49 +0200, B Vaughan<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>They dig up everything you plant,
>
>not here they don't

They must find better pickings elsewhere. They used to harvest all my
beans just before they were ready to pick. Likewise sweet corn.

>>they often invade houses and are
>>almost impossible to eradicate if they do,
>
>Eh, how hard would it be?

I had a friend with a squirrel infestation and after trying all sorts
of home remedies, mostly Hav-a-heart traps, they called in an expert.
They had to leave the house for a few days, along with their domestic
pets, while he did his job. I don't know what he did, but it got rid
of them.

--
Barbara Vaughan
My email address is my first initial followed by my surname at libero dot it
I answer travel questions only in the newsgroup