Influx of pigeons on the lane

[susancarpenter]

Has anyone noticed the rising number of pigeons on lordship lane in particular from the roundabout up until the police station? I was out with my son at the weekend and we couldn't believe the number we spotted. I do hope we can somehow keep this under control.

[Annette Curtain]

Call Carter

Oh,no....

On second thoughts, he only shoots the Clay ones

[civilservant]

Thank God that the stretch from the police station to the library is unaffected.

Clearly we need to act now to keep this under control, susancarpenter - what do you suggest we do?

[Alex K]

Coo! Or do I mean 'Cor!'?

[maxxi]

Lawksalumme, they're not even trying any more. Any fule kno that Magpies is the troll-du-jour.

One for sorrow

Two for joy

Three for a girl and

Four for a pie (Only ?26.99 at The Forage Bowl)

[steveo]

Yesterday I saw a chap wandering past the library with a particularly manky looking pigeon on his shoulder.

Inevitable white splatter down his back.

Perhaps he's importing them to Upper Dulwich one by one.

[woodrot]

we need more cats. lots more cats to deal with this MENACE.

Fsailing that, lets get the populace tooled up and deal with this avaian scum ourselves.

First the pigeons, then we can move onto shoplifters and burgulars. scum that do not deserve to live.

lets get organised and clean up our manor

[Ted Max]

A message of hope.

[Gidget]

There is quite often a problem with pigeons in my road, and lots of them were roosting on parts of my house, under the eaves and on window sills. I installed plastic spikes which worked. They aren't a particularly amusing topic as they are vermin. Southwark has posted several prominent signs around which say do not feed the pigeons - apparently it is against the law.

[silverfox]

Annette Curtain Wrote:

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> Call Carter

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> Oh,no....

>

> On second thoughts, he only shoots the Clay ones

I'm Ren?, Ren's distant French cousin (twice removed).

Carter has specified he is an engineer, therefore not qualified to keep the pigeon population under control. So why do you suggest we call for Carter?

Can you clarify what you meant by call Carter ...he only shoots clay ones. Are you suggesting he's trigger happy?

Please keep in mind any possible libelous or offensive claims or I'll Section 127 vous

[TheArtfulDogger]

Gidget Wrote:

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> Southwark has posted several prominent

> signs around which say do not feed the pigeons -

> apparently it is against the law.

maybe the pigeons didn't get the 'o' level grades they wanted in English and as a result they can't read the signs !

[ianr]

> Failing that, lets get the populace tooled up and deal with this avian scum ourselves.

> First the pigeons, then we can move onto shoplifters and burgulars. scum that do not deserve to live.

First of all, the shoplifting pigeons. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/north_east/6907994.stm

[civilservant]

Don't forget the fare-dodger pigeons! http://www.iankitching.me.uk/humour/pigeons-tube.html

[ianr]

On second thought, perhaps we should be recruiting them to deal with the shoplifters and burgulars.

[katie1997]

They should be shot.

Dallas style.

[grecian girl]

They should be recruited as agents to monitor the strange orange liquid bottles...

[susancarpenter]

Fair-dodger pigeons, sorry what?

[civilservant]

ah, susancarpenter, welcome back. Think of it thus:

(Pigeon gets on Tube, say at South Ken)

Ticket inspector gets on Tube at Gloucester Rd: "Have your tickets ready for inspection, please!"

Pigeon - coo!

Ticket inspector to pigeon - Have you paid your FARE?

Pigeon - coo!

(Tube doors open at Earl's Court, pigeon disembarks and flies off, having paid not a cent in FARES)

[civilservant]

and although they might occasionally dodge FARES, pigeons mate for life. Isn't that something?

[LondonLogCo]

I'm partial to a Wood pidgeon

They're tasty indeed, but a Street Pidgeon ?

Nah fanks

[????]

Street pigeons! Do they coo sensibly or is it more of a like-coo?

[Dopamine1979]

They leave the o of the end of their coo, innit. Plus they move in gangs.

[civilservant]

and FARE-dodge, sometimes even flying over the turnstiles with their mates