After being inspired to a higher moral calling by all the insightful
dialog on the war in Iraq. I have decided to donate my time and a
portion of my much talked about and beloved 1000bf of walnut to
helping resolve the issue of homeless pigeons. Not being fond of
cookie cut tract housing I intend to do nothing but custom builds.
I'm in need of birdhouse plans. Lots of them. So please post your
plans. Keep in mind that a pigeon is a big bird.
Lets see if we can get back to woodworking while still serving the
greater good.
Ed
"Pigeons are birds too"
[email protected] wrote:
> After being inspired to a higher moral calling by all the insightful
> dialog on the war in Iraq. I have decided to donate my time and a
> portion of my much talked about and beloved 1000bf of walnut to
> helping resolve the issue of homeless pigeons. Not being fond of
> cookie cut tract housing I intend to do nothing but custom builds.
> I'm in need of birdhouse plans. Lots of them. So please post your
> plans. Keep in mind that a pigeon is a big bird.
> Lets see if we can get back to woodworking while still serving the
> greater good.
>
> Ed
>
> "Pigeons are birds too"
Pigeons? You got something against statues?
I think pigeons are open roosting birds, anyway, though I'm not
positive. I'm no longer a city boy, so I don't see many of them.
As an incidental point, walnut is a pretty good wood for birdhouses.
It's reasonably durable, and not nearly as hard on animal and plant
life as a lot of people think. I stuck a few walnut boards on my shop
as siding (board and batten). It seems fine almost 10 years into the
life of the place.
"Patrick Conroy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> [email protected] wrote in news:[email protected]:
>
>>
>>
>> I'm in need of birdhouse plans. Lots of them. So please post your
>> plans. Keep in mind that a pigeon is a big bird.
>> Lets see if we can get back to woodworking while still serving the
>> greater good.
>>
>> Ed
>>
>> "Pigeons are birds too"
>>
>
> Pigeon's got egos too. Make sure you offer about a half-dozen models.
> Vary the floorplans, three elevations per plan. Offer upgrades - like
> carpet, nesting materials, additional exit holes, maple cabinets. You'll
> need about a dozen paint schemes to choose from.
>
Could start by calling it as it is - dovecote.
"Richard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>B a r r y wrote:
>> [email protected] wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Pigeons are birds too"
>>
>>
>> They aren't rats? Are you sure?
>>
>>
> FLYING RATS !!!!!!
>
That would be gulls.
"william kossack" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> nope gulls are rats of the sea
Up in the parks they have big "don't feed the gulls" signs, because they get
bold enough to land on the table and run in for a nip off the end of your
fork.
We're about thirty miles inland, as the gull flies, but you can't plow a
field or cut hay without them descending on it in droves. I think they're
going to give ravens a run for roadkill soon.
Wonder if they're adapting and evolving?
"Mark & Juanita" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> We had gulls all the way up in Colorado (this was back in the 60's).
> They were actually quite welcome, particularly in the hay fields as they
> would descend in flocks and clean up the grasshoppers. I don't know
> enough
> about the species to know if they were migratory or some other type of
> gull
> associated with inland fresh water bodies.
>
Of course, the Gull is well-honored up in Utah for saving the Mormon
settlers.
In truth, what it seems we have is a creature with the adaptability of the
rat, and the same hygiene. I'd rather feed the cranes and turkeys than
gulls, though there never seems a shortage of crawlies for any of them in a
hayfield.
Morris Dovey said:
>[email protected] (in [email protected]) said:
>
>| After being inspired to a higher moral calling by all the insightful
>| dialog on the war in Iraq. I have decided to donate my time and a
>| portion of my much talked about and beloved 1000bf of walnut to
>| helping resolve the issue of homeless pigeons. Not being fond of
>| cookie cut tract housing I intend to do nothing but custom builds.
>| I'm in need of birdhouse plans. Lots of them. So please post your
>| plans. Keep in mind that a pigeon is a big bird.
>| Lets see if we can get back to woodworking while still serving the
>| greater good.
>
>Each pigeon house should have a gallery of statues.
No, No. You guys have it all wrong. They should be built in the
style of 1700's France, with darkened alcoves all along the main
entryway so that they can sh*t in the alcoves instead of all over your
cars. And don't forget urinal cups for brightening their beaks - or
the overwhelming perfumes to cover up the stench.
Or perhaps like the squab houses of old New England - with a door that
can be shut so you can pick out the fat roof rats and eat them. :-o
Save your lumber for a more appreciative species and build bluebird
and chickadee houses, flycatcher boxes, and robin shelves instead.
FWIW,
Greg G.
[email protected] (in [email protected]) said:
| After being inspired to a higher moral calling by all the insightful
| dialog on the war in Iraq. I have decided to donate my time and a
| portion of my much talked about and beloved 1000bf of walnut to
| helping resolve the issue of homeless pigeons. Not being fond of
| cookie cut tract housing I intend to do nothing but custom builds.
| I'm in need of birdhouse plans. Lots of them. So please post your
| plans. Keep in mind that a pigeon is a big bird.
| Lets see if we can get back to woodworking while still serving the
| greater good.
Each pigeon house should have a gallery of statues.
--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/solar.html
>>
>> "Pigeons are birds too"
>
>Pigeons? You got something against statues?
>
>I think pigeons are open roosting birds, anyway, though I'm not
>positive. I'm no longer a city boy, so I don't see many of them.
>
>As an incidental point, walnut is a pretty good wood for birdhouses.
>It's reasonably durable, and not nearly as hard on animal and plant
>life as a lot of people think. I stuck a few walnut boards on my shop
>as siding (board and batten). It seems fine almost 10 years into the
>life of the place.
In Arizona they live under every bridge. I'm sure it will raise the
hair of the PETA members of the group but I have been trapping and
using them to train my setters for years.
Don't hunt anymore, age and stupidity caught up with me. I love to
take the dogs out and watch them work.
Ed
[email protected] wrote in news:[email protected]:
>
>
> I'm in need of birdhouse plans. Lots of them. So please post your
> plans. Keep in mind that a pigeon is a big bird.
> Lets see if we can get back to woodworking while still serving the
> greater good.
>
> Ed
>
> "Pigeons are birds too"
>
Pigeon's got egos too. Make sure you offer about a half-dozen models.
Vary the floorplans, three elevations per plan. Offer upgrades - like
carpet, nesting materials, additional exit holes, maple cabinets. You'll
need about a dozen paint schemes to choose from.
See if you can line up a good management company to run the pHOA. They'll
be tasked with making sure no Sparrows or Jays are allowed in the
neighborhood.
Be sure and plan the roads in your pigeon development to be all curvy and
sh*t. Make it as confusing as possible to find your way. A nice touch is
to keep using the same name for different streets but just vary the
"Circle", "Drive", "Street" stuff.
How I'm doin'?
I got more helpful suggestions.
I'm just full of it -- errr, I mean "them".
"And the gulls will inherit the earth"!;-)
not knowing about how common they were inland say 100 years ago they
could either be moving inland to fill niches abandoned by other spieces
that have been depopulated or they may be forced inland as a result of
habitat loss along the coast lines.
Edwin Pawlowski wrote:
> George wrote:
>
>>Wonder if they're adapting and evolving?
>
>
> Would that mean they were part of an intelligent design? :)
>
B a r r y wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
>
>>
>> "Pigeons are birds too"
>
>
> They aren't rats? Are you sure?
>
>
FLYING RATS !!!!!!
--
Richard,
Richard L. Rombold
WIZARD WOODWORKING
489 N. 32nd. St.
Springfield, Or .97478
http://www.PictureTrail.com/gallery/view?username=thewizz
"Do not meddle in the affairs of Dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste
good with ketchup"
On Sat, 29 Oct 2005 08:34:37 -0400, "George" <George@least> wrote:
>
>"william kossack" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> nope gulls are rats of the sea
>
>
>Up in the parks they have big "don't feed the gulls" signs, because they get
>bold enough to land on the table and run in for a nip off the end of your
>fork.
>
>We're about thirty miles inland, as the gull flies, but you can't plow a
>field or cut hay without them descending on it in droves. I think they're
>going to give ravens a run for roadkill soon.
>
>Wonder if they're adapting and evolving?
>
We had gulls all the way up in Colorado (this was back in the 60's).
They were actually quite welcome, particularly in the hay fields as they
would descend in flocks and clean up the grasshoppers. I don't know enough
about the species to know if they were migratory or some other type of gull
associated with inland fresh water bodies.
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[email protected] wrote in news:[email protected]:
>
>
>
>>
>>See if you can line up a good management company to run the pHOA.
>>They'll be tasked with making sure no Sparrows or Jays are allowed in
>>the neighborhood.
>
> "PHOA"
> LMAO
> Out here you can't fly the US Flag without fear of the HOA knocking
> on the door.
> Homes where you can change the plugs on the car sell for a premium.
Tell me about it - them bastages asked me to move the car off the cinder
blocks and get my washer n dryer off the porch! :)
[email protected] wrote:
>
> "Pigeons are birds too"
They aren't rats? Are you sure?
>> "PHOA"
>> LMAO
>> Out here you can't fly the US Flag without fear of the HOA knocking
>> on the door.
>> Homes where you can change the plugs on the car sell for a premium.
>
>Tell me about it - them bastages asked me to move the car off the cinder
>blocks and get my washer n dryer off the porch! :)
When they made my neighbor quit sunbathing nude, I had enough. They
were wringing the fun out of life.
If a 400lb man can't sunbath nude in the front yard, well I just
don't want live in a community like that.
So I sold the place and bought a few acres, stuck a trailer out front
of house. I'm renting it to him.
Life is good. :-)
Ed
nope gulls are rats of the sea
George wrote:
> "Richard" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>B a r r y wrote:
>>
>>>[email protected] wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>"Pigeons are birds too"
>>>
>>>
>>>They aren't rats? Are you sure?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>FLYING RATS !!!!!!
>>
>
> That would be gulls.
>
>
>
>See if you can line up a good management company to run the pHOA. They'll
>be tasked with making sure no Sparrows or Jays are allowed in the
>neighborhood.
"PHOA"
LMAO
Out here you can't fly the US Flag without fear of the HOA knocking
on the door.
Homes where you can change the plugs on the car sell for a premium.