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Pro pigeon comments neededThis is a question that we ask among ourselves:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6583217.stm This is our chance to explain why we love them. Cynthia
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Here in the UK more and more cities are culling pigeons on the grounds of hygiene. At the same time they are reducing waste collection from one a week to fortighly collections, which will pong, attract vermin and encourage fly tipping.
Cynthia
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For us across the "pond", what is "fly tipping"? Is it like cow tipping? The vision is too much ![]() |
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You're right, it is a wonderful image!Here it means dumping your garbage, old junk or whatever - often by stealth at night - illegally on private or public land. John
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YIKES! Whoever came up with the term "fly tipping" with that meaning, sure has some imagination! LOL Soooo funny, how different terms have such different meanings! ![]() |