thebees Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 Sick to death of people feeding meningitis-filled pigeons and giant shitehawks. Good on the council. They can carry about 21 diseases (Encephalitis is one of the top 3) but, so can many other things and as I haven't got you down as a pigeon kisser, you'd probably be ok if they hadn't made the law. Why would other people feeding birds irk someone so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jefferson Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Is eating them still ok?Who town councilors? No thanks, although if George Campbell gets in, it will be like feeding the 5000. Does George Campbell have functioning legs or does he require the use of a wheel chair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mission Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 No feeding pigeons? Thats nothing Bees, up here in Ramsey they have stopped us marrying our immediate relatives with their new fangled By-Laws and oh yes, drying your under-ware in the front garden. Next thing you know they will ban shell suits and Lycra disco pants, despite the negative effect that will have on businesses like Nightlife. When were you last in Nightlife? I don't think I've ever seen a shell suited wearer in there (Degsy aside, but he was shell suit bottoms and footy shirt maybe ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebees Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 I love going out in Ramsey (twice in the past 20 years), the teenagers are really very nice & have a weird respect for their elders which you don't see in Douglas, you're very lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Over the years, I'd reckon the pigeon population has decreased by at least 80% from what it was in the 50s & 60s.Yep, why would you come here as a pigeon, when it's cheaper to go to Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 The law certainly seems like it was aimed at one person. The number of complaints are a lot higher than you think though. Talk to the shop keepers based around the area near Jabberwocky and there may be the other side of the story waiting for you to hear. Personally I feel it's sad that certain people are going to face prosecution for one of the few enjoyments they have left, I am sure they think its harmless. I used to chuckle whilst sitting in Jabberwocky window having a cuppa, at the ways that a certain person would try to conceal the fact they where dropping bird seed from their pockets, this little train of pigeons following then up the street. I believe a certain person was even barred from Mark & Spencer's, but this could be urban legend.......................... Know what I meanI get up when I want except on Wednesdays when I get rudely awakened by the dustmen(Parklife)I put my trousers on, have a cup of tea and I think about leaving the house (parklife)I feed the pigeons I sometimes feed the sparrows too it gives me a sense of enormous wellBeing (parklife)And then I'm happy for the rest of the day safe in the knowledge there will always be a bitOf my heart devoted to it (parklife) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 as ducks are birds does that mean we can't go down the arboretum with the stale bread and feed them either??? dumb cunt counsellers!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 They are Douglas Bye-Laws, once you leave Douglas, it depends on the area you are in as to what Bye-Laws are in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkydevil Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 The ducks in Tromode are going to be mighty fucked off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Meoff Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 as ducks are birds does that mean we can't go down the arboretum with the stale bread and feed them either??? dumb cunt counsellers!! Who is a dumb cunt, thinking St Johns would be affected by Douglas byelaws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 The ducks in Tromode are going to be mighty fucked off. True, enjoy walking down there. Although I have a feeling that certain Bye Law's only applie in certain areas. I will Double check my email of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I will feed whoever the hell I want, whenever I want, wherever I want. The Nanny State can go to hell. But what if the Nanny in question is Mary Poppins. Then you'll have to feed the birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jefferson Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 as ducks are birds does that mean we can't go down the arboretum with the stale bread and feed them either??? dumb cunt counsellers!! Also, as cocks are birds, does this mean MDO will have to do his weekly grocery shopping in Peel or Ramsey from now on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 The thing with this is, why have they made this law? Are the pigeons in Douglas a problem, I do not think so. There is a lovely elderly lady who feeds the birds, the council have already been much harder on her than they have on others regards her property and I strikes me that the bully boys are at it again. Well they have got form. Still I'm sure we would all agree that the only thing that stops Douglas from looking like an earthly paradise is the pigeons, so obviously they have got nothing else that would be their top priority. (I suppose I might as well put the comment in the relevant thread, now thebees has started one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey boy Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 Useless, vermin like creatures with small brains who seem to enjoy shitting on people that feed them from a great height, Douglas Council is the largest of the Island's local authorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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