Stupidity - again

[Passing Time]

https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/food-truck-now-offering-isle-of-mans-first-seagull-insurance-713696

the story states "It is becoming a more common site to see gulls swoop down and grab a bag of chips or fly off with the vanilla scoop. But we can hardly blame the opportunistic birds as we encroach on their habitat and leave ourselves an easy target."

I thought the seas were the gulls natural habitat. Maybe if people stopped feeding these sky rats they wouldn't come inland attacking people for food

[Sheldon]

"a common site" - much like piss poor journalism and proof reading.

[The Phantom]

4 minutes ago, Passing Time said:

https://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/food-truck-now-offering-isle-of-mans-first-seagull-insurance-713696

the story states "It is becoming a more common site to see gulls swoop down and grab a bag of chips or fly off with the vanilla scoop. But we can hardly blame the opportunistic birds as we encroach on their habitat and leave ourselves an easy target."

I thought the seas were the gulls natural habitat. Maybe if people stopped feeding these sky rats they wouldn't come inland attacking people for food

"All proceeds will go to the Manx Wildlife Trust."

So it's really a marketing gimmick and charity fund raiser rolled into one, combined with the actual insurance in case your food does get swiped.   I like it. 

Few if any people feed the Gulls.  They are opportunistic feeders and if anything it's our waste that beckons them inland for food thievery.  

 

[Barlow]

Seagulls

[Albert Tatlock]

Good marketing stunt...10/10.

[FANDL]

1 hour ago, The Phantom said:

So it's really a marketing gimmick

Just wait until the FSA closes her fake seagull insurance business down and tries to get her a 5 year ban on acting as a company director for offering cover whilst not being a regulated insurance company. Plus an AML inspection to check what CDD checks she’s done on all the seagull insurance premiums paid to her so far. 

[manxchester]

2 hours ago, The Phantom said:

"All proceeds will go to the Manx Wildlife Trust."

So it's really a marketing gimmick and charity fund raiser rolled into one, combined with the actual insurance in case your food does get swiped.   I like it. 

Few if any people feed the Gulls.  They are opportunistic feeders and if anything it's our waste that beckons them inland for food thievery.  

 

I wish that was true! Some tramp at the back of our house feeds them every day. Was running round the NSC track a few weeks ago and had to ask some old dear to stop feeding them along there as well, she was causing chaos 🙄

[manxman1980]

1 hour ago, Barlow said:

Seagulls

That's not really true though.  There are a variety of Gulls which are Seabirds. 😎

[The Phantom]

3 hours ago, FANDL said:

Just wait until the FSA closes her fake seagull insurance business down and tries to get her a 5 year ban on acting as a company director for offering cover whilst not being a regulated insurance company. Plus an AML inspection to check what CDD checks she’s done on all the seagull insurance premiums paid to her so far. 

Depressingly entirely possible.

3 hours ago, manxman1980 said:

That's not really true though.  There are a variety of Gulls which are Seabirds. 😎

Yup, Herring Gulls (the usual suspects) black back and common. In SA they have what they also call sea gulls but are about half the size and more lightly built, but they have exactly the same Grey/White colouration. Interesting case of parallel evolution.

[Derek Flint]

https://youtu.be/U9t-slLl30E?si=oDkNFvOf0zrBCknO

[La Colombe]

Seagulls, even though there isn't really such a thing, are ace. They are really good at flying. 

[La Colombe]

Kinda ironic title. 

[Gladys]

8 minutes ago, La Colombe said:

Seagulls, even though there isn't really such a thing, are ace. They are really good at flying. 

Agreed, I don't get the hate.  We take offence (which is an odd concept as though they should have manners) at a creature doing what it can to survive, yet as a species we rip through the natural world as though it is our plaything to do as we like. 

 

[Manx Bean]

7 hours ago, FANDL said:

Just wait until the FSA closes her fake seagull insurance business down and tries to get her a 5 year ban on acting as a company director for offering cover whilst not being a regulated insurance company. Plus an AML inspection to check what CDD checks she’s done on all the seagull insurance premiums paid to her so far. 

Surely, you’d also be entitled to a cooling off period, meaning that if you manage to eat your meal within 14 days with attack you could cancel your policy and request the return of your premium?

Oh, I can already someone in the FSA enforcement team getting a semi over this already!

[rodders]

8 hours ago, FANDL said:

Just wait until the FSA closes her fake seagull insurance business down and tries to get her a 5 year ban on acting as a company director for offering cover whilst not being a regulated insurance company. Plus an AML inspection to check what CDD checks she’s done on all the seagull insurance premiums paid to her so far. 

She could end up doing 'bird.'

 

 

 

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