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[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by Sainters7

I know this sounds counter-intuitive, but does anyone know how to attract magpies?

Live downtown and the pigeons are such a nuisance on my balcony. Lately I've got what looks like a mated pair, and they leave SUCH a mess. I clean it every weekend but if you saw it right now, you'd think I hadn't done it in months. The male one is massive, its like the rooster that fought Little Jerry, and his "leavings" more resemble a dog's it's so big. Disgusting.

Had a magpie land on my balcony the other day, think he was hunting for pigeons. I would really like to befriend him...

Owl statue or spinning reflective stuff might work better.

If you truly wanna try and befriend a magpie though, I believe the method is certain types of food and smaller bits of shiny stuff. Magpies I believe can recognize human faces, so if you tire of that magpie and piss it off trying to chase it away... you'll potentially regret it.

[Cappy]

Originally Posted by Sainters7

I know this sounds counter-intuitive, but does anyone know how to attract magpies?

Live downtown and the pigeons are such a nuisance on my balcony. Lately I've got what looks like a mated pair, and they leave SUCH a mess. I clean it every weekend but if you saw it right now, you'd think I hadn't done it in months. The male one is massive, its like the rooster that fought Little Jerry, and his "leavings" more resemble a dog's it's so big. Disgusting.

Had a magpie land on my balcony the other day, think he was hunting for pigeons. I would really like to befriend him...

dog food.

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

Owl statue or spinning reflective stuff might work better.



If you truly wanna try and befriend a magpie though, I believe the method is certain types of food and smaller bits of shiny stuff. Magpies I believe can recognize human faces, so if you tire of that magpie and piss it off trying to chase it away... you'll potentially regret it.

Suddenly several of my neighbours having tinsel-looking streamers in my and the building across the street's balconies makes a lot more sense...

[White Out 403]

Atlantic time zone for sports. Holy ####, everything is so late.

[DownInFlames]

Originally Posted by Sainters7

Suddenly several of my neighbours having tinsel-looking streamers in my and the building across the street's balconies makes a lot more sense...

We added those to our building because of the pigeons. I don’t know why they’ve gotten so bad lately. I say we need more falcons.

[powderjunkie]

Twice in the last two days I've approached intersections as a pedestrian just as a traffic light turns yellow...which should have been perfect timing for me to get a walk signal (but seconds too late for my hitting the button to do anything), but instead I got a 'DON'T WALK' while the cars travelling the direction I am going have a green light.

In one case there was no turning traffic to worry about so I knew I was fine to go, but the other case was bi-directional green with no oncoming traffic at that moments and cars wanting to turn left across my path. But I'd technically be jaywalking to proceed, and I'm not taking any chances when pushing my kiddo in his stroller.

What ####ing idiot designed this stupid ####ing system that makes no ####ing sense? What even bigger ####ing idiot made a ####ing idiotic decision to turn this ####ing moronic system back on after COVID settled down?

It makes no sense to require pedestrians to push a button at 99% of intersections. The only exception is if a green signal would be shorter than the minimum necessary time for a pedestrian to cross. Which was definitely not the case in either of my situations.

I like to walk or cycle as often as possible because it is generally more pleasant and relaxing than driving, but I don't think anything makes me more apoplectic than stupid ####ing designs like this.

[Muta]

Originally Posted by DoubleF

Owl statue or spinning reflective stuff might work better.

My rents got an owl statue (one that has a kind of 'bobblehead' to it too) and put it on their deck table several years back, and the pigeons have completely disappeared. Definitely one example of this proven to work.

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by Sainters7

Suddenly several of my neighbours having tinsel-looking streamers in my and the building across the street's balconies makes a lot more sense...

Reflective owls are also apparently a thing https://a.co/d/3LbqXEo

[Superflyer]

Originally Posted by White Out 403

Atlantic time zone for sports. Holy ####, everything is so late.

On the flip side being a Bruins fan and living in Calgary it is great. I get to watch the games while making dinner and they are over around 8. But I get it the other way. Last week they were in California and all the fans in Boston were mad because the games did not start until almost 10 PM. It is brutal

[Sainters7]

Thanks for all the responses, I definitely wasn't expecting that many, I see I'm not the only one with pigeon problems on this site...CP is the bestest! Definitely going to look into the reflective owl thing, living in the future is amazing.

[darockwilder]

Originally Posted by White Out 403

Atlantic time zone for sports. Holy ####, everything is so late.

Yeah, years ago we went to Nova Scotia and we arrived the day of the Labour Day return game in Edmonton. I think the game started at 11 PM and I wanted to watch it in the pub of the hotel (pretty sure it was the Marriott waterfront). I was the only person in there for quite a while and then said they were going to close so I watched the end in my room. It was so strange, the game ending at like 2 AM.

[topfiverecords]

Two seconds of my wife suggesting a move to the east coast I slammed that door shut so fast purely due no desire to wait till 11:12pm to watch a game.

You definitely wouldn't be able to PVR the start and throw it on 40 mins after kickoff/puck drop to play the skip commercials/intermissions and flow live right near the end. I do that all the time.

You'd have to have breakfast while watching the game and reading the PGT.

[GordonBlue]

I hate when my spouse wants something we don't really need, just because it's free.

If it's something we don't need and it takes up space, I don't want it.

[MoneyGuy]

^for example?

[DoubleF]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

^for example?

He's lucky in his scenario the thing is free. Mainly time and some fuel. Anyone else gets those several hundred/thousand dollar ideas that are "needed"?

[TorqueDog]

Originally Posted by MoneyGuy

^for example?

Kids. Free to get, upkeep is a nightmare.

[habernac]

Originally Posted by GordonBlue

I hate when my spouse wants something we don't really need, just because it's free.

If it's something we don't need and it takes up space, I don't want it.

I know what you’re getting at. My mother in law is always trying to pawn off stuff they don’t want to us. “Hey, here’s a blanket we don’t use anymore.” There’s no room in the linen closet. We have no place to put it. Yet my wife always happily accepts it. Drives me crazy.

[Minnie]

Originally Posted by habernac

I know what you’re getting at. My mother in law is always trying to pawn off stuff they don’t want to us. “Hey, here’s a blanket we don’t use anymore.” There’s no room in the linen closet. We have no place to put it. Yet my wife always happily accepts it. Drives me crazy.

Sounds like my MIL but it's my husband who can't say no. Half the time it was some ancient old report cards or birthday cards or some picture he drew when he was 3; the other half of the time, it was random things, like your blanket example. I finally just told her that she may as well save herself the packing space because I toss every last bit of the flotsam and jetsam (papers, cards etc) into the recycle bin, the second they leave. My husband couldn't care less about the flotsam and jetsam and we have no room for it. The random items, she was told, get donated to a thrift store, the same day they leave. We may have finally cured her of bringing this stuff - she now calls before they leave to come for a visit, to ask if such and such is something we could use or would like and only brings it if we say yes, and the flotsam and jetsam that has more of a nostalgic feeling for her than it ever will for my husband or I, she keeps in her giant floor chest. We'll still have to deal with the chest'o'flotsam and jetsam when she dies, but at least a good portion of it has already hit the recycle. If I didn't like the giant floor chest so much, I'd just set the thing alight when the time comes...

[chemgear]

Originally Posted by TorqueDog

Kids. Free to get, upkeep is a nightmare.

A sentence of 25 to life.

[fotze2]

Y
6th avenue westward just at the old science centre. Right lane can scooby into the go North lane. Not a merge, not a merge.

Now you have to stop and look in the eye of the person you are being a selfish prick too