The Masked Tulip Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 I am about to buy a house again after 8 years of renting (and 3 years of falling prices) and my area is infested with noisy and free-shitting seagulls. They are supposedly a protected species so some innovative counter-measure will need to be deployed. Old CDs - cheap ones you get from the front of the daily mail. Hang them from some string and they move in the wind reflecting sunlight and put them off. A friend of mine has a small vineyard and he uses them for the same reason as you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realistbear Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Old CDs - cheap ones you get from the front of the daily mail. Hang them from some string and they move in the wind reflecting sunlight and put them off. A friend of mine has a small vineyard and he uses them for the same reason as you. Thanks--have noticed this in a few houses. The downside is that they look a bit tacky. Some have pet barn owls that seem to clear the area for several hundred metres- Apparently, the owls go out at night and lay waste to nesting gulls or their progeny. The problem is that they sometimes help themselves to the occasional small dog or cat and that can get you into trouble with neighbours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noodle doodle Posted May 20, 2011 Share Posted May 20, 2011 Years ago my garden became any cat's worst nightmare. In order to protect my flower beds I buried moustraps just below the surface beneath a thin layer of peat. A handy air-rifle would send pellets whistling over their ears if they were lucky and the occasional banger left over from the 5th struck terror and fear into many preventing a return visit for many months. Its war and every means possible should be deployed. I am about to buy a house again after 8 years of renting (and 3 years of falling prices) and my area is infested with noisy and free-shitting seagulls. They are supposedly a protected species so some innovative counter-measure will need to be deployed. that's a bit deranged tbh, I'd rather have a cat as a neighbour whatever their leavings than an air-gun firing firework thrower "hello uncle arthur I'm going to play in the garden..... ah *snap* my fingers" *runs across garden path wailing* RB: "Claymore mutha******a!" *KAboom* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRat Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Extra large twig supply in case they need to knit another chair: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuffy Chuffnell Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Extra large twig supply in case they need to knit another chair: TWIG OVERKILL!! Still, should add £20k to the asking price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Bear Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I know I posted this in it's own thread a while back.... but I want it preserved for ever... A bit special, or travelling folk? Love it! As I recall from years in the Middle East, it's a style known as Louis Farouk. Harrods stock a lot of it - can't imagine why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Miyagi Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 I know I posted this in it's own thread a while back.... but I want it preserved for ever... A bit special, or travelling folk? Definitely a Pikey house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 I have just been clicking through the new additions to my saved Property Bee properties... with a hangover.... and found this: Dear god no I've nothing against cheerfully painted cottages, terraces etc... but it just does not work with mock frickin tudor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloraPoste Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 here's a good one check out the left hand end of the dining room (third photo). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darwin Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 I have just been clicking through the new additions to my saved Property Bee properties... with a hangover.... and found this: Dear god no I've nothing against cheerfully painted cottages, terraces etc... but it just does not work with mock frickin tudor. Strange that they don't show any pictures of the interior... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executive Sadman Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 here's a good one check out the left hand end of the dining room (third photo). The Conference room, you must mean? Living room looks like a hotel lounge/lobby. Roomy, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloraPoste Posted June 19, 2011 Share Posted June 19, 2011 The Conference room, you must mean? Living room looks like a hotel lounge/lobby. Roomy, though. It was the pheasants hanging next to the dining table that got me. Is it that: -fake pheasants (real ones stuffed? entirely artificial ones made in China?) are the new must-have accessory? -he has been shooting and is very proud and wants everyone to know it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phead Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 There is something about big houses that sends people crazy: Rightmove Linky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloraPoste Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 There is something about big houses that sends people crazy: Rightmove Linky OMG imagine the cost of Artexing a ceiling that big. And the cost of having it removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrashingisles Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 OMG imagine the cost of Artexing a ceiling that big. And the cost of having it removed. Look at the other picutres. They've done the whole house! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack's Creation Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 There is something about big houses that sends people crazy: Rightmove Linky It's like a Kubrick set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ungeared Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 This one makes me chuckle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beccles Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 (edited) Look at the other picutres. They've done the whole house! Edited June 20, 2011 by beccles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executive Sadman Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 This one makes me chuckle Even when you're obscure enough to put a chopper on the wall, you're still mainstream enough to have twigs in a vase™ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stay Beautiful Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-32443256.html?backListLink=%2Fproperty-for-sale%2Ffind.html%3FlocationIdentifier%3DPOSTCODE%255E967600%26insId%3D1%26maxPrice%3D70000%26radius%3D5.0%26index%3D40&thumbnailId=1 i do love a nice kitchen and carpet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beccles Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 http://www.rightmove...0&thumbnailId=1 i do love a nice kitchen and carpet A very smart 2 bedroom property Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starla Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I think this place was repossesed for crimes against housing. My link Alien invasion in the kitchen...a pink line on the bedroom wall that looks like the perpetrator couldn't be bothered to move the furniture before they started...a shower that sprays as much water on the floor as it does in the bath... So with the height of the mirror and the distance of the toilet roll holder from the toilet - to fully appreciate this bathroom, you'd need to be a short person with really long arms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Bart' Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 while not a fan myself that garden to some lazy gits is ideal and low maintenance. Concrete the garden over and paint it green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rantnrave Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Years ago my garden became any cat's worst nightmare. In order to protect my flower beds I buried moustraps just below the surface beneath a thin layer of peat. A handy air-rifle would send pellets whistling over their ears if they were lucky and the occasional banger left over from the 5th struck terror and fear into many preventing a return visit for many months. Its war and every means possible should be deployed. I am about to buy a house again after 8 years of renting (and 3 years of falling prices) and my area is infested with noisy and free-shitting seagulls. They are supposedly a protected species so some innovative counter-measure will need to be deployed. Strangely enough, clear plastic bottles full of water put near the places where cats get into your garden scares them off. Don't ask me why - go to Japan and you'll see these everywhere. We've got one in our garden that has seen the number of 'visits' we get down by 90%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRat Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Not been browsing RM as much lately but spotting this one made me think of this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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