Terry Nunn
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,316
I was wakened this morning at 05.17 by the sound of many gulls squawking. Looking out of the window I saw a very Hitchcockian scene. Hundreds of gulls where swarming and diving over London Road. Taking the dog out a bit later I saw why.
..............and it's not even collection day!
Terry
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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I think the district council might have a word with the owner of the takeaway about his waste arrangements. As a business he has to have a commercial arrangement as the usual weekly domestic collection doesn't pick up trade waste. Obviously with his frontage he can't have a wheelie bin so he will have to use bags. The trade waste collections tend to be very early in the morning so you have to put the waste out the night before. At Blakes we used to have similar problems with gulls but we solved it by sprinkling the bags with white pepper. Gulls hate it. But you have to be quick- once I was loading bags of waste into the car for a tip run. I put in two bags then went inside for two more. By the time I got outside again, two gulls had torn one of the bags open and were sharing the spoils in the back of the car.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,895
That is awful imagine being a pedestrian on your way to work having to walk through that lot. YUK!!!!!!!!
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Guest 730- Registered: 5 Nov 2011
- Posts: 221
Typical Dover street scene. I wonder if anyone will clear it up.
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,316
"Sort of" cleared up!
Terry
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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....by the gulls!
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,316
Yeah, well. Obviously the contractors have taken the bags but no attempt at clearing the pavement! I daresay we'll have to wait until the Chinese surface at midday.
Terry
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Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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Great set of pictures there Terry..of an unfortunate subject matter.
But hopefully by highlighting it something may be done to limit it happening again.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Brian will be up there soon, salvaging the plawn clackers.......
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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A case for the Environmental Dept ??
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Yes, quite, as in my #2.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
white pepper gets mentioned, when we had the bag collection in my road many of the older residents put a bleach covered towel over them - worked well.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Bicarbonate sandwiches have also been used (not by me!!)
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,316
Update.
07.27 - Veolia take away the bags. Leave the path as you have seen.
09.15 - Stuart from "Best Deals" next door sweeps the path.
Well done Stu!
Terry
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Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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I saw it when I walked up this morning Terry,i noticed outside every Chinese shop along London Road all the bags split and hundreds of seagulls most outside Good Luck.The take aways need a talking too the bags are not seagull proof see what I can do.
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,316
Interesting thing is that among the bags were several flattened cardboard boxes. Might have been more secure containers!
Terry
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Guest 710- Registered: 28 Feb 2011
- Posts: 6,950
Why not second hand Milk Floats, suitably altered to accommodate one wheel-less wheelie-bin, to pick-up around the 'restaurant district' in the small hours?
http://www.milkfloats.org.uk/forsale.htmlIgnorance is bliss, bliss is happiness, I am happy...to draw your attention to the possible connectivity in the foregoing.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
peter,dont like prawn crackers,so there.
Terry Nunn- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 4,316
A final update, the proprietors spent some time this afternoon scrubbing the pavement.
Terry
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Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
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Good for them.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
