1 Dec 2018

1st December 2018. Them gulls, eh?

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Saturday 1st December 43F, dark grey and breezy with showers. Not a great day for a walk. A heavy grey sky, a cold, niggling wind and fine drizzle in the air becoming worse. Plans for a Saturday ride are on hold. There were several heavy showers during the day with lighter rain a constant threat to my inevitably intermittent, outdoor activities.

Sunday 2nd 44F, dark grey, cold wind, wet, etc. A repeat of yesterday. I managed to sneak in a walk at 9.30 and was wondering where the traffic had gone. My internal calendar was determined it was Monday. It was no wonder most of the neighbours were at home.

The hunters were being optimistic in gathering around the copses again. Only three, widely spaced shots and all fell silent. I have no idea why gulls aren't a target for shooting. There are literally thousands [usually] resting on local fields. We are miles from the sea. So they are an invasive and sometimes aggressive species. Ice cream cornets aren't safe in some coastal areas. The gulls make an awful racket and often a mess. They are a danger to health from carrying germs away from landfill, refuse dumps.

Perhaps a few gulls could be persuaded to eat crops? That might trigger a reaction from the farmers. They can't use rifles because of the danger to innocents downrange. One blast from a blunderbuss and they'd all fly away. So they are not an easy target like intensively bred pheasants in cages.

The news is that concrete blocks and planters will be used to safeguard Danish shoppers from [driving] terrorists at Christmas. Why must traffic have unhindered access to every square inch of cities anyway?

How many minutes [seconds?] after killing and maiming the innocent shall a driving license holder wait before they can renew that license? Why are convicted criminal drivers and the convicted criminally insane allowed to hold their licenses as if it were a basic human right? What about the basic human rights of the public to be free of danger from these convicted criminals?

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