The Vent and Rant Thread

[nomesque]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Why, oh Why in the name of the almighty, are Thunderbird & Firefox so VERY SLOW to load up when I first switch on!!!! - Each new update gets worse and worse .....

It's the same no matter which PC/Laptop I use, whether it's Vista, XP or Win7 - at this rate I'll be going to ie ... .... ... .. ...

I have a sneaking suspicion that AutoUpdate (where they go to a remote server, see if there are any updates, download them, update themselves) causes a lot of problems for many people. I know I'm old-fashioned, but I do NOT like my software acting independently, dammit!!! It's possible to turn autoupdate off, but in Thunderbird you have to go to the Advanced Advanced text settings to do it...

[GeoffC]

I have a choice to update, maybe in future I'll say no ... unless they implement a 'quicker' version....

[nomesque]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

I have a choice to update, maybe in future I'll say no ... unless they implement a 'quicker' version....

Might be faster if you tell them not to check for available updates, too?

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by nomesque

Might be faster if you tell them not to check for available updates, too?

good suggestion, I'll give that a go ... (thanks)

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Why, oh Why in the name of the almighty, are Thunderbird & Firefox so VERY SLOW to load up when I first switch on!!!! - Each new update gets worse and worse .....

It's the same no matter which PC/Laptop I use, whether it's Vista, XP or Win7 - at this rate I'll be going to ie ... .... ... .. ...

I thought that must contain a hidden message, but if it were Morse code, it would spell "shsis".

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[WT Sharpe]

There’s a tree where we park our car, and those gol-dang feathered varmints won’t cut our poor car any slack! I’ve tried pairs of pie-plates, wind-chimes, and rubber snakes, and it only inspires the birds to call all their friends to show off the way I decorated the tree! They think it’s Christmas!

Any suggestions for keeping the birds out of that tree?

The only thing I can come up with at this point is to admit defeat and paint the car white.

[Fledchen]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

There’s a tree where we park our car, and those gol-dang feathered varmints won’t cut our poor car any slack! I’ve tried pairs of pie-plates, wind-chimes, and rubber snakes, and it only inspires the birds to call all their friends to show off the way I decorated the tree! They think it’s Christmas!

Any suggestions for keeping the birds out of that tree?

The only thing I can come up with at this point is to admit defeat and paint the car white.

Motion-activated animatronic owl?

http://www.kotulas.com/webapp/wcs/st...y&cm_ite=25186

http://www.gettington.com/product.as...3-000423c27407

If your problem is little bitty songbirds, this should deter most of them. If your problem is owls, this might make it worse.

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by Fledchen

Motion-activated animatronic owl?

http://www.kotulas.com/webapp/wcs/st...y&cm_ite=25186

http://www.gettington.com/product.as...3-000423c27407

If your problem is little bitty songbirds, this should deter most of them. If your problem is owls, this might make it worse.

Thanks for the suggestion, Fledchen! I just ordered one from Amazon. If it works, I'll get one for the garden as well.

If it works, I'll miss their songs, but I won't miss having to constantly hose down the car!

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Thanks for the suggestion, Fledchen! I just ordered one from Amazon. If it works, I'll get one for the garden as well.

If it works, I'll miss their songs, but I won't miss having to constantly hose down the car!

Might be better to get a garage.

Those owl-things never seem to work. I see birds sitting on top of them all the time.

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

good suggestion, I'll give that a go ... (thanks)

Nope, made no difference ....

Originally Posted by kennyc

Might be better to get a garage.

Those owl-things never seem to work. I see birds sitting on top of them all the time.

AH ! One of those things into which we fill with bits, bobs and pieces, whilst the more expensive item sits outside in all weathers !

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

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AH ! One of those things into which we fill with bits, bobs and pieces, whilst the more expensive item sits outside in all weathers !

or under the birds..... (as the case may be ).

[WT Sharpe]

So give me the straight poop, folks; what can I do to keep the birds out of that tree?

[kennyc]

The owls that I've seen NOT working are not animated. Maybe the animated one(s) will work....

Sounds like you're already tried most of what I've heard of...

[WT Sharpe]

Originally Posted by kennyc

The owls that I've seen NOT working are not animated. Maybe the animated one(s) will work....

Sounds like you're already tried most of what I've heard of...

They're laughing at me! I feel like the Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz!

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

They're laughing at me! I feel like the Scarecrow from the Wizard of Oz!

That's the way I feel about the squirrels here. I've tried just about everything, nothing much seems to work. Best I've been able to do is put up bird feeders with cages around them. They do keep the squirrels out, but only small-medium birds can use them.