Birds of prey deployed in Rhyl to stop seagull attacks on shoppers
Birds of prey are to be deployed in North Wales to stop seagulls attacking shoppers. The Coastal Hawks Project will put hawks and falcons on patrol in Rhyl, with their handlers wearing medieval dress.
Mike Espley, a Rhyl councillor, said he came up with the idea after witnessing 30 seagull attacks on shoppers in a single day.
The first patrols, planned for March 1, will include a European eagle owl, two Harris hawks and a peregrine saker falcon. Three unemployed people will be trained at a Welshpool falconry centre to take part in the project. Mr Espley said the birds will always be tethered to the handlers, and will not be allowed to fly.
The "wearing medieval dress" bit is my favorite part....
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He said that as well as being a deterrent, the birds would will be a tourist attraction. “The handlers will be dressed in medieval costume and will give talks about them during the summer months and seasonal breaks.” Mr Espley said that if the project is a success, he hopes to extend it along the North
What's with this "will not be allowed to fly" business?
The corporate nurse sent DH home today. He went down to get some Tylenol for a headache and she took his temperature. The fever got him sent home--they even sent someone up to his office to get his coat and keys so he wouldn't infect anyone else in the building.
New Guy needs to get smacked.
The nursing and radiology programs at our local CCs have years long waiting lists.
Someone track down the boss and send him over to New Guy's (empty) desk!
If only boss were here. New Guy just asked me to attend a 9am meeting in his stead, so I guess he's not showing up for a while. Hrrmph.
I love the fact that DH has a corporate nurse. It's like k-12 school!
I love the fact that DH has a corporate nurse. It's like k-12 school!
I know! The only difference is the the company can afford to have the nurse there every day, all day and the schools can't.
So does that mean employees can take no meds without the nurse knowing (as would happen in a school) or a coworker can't give you an advil?
That's an excellent question. Pretty sure it's a drug-free campus.
I would NOT be down with that. When I worked at Wyeth, I don't think we had a nurse on campus, though there were plenty of doctors etc in the offices.
I AM STARVING now. I desperately want to make these [link] stat, but I don't have scallions so that's a limiting factor. Nom nom nom.
