Network Rail’s Pigeon Eradicator
This is not what you think it is on the platforms at London Paddington!
Network Rail's Pigeon Eradicator
It has shades of Hancock in The Radio Ham, where he was annoyed with pigeons on his aerials, so he gave them 1,000 volts and a very cheap thrill.
You may think it is to stop the pigeons sitting on the video cameras, but it is a fiendish device to kill them, by giving them a large electric shock. Note how one camera is angled so it can see the pigeons on the spikes. This allowed the charge to be accurately timed. The pigeons are then recycled in the meat pies on the trains from London.
The Anonymous Widower 
Not sure how much of this to take seriously – clearly they arent putting the pigeons in the meat pies. However, are the pigeons being electrocuted? Common sense tells me there would an outcry. But I know someone with pigeon problems in their place of work.
Comment by liz | April 26, 2011 |
Did you not see the tag, signifying it was a bad attenmpt at humour? But after all pigeons are only flying rats.
Comment by AnonW | April 26, 2011 |
I agree they are only flying rats. Sadly some people think they shouldnt harm the poor little birdies!
I didnt notice the tag, tend not to read them
Comment by liz | April 26, 2011 |