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[outlander]

I bought a bird feeder. I hung
> > it on my back porch and filled
> > it with seed. What a beauty of
> > a bird feeder it is, as I filled it lovingly with seed. Within a
> > week we had hundreds of birds taking advantage of the continuous
> > flow of free and easily accessible food.
> >
> > But then the birds started
> > building nests in the boards
> > of the patio, above the table,
> > and next to the barbecue.
> >
> > Then came the poop. It was
> > everywhere: on the patio tile,
> > the chairs, the table .
> > everywhere!
> >
> > Then some of the birds
> > turned mean. They would
> > dive bomb me and try to
> > peck me even though I had
> > fed them out of my own
> > pocket.
> >
> > And others birds were
> > boisterous and loud. They
> > sat on the feeder and
> > squawked and screamed at
> > all hours of the day and night
> > and demanded that I fill it
> > when it got low on food.
> >
> > After a while, I couldn't even
> > sit on my own back porch
> > anymore. So I took down the
> > bird feeder and in three days
> > the birds were gone. I cleaned
> > up their mess and took down
> > the many nests they had built
> > all over the patio.
> >
> > Soon, the back yard was like
> > it used to be.... quiet, serene
> > and no one demanding their
> > rights to a free meal.
> >
> > Now let's see.
> > Our government gives out
> > free food, subsidized housing,
> > free medical care, and free
> > education and allows anyone
> > born here to be an automatic
> > citizen.
> >
> > Then the illegals came by the
> > tens of thousands. Suddenly
> > our taxes went up to pay for
> > free services; small apartments
> > are housing 5 families; you
> > have to wait 6 hours to be seen
> > by an emergency room doctor;
> > your child's 2nd grade class is
> > behind other schools because
> > over half the class doesn't speak
> > English.
> >
> > Corn Flakes now come in a
> > bilingual box; I have to
> > 'press one' to hear my bank
> > talk to me in English, and
> > people waving flags other
> > than 'Old Glory' are
> > squawking and screaming
> > in the streets, demanding
> > more rights and free liberties.
> >
> > Just my opinion, but maybe
> > it's time for the government
> > to take down the bird feeder.
> >

 

[ChiXJeff]

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If you want to have this conversation, take it to the appropriate forum.

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