Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Number Two
Sorry, I couldn't find a more delicate way to put it.
Not sure there's anything anyone on here can help with either, so maybe this is just a rant.
There's just a *staggering* amount of it up and down the Ladder (at least the lower half) and it's canine, vulpine and human. Possibly feline too though they do tend to be more private.
I know what I had to do to make our garden lose the Fox Lavatory of Choice status that it held until recently and it's simply not feasible to achieve this entirely in public spaces. It's not even the most offensive type though. I've learned how to ignore most of the fecund, musky bouquet and focus on the lingering notes reminiscent of pepper plantations and curry leaves.
Who are the people not cleaning up after their dogs? I know there are lots of new dog companions thanks to Covid-19, and I've decided I would like to be one myself, but this makes we wonder what other aspects of living with a dog they're clueless about.
There's some which must have come from a very big dog - the Hound of the Umfrevilles? Or perhaps there's some even stranger cryptobeast about.
Speaking of Holmes, I do tend to be a very observant person and based on the clues about taste in booze in the form of spent bottles and cans around the human deposits, in at least a couple of separate instances I can even reasonably guess whose it is. Or was? Not sure how ownership is reckoned in this regard, after the fact as it were.
I have every sympathy with being homeless and struggling to live with dignity, and can therefore appreciate the cover the Ladder offers.
Equally I'm trying to figure out how to think about this, especially as I'm the type liable to leave even pub(lic) toilets a bit better than I find them. Not sure I'm up to this task myself though.
Have reported to Veolia of course but perspectives for coping welcome.
Thanks.
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Permalink Reply by Sarah on
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I guess the council isn't putting homeless people up in hotels any more.
And wherever we go we have to leave an address for contact tracing. Pretty hard if you don't have one.
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Permalink Reply by Annie McDonald on
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All the homeless are still housed by the council which is fantastic.
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Thanks, I really hope that's the case. I've volunteered a couple of times since lockdown at a temporary hostel that was due to close by now to be knocked down for development.
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Permalink Reply by LondonN4 on
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Yuck that's pretty gross. The dog owners have no excuse, but the homeless have no choice.
I'm interested though in how you deterred the foxes. Number one deterrent?
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Not sure if this is how, but I've used Silent Roar in the past with some success
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Permalink Reply by Shar on
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Ultimately only creating a fortress helped. In the form of a bamboo slat screen which is 5-6 inches taller than the fence behind it.
That way they don't get something to perch on before leaping down on the other side. The cats have figured it out but foxes are just a little too big and a little less sure-footed.
The cubs can't scale fences but they dig under fences with their parents' help. Some strategically buried tiles, bricks, planks, branches etc put an end to that.
I haven't tried any lion excrement based remedies but everything else took them < 48 hours to thwart.
This solution has lasted a few weeks so far.
If this fails, I'm not opposed to razor wire but the problem with that is that the foxes will immediately avoid it but other fauna might injure themselves.
Now I can finally start some real work in the garden that they won't immediately destroy.
Hence please excuse the mess in the photo:
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