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White Bird-Poop on Concrete?
From time to time some bird - or perhaps several - takes up residence in a tree overhanging a concrete walkway, patio, or driveway. Very quickly a good bit of white bird-poop accumulates. I haven't found a good way to remove this from concrete. The hose gets the top 50% or so, and a stiff broom then gets maybe another 20%, but the last 30% or so just stays and stays. Anyone here found a good way to remove the residue after modest hosing and brushing? Thanks. -- ---------- CWLee Former slayer of dragons; practice now limited to sacred cows. Believing we should hire for quality, not quotas, and promote for performance, not preferences. |
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:44:38 -0800, "CWLee"
wrote: From time to time some bird - or perhaps several - takes up residence in a tree overhanging a concrete walkway, patio, or driveway. Very quickly a good bit of white bird-poop accumulates. I haven't found a good way to remove this from concrete. The hose gets the top 50% or so, and a stiff broom then gets maybe another 20%, but the last 30% or so just stays and stays. Anyone here found a good way to remove the residue after modest hosing and brushing? Thanks. It would be much easier to just put diapers on the birds and you wont have to clean anything on the concrete. Just be sure to change the bird's diapers daily. |
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On Jan 13, 2:18�am, Jimw wrote:
On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:44:38 -0800, "CWLee" wrote: From time to time some bird - or perhaps several - takes up residence in a tree overhanging a concrete walkway, patio, or driveway. �Very quickly a good bit of white bird-poop accumulates. �I haven't found a good way to remove this from concrete. �The hose gets the top 50% or so, and a stiff broom then gets maybe another 20%, but the last 30% or so just stays and stays. Anyone here found a good way to remove the residue after modest hosing and brushing? Thanks. It would be much easier to just put diapers on the birds and you wont have to clean anything on the concrete. �Just be sure to change the bird's diapers daily. clean flawlessely, let dry completely then apply thompsons oil basewd water seal very liberally. like dump on with broom spread and leave puddle on surface to absorb in for day. it will darken the surface some but future cleran ups will be garden hose easy. the poop will no longer stick to the concrete. |
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:44:38 -0800, "CWLee"
wrote Re White Bird-Poop on Concrete?: From time to time some bird - or perhaps several - takes up residence in a tree overhanging a concrete walkway, patio, or driveway. Very quickly a good bit of white bird-poop accumulates. I haven't found a good way to remove this from concrete. The hose gets the top 50% or so, and a stiff broom then gets maybe another 20%, but the last 30% or so just stays and stays. Anyone here found a good way to remove the residue after modest hosing and brushing? Thanks. Try keeping it wet. You can do that by old piece of cloth over the spots you are trying to remove. Wet the cloth down and spray with a household cleaner such as Mr. Clean, Simple Green or whatever. Keep it wet and soaking for about an hour or two. Then remove rags and wash it away. Repeat as necessary. |
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On Jan 12, 11:44*pm, "CWLee" wrote:
From time to time some bird - or perhaps several - takes up residence in a tree overhanging a concrete walkway, patio, or driveway. *Very quickly a good bit of white bird-poop accumulates. *I haven't found a good way to remove this from concrete. *The hose gets the top 50% or so, and a stiff broom then gets maybe another 20%, but the last 30% or so just stays and stays. Anyone here found a good way to remove the residue after modest hosing and brushing? Thanks. -- ---------- CWLee Former slayer of dragons; practice now limited to sacred cows. *Believing we should hire for quality, not quotas, and promote for performance, not preferences. Hit it with a propane torch and a wire brush, at least thats how I get paint off concrete, should work with crap too. |
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On Jan 13, 10:11�am, RickH wrote:
On Jan 12, 11:44�pm, "CWLee" wrote: From time to time some bird - or perhaps several - takes up residence in a tree overhanging a concrete walkway, patio, or driveway. �Very quickly a good bit of white bird-poop accumulates. �I haven't found a good way to remove this from concrete. �The hose gets the top 50% or so, and a stiff broom then gets maybe another 20%, but the last 30% or so just stays and stays. Anyone here found a good way to remove the residue after modest hosing and brushing? Thanks. -- ---------- CWLee Former slayer of dragons; practice now limited to sacred cows. �Believing we should hire for quality, not quotas, and promote for performance, not preferences. Hit it with a propane torch and a wire brush, at least thats how I get paint off concrete, should work with crap too.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - propane torch on concrete can explode, at least wear safety glasses. |
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On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:44:38 -0800, "CWLee"
wrote: From time to time some bird - or perhaps several - takes up residence in a tree overhanging a concrete walkway, patio, or driveway. Very quickly a good bit of white bird-poop accumulates. I haven't found a good way to remove this from concrete. The hose gets the top 50% or so, and a stiff broom then gets maybe another 20%, but the last 30% or so just stays and stays. Anyone here found a good way to remove the residue after modest hosing and brushing? Thanks. Remove the branches or the entire tree. I have a lot of trees, and a lot of birds, but all branches overhang lawn areas adding nutrients and nitrogen to the soil. |
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"CWLee" wrote in message m... From time to time some bird - or perhaps several - takes up residence in a tree overhanging a concrete walkway, patio, or driveway. Very quickly a good bit of white bird-poop accumulates. I haven't found a good way to remove this from concrete. The hose gets the top 50% or so, and a stiff broom then gets maybe another 20%, but the last 30% or so just stays and stays. Anyone here found a good way to remove the residue after modest hosing and brushing? Do you know what type of bird? Packaged bird **** brings big $$$, depending on the bird. I can see why you would be concerned not getting the last 30% off, that's a 30% loss. To help identify the bird, carefully pick through the ****. If there's corn in there, don't eat it. |
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"Larry" wrote in message ... "CWLee" wrote in message m... From time to time some bird - or perhaps several - takes up residence in a tree overhanging a concrete walkway, patio, or driveway. Very quickly a good bit of white bird-poop accumulates. I haven't found a good way to remove this from concrete. The hose gets the top 50% or so, and a stiff broom then gets maybe another 20%, but the last 30% or so just stays and stays. Anyone here found a good way to remove the residue after modest hosing and brushing? Do you know what type of bird? Packaged bird **** brings big $$$, depending on the bird. I can see why you would be concerned not getting the last 30% off, that's a 30% loss. To help identify the bird, carefully pick through the ****. If there's corn in there, don't eat it. That could mean it's a chicken - if so, eat the bird. |
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On Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 2:02:30 PM UTC-5, Jimw wrote:
On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:24:22 -0500, Phisherman wrote: On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:44:38 -0800, "CWLee" wrote: From time to time some bird - or perhaps several - takes up residence in a tree overhanging a concrete walkway, patio, or driveway. Very quickly a good bit of white bird-poop accumulates. I haven't found a good way to remove this from concrete. The hose gets the top 50% or so, and a stiff broom then gets maybe another 20%, but the last 30% or so just stays and stays. Anyone here found a good way to remove the residue after modest hosing and brushing? Thanks. Remove the branches or the entire tree. I have a lot of trees, and a lot of birds, but all branches overhang lawn areas adding nutrients and nitrogen to the soil. All of this sounds like a lot of work and trouble FOR NOTHING. Birds ****. Rain washes it onto your lawn where it fertilizes the lawn and the trees, which makes the lawn and trees grow so the birds can eat the seeds produced by the lawn and the trees, and that makes the birds **** again. It's called the cycle of life, or NATURE. With all the problems in the world, you're worrying about bird **** on your driveway ??????? Try one of these methods. 1. Volunteer your time at a local charity so you dont have time to worry about bird poop. 2. Pray for rain and hire some traditional Native Americans to do rain dances on your property. 3. Build a plastic dome over your entire home and land. 4. Get yourself into congress, so you can enact a law requiring that all birds wear diapers, and get the government to spend $32trillion to hire a staff of workers to install and change bird diapers daily. While they're at it, I'm sure the right wing fundies will want all birds be required to wear clothing to avoid public nudity. So that means more jobs and more government spending. 5. Get a horse. The horse **** will cover the bird **** and you'll see brown bird **** instead of white bird **** on your driveway, which might be a better color match for your home-paradise. 6. Spend about $25,000 and buy a real heavy duty industrial floor scrubbing machine to drive around on your lawn and driveway 24/7. The noise alone should make your neighbors call the police, and the judge might sentence you to a long (much needed) vacation at the local county psychiatric hospital. [I'd personally recommend method #1]. By the way, DO NOT use a torch on concrete. The surface concrete will explode damaging both the concrete and possibly your eyes. Did your parents actually have any children that lived? |
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White Bird-Poop on Concrete?
On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 11:47:38 -0800 (PST), wrote:
On Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 2:02:30 PM UTC-5, Jimw wrote: On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:24:22 -0500, Phisherman wrote: On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:44:38 -0800, "CWLee" wrote: Snip Did your parents actually have any children that lived? Apparently YOUR parents have at least one child that's brain-dead. Pay attention to the date of the post you're replying to. |
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On Mon, 01 Feb 2016 14:27:17 -0600, Gordon Shumway
wrote: On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:44:38 -0800, "CWLee" wrote: Snip Did your parents actually have any children that lived? Apparently YOUR parents have at least one child that's brain-dead. Pay attention to the date of the post you're replying to. The poster doesn't know that the white stuff in bird poop is really bird ****, too. Same in chicken poop. |
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Gordon Shumway presented the following explanation :
On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 11:47:38 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 2:02:30 PM UTC-5, Jimw wrote: On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:24:22 -0500, Phisherman wrote: On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:44:38 -0800, "CWLee" wrote: Snip Did your parents actually have any children that lived? Apparently YOUR parents have at least one child that's brain-dead. Pay attention to the date of the post you're replying to. Do you always pay attention to the posting date and read the headers before responding? That is a habit not always part of NG posts. |
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On Tue, 02 Feb 2016 08:23:34 -0800, Eagle wrote:
Gordon Shumway presented the following explanation : On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 11:47:38 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 2:02:30 PM UTC-5, Jimw wrote: On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:24:22 -0500, Phisherman wrote: On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:44:38 -0800, "CWLee" wrote: Snip Did your parents actually have any children that lived? Apparently YOUR parents have at least one child that's brain-dead. Pay attention to the date of the post you're replying to. Do you always pay attention to the posting date and read the headers before responding? That is a habit not always part of NG posts. Using a news reader application eliminates the need to pay attention to the date. Unless I specifically look for old messages I only see new messages. If one doesn't use a news reader application one should pay attention to the dates... unless they don't mind looking like an idiot when they insult others as gordyhowl did. |
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Gordon Shumway was thinking very hard :
On Tue, 02 Feb 2016 08:23:34 -0800, Eagle wrote: Gordon Shumway presented the following explanation : On Mon, 1 Feb 2016 11:47:38 -0800 (PST), wrote: On Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 2:02:30 PM UTC-5, Jimw wrote: On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:24:22 -0500, Phisherman wrote: On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:44:38 -0800, "CWLee" wrote: Snip Did your parents actually have any children that lived? Apparently YOUR parents have at least one child that's brain-dead. Pay attention to the date of the post you're replying to. Do you always pay attention to the posting date and read the headers before responding? That is a habit not always part of NG posts. Using a news reader application eliminates the need to pay attention to the date. Unless I specifically look for old messages I only see new messages. If one doesn't use a news reader application one should pay attention to the dates... unless they don't mind looking like an idiot when they insult others as gordyhowl did. I see you use agent. I use mesnews so it reads a little different than agent. mesnews colors My posts so I don't have to look for mine. There are several differences between agent and mesnews, but I have been using mesnews for several years now and am used to how it reads the NG's. I tried agent 6 but didn't care for all the bells and whistles that I would never use. Insulting people like gordyhowl does is not make for informative reading, and just promotes anger and vengence. I can see you have no use for that kind of behavior...nor can I. Pleasure meeting you Gordon. |
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