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Horses on the loose in London
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 Behind Enemy Lines  Sussex 24 Apr 24 11.11am |
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Bear with me on this, but several horses from the military have got loose and run amok through central London. These horses are normally trained to deal with normal traffic and other everyday occurrences so something must have spooked them. Why am I posting this story? Well this morning whilst walking my dog around the village, the food waste truck was doing its rounds. My dog was spooked by it and became very nervous and agitated; something he has never done before. He pulled to get home without really starting his walk. The vehicle was electric and made a particularly tone of whine and I guess this affected my dog’s hearing. He’s fine with other electric cars but this one spooked him badly. I’m just wondering whether the horse incident is a similar situation but with more serious results.
hats off to palace, they were always gonna be louder, and hate to say it but they were impressive ALL bouncing and singing. |
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| dreamwaverider London 24 Apr 24 12.04pm |
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Originally posted by Behind Enemy Lines
Bear with me on this, but several horses from the military have got loose and run amok through central London. These horses are normally trained to deal with normal traffic and other everyday occurrences so something must have spooked them. Why am I posting this story? Well this morning whilst walking my dog around the village, the food waste truck was doing its rounds. My dog was spooked by it and became very nervous and agitated; something he has never done before. He pulled to get home without really starting his walk. The vehicle was electric and made a particularly tone of whine and I guess this affected my dog’s hearing. He’s fine with other electric cars but this one spooked him badly. I’m just wondering whether the horse incident is a similar situation but with more serious results. There are all sorts of odd things spooking animals, both wild and pets, with weird happenings to do with modern technology.
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| mezzer Main Stand, Block F, Row 20 seat 1... 24 Apr 24 12.21pm |
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Fascinating. We witnessed something very odd the other evening. We live right on the coast in Hove and at around dusk last Tuesday we watched hundreds, probably thousands, of seagulls flying in the same direction due south. There was wave after wave of them. Most odd.
Living down here does have some advantages. At least you can see them cry. |
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 georgenorman 24 Apr 24 12.29pm |
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You would expect camels on the loose in London these days.
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| Behind Enemy Lines Sussex 24 Apr 24 12.36pm |
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Originally posted by mezzer
Fascinating. We witnessed something very odd the other evening. We live right on the coast in Hove and at around dusk last Tuesday we watched hundreds, probably thousands, of seagulls flying in the same direction due south. There was wave after wave of them. Most odd. If they were flying south (presumably out to sea), were they heading to the wind farm offshore?
hats off to palace, they were always gonna be louder, and hate to say it but they were impressive ALL bouncing and singing. |
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| mezzer Main Stand, Block F, Row 20 seat 1... 24 Apr 24 12.45pm |
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Originally posted by Behind Enemy Lines
If they were flying south (presumably out to sea), were they heading to the wind farm offshore? They were headed in that direction but I doubt that was their destination. I visited it last Summer and there's certainly not enough space for them to perch on the turbines, and I wouldn't imagine that they'd particularly like the movement of the turbines either. On a wind farm-related topic, there have been 3 episodes of mass people on beaches suffering from stinging eyes and breathing difficulties in recent years. One at Shoreham. One near Eastbourne. And one near Southend. Each of those places coincidentally have wind farms off them.
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Nicholas91  The Democratic Republic of Kent 24 Apr 24 12.49pm |
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I hope nobody was injured as they can be quite hazardous. From what I have read, the horses are now in a stable condition...
Now Zaha's got a bit of green grass ahead of him here... and finds Ambrose... not a bad effort!!!! |
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| Behind Enemy Lines Sussex 24 Apr 24 1.06pm |
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Originally posted by mezzer
They were headed in that direction but I doubt that was their destination. I visited it last Summer and there's certainly not enough space for them to perch on the turbines, and I wouldn't imagine that they'd particularly like the movement of the turbines either. On a wind farm-related topic, there have been 3 episodes of mass people on beaches suffering from stinging eyes and breathing difficulties in recent years. One at Shoreham. One near Eastbourne. And one near Southend. Each of those places coincidentally have wind farms off them. I think my question was more about the seagulls being attracted to the wind turbines rather than a desire to perch there. I know pigeons use magnetism to follow a route and I was wondering whether a sound (which we may not be able to hear) being generated by the blade movement, was ‘calling’ them.
hats off to palace, they were always gonna be louder, and hate to say it but they were impressive ALL bouncing and singing. |
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| Seagles Croydon 24 Apr 24 1.25pm |
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Originally posted by Nicholas91
I hope nobody was injured as they can be quite hazardous. From what I have read, the horses are now in a stable condition... Hoove you been talking to?
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eagleman13  On The Road To Hell & Alicante 24 Apr 24 1.53pm |
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Originally posted by Seagles
Hoove you been talking to? One of his Neigh -bours
This operation, will make the 'Charge Of The Light Brigade' seem like a simple military exercise. |
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PalazioVecchio  south pole 24 Apr 24 3.10pm |
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for certain one or two of those loose horses are the ones i bet on in the Grand National. Still running around aimlessly.
Kayla did Anfield & Old Trafford |
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cryrst  The garden of England 24 Apr 24 3.21pm |
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Originally posted by PalazioVecchio
for certain one or two of those loose horses are the ones i bet on in the Grand National. Still running around aimlessly. Nah that was palace before OG came
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