I was attacked by birds today....twice!!

Danny Tse
Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
edited April 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
I know....it has "The Birds" written all over it.

On my way to work this morning, I was attacked by birds....twice!! As I crossed the street to the San Francisco Main Library, I hear the guy collecting the returned books and the library janitor talking about birds attacking pedestrians on this particular stretch of the sidewalk, which was lined by trees. After hearing that, I stayed away from the trees and walked close to the building, knowing the birds are probably protecting their nest. Sure enough, the guy walking ahead of me got hit on the head. He turned around quickly but the bird was gone. That's when I got attacked!! I stumbled forward as I got hit from behind. I recovered knowing what exactly hit me. I was thinking that should be it since there was considerable distance separating me and the tree I just walked by. Less than 10 steps later, I got hit from behind again. I quickly walked by the next tree and escaped further attacks.

I am now traumatized and can't concentrate on work....
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited June 2005
    It's a damn animal conspiracy I tell ya!!:D
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited June 2005
    My life is now complete.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited June 2005
    Watch out for those damn tree rats.:p

    Birds mainly only carry parasites, squirrels can carry rabies. I had to have rabies shots when I was a kid, and they SUCK!!!!
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  • Skynut
    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited June 2005
    If it is any consolation I hit a bird with my car on the way in today, it was an accident but that sucker is dead.
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  • unc2701
    unc2701 Posts: 3,587
    edited June 2005
    Birds **** on my fiance. I realize that sounds like a weird statement- it is... but it's true. The girl gets crapped on more than anyone I've ever met.
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited June 2005
    That's insane. Wonder what pissed them off so much. One of my friends got attacked by pigeons and squirrels one time.

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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited June 2005
    I guess we should all start toting around sawed off shotguns.:D
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  • marker
    marker Posts: 1,084
    edited June 2005
    Danny they probably had a nest with eggs or little ones in it nearby they were protecting.

    At the pet store where I buy dog food at, they had a reticulated python get missing. It wasn't a huge, giant snake, about 4 feet long. They finally found it after about a week. It wandered into a bird cage with 2 big macaws in it (that was the only bird cage where the bars were big enough for it to get through, and the macaws killed it! They found the snake laying there dead on the cage bottom.
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  • danger boy
    danger boy Posts: 15,722
    edited June 2005
    birds are taking over the world.. ha ha ha.

    a few birds here too are pretty protective of their nests.. i don't know of anyone getting hit yet though. one chased me for about a block before it gave up. I went into a building.. and it was waiting for me when i got out of the building. and proceeded to follow me again. strange.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,842
    edited June 2005
    Originally posted by unc2701
    Birds **** on my fiance. I realize that sounds like a weird statement- it is... but it's true. The girl gets crapped on more than anyone I've ever met.

    I stopped parking under a tree at my parents house 'cause I'd get dumped on almost every morning. Little **** ruined a couple of shirts too.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited June 2005
    Someone suggested I should wear a plastic owl on top of my head to scare away the birds.
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited June 2005
    I love most animals, but I can't stand birds, other than raptors. I told my wife that if she ever wanted to have a bird as a pet, that if it ever woke me up, it's neck would get wrung and then fed to the cat.:D :D
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited June 2005
    Eh, just start swinging. They go down pretty fast with a solid knock to the beak.
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited June 2005
    Originally posted by bobman1235
    Eh, just start swinging. They go down pretty fast with a solid knock to the beak.

    I wouldn't look out of place amongst the crazy people here in SF.

    I have already volunteered myself as a test subject to my friend, who works at the company that makes the flu vaccine. I am hoping they are working on a vaccine for the bird flu.
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited June 2005
    I've always had a pretty bad fear of all winged beasties...doesn't matter what, if it flies I'm scared of it...

    I once killed a bird because I accidentally punched it when it flew at my head...
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited June 2005
    Originally posted by Polkmaniac
    I've always had a pretty bad fear of all winged beasties...doesn't matter what, if it flies I'm scared of it...

    I once killed a bird because I accidentally punched it when it flew at my head...

    The little fu&^%r got what it deserved!!!;)
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,907
    edited June 2005
    "I was attacked by birds today....twice!!"

    Did it look like this?
    (Someone put Russ's head on this for me...seems to be the thing to do I guess) :D
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    Skynut Posts: 2,967
    edited June 2005
    Originally posted by dragon1952
    "I was attacked by birds today....twice!!"

    Did it look like this?
    (Someone put Russ's head on this for me...seems to be the thing to do I guess) :D

    That looks just like the one I hit on my way in.
    except the one I hit was a little smaller, ...with feathers...and it was black....with a smaller beak....and beady little eyes.
    maybe it was a little different, but just as freightening.:D
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    dragon1952 Posts: 4,907
    edited June 2005
    ....
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  • dragon1952
    dragon1952 Posts: 4,907
    edited June 2005
    ......
    "Hmmm....let's see....who can I F$*k with today!"
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited June 2005
    Originally posted by Skynut
    That looks just like the one I hit on my way in.
    except the one I hit was a little smaller, ...with feathers...and it was black....with a smaller beak....and beady little eyes.
    maybe it was a little different, but just as freightening.:D

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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited June 2005
    Originally posted by Skynut
    ....a little smaller, ...with feathers...and it was black....with a smaller beak....and beady little eyes.
    maybe it was a little different, but just as freightening.:D

    Sounds like my attacker.
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    marker Posts: 1,084
    edited June 2005
    Originally posted by marker
    At the pet store where I buy dog food at, they had a reticulated python get missing. It wasn't a huge, giant snake, about 4 feet long. They finally found it after about a week. It wandered into a bird cage with 2 big macaws in it (that was the only bird cage where the bars were big enough for it to get through, and the macaws killed it! They found the snake laying there dead on the cage bottom.

    No sooner than I wrote this yesterday afternoon, guess what happened when I got home?

    No kidding, but I walked in the kitchen, and there was a freakin' snake sticking it's head straight up out of the sink!

    Normally, I'm not really afraid of snakes. The only venomous kind around here we have to worry about are Copperheads (High Land Moccasins) and Cottonmouths (Water Moccasins), and the Cottonmouths don't get very far from water, so that basically leaves just the Copperheads, but seeing a snake in the house scared me for a split second there at first.

    I ran outside, grabbed a stick and killed it there in the sink. It was either a Black Snake or a King Snake, about 3 feet long. Normally I won't kill either of those if they are in the yard or something, but when they are in the house they have got to go from here!
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  • michael_w
    michael_w Posts: 2,813
    edited June 2005
    Originally posted by Skynut
    If it is any consolation I hit a bird with my car on the way in today, it was an accident but that sucker is dead.
    lmao...


    Geeze if I saw a 3 foot snake I'd have to grab my pellet gun or hatchet or something.... biggest snake I've seen outside of an aquarium is like a foot long gardner snake :p

    as for the photoshop thing... you may show your pic to the public every day but this is the perfect reason to keep it off the net :) (eventually someone will start photoshopping you)
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