The Blowhard
04-05-2002, 09:42 PM
Family's roof collapses 'under weight of pigeon droppings'
A Chilean family narrowly escaped being crushed as their roof collapsed under the weight of 15 years of pigeon droppings.
Ana Maria Bustos says she was nearly sick after the room was left full of debris, bird excrement, feathers and worms.
The tin roof above her living room collapsed shortly after the family finished breakfast. Neighbours fear the same might happen to them.
Residents told La Cuarta newspaper pigeons are a menace in their part of Santiago and they want them killed.
The birds have been nesting on the tin roof. Environmental health officials say they'll fumigate the house this weekend.
They say a decision is yet to be taken on whether to kill the birds.
Mrs Bustos said: "Ever since we've been living here, there's been a problem with pigeons but the authorities haven't done anything about it. Now look what's happened. Living here's disgusting. The smell is unbearable."
Her neighbour, Ana Leyton, said she's worried her own roof may collapse. She says feathers and bits of excrement have already been blown into her house through the windows.
She added: "If they carry on living up there, the roof will fill up with nastiness again and we will be back in the same position."
Story filed: 17:43 Wednesday 3rd April 2002
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"Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else."
A Chilean family narrowly escaped being crushed as their roof collapsed under the weight of 15 years of pigeon droppings.
Ana Maria Bustos says she was nearly sick after the room was left full of debris, bird excrement, feathers and worms.
The tin roof above her living room collapsed shortly after the family finished breakfast. Neighbours fear the same might happen to them.
Residents told La Cuarta newspaper pigeons are a menace in their part of Santiago and they want them killed.
The birds have been nesting on the tin roof. Environmental health officials say they'll fumigate the house this weekend.
They say a decision is yet to be taken on whether to kill the birds.
Mrs Bustos said: "Ever since we've been living here, there's been a problem with pigeons but the authorities haven't done anything about it. Now look what's happened. Living here's disgusting. The smell is unbearable."
Her neighbour, Ana Leyton, said she's worried her own roof may collapse. She says feathers and bits of excrement have already been blown into her house through the windows.
She added: "If they carry on living up there, the roof will fill up with nastiness again and we will be back in the same position."
Story filed: 17:43 Wednesday 3rd April 2002
<img src=http://home.ix.netcom.com/~camman/_uimages/Heckler.gif>
"Everything is funny as long as it is happening to somebody else."