Investigating a leak
The building had a flat roof and a known issue over autumn where leaves would block the drain. It was not easily accessible and therefore they usually only cleared it up when they deemed it to be necessary. I.E - When water was pissing through the ceiling.

The task was assigned to me, so I made the ascent up the ladder, pulled it up, climbed over the apex roof and down the other side, then used the ladder to gain access to the offending area.

It appeared that the Chip Shop that the building backed onto had taken to storing sacks of potatoes and the polystyrene trays in a room that backed onto the roof. Unfortunately the window was open and I could see that the room was, to put it bluntly, plastered in pigeon shit.

The blockage on the roof wasn't just caused by fallen leaves as was the usual culprit, but two dead pigeons with the leafy former content of a nearby tree providing the rest of the problem. The remains of the birds had washed into the drain during the heavy rain that fell during the previous few days.

I filled up two bin liners with leaves and rotten pigeon and went to the chip shop to point out the problem. They offered me a free tray of chips to stay quiet. I politely declined and reported them to the Council.

They were closed down the next day.
( Muns, Wed 8 Feb 2012, 13:26, 4 replies)

WHAE GIVES A FUCK ABOOT PIGEONS!???
I DINNAE GO TAE A CHIPPY TAE GET HEALTHY YA CUNT.
(FartThroughAWalkieTalkie wished you were dead in ditch on, Wed 8 Feb 2012, 14:19, closed)

As much as I like chips
I prefer a healthy sprinkling of salt & vinegar on top rather to a bed of pigeon shit and the possibility of Toxoplasmosis. Each to their own though.
( Muns, Wed 8 Feb 2012, 14:42, closed)

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(FartThroughAWalkieTalkie wished you were dead in ditch on, Wed 8 Feb 2012, 15:24, closed)

What a weak attempt to buy your silence.
You are to be commended on carrying out your civic duty.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 9 Feb 2012, 11:15, closed)