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Flamin'Panda

Joined: 09 Feb 2014
Posts: 464
Location: Azores

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 14 2:17 pm Post subject:
If I were a bamboo shoot, I would now be very scared!

Flamin'Panda

Joined: 09 Feb 2014
Posts: 464
Location: Azores

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 14 2:27 pm Post subject:
Is a flame throwing panda environmentally acceptable? Also has the panda risk assessed what he is doing?

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 14 2:34 pm Post subject:
Pandas are an evolutionary dead end. They refuse to breed, and only eat one specific, rare, not very nutritious grass. They are going to die out, regardless. So, we should use them however we can. Have him flame your land, then enjoy a celebratory feast, when the work is done.

Mr O

Joined: 13 Feb 2005
Posts: 5512
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 14 3:17 pm Post subject:
Roundup, is the only answer, if you can't do the pig thing.

Flamin'Panda

Joined: 09 Feb 2014
Posts: 464
Location: Azores

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 14 4:31 pm Post subject:
Can anyone tell me, what is the carbon foot print of a flame throwing panda?

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 14 4:37 pm Post subject:

caroline1 wrote:

Wow, thanks for all of that, so all I need now is a Panda who can operate a flame thrower.... has anyone got one?

I could come in disguise...

Pilsbury

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 5645
Location: East london/Essex

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 14 5:46 pm Post subject:

caroline1 wrote:

Can anyone tell me, what is the carbon foot print of a flame throwing panda?

if there is a slip up all the flamethrowing pandas footpronts will be carbon...

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46212
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Feb 09, 14 5:48 pm Post subject:

Flamin'Panda

Joined: 09 Feb 2014
Posts: 464
Location: Azores

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 14 6:03 am Post subject:
Before searching ebay for a flame throwing panda, can anyone tell me: How do I deal with the immigration status? After all I don't want to be employing an illegal immigrant.

NorthernMonkeyGirl

Joined: 10 Apr 2011
Posts: 4630
Location: Peeping over your shoulder

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 14 9:15 am Post subject:
I'm sure there's a specialist work visa

Flamin'Panda

Joined: 09 Feb 2014
Posts: 464
Location: Azores

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 14 9:32 am Post subject:

Yes there probably is, but it will be 900 pages long, and then have to be filled out in triplicate, faxed off to various departments, then returned to me for some minor spelling error... think I'll just smuggle him in and hope no one notices... But would his flame thrower be hold or hand luggage, oh this is turning out to be so complicated, I'm beginning to prefer the idea of a pig in a lifejacket...

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46212
Location: yes

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 14 12:10 pm Post subject:
pigs are probably a good option for rooting and eating the rhizomes ,from what i know of the slash/burn/dig/poison(ugh) attempts at removing the stuff it is very hard work and a long process.

onemanband

Joined: 26 Dec 2010
Posts: 1473
Location: NCA90

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 14 1:38 pm Post subject:
Mini-digger / JCB for a day, level plot, pull out any stumps, push it into big pile to rot down or burn. Follow up with other methods allready suggested.

Flamin'Panda

Joined: 09 Feb 2014
Posts: 464
Location: Azores

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 14 7:44 am Post subject:

Ok guys, the flame throwing panda is a non starter I'm sorry to say. At the moment we are looking into fencing for the pig, a neighbour (yes we are currently still living on our boat but have a small (very small 30mts) rented cottage on another island) has fenced his pig in with old pallets. Does anyone have any pig fencing ideas, cheap is what we are after as it isn't going to be a permanent fence. Also now having seriously thought about getting a pig, we have started to look into what type of pig, (bearing in mind where we live the choice might be limited). Big snouted things are what we have come up with, any ideas please....

Hairyloon

Joined: 20 Nov 2008
Posts: 15425
Location: Today I are mostly being in Yorkshire.

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 14 9:55 am Post subject:

Flamin'Panda wrote:

Does anyone have any pig fencing ideas...

Virtual fences.
Fit the pigs with electronic collars that give an audio warning if the animal starts to move out of bounds, followed by an electric shock if they continue.

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