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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Irene Boston" data-source="post: 1384219" data-attributes="member: 72324">If that does happen, Deborah, it would be interesting to then document whether or not the pigeons still come to the garden.  If they do, then you have some ammunitition for saying at the meeting something like, well, I've taken the feeders down and they're still coming, so I can hardly be held responsible for that now can I?  And clearly the feeders weren't the total reason they were there .... maybe something like that.  As someone else has said, it seems to be less about one window sill and more about power and her getting her own way regardless.  If there's an opportunity to introduce the topic of her doing something to her own window sill as prevention, then do so and do it firmly.  Particularly if she starts banging on about personal responsibility, then it strikes me she has an equal responsibility to carry out common sense measures to her own property.  £10,000 for painting?! ..... that's one hell of an expensive window sill.Best wishes with it and let us know how you get on.Irene</blockquote>