Dear Tweed,

I have not received a message from you by pigeon regarding your ongoing problem with migrating black vultures (Coragyps atratus). If you were, in fact, able to catch a pigeon (aka common rock dove, Columba livia) and attempt to send a missive in such a manner, it is entirely likely that your messnger was eaten by one of the red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis) that frequent the trees around my humble abode.

At any rate, having been made aware of your predicament via your prior posting to this thread, I shall take the liberty of advising you of an effective means of removing vultures from your plastic Walmart chairs (aka "Buzzard Porta-potties").

First, you must obtain some armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus). They do have armadillos in West Palm Beach, don't they? If they don't, get in your car and drive north until you find some. If you must, just drive up here to northern Santa Rosa County and I'll give you all you'll ever need. PM me in advance and I'll have you a 144 cubic foot U-Haul trailer full of them by the time you get here.

Now, after obtaining the armadillos, take them to your patio where the buzzards are roosting and let them out of their cages. As any fool knows, armadillos are the absolute favorite food of Florida buzzards. However, the vast majority of Florida buzzards have never seen a live armadillo before. Their primitive buzzard brains will see the armadillos and go, "Food!". But, when they see the armadillos move those same primitive buzzard brains will go, "Holy Shit! Food don't s'posed ta move!". The very presence of moving food will scare off approximately ninety percent of the buzzards in question. The other ten percent will simply follow the armadillos around, waiting for them to assume the flattened and immobile condition with which the buzzards are more familiar. The 'dillos will walk out into traffic and be struck by cars in short time (after all, that is the armadillo's true raison d'etre) and the buzzards who will have been following them closely, will be dispatched by the very same vehicles.

A simple and effective plan, I'm sure you will agree.

Bruce (Takin' a break from the idjit schtick - but he'll be baaack...)