u/pennygadget6

I got a request yesterday to shift to a channel on iMessage. I love the concept but it’s been pretty finicky, like it’s lost all of its past training/context - it only gives me water reminders and a gratitude check in.

Is there anything I need to do to get this working again?

TBH I really loved Poke back in Feb in the first month of using it, but I find it to be too spotty in its consistency. I am considering cancelling but it seems as if a lot of people are getting value out of it so I don’t know if I’m doing something wrong?

We've had pigeons nesting in what I think is a drainage pipe on the third floor of our townhouse for about two years. It's totally inaccessible so we've just lived with it until now.

Now they've started hanging out on our front stoop too. I can't shoo them off even with a broom... they look at me like I'm the weird one and barely ruffle a feather. I'm concerned our dog will grab one when we open the door to go for a walk, and about potential health hazards from their poop - it's also a major pain to clean up every other day.

People in our development have tried spikes and fake owls and the pigeons couldn't care less. I recently saw one perched right on top of a fake owl living his best life. Netting won't work since the nest is on the front of the house where we can't reach it, and borrowing a cat isn't an option.

Has anyone actually solved this? Pest control recommendations? Open to pretty much anything at this point but ideally hoping for a humane solution.