Birds Pooping on Name Sign Attached to Lampost

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Any ideas on how to keep off birds that sit on the rod that extends from the lamp post & holds the name sign.
I have to clean the sign with soap & water every 2 days PLUS it looks bad from the street.
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Find a piece of Barbed wire or the like and attach to the top.
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Call the pellet gun club, problem solved...
Just kidding,, barb wire will work
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A neighbor put a coiled, rubber snake at the base of his lamp post. It seems to scare the birds away.
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A couple of lengths of fishing line suspended just above the horizontal rod ought to do the trick. They'll learn very quickly.
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If none of the above work, there is a product that utilities use called 'bird stop' you might be able to get an 18 inch sample. It goes on with ty-raps, and has a lot of bristles pointed up that keep the birds from landing.
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some stores sell a product that creates discomfort if the bird stands on it. Comes in a tube and you just lay a bead of it on the rod.
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or...just hose it off every couple of days.

Next question?
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I wouldn't use a hose on the name signs.....It might just get water inside the plastic casing.

But thats just me....
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I wouldn't use a hose on the name signs.....It might just get water inside the plastic casing.

But thats just me....
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I wouldn't use a hose on the name signs.....It might just get water inside the plastic casing.

But thats just me....
Ummmm. Doesn't rainwater get on your sign?
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Reflector tape will do it. Tie several ribbons of reflector tape on the rod and the birds will not come near. Or wrap reflector tape around the light post. We use it on a fruit tree, it works. People who live on the ocean use it on their balconies to keep the seagulls off.
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Okay, I just have to ask....I am sure many of you are thinking this....but...come on....at our age...are these really issues we want to worry about! Just saying! Birds fly over your roof...you don't think there is a few poop drops there too! The things that worry people amaze me! Life far too short! Just saying!
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