"George Booth" wrote in message
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I've seen people experiment with plastic cable ties to deter airborne
intruders. Select the appropriate size and fix say 4 of them pointing
upwards around the top of the gauge. Hopefully not large enough to affect
your readings, strong enough to resist those Northamptonshire winds and
more than enough to deter avian landings.



Ah, now that is clever. I had thought about taping some 6" nails around it,
poking upwards like your cable ties. Yours sounds a lot neater and easier.
Plenty of ties in the tool box.

The only unwelcome winds we've had here in Northamptonshire over the last 13
years came out of the mouth of our local MP, but we got rid of her a couple
of weeks ago.

jim, Northampton