S Gilmore, of Crowthers Hill, Dartmouth, writes: I have heard talk about a mad person with some kind of seagull-scaring device, which apparently gives of a nasty sound and is meant to keep the gulls quiet or whatever. It seems, however, it upsets the locals more than the gulls, so it's an annoying waste of time. I fail to understand why people who don't like seagulls, want to live in a seaside town. This is the natural home of sea birds and they have been here for much longer than humans. Someone should tell this silly person that seagulls belong here, so get used to it, buddy. People who don't understand this obviously don't belong here. If you're stupid enough to wave your fish and chip bag around on the waterfront, you have just invited a seagull to dinner. The gull may not say 'thanks' but will be very grateful that you are a stupid human. It's quite simple: seaside towns have seagulls which, for quite understandable reasons, don't particularly like humans and they don't trust them either. People don't like seagulls because they are smarter than us.