Vince Green

There are more than enough people willing to turn up to any form of demonstration, they probably don't know or care what they are protesting about. This week fox hunting, next week its a new by-pass or climate change.

Any bird not picked up straight away and put in a bag is going to be fly blown in an hour this time of year if left out.

These raves are organised as a business and they charge to get in. Who gets the bill for clearing up afterwards? We do A couple of weeks ago a couple of people died at one of these events because they took some toxic illegal drugs being peddled. These are not impromptu parties, don't think its just a load of kids having fun

A rifle bullet travelling at 3000 fps fired from a 1in 12 " barrel is rotating at 3000 revs per second which is 180,000 rpm! A bullet loses forward velocity very quickly and much more quickly than it loses rotational velocity which it hardly loses at all. So here is the strange but true bit. A bullet is not nose heavy like an arrow or a dart would be, and, because it is rotating so quickly, it doesn't turn over at the top of its travel to start decending nose first as an arrow or dart would. A bullet fired up into the air at 45 degrees spends the whole of its flight travelling at the same 45 degrees relative to the ground as when it was fired. That's mainly because it is still spinning so fast relative to its forward velocity. (Gyroscopic effect) That means it starts coming down sideways and that creates much more air resistance and it slows even faster. That's where these ballistic programmes depart from reality. They predict by calculation and assume the BC remains constant but their calculations don't take into account the sideways effect and ever increasing air resistance. This was first identified by an American called Earl Narramore whose job was to develop elevation tables for American field cannons at Aberdeen Proving Ground in America in the 1920s. He was able to establish why the cannons didn't achieve the calculated range predicted for them, He established that at extreme range the shells were falling base first into the ground still spinning very fast. He painted the shells and the scratches on the paint proved his point. Heavier bullets still have the same front on cross sectional area as a lighter bullet so the ballistic coefficient is always going to be better on the way up, but, for reasons stated above, once they top out they fail even quicker because the side on area is greater. At 1200 yds a 7.62 bullet cuts a slightly oval hole in the target. Part of the reason why so many shells did not go off in the first world war was because they were landing base first at extreme range and not triggering the detonator in the nose. Many of the recovered shells, still being dug up every year have undamaged brass nose fuses. Which is handy for the idiots who try to salvage them for keepsakes..

That's been true for a long time, unless you want to do it for fun/satisfaction don't bother. But it does add a bit to the enjoyment

My other half's daughter is a cheerleader and has been in the England team representing this country in competitions in America. The mums and dads of our team have to fund their own kids to go. The American college teams turn up in massive signwritten tour buses and their stay is all expenses paid The difference is so noticable

Generally the American powders like RED DOT are more easily available locally although dearer and the LEE data is more geared to it. Shot and wads are easy they can be posted. What I would do if I were you would be to contact Reloading Solutions near you. They will have powder, might have primers but can probably point you in the right direction. They don't really do shotgun reloading stuff so advice is limited Clay and Game is the top supplier in this country and they give out a lot of data.

The difference lies in the fact that the American girls have come through the College Football route meaning they have been football professionals in all but name for several years. Training and coached full time. The England girls, although they may play for big name teams back in England, are still very much amateurs or semi pro at best, having come to it from an entirely different route

Not all of them and not the most important member IMO, that's the trouble with these older bands, knowing who is going to be in the lineup. before you shell out for tickets. It will no doubt be a very good night. Bye the way DD I get your name

The answer to the OP's question is yes - the drugs problem really is that bad in USA. But its nothing new, it was crack before that and cocaine addiction goes back to the 20s. America has always been too close geographically to South America to prevent this stuff flooding in. America is huge and vast tracts are poor, low income and frankly boring to live in. Jobs are dead end working in fast food outlets, convenience stores or gas stations. Asperations are sky high from watching TV about rich folks but the reality is so different. Drugs have always been more common than alcohol and in many States actually more easy to obtain

It has done traditionally but my instinct is its going to flatline for the foreseeable future, ie the next 25 years, and probably drop a bit, its already dropping in many parts of the country . Nothing to do with Brexit but everything to do with difficulty in borrowing money for mortgages. Banks and building societies are becoming much more cautious anticipating a crash if the Euro, (or even the dollar) takes a dive.

Crypto is smoke and mirrors, there is no pot of gold sitting somewhere in a bank vault propping it up. Saying that, neither has the Euro Bricks and mortar may go up and down but you can still live in it

This is from one of my investment websites last week "Last month, Italy announced a “new Lira” – the minibot alternative currency designed to “mobilise credit that is badly needed…” according to Claudio Borghi, chairman of Italy’s house budget committee. As Ambrose Evans-Pritchard put it in the Telegraph: “Once these short-term notes trade on the open market they would become a de facto currency, a new lira in waiting. Italy would have a split monetary system. The euro would unravel from within.” Take a few moments to search for the end of the Euro in any search engine, and you won’t be short of results. But what most people don’t seem to realise is that the end of the Euro comes with consequences for the UK… And Brexit – whatever shape it takes – won’t make a difference. Allow me to be clear: I believe that the death of the Euro will start a chain reaction that will lead to the biggest financial crisis in history." If Italy could generate a new currency that is debt free and can leave behind the Euro and all its associated debts, would they not jump at it? Surely that's indisputable. But what then happens to the debt? I think the UK is liable for about 40% of it one way or another. Far more than we should be

The problem is that lots of very unsuitable people are being encouraged to rent out their "own" homes, even if they are not allowed to do so by their Mortgage provider, tenancy agreement, house insurance etc in order to make extra cash. Airbnb is probably the worst example, they really don't give a toss but there are lots of others. Bookings dot com it appears is another one. Their attitude is not our problem if its legal or not, we just handle the bookings.

I don't think we are that well educated, come down to our place in Cornwall this evening and see the people on Par beach burned salmon pink while their kids play unattended at the waters edge, also burned pink. Fast forward six months and people will be out walking on Bodmin in the snow wearing trainers and a hoodie

Virtually all summer drownings are tragically trivial, that's not to say the outcome is trivial don't get me wrong. What I mean is there is often just a little slip on the rocks when fishing or a swimmer who absolutely OK one minute and then can't be found when his companions look round two minutes later. And you think how can life be that fragile?

I would say for myself that if I missed the first clay any second shot at it is likely to be an out and out poke, Ideally, your head/ coordination should already have switched focus to the second clay of the pair before you even become aware that the first shot was a miss. Waiting to see what happens is time lost.

Sounds exactly like what you can expect to get when you book somewhere on AirBnB My nephew is an archaeologist and his work moves around the country continuously following new road building projects and the like. He uses Airbnb a lot and while his expectations are not high anyway some of the places are really dire.

That's always been the elephant in the room with women who play traditionally male, or very physical sports. So now, in these more liberal times, do we discuss whether it gives them an unfair advantage over other women players? Or is it non PC to mention it?

Its a shame because women's football had been free of the tainted tactics of the men's game

In this context, a friend asked for dispatch of cage caught foxes, feral cats, squirrels. mink and rats plus injured foxes, deer, badgers and livestock inc pets (the standard wording for dispatch apparently) the question came back are you a licenced slaughter man? Whats a licenced slaughter man?

In the army they shoot horses with a .32 Webley pistol. Its probably about 70 years old. Every time the horses go out onto the road for what ever reason the senior NCO has one in his pocket just in case one of the horses gets injured, and he is trained how to use it Its the same Webley pistol they used to issue to police in London up to about the 1950s but the .32 Webley is not really any more powerful than a .22, its all about how and where the shot is delivered but the horse never even twitches. Bang and its flat, just a shudder as the muscles let go and its over.

The collapse will be in the banking arrangements that are struggling to keep concealed the true level of insolvency in many of the EU member states.. Many big players are busy moving money out of the Euro Zone in anticipation of a big drop before the end of this year. When it goes, nobody can predict how far the cracks will spread. Gold is at an all time high, that's always a sign

Silly question, the world is full of spare women

It wasn't that long ago a serious offender in the US could wipe the slate clean or drop of the radar completely simply by moving to another States