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Cranfield

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  1. Coursers and Poachers have been intimidating "locals" for donkey's years. Dead hares dumped outside farmers houses, or farms, hung in trees, same with local pubs and village halls. Caravan dwellers are the usual suspects, but the article mentions deer, pheasants and birds of prey and that is a bit unusual. Rumours of an "international gambling gang" seems a bit far fetched, but I have heard the Dwellers do gamble on which of their dogs performs the best, but "international" is a bit far fetched.
  2. I noticed the one in the background as well. Another great video Simon.👍
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    Biden

    One of the biggest problems in the USA (according to the people) is the Border and illegal immigrants (sounds familiar), Biden is failing badly and only mentioned the Border about 45 mins into his speech. Its a shame the Democrats or the Republicans cannot find a better candidate under 70 years of age
  4. The shortage of bungalows (two beds , or more) seems to be a very regional problem. They are readily available in southern counties, especially within 30 miles of the coast. If your "new" bungalow has the room, its surprisingly cheap to have a (portable) two car garage erected. Mine was the concrete slab type, erected on a concrete base, corrugated pitch roof and (choice of colour) pebble dash outside. As mine was detached, I didn't even need planning permission.
  5. The 39.7% turnout is very relevant to the result. People are losing interest in voting for any party.
  6. The Kent side of the Thames was breached in a number of places, notably "Egypt Bay" and it had been noted previously that there was some erosion in the sea wall there caused by holts and/or fox/badger diggings, which had caused overflow at extra high tides. I lived in Cooling then (7 years old at the time) , on the marshes about a mile from the Thames, we had to move back to the village and my grandfather (shepherd) led cattle and sheep to dry land with a bale of hay on his back and six good dogs.
  7. I skipped many days off school to follow the otterhounds on the north Kent marshes. They were blamed (probably wrongly) for the 1953 Thames flooding that affected Canvey Island and North Kent.
  8. I have tried that, but delayed repairs and frequent loss of signal, are causing me to look for alternatives. I don't get the impression things will improve.
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    Sky Stream

    Has anyone got Sky Stream ? We have a Community aerial/dish system and this Winter there have been a lot of problems due to wind and weather, plus sloppy Provider. All my TV comes Via Sky Q . I have a Smart TV, but never connected it to wifi, I also have av 75mbs speed. It would be nice to become independent of the current system, but I am concerned about quality and the seamless transfer over of my existing Sky package. Before I contact Sky, it would be nice to get some feedback from any members who have had this experience.
  10. Top video again. Thanks for posting.👍
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    Road kills.

    I have heard that this is well used method of disposal.
  12. Might be a good idea to avoid that region, unless you like firework displays. Stick to Turkey, you know that well.😊
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    CRUISE LINER

    We cruise quite a lot, the biggest ship we have been on was Brittania, with 3650 passengers and that was big enough, I can't imagine over twice as many. This ship isn't going on any long cruises, it seems they are mostly going to be 7-10 days from Miami into the Caribbean. Very much aimed at families with kids, a floating fun fair.
  14. Certainly a different view of Lough Neagh than you usually give us. Some good shooting there, well done.👍 I am a subscriber on your You Tube, but we appreciate you posting on here as well.
  15. Seen it on You Tube, but always worth a second look.👍
  16. The increase in car insurance premiums is almost a national scandal. Because every company is doing it, price comparison and moaning about it, is almost a waste of time. My vehicle renewal came up late November last year, my wife is a named driver, but hasn't driven since Covid and is unlikely to drive again. I had the renewal quote, we then decided to remove her from the insurance and the premium increased by about £75. I hadn't expected much of a decrease, but I did not expect an increase. How does that work out ? We immediately put her back on.🙂
  17. I agree, it can spoil watching them. David Jason is probably the most versatile actor, for being able to become whatever character he plays.
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  19. Testing….testing…. - Off Topic - Pigeon Watch Forums There are problems with the server that are being sorted out. This thread refers.
  20. I have seen something similar in northern France, where the guns had built hides in the tops of trees, consisting of wooden floors and then wire "walls" plus camo netting. They had plastic full bodies decoys all around and one or two live birds tethered on poles, on a perch. When they pulled the string the perch moved and the bird flew up and landed again (bit like a tree fitted flapper). The brothers involved had about 4 - 5 hides covering a 50+ acre woodland and they shot there at roost time. This was all before electronic flappers, rotarys, etc., I have no idea if they still use live birds, but I would have thought a flapper would do as good a job.
  21. Its Teal's decision, as its his Forum. With a new Server on the horizon there will be an unexpected cost . Rather than paying a subscription, or joining fee, to gain access, its probably better to make available a voluntary donation button on the Forum. Members could then donate what they want (if anything) and when they want. This would not affect their access either way.
  22. I followed your progress with interest, as did many others. You have done well and I certainly agree with your comment that the woodworking was therapeutic. I worked on old no name Spanish sbs many years ago, for almost a year, some of the mechanics were beyond my ability, but I concentrated on the appearance. It ended up as a wall hanger and quite a good looking one.😊 Immense satisfaction.
  23. In a sporting goods shop in Apalachicola on the Florida panhandle, the female owner congratulated me on my perfect English, I pointed out that I was English. She replied, "Oh, I didn't realise that". 🙄
  24. Top class as usual, you have certainly got some fine equipment.👍 It would be interesting sometime to see a video of a walk through your armoury.
  25. Good luck to the lad, I think he could be around for a few years. Perhaps his "girlfriend" won't be.🙄 Its been some time since I last watched aa darts tournament, but I remember the call, "best of order now please". Darts were thrown in almost silence. Tonight there was chanting, song singing and insults shouted. How things change.
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