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Flew to Edinburgh last night for the match today. Have been terrified of flying all my life but it is obviously the only option when it comes to travelling long distances. Was fed up with the fear and recently under went hypnosis for this fear. I am usually sceptical of anything out of the norm but I have to say I didn't have any fear at all. On the way down it was a bit bumpy but that didn't really phase me much. Hopefully this will be the way forward now.

Thank you all for the advice. Last year the storm really destroyed my greenhouse. Literally knocked it for 6 and broke all the glass and bent most of the frame. Some so badly it was unusable but I am a stubborn sort of a guy so myself and a friend decided to try and fix it. Long story short we fixed it all but we thought it was the corner support struts that let us down so I got 8 cut to length out of angle iron and placed those I'm. This last storm broke a good few of the panes, first one was by a branch then wind got in and popped the rest out. The storm was very bad but not all panes were broken and the frames never moved. I have a Home Base about 30 miles away, I am there twice a week for work so will call in next time I am passing. It is one of the ones that is closing but I never thought of it.

It's a real shame

There is a guy st my work who denies the holocaust ever took place. Even in the face of all evidence he denies it..... Not sure I would want to visit, I imagine it would be very emotional.

I never thought of that. Thank you for the heads up.

Am heading to Scotland next weekend to watch Ireland V Scotland. Looking forward to the long weekend and catching up with friends that I was in Uni with over 25 years ago.

Morning, After loosing my greenhouse glass twice in 12 months due to high winds I was wondering if there is viable alternative to glass? Was thinking of perspex but think it may cloud over time? Is this still the case and does it take long for this to happen? Delighted for any advice. Thanks.

That sounds like a great day out. I hadn't shot at a pheasant ir partridge since last beaters day as I shoot mainly snipe and woodcock or go stalking. I like to get a pheasant and partridge on the score card each season but left it late this year.

Well, you'll all be glad (or surprised) to hear that the family is all still above ground with no ill effects from my 3 year old partridge. Beater shoot went very well, I hit more than I missed and we had fantastic weather. Total bag of 186, mostly partridge then pheasants and about 20 mallard. Took 3 brace of partridge home with me but they will be eaten before long. No long languishing in the freezer for these birds.

I have cooked a lot in the air fryer. I really couldn't fault it Steaks, sausages, bacon and all sort of birds. I was a bit hesitant about getting one but really couldn't complain about anything. It does take a bit of getting used to but I wouldn't be without it now.

Well I have just had them and to be honest they were grand. One of the bags was slightly open so one or two were freezer burnt. The other bag was fine and looked perfect. Not that dissimilar to the fresh ones I cooked on Sunday. 2 hours in and the 3 of us are all still standing. Beaters shoot tomorrow, don't want to have a dose of the trots for that.

I had both partridge and pigeon on Sun night, both done together in the air fryer. Just the breasts (off the bone) little bit of oil plus a good shake of Lidl own brand chicken seasoning . They both turned out very well. Yesterday I was going through the freezer to make room and found 2 packs of partridge at the bottom of a drawer. Vacuum packed and dated Jan '22 - don't know how I over looked them. Anyway they are no defrosted and will be on the menu this evening. If you see me in the obituaries tomorrow you will know why......

I have a Zeiss DT1/19. Comes in well within your budget and I couldn't fault it at all.

We had the same last night but mixed with a bit of pasta through the marie rose. Followed by pollock fillets done in the air fryer and roasties. I had some peppers and onions on the fridge so fried them off too. Was a fantastic dinner. Did think to take a photo but got carried away eating and forgot all about it.

I have shot a lot if ferals with a .177. We rarely got clean kills if the pellets placement was off a bit. Often the pigeon would fly the length of the cow shed and drop or even fly off and into a wall but all would be dead in retrieval. I didn't do much thinking about it as I moved to a .22 after that but I did wonder at the tine was the pellet being pushed too fast to deform if it didn't hit bone? That would leave a smaller wound channel and less energy dumped on impact. When we hit the birds in the correct place they died as they were meant to.