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chrisjpainter

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  • Birthday 29/10/1985

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    Mountain climbing, reading, anything in the out doors!

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  1. The final weekend for the men is here. Just watching the wooden spoon match. Wales look third best of the two right now.
  2. Be warned... there are two Collins guides out there! There's one with photographs, which is the above one made in conjunction with the BTO, and there's one with detailed prints/sketches (below). The vast majority of birders, myself included, go for the latter. It has more detailed images across different ages and both sexes. The maps are easier to read too. I have the BTO Collins one and it's good, but its wheel of sightings probability is rather elaborate and the population maps are not easy to get to grips with quickly. In a way they're more accurate, because they're based on specific data rather than a generalised assessment, but the maps aren't user friendly. Where it EXCELS is the bit that no one bothers to read (save the geeks like me!). The beginning is stuffed full of really useful tips and tricks on how to birdwatch, not just what you're looking at. It teaches you far more about fieldcraft, but is somewhat let down as a field guide. The app @yatesmight be referring to is the same as the below one. Again I have it and it's very good indeed. Hope that helps! Collins Bird Guide: Amazon.co.uk: Svensson, Lars, Mullarney, Killian, Zetterström, Dan: 9780008547462: Books
  3. Yeah it's going to be a shame if Ireland roll Scotland over, because that will make for a dead rubber for the late kick off. It would have been better to have them all at the same time and make all teams play in the 'What If' camp, so they have to turn up and play. Still, always nice to start with a tussle for a wooden spoon* before the real stuff gets under way! *It's also nice that England won't be in that position, I feared we might at half time vs Italy!
  4. Wales well and truly beaten up by the end. Meaty stuff from the French
  5. Been at 'pub. Well that was all very mad. What a brilliant, brilliant game of test rugby. England full value for the win; I don't think Ireland played badly, it's just that England, for once in a blue moon, played very, very well! Earl was absolutely titanic
  6. It's all very crazy. So much fun!
  7. To England, right? Great start! Well, chaotic start anyway!
  8. I've just done my fire training for work. We were told powder's not great because it is a pain to clear up and can ruin things. I'd have thought the fire would have done that anyway... CO2 is a good all round option, but it doesn't work by cooling, so if the fuel's really hot, there's a risk it reignites after you've emptied your extinguisher. And they're not great in enclosed spaces. But I'd still go CO2 downstairs where there's the risk of electrical entanglements. What's the fire risk upstairs? is there a danger of one starting up there - smoking, electric blankets, or what have you? The source of the fire should determine what extinguisher you get.
  9. All too often impractical. It's mail order or nowt.
  10. Ridiculous ending! But for the wobble of the ball, it would surely have been Italy's win!
  11. Thnkas for that, @oowee. You don't own the Venatu jacket, by any chance, do you? If so, do you like it?
  12. I must confess I've never really looked at their stuff. I'm not sure I've even heard of it before. Does anyone use it, or know anyone who does? Good opinions and bad appreciated
  13. Thanks @samboy. That's what I've felt with Ridgeline too. I have both in M and the Deerhunter's certainly bigger - but 10 years older. The Pro Gamekeeper doesn't have a game pocket at the back, does it?
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