chrisjpainter

Yes.

I'd logged in just to say the same. Can we all agree that he's just not up to international standard? Whatever position he plays in, he's a weakness that the opposition can target. And I wish he'd stop doing that stupid hop when he's running with the ball! It wastes speed, it kills momentum and it shows he's not actually got any idea what he's doing.

A move to the shore is fraught with danger. It's too rocky to beach and get out (as he says) so that means just moving towards shore (exactly what a seal would do) wouldn't achieve much anyway. Plus he'd then have to be much more careful about rocks under the water, so he doesn't get flipped in - and he can't keep an eye on the shark. The kid did the right thing: A constant, steady paddle that gives off now extra stimulus to entice the shark. If you can get past the 'Holy smokes!' yelling, he's had a pretty epic encounter with a Mako too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbOePSCQ87c

An owl only regurgitates the stuff it can't digest. Everything else passes through as standard.

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I guess that would explain why Noble False Widow bites are riddled with hideous bacteria, but no. Comes in one end, goes out the other!

What do you think would happen to them once they'd eaten? They might only have a liquid diet, but there's still waste!

Hmm. That was emphatic. I wonder if Ireland were watching

This England U20's side really like offloading in the tackle! Whoever's coaching them has got them playing with a lot of pace and freedom. If they can keep that going, we'll be a fun senior team to watch in a few years

Rod 1: Drennan Vortex 13ft Float This has been used once, so it's in A1 condition. It's a true all rounder float rod, with a nice, progressive action. It picks up line quickly on the strike and is soft enough to avoid bumping off fish. Great for delicate float work in winter and for trotting for grayling and chub, as well as stillwater action. A great all round rod, it's just I have been lured into the world of Power Floats, so this isn't going to be used I don't think! Line rating: 3-6lbs £80 ono 2) Daiwa Ninja Match 11ft Lovely rod in excellent conditions. Good for general waggler fishing, as well as pellet waggler. Soft enough to avoid bumping off palm length fish, but still plenty of strength to handle carp and tench. It's just not getting the use it should have! and it's only been used a handful of times, so it can go to someone who will use it. £40 ono 3. Daiwa Harrier 11ft Pellet Waggler I'm not sure this has ever been used, so it's in perfect condition. A lovely action to it and would make a great waggler rod for anyone starting out, or for a more experienced angler. It has a fairly progressive action, so should fish well for silvers as well as using pellet waggler tactics. £20 ono I will post, but finding a courier may well be tricky, so pickup in the Weymouth/Dorchester area better, unless it's next week, in which case it can be Wallingford, Oxfordshire too.

That was an incredible finish. He's a mountain of a man; how he showed such skill and dexterity, I'll never know! Just got in from grayling fishing, so I can now actually watch some rugby! Once my hands thaw out!

BONKERS! I need to give weapons to ADHD kids more often. What a last try!

Marcus Smith is awful. Utterly. utterly awful.

This game is like giving ADHD kids caffeine and weapons. It's chaotic, highly energetic, fraught with danger and no one has any control.

Amazing stuff. Was this taken at range, or just you being VERY well positioned?

Depends if I'm allowed to drive. If I am, then the North West of Scotland. If not, then nowhere! Exciting times

In our group of friends, we used to do Secret Santa new years resolutions. You thought of a daft resolution and popped it in a hat. It gets shaken up and you pick one out of the hat. Fun times. Much more entertaining than 'I'm going to do couch to 5k' and then forgetting and having more desert instead

descend aiming for Heathrow, end up in London City Airport?

It's supposed to be cranking up to 70mph gusts over the next few hours here in South Dorset. It doesn't sound that bad right now though. I'm meant to be microchalking our fishing club's lake in the morning. Three blokes in a small boat heaving chalk in 70mph gusts? Noooo perhaps not. most of the chalk will end up in the trees and we'll end up in the lake...

Stunning stuff. Was this taken at range? I think the Pyrenees have a few hides around as well?

I think Harris will win. I don't think it will be much of a majority, but I reckon she has enough of a lock on various demographics that Trump can't match elsewhere. Dems win the house, but Reps take the House and Senate

That's very kind, thanks. It looks like it'd be about the size as the lower prong on the lower picture. We'll see how it goes over the next couple of weeks or so.

That's great, thanks. I had a feeling I would be exposing the core. I'll see how I find it for a few weeks first I think. I can always do it at a later date.

'Afternoon all, I've just made myself a walking stick out of Hazel and a roe antler for the thumb rest. One prong is significantly longer than the other. How feasible is it to shorten it off by a couple of inches and to then round off the top again? I'd rather leave it than make a mess of it, but if it's possible, it would probably save me accidentally taking my own eye out with it!

Is anyone around Aurndel perchance? This bird's been seen, apparently. Initially straightforward but...courtship colours in October? And legs that pink? It fits more with Eastern Subspecies GWE's and time of year would say Australia or thereabouts, but I've never seen one coloured like this here and especially not now