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  1. I'd recommend using LibreOffice, or even OpenOffice. They are both free to download and in my opinion better than MS Office - I use it full time on my Mac. They include their own version of Word, but you can open, edit and save MS Word files as normal.
  2. Regarding whether the estate agent would be trying it on to increase their commission, I don't think it would be worth their while: the sale to them is more important than the price. Hypothetically if they earn 1% from a sale and they sell a house for 200k, they get 2k in commission, if they try and negotiate an extra 10k on the price of the house all the extra hassle is only worth another 100 pounds (and the risk that you pull out of the sale). I'd imagine they would just want the 2k asap and to move on to the next sale...
  3. Whilst trout have indeed been stocked for a long time, the method has changed dramatically - large fish farms have replaced small hatcheries. The point of this legislation is that there is no evidence that stocking improves the fitness of wild trout populations, with all evidence suggesting that the opposite is likely true. This is therefore a proactive measure to try to ensure that brown trout continue to survive in the long term, so they exist for future generations. Maybe the scientists that you are so angry with are wrong, but what if they are right? Legislation can be withdrawn if it is shown that it is not working or the science is flawed. The affects of artificially stocking mass farmed fish into wild ecosystems may not have effects that are seen in our lifetime, or even our children's. They are small, but they add up. By the time the effects are visible enough to convince people such as yourself it may be too late. I enjoy river fishing for wild fish. I want my children to be able to fish rivers for wild fish, and their children too. If you want to fish for big, fat artificial fish then go and fish in a pond. Stocking mass farmed fish into a river with a wild population is not the answer. If the population of trout in the river is not at it's optimal density then improve the habitat, if it is, then stop being so greedy. Your arguments against stocking triploid fish hold just as much for stocking diploid fish. I suggest you read the report here: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/Business/sc04007_120407__1804106.pdf
  4. I'm not quite sure what you want here. You argue that triploid fish will impact on the wild fish population by displacement (which the report suggests is not true) however this is no different to what would occur if stocking with diploid fish. Just because diploid fish CAN breed with the wild population doesn't mean that they will (or indeed that this is a good thing), and it certainly doesn't mean that it will be a major benefit to the wild population. As far as I can see there are two options - catch a sustainable amount of wild brown trout and stock no fish, or supplement the natural population with sterile fish so that you can catch more. As you say, brown trout can migrate, so why should you be allowed to (in all likelihood negatively) affect an ecosystem elsewhere. Stocking animals that can breed with the wild population is not the answer - think how well stocked pheasant and partridge breed compared with their wild relatives.
  5. But surely this is a good thing - protecting the genetic integrity of the wild brown trout. I only had a brief read of the EA report but it suggests both diploid and triploid introduced fish are considerably less fit than native fish with no evidence of an impact on the size, number or diet of wild fish. As the triploid fish do not partake in spawning activity it allows the fitter, wild fish to get on with it!
  6. Air Arms Diabolo Field work a treat for me
  7. Hi all, Sorry if this has been addressed previously but I'm new the forum and couldn't find anything... Was just wondering why most wildfowler's prefer semi auto's to an O/U. I would have thought the usual benefits of an O/U such as different choke barrels would still be an advantage? And surely there are more things to go wrong with an auto especially in the harsh environment they are used in? What am I missing?
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