ClemFandango
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1 hour ago, snow white said:
One of our grandkids as gone back to school this week when they have PE they have to go in there PE kit not school uniform then have to sit in all day can’t get charged back in to school uniform.
So if they get wet they have to sit in wet kit all day why can’t the get changed back into dry clothes.
So?
Hardly the end of the world.
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I really like them. I like the handle colour. I would prefer them without the brass studs and lanyard hole to be honest but that's nitpicking.
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2 hours ago, Mutiny said:
I get what you’re saying, but arent we better served with more people getting interested in Fowling instead of numbers declining into obscurity? If using digital maps and marking waypoints etc on these is what helps to bring new blood into the sport surely its worth it?
Less wildfowlers means less club fees and permit money used to lease/buy wetlands, and less money for wardens In areas which operate permit schemes. Less money for wardens in these areas means money for their wages and costs need to be topped up from other sources - at what point would they be deemed not financially viable and an easy route to ending wildfowling in those spots (Lindisfarne for example)
More actual wildfowlers also means more BASC members, (taking this at face value and ignoring all of the current BASC problems/issues) which means a higher percentage of wildfowlers to vote for committee members, and indeed stand as committee members
Look at the Natural England Humber Estuary debacle, declining numbers of wildfowlers could lead to more situations like this; lack of use could quite plausibly be used as a reason to not renew consents on other areas
Fair point.
I'll let you tell me that again when you are out on the marsh looking for some poor soul who went out thinking having a GPS app on a phone would keep him safe.
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If you have to rely on a phone to find your way on and off a marsh you don't belong there.
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Gavin
Tree Mc Tree face.
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8 hours ago, Scully said:
Another one ( while you can cos he’s calling it a day ) is Lakeland Guns in Workington. It will be a crying shame if no one else takes it on, as good gunshops ( or even gunshops!) are scarce in Cumbria.
I went to a gunshop in Grange over Sands once near Kendal when I was visiting a friend of mine. Can't remember the name of the shop but he had all sorts and the guy who ran the place was very helpful
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9 hours ago, motty said:
If you're happy to limit your range to 60 yards, then steel is fine.
I wish I was a good enough shot to consider "limiting" my range to 60 yards.
More accurately for my case.
If you are willing to swear when you miss birds at 30yrds, then steel is fine.
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21 hours ago, Farmboy91 said:
Definitely a picture to cherish for the rest of your days.
Rather than buy a calendar from a shop last year I had one made up online full of sporting pictures and a couple of me and my lad, this would make a perfect one for September if you ever think of doing something similar 👌
That's a nice idea.
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Crikey that's awful.
Sorry you have had to and continue to endure that.
I never realised it could be that horrific.
I hope that your residual symptoms clear up for good as soon as possible and you can live free of it.
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The guy that used to deliver to us on a Sunday night reckoned he loved it. He said it was easy. Got to meet people and he could earn as much as he liked by taking extra hours...
Mind you he would have had a VERY rural route I imagine.
I'm not sure I'd want to be doing it in a town or city.
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1 hour ago, enfieldspares said:
This. I will not eat and not buy any game that I believe has been shot with steel. And when...as they will...the "no win no fee" lawsuits start stacking up against the likes of Waitrose for tooth damage they will cease selling any game. Period. Wait and see.
We'll be waiting forever because it won't happen.
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10 minutes ago, cookoff013 said:
i`ve heard that they are shot with steel.
i pointed out the legislation that the way it is worded, shooting lead cartridges over wetlands and ponds is illegal. but succumbed to naysayers that its only shooting wildfowl birds.
How can discharging lead shot over wetlands be legal as long as you are shooting clays? the legislation is worded in a way it cannot be misinterpreted. my point was against clays hooting over some wetland and ponds.
You are 100% correct.
Any shooting of lead shot in shotguns over wetlands in England Scotland and Wales is illegal regardless of species/target.
In England and Wales it is then also illegal to shoot certain species with lead shot (mainly waterfoul) wherever they are found i.e. not over wetlands.
48 minutes ago, Balotelli said:Ok, That's good news. Maybe it was the landowner that stipulated only using a shotgun for the reasons you gave regarding the use of rifles, I don't think that I implied that it was an EU ruling. What I intended to comment was that it was the EU ruling that confused protecting the pygmy cormorant with the cormorants which have proliferated inland. A guy I know was given permisssion to shoot a number of cormorants on a trout water. He managed one in five years. Unfortunately, he was the the only one allowed to do so. For Jacko's benefit, cormorants are creatures of habit and when not plundering fish stocks tend to sit on particular branches or outcrops, so lay in wait.
Sorry if I misunderstood your first post.
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7 hours ago, Balotelli said:
I think that legally cormorants can only be shot using a shotgun. Don't ask me why when a .22 or.17 rifle would be a much better bet. But as many have said you'll have to set the alarm for the crack of dawn. The protection of cormorants stemmed from an EU ruling and I believe it was the pygmy cormorant that was intended to be protected but somehow morphed into cormorant. I can assure you that cormorants are partial to both steel and lead. Horrible destructive birds. As you might have guessed, one of Packham's co-presenters thinks they're wonderful, but she probably also has a soft spot for mosquitoes.
No. That's not true.
A licence may specify what method you can use but in this country you can use rifles to cull cormorants.
In fact the EU guidance documentation refers to using rifles to cull cormorants and it's relative efficiency.
"The use of rifles is likely to have
limited, if any, effect in conditioning
other birds, so there may well be
little potential scaring effect of killing
birds with rifles. Safety will be a key
consideration with regard to any use
of firearms, but it will be a particular
concern where rifles might be used.
Bullets can travel for distances of
over 2 km and may ricochet off
water, rocky outcrops, gravel banks
and other surfaces. Thus, rifles will
not always be suitable for use on or
near water bodies, particularly where
there is public access."So I'm not sure where you got the idea that the EU prohibits the shooting of cormorants with a rifle... Because it doesn't.
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23 hours ago, Vince Green said:
I would have thought that anybody who had asthma would be highly motivated to wear a mask not claiming to be exempt
Well... You're wrong.
I am asthmatic. I wear a mask when I can but... It can induce an asthma attack.
Masks don't provide any protection from C-19 to the wearer. Not sure why you would think someone whit Asthma would want to wear them any more than someone without?
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9 hours ago, hafod said:
Dont quote me on this but i dont think pine is a very good idea for smoke curing because of the creosote it produces
But you wont go far wrong with the old traditional staples namely oak , beech , ash , apple , alder , maple , or its European competitor sycamore
have heard that sweet chestnut ( not to be confused with the horse chestnut or conker ) produces a nice flavour
What hafod says.
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1 hour ago, billytheghillie said:
2 words
Thank you?
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I have a basic plastic press.
Hand formed burgers are great if you are cooking there and then but I freeze mine in packs. Presses are useful as you can add a plastic or greaseproof paper disc to stop them sticking together.
I give a few away to landowners, people who have done me favours etc and a press is good to give a uniform, professional looking finish.
I don't add anything to help them bind. Just salt and pepper.
That's with rabbit, pigeon, hare, venison and goose mince. Separately or all mixed together depending on what I have.
If you can't clean a burger press effectively enough not to poison people. Don't ever do any cooking again. You're a retard.
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3 minutes ago, London Best said:
I know if you run a Land Rover axle with a 7.50x16 on one side and a 205x16 on the other side it warms the diff up a lot! Needs must situation at the time.
I'll take your word for that. I don't have the balls to try it myself.
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1 hour ago, billytheghillie said:
i cant say on here what i think about him, but everybody is entitled to there little rant.
You can say whatever you like about me. None of this is personal. It's just the internet.
It's their, not there by the way.
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30 minutes ago, London Best said:
Multiplied by 3.1417 for the difference in rolling circumference it starts to look more significant, but are we not talking about supposedly ‘tough trucks’?
It's a fair point when you put it like that.
I wonder how much difference it actually makes?
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2 hours ago, London Best said:
Joust my opinion:
Any diff which is not strong enough to withstand a few fractions of an inch difference in rolling diameter is not strong enough/has no place on/will not last long on a 4x4.
I had never thought of the difference in diameter until Scotslad mentioned it.
But I am with you, again a difference of say 12mm tread depth is less than an inch difference in diameter. Surely it's not that significant?
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3 hours ago, JDog said:
Billy, it would appear that you have been 'Fandango'd'. You are not the first and I doubt that you will be the last.
You know when you've been Fandango'd
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On 20/08/2020 at 20:42, billytheghillie said:
Wrong, not illegal over wetland in Scotland, i could name at least 2 dozen guys that do it.
No you weren't "Just saying it happens." You were advising on an open public forum that it is legal to use lead over wetlands in Scotland.
You were saying that it must be legal because you know at least 24 people who do it and one big pheasant shoot.
Not is wholly irresponsible to undertake any kind of shooting without understanding the law it is also wholly irresponsible to advise others to do the same.
This is the sort of thing that lead to the General Licenses challenges and it will lead to a total ban on lead shot.
Your ignorance and the ignorance of your mates jeopardises the future of shooting across the UK.
Oh, and I am bald as it happens.
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God this is minging! Is the colour a mistake or a glitch?