Fisherman Mike Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Just got back from a 2 hour walk with the dog and there is some brain dead neanderthal shooting pigeons in a flayed maize field in the valley. What a total lack of respect. If I find out who it is I will shove is gun up his *** butt first. What a complete doughnut ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornet 6 Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Why is this so wrong ? Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 I feel that it would be disrespectfull if the shooter shot straight through the 2 minutes silence at 11am. Over the years I have shot at several clay grounds on rememberance Sunday, and the procedure has always been that a whistle or horn has been sounded shortly before 11am, thus stopping shooting. The signal is given again after 11.02 am. webber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbird Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 as an old soldier, it sickens me when no respect is shown for our fallen heroes. if it was not for them we would not be doing what we do today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted November 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Why is this so wrong ? On remembrance Sunday ?? NOOOOOOOOOOOOO Couldnt it be given a rest for just one day.?? I find it disrespectful in the extreme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegleg31 Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 mike i understand what you are saying,but . is it any differnet to say washing the car,taking the kids swimming or playing a football match?.not having a go at all,i'm just trying to put it into perspective. all the best russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Unfortunately not everyone respects the silence. Sad fact of life I'm afraid. I'm not sure ramming a gun up his '***** would change things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angrymallard Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 i have to agree with pegleg here. I think people should pay their respects for our soldiers but you can't expect everyone to reaarange their plans. What is so different from going shooting than, having a pint, playing football or watching tv? Perhaps this was this guys only chance to fit in a days shooting, should he have to put it off just for rememberence sundaay? I see nothing wrong with what he was doing and just because he was out shooting does not mean hge does not respect our troops. its likely that he would too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Just got back from a 2 hour walk with the dog and there is some brain dead neanderthal shooting pigeons in a flayed maize field in the valley. What a total lack of respect. If I find out who it is I will shove is gun up his *** butt first. What a complete doughnut ! How do you know that he didnt stop at 11.00 for 2 mins I went clay shooting earlier, is that disrespectful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humperdingle Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Surely the men who fell during conflicts, did so that we can maintain our freedom? Telling people they can't do something they usually do, or want to do just because it's Rememberance Sunday is in contradiction? Of course, we should all remember them, pay our respects by whatever means we feel pertinent, but I'm pretty sure my uncles and grandfather who fought in WW1/2 would want our free lives to continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason kaye Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Just got back from a 2 hour walk with the dog and there is some brain dead neanderthal shooting pigeons in a flayed maize field in the valley. What a total lack of respect. If I find out who it is I will shove is gun up his *** butt first. What a complete doughnut ! Walking the dogs on Rememberence Sunday...........................How very dare you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornet 6 Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Why is this so wrong ? On remembrance Sunday ?? NOOOOOOOOOOOOO Couldnt it be given a rest for just one day.?? I find it disrespectful in the extreme. And you know for a fact he didn't take a 2 minute break ? I observed the 2 minutes silence, but sitting in the car at the local B&Q, is that wrong as well. Neil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbird Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 as i said earlier, i am an ex soldier and i lost friends. it only takes two minutes to remember them. i dont think anyone should do nothing on rememberance day which was on thursday. i am sure we all went to work and carried on with life which is what our fallen heroes would of wanted. all we ask for is 2 minutes silence which i am sure most of us do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulpicide Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Maybe he observed it on the Eleventh Hour of the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Well i went clay shooting today and everyone was told that shooting would stop at 10.50am and not commence till 11.15 a hooter was sounded at the time to warn people... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BADFEET Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Just got back from a 2 hour walk with the dog and there is some brain dead neanderthal shooting pigeons in a flayed maize field in the valley. What a total lack of respect. If I find out who it is I will shove is gun up his *** butt first. What a complete doughnut ! 1.What business is it of yours? 2.I suspect you wont be shoving anything anyware (except in private maybe ) Lads went to war so folk could do as they please in their own country, but hey, there is always some busy body (they usually get busy body type jobs as well) Remember these lads any way you like I say, but just remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Not observing the silence is one thing, free country and all that. Disrupting other people's observance of it with gunfire is something else entirely. If he stopped shooting for 2 minutes at 11:00 fair do's. If he didn't then I'm with Mike, who BTW is anything but a busy body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soreshoulder Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 i thought the silence was meant to be observed on the 11'th and this was posted at 10.35 am :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docholiday Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Just got back from a 2 hour walk with the dog and there is some brain dead neanderthal shooting pigeons in a flayed maize field in the valley. What a total lack of respect. If I find out who it is I will shove is gun up his *** butt first. What a complete doughnut ! Missing the point here arnt you, why should you be able to walk your dogs and enjoy yourself and he isnt allowed to shoot, how he or anybody else remembers all those who gave for us to enjoy the life we have is his business, dont agree with your post one bit. Those that died gave their lives that people may enjoy that freedom without having some " brain dead neanderthal" shoving a gun up their *****. doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunderbuss Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 (edited) i thought the silence was meant to be observed on the 11'th and this was posted at 10.35 am :blink: Yes it's observed on Armistice day the eleventh, but also on Remembrance Sunday. At pretty much every town and village war memorial, and every church in the country today, people would have been laying wreaths. Whilst the 2 minute silence might begin at 11:00, the remembrance services begin well before. Is it too much to ask not to disrupt them with the sound of gunfire on this one day of the year? Edited November 14, 2010 by Blunderbuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Yes it's observed on Armistice day the eleventh, but also on Remembrance Sunday. At pretty much every town and village war memorial, and every church in the country today, people would have been laying wreaths. Whilst the 2 minute silence might begin at 11:00, the remembrance services begin well before. Is it too much to ask not to disrupt them with the sound of gunfire on this one day of the year? but why stop with guns, my missus has just returned from a blat around the country lanes on the bike, well 300 ish miles, she and others turned off the engines at certain vilages along the way, respect enough, or should they, not have rode bikes today, or cars,or lorrys,planes as stated, everyone may or may not show their respect it different ways,but why should shooters be singled out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted November 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 OK guys you have your views but I still hold true to mine and that Remembrance Sunday is sacrosanct in my household, its the way I was brought up and Im well aware of the sacrifices made during war having lost 14 family members since 1914 in one war or another so please dont patronise me with the "they died so we could enjoy our shooting ****." I just think that to be discharging weapons on this day in earshot of the village community and the church is insensitive and completely unnecessary and could have been curtailed for just one day 2 minutes silence observed or not. I still opine that anyone who discharges a weapon on Remembrance Sunday is being rather disrespectful and Im glad to say All of the landowndner on whose estates I shoot do to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveK Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 I still opine that anyone who discharges a weapon on Remembrance Sunday is being rather disrespectful. As is challenging someones lawful right to do so. Sorry mate, I'm ex forces, I've lost friends and so has my eldest son more recently but I can't find the hypocrisy to agree with you. Until there's legislation banning shooting on rememberance sunday I wish the shooter all the luck in the world and hope he got a good bag as a result of others sacrifice to allow him the right to do so. It's his conscience and his alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiemonsterandmerlin. Posted November 14, 2010 Report Share Posted November 14, 2010 Have you servied in HM forces Fisherman Mike Regards OTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted November 15, 2010 Report Share Posted November 15, 2010 Rememberance Sundays will in future be know as Fisherman Mikes don't do anything noisy or he looses it day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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