It's almost the end of the year,

[lurcherboy]

Highs:

 

Getting invited join the 'last of the summer wine' feretting team again.

Hanging on NTTF's shirt tails when he and his good lady made a visit and enjoying cracking hospitality that was extended to them and me.

PW meets that are allways entertaining to say the least. Must remember to take the Pump action next time

Deciding to go it alone and making some fair to good money.

Having a 'good guy' in the units next to me, cheers mark

Going deaf for 3 days after a Motorhead gig in Folkestone thanks Lemmy & co.

My two boys turning into young adults despite their upbringing.

Gained new permissions with enlightened, modern farmers.

Getting some qualty picking up at a rather posh shoot and a free cocker to boot

Watching the chairman of the B.D.S. miss a lot of birds

Banter with, in no particular order, YP, Topgunners, Nttf & trix, Dunganick, Pavman and his boy, Dazza, ALL you yorkshire tightwads TLE, the Moderators MartinCavie, Highlander, Deadeye Ive, FM, BRF keep the e-mails coming bud Pin for computer knowledge but he still can't get me into the PW Arms Digga for the opinion of the normal working man who ain't scared to say so :o Old Rooster who is in the same peg. Tiercel, a man who is a lot worse in the flesh than his posts indicate

 

Going to have to stop that one now as I realise If I continue I will mention all the PW members on the site at this rate.

 

And finally, putting to bed some differences between this forum and another I hope.

 

 

 

Lows:

 

Having to go to work 2 or 3 days a week :(

Badgers hitting my snares

The landlord at my work unit, complete and utter ****

Woodies not playing the game.

Old man with terminal cancer (dont care but I do love my mum and feel sorry for her impending loss)

Not having a valid passport when I needed to go and see my mum :(

The knowledge that past recreational activities will ultimately result in a earlier death than was strictly necessary Lesson for you youngsters there.

Shooting one of the 'keepers Guinea fowl, that round of drinks emptied my wallet

Waiting since late August for my FAC visit

Decking a young lad a couple of nights ago for almost running over my Labrador.

Not winning the lottery every Wednesday and Saturday.

The increase in racial and religious intolerence.

Having a memory attention span of your average goldfish.

Being dissapointed when I met Mungler.

 

 

Overall, the year has been pretty good to me, but I would like a better one next year please.

 

 

 

 

LB Wishing everyone here a merry christmas and a happy new year.

[the hitman]

Highs: Taking my youngest pigeon shooting for the first time .

Getting more quality permissions.

Lows : The day job getting in the way when i want to be shooting.

Losing my sister in law to cancer aged 43.

2007: Doing more fishing , pass A level spanish ( hopefully ).

[the last engineer]

 

lows :- 750,000 tons of white **** on the floor now till April at least.

 

 

 

omg, you say this as if it is a bad thing?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you jammy so and so.

 

obviously you never saw the pic of me comuting to work, in flippers and snorkel

seriously though its great to look at and if it was banned to postcards and mountian tops i'd be happier, you have to see the drivers here

 

merry xmas all , of to mendip this morning

 

Martin

[Noddy without Bigears]

Highs:

 

Rediscovering the joys of shooting with the help of this forum and 2 of my good friends who have just started, their enthusism rubbed off on me.

 

Riding my YZF faster than was safe.

 

Family keeping me sane.

 

Taking my lad for his first shooting lesson.

 

Lows:

 

Loosing my job after realising the people I were working for were absolute morons.

 

Selling my YZF to keep the wolves from the door.

 

Buying my dream English sbs only to discover it was made in Spain, B*llocks.

 

No idea where I'm going in life, not a good sign at 43.