fenboy Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Some of you may enjoy this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Ernie James - Have you read the book by his daughter in law? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted October 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Ernie James - Have you read the book by his daughter in law? No I have not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Memoirs-Fen-Tiger-Audrey-James-x/dp/0715387790 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squirrelhall Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Thanks enjoyed that. things where much better in those days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 The East Anglian Film Archive is worth a trawl for similar stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundodger Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Very good movie I remember seeing that when I was a it younger I enjoyed then as I did this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martindd Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Why can't we have programs of that ilk these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farma Geddon Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 My children are related to his ,his wife was my wife's great Auntie. Something like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 I don't think we will ever see the like again fenboy , two good books about Ernie and old timers who lived and worked on the fens , both worth reading ,also Hunters Fen by John Humphreys . And like Penelope said, there is loads of interesting stuff on E A F A , just click on to countrymen and there is enough on there to keep you happy in between you reducing the wildfowl numbers in eastern Lincs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Enjoyed that - Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted October 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 <script pagespeed_no_defer="">//=d.offsetWidth&&0>=d.offsetHeight)a=!1;else{c=d.getBoundingClientRect();var f=document.body;a=c.top+("pageYOffset"in window?window.pageYOffset:(document.documentElement||f.parentNode||f).scrollTop);c=c.left+("pageXOffset"in window?window.pageXOffset:(document.documentElement||f.parentNode||f).scrollLeft);f=a.toString()+","+c;b.b.hasOwnProperty(f)?a=!1:(b.b[f]=!0,a=a<=b.e.height&&c<=b.e.width)}a&&(b.a.push(e),b.d[e]=!0)};p.prototype.checkImageForCriticality=function(b){b.getBoundingClientRect&&q(this,b)};h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality",function(b){n.checkImageForCriticality(b)});h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkCriticalImages",function(){r(n)});var r=function(b){b.b={};for(var d=["IMG","INPUT"],a=[],c=0;c=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e)}b.g&&(e="&rd="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(s())),131072>=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e),d=!0);t=a;if(d){c=b.f;b=b.h;var f;if(window.XMLHttpRequest)f=new XMLHttpRequest;else if(window.ActiveXObject)try{f=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP")}catch(k){try{f=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")}catch(u){}}f&&(f.open("POST",c+(-1==c.indexOf("?")?"?":"&")+"url="+encodeURIComponent(b)),f.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded"),f.send(a))}}},s=function(){var b={},d=document.getElementsByTagName("IMG");if(0==d.length)return{};var a=d[0];if(!("naturalWidth"in a&&"naturalHeight"in a))return{};for(var c=0;a=d[c];++c){var e=a.getAttribute("pagespeed_url_hash");e&&(!(e in b)&&0=b[e].k&&a.height>=b[e].j)&&(b[e]={rw:a.width,rh:a.height,ow:a.naturalWidth,oh:a.naturalHeight})}return b},t="";h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.getBeaconData",function(){return t});h("pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run",function(b,d,a,c,e,f){var k=new p(b,d,a,e,f);n=k;c&&m(function(){window.setTimeout(function(){r(k)},0)})});})();pagespeed.CriticalImages.Run('/mod_pagespeed_beacon','http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/index.php?s=4830e675f88e3ee2237b53575a1ac69f&app=forums&module=ajax§ion=topics&do=quote&t=322074&p=2916929&md5check=99662395f2ecbb1f9c93e86fed3ef8e8&isRte=1,l8PuqRhht8,true,false,-TX6YoT0nTs');//]]></script> &&0I don't think we will ever see the like again fenboy , two good books about Ernie and old timers who lived and worked on the fens , both worth reading ,also Hunters Fen by John Humphreys . And like Penelope said, there is loads of interesting stuff on E A F A , just click on to countrymen and there is enough on there to keep you happy in between you reducing the wildfowl numbers in eastern Lincs. Thanks I have had a look at the EAFA in the past , as you say some interesting stuff on there. I have not been reducing wildfowl numbers the last couple of flights as they have been blanks , I have just got back from my latest effort from which I succeeded in leaving my gamebag on the marsh , guess I will be having a long walk tomorrow to try and retrieve it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxfordfowler Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Very Good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoot and be safe Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 I thoroughly enjoyed that Thanks for sharing and bringing a insight into the past. It is so sad that many of those skills and that way of life are no longer with us and gone go the grave with there keeper. I enjoyed the part about punt gunning very much, having read the various threads on here about punt building, it brings them to life to see how they will be used I wonder if that pub is still open and does it still have thoes punt guns on the wall? Again, thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted October 5, 2015 Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Thanks I have had a look at the EAFA in the past , as you say some interesting stuff on there. I have not been reducing wildfowl numbers the last couple of flights as they have been blanks , I have just got back from my latest effort from which I succeeded in leaving my gamebag on the marsh , guess I will be having a long walk tomorrow to try and retrieve it. Is that an excuse to your good lady so you can have another go tomorrow , I bet you will be taking your gun fenboy while your searching for your game bag , am I right ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted October 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 I thoroughly enjoyed that Thanks for sharing and bringing a insight into the past. It is so sad that many of those skills and that way of life are no longer with us and gone go the grave with there keeper. I enjoyed the part about punt gunning very much, having read the various threads on here about punt building, it brings them to life to see how they will be used I wonder if that pub is still open and does it still have thoes punt guns on the wall? Again, thanks for sharing Yes the lamb and flag is still open , been a number of years since I was last in it cannot remember if the guns were there but the stuffed pike certainly was ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted October 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2015 Is that an excuse to your good lady so you can have another go tomorrow , I bet you will be taking your gun fenboy while your searching for your game bag , am I right ? Perhaps not MM by the time I get home from work I will not have time to get down for a flight , I will leave it till dark so as I do not disturb any fowlers that my be out for a flight , I am hoping the tide will not be big enough to top the creek I was on so the bag does not take a trip on the tide ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penelope Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 I memory serves, there are still guns on the wall. I was in there in January. That pike is a beast. Yes the lamb and flag is still open , been a number of years since I was last in it cannot remember if the guns were there but the stuffed pike certainly was ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dashman1 Posted October 6, 2015 Report Share Posted October 6, 2015 Thanks for sharing enjoyed that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG FAGAN Posted October 8, 2015 Report Share Posted October 8, 2015 GREAT FOOTAGE, CANT BEAT THE OLD TIMES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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