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  1. missed minute

    in General Talk

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    No, the wee bro was with the Rangers, I was with the Desert Rats with 1RMP. The Rangers were a good laugh. I worked with them again when they were sent up to Fort George in Inverness around 2007.

    It has all changed now, the 7th Armoured are now Infantry apparently.. but it was good times, good folk. and some really 'shit the bed' moments when out on reccy for longer than a ratpack lasted.. well mine anyway :D Sometimes I look back and think I would love to go back, but it is a young man/womans game. 

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  2. missed minute

    in General Talk

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    On 22/07/2018 at 06:23, bigmac 97kt said:

    My wife was watching our girl last night on catch up

    and there was a part where the mother of a soldier who lost his life 

    turned to his commanding officer and say,d

    I GAVE THE ARMY MY BOYS THEY GAVE ME BACK A FLAG

    turns out she had lost two to other peoples war

    My son failed to get in the parers by 1 min

    its a pass or fail

    my wife turned to me last night and say,d

    thats the best missed minute of his life

    from a moms point of view .

    Thats a very power full sentence i wonder how many moms have thought that 

    i know its just a tv program

    but from a moms point of view it must make them think and worry 

    my son is 22 and still talks of trying again but his mom say,s NO

    atvbmac:thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:

    During Op Telic my Mom had both my Brother and I deployed, and it was only recently she mentioned how bad a time that was for her. As a young lad, you don't give it much thought, but now as a father, I think I know what she means. That was the only time we were deployed together though.

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  7. wonder lust

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    Actually, just last night we were talking about tarantulas, and a Vietnamese one in particular. I;m not sure if they eat them there, but they are an old world 'look don't touch' spider. Very pretty, but a nasty nasty bite. Some lovely species of snake as well, a few of my favourites.. how much was it to go? :D 

  11. vin

    in Ferrets & Ferreting

    Posted

    This would be my thinking as well. When I originally heard about it, I thought it was the 'pet' crowd influencing, but the more I read, the more I started to see people wanting smaller and smaller.. like a stoat or something ffs! Is this what the 'EU' strains are all about?

  15. Giant house spider..

    in Wildlife and General Photography

    Posted

    They are lovely.. I remember having cambridgii and pulcher years ago, as well as the irmina.  Communal as well to an degree if I remember right. I kept P murinus (OBTs) as communal, and it looked fantastic.. I was sending slings all over the country ffs :D  All the pokies make for good display as well.

  16. Best looking Breed?

    in General Talk

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    I think mammals in general can be tamed to an extent.. so those ferrets on thon Island would be great to add fresh dna. It would probably be better to grab some jills and let them go in a controlled spot, with a collar on, and in heat... rather than try to tame the wild ones. 

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  17. Giant house spider..

    in Wildlife and General Photography

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    That is funny, because my mate does education visits to schools, and the only one that has bitten him was his Chile Rose.. apparently it hurt like hell, but to be fair to him, he just carried on and I went up and took it off him :D
    All those old world species, especially the African ones, can bring a sweat on.. I think my missus still has a video of a Cobalt on my neck, and me going 'ah shit, ah shit'.. I only have about 10 now, with my B smithi pride of place. She is 10 now! Still a bitch though, kicking hairs.

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  18. Giant house spider..

    in Wildlife and General Photography

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    2 hours ago, peterhunter86 said:

    Someone over here got a clip of one of them false widow spiders killing a lizard 

    Aye, it happens. A lot of folk don't realise that we have lizards here :D The falsies can give you a nip, but it is very unusual. I've had brown recluse, proper widows etc, and lots of proper, big as your hand, tarantulas. Never been bitten, in over 25 years. I've a few snakes as well.. bitten loads by the non venomous ones :D 

    Of course, I'll probably get nailed by something tonight ffs :D

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  20. Best looking Breed?

    in General Talk

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    43 minutes ago, South hams hunter said:

    I suppose one of the biggest differences would be the genetic differences; you take a true wild canine and compare it to a domestic dog although similar I'd imagine a a wolf is a long way off a Yorkie but I bet a released mink,muntjac or squirrel is still the same as it's true wild counterparts

    My wee lads barking rat thinks it is a rottweiler or something.. great alarms! That said, surely proper yorkshire terriers can and are worked in places? Or has the fashion lobby ruined them?

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