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My memory failed me . She wasn't a pointer cross. You are right .She was foxhound cross . The edition you read must've been a re-published one because l read it in my school library in the early 70s . I wonder if you'd find many hunting books in school libraries these days!
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My school library had Rebecca ,am l right thinking she was a pointer cross ? It was a long time ago . The school library also had Of Pedigree Unknown the original mid sixties edition. I did once have the later 70s edition with Drabble's updates but lent it to someone . They must've liked it because l haven't seen it since . Some of Plummer's claimed escapades as related in his Tales of a Rat Hunting Man read suspiciously like reworkings of Drabble's anecdotes .
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Without Ozzy, Sabbath were nothing special and Ozzy without Sabbath was just a sad cliche in real life and on the stage . Still ,Black Sabbath was part of my early 70s yoof, so l've been alternately shrugging and grinning at Ozzy's antics for over half a century
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Luckily the reality show passed me by as l haven't had a tele for getting on for 30 years . I imagine it was something like a real life version of the Munsters but without the witty humour . Nothing he did musically after the late 70s was even remotely interesting , just dross cleverly promoted by his wife with Ozzy reinvented as Satan's left hand man ( l think the Pope sits on the right) . And fair play to her ; she certainly put the hours in! Drugs, booze ,infidelity, domestic violence , shit parenting; Oz sounds a right xxxx . Factor-in illness and injury
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Dunno , if l saw a long haired old bloke in blue shades shambling down the High Street ,mumbling to himself . I kinda think as a matter of self- preservation l would take notice..... Unless it was in downtown Devizes or virtually any town in Cornwall ,that's pretty normal behaviour .
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I fished there a few times. One day l was fluff chucking as per the rules of his trout lakes when a couple of lads appeared. They both set up float rods baited with worms or maggots and started hauling out a trout almost every cast. Along came Roger Daltrey in some little buggy thing who WHO had a word in their ears . He then came over to me, apologised , and told me one the lads was his son and that he'd been told not to do" that sort of thing in front of the paying punters." To be honest l did like him for some reason.
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I thought the same. Ozzy without wife Sharon's public relations skill would've been dead in the water 40 years ago and managed to blag a good living . Gazza not quite so lucky.
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This is from the Royal Mint itself . Looks like anyone chopping up old thre'penny bits ,pennies , farthings and the like has nothing to worry about as far as they are concerned. I doubt they really would actually knock on the door for the odd 1965 sixpence cut into the shape of a rabbit .. look forward to seeing a few more of yours
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Good point. Several older coins such as two bob bits and tanners were still legal tender in the early years of decimalisation. Any currency valid in the decimal period even if it was made prior to that period is still protected .
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Good post Harry ; l think you've inspired a few people to have a go , including me. I even dragged my old jewellery tools out of the shed. Some of the saw blades are getting on for fifty years old. I hope they haven't metal fatigue
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I found the advert. That's the name to contact . Cute looking things and a very "positively" worded advert . But I'm seriously more and more tempted to liaise my Welsh sheepdog bitch with something like a big whippet ,pretty sure the cross would be less of an unknown quantity.
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Yes , l remember well the frustration from my time " on the peg " . First proper job l had was as a jobbing jeweller. Trying to remove bits of broken saw blades from finger tips was never amusing Running the blade down a bit of wax makes it ( a bit) less likely to catch . I bet you probably know that though. .
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They are lovely . Do you break many saw blades?
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I would guess this sort of thing.
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I rescued an old Vox Bassmaster minus strings and pick-ups from a skip a a few years ago . I'd like to blame the cheap ebay pick-ups l fitted and cut down strings ( proper 30" scale strings are a bit pricey ) but l think l'm to blame for most of the funny noises it makes The boot sale rubber string acoustic mini bass is great fun. It plugs into an amp when l want to remind the neighbours what a crap player l am.
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A bit of tiddler bashing on the headwaters of the Arun. Hard to believe that 20 miles downstream this becomes the second fastest flowing river in England ! My swim was very picturesque but held more promise than monsters. This huge perch fell to my skillfully presented bait . Actually it grabbed a minnow l was reeling-in. So skill didn't really come into it My mate fishing downstream and lulled by a succession of tiddlers, had his rod pulled-in though. Something bigger is there somewhere but as it came off we'll never know what All good fun. Especially as we we
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Let's See Your Phone Shots !!
comanche replied to mattybugeye's topic in Wildlife and General Photography
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My first trip of the season to the mill stream . Tackle was a cane fly rod chopped into a 7foot, five piece travel rod and a little Dyna Flite reel with 3lb line. I wasn't expecting much more than a few gudgeon. I didn't catch any gudgeon ; my mate had a few though. My score was a couple of eels , little rudd and perch and a welcome tench. Biggest fun raisers were a couple of surprise jack pike . The biggest was a lanky thing that should've weighed more than it did but gave me quite a run- around on the light tackle.
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Risky but fair enough if you are working close enough to keep an eye on it. At least people are asking . Maybe put a sign on the skip saying it's not not scrap and get it inside when you finish work. Leaving it out all night would daft beyond belief! When l landscaped it was common to pull stuff back out of the skip when we realised we needed a bit of wood ,bricks or some more hardcore. Anyone asking if they could take a few bits was usually granted their request though as it meant we had more room in the skip . In a reverse situation. We were once dismantling
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What are people charging for wasp nests?
comanche replied to PLEDGEY's topic in Snaring, Trapping & Pest Control
Yes the season kicked-in on schedule for these parts , but the nests are far more advanced and numerous than l would expect . Another 9 today. -
What are people charging for wasp nests?
comanche replied to PLEDGEY's topic in Snaring, Trapping & Pest Control
The size doesn't make much difference . The operator's travel time, fuel etc are the same . I'm a bit soft though. There are are times when a call out to a tiny nest that the householder could've dealt- with with a rolled up newspaper brings out the charitable streak in me. I'll never be rich l guess Mind you l managed to do nine nests today without a single tug of the heartstrings. -
I had a couple of hours on the farm pond with a mate . It started badly when he arrived to pick me up and realised he'd left his close- up glasses at home. He wisely wasn't keen on my offer to tie his hooks on for him so we nipped to his house to collect his specs. Fishing with with Stu always encompasses a degree of comedy . To anyone watching from a (safe) distance the phrase "Like monkeys playing the piano." might come to mind . On this occasion totally independently we had decided that as well as our proper rods we would bring along some less than suitable tackle .
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Ah, that's not my leg . Luckily for me. Not so lucky for a friend's lad who did some horrible things to his meniscus and tendons while bouldering. He was bored so l borrowed the farm buggy so he could have some fresh air. He also won brownie points from his girlfriend when she got to feed Spartacus the lamb .What it with these youngsters and their backpacks? It wasn't like we were going trekking across the Sahara l hope your knee is mending!
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One of my hoggets has always been a bit untrustworthy . l realised some time ago that l must've been having an off day when l applied the castrating band . His reward for butting me , broad-siding his siblings and arguing with the dog was that he was the first of last year's crop to go against the wall . This resulted in 31kg of freezer stuff plus plenty of trimings and bones for dog and ferret food. A friend who openly coverted his skin for a woolly rug also had her wish granted in exchange for the use of her turbo charged mincing machine
