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  1. R. Docks
    blah, blah, blah; the usual Daily Mail rubbish. Only the other day I read a story about a taxi driver that refused to let a guidedog into his car because he didn't want hairs on the upholstery. He was prosecuted for discrimination. Don't fall into the trap of believing all this sensationalist rubbish.
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    Sorry, my gripe is nothing to do with dyslexia, it's about the puntuation free posts by the likes of Whin (I know, he's gone) and the continuing use of txt talk when it's banned. The txt talk itself is bad enough but when the censor cuts in and replaces words with [banned text] I'm always amazed that people don't bother to edit their posts accordingly. The general quality of posts has sunk to a new low level in the last two years.
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    Sounds like a good idea to me. Perhaps the quality of posts (both grammar and content) could be considered? Without starting to bang on about it again, I could just mention the amount of 'txt talk' which seems to be increasing? Anyway, I expect I'll be considered to 'opinionated' to be let in. Good luck with it anyhow.
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    The RSPH qualification is a bit like the driving test. The driving test doesn't prove that you are a good driver; but it does show that you have reached a level of competence that allows you to continue your learning on the road. Better to have proof that you have a basic understanding of the legal and practical requirements of the job than not in my opinion. It's not an easy exam to pass, but it does sort some of the wheat from some of the chaff. These days it is nigh on impossible to get insurance without an entry level qualification, and to trade without insurance is utter madn
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    No, you need the BPCTM, killgerms is their own version, not quite the same. Oh, and btw, the RSPH level 2 (NOT BPCA) is the basic entry level qualification these days. The BPCA (amongst others) are just training providers for the exam. You could also go to DATAS, SX, Barrettine etc. The exam is less than £200 to sit, it's the training for the exam that costs. There is also online training available now from the BPCA.
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    I'm surprised they haven't nicked the thread! I've got to say, I watched Gypsy Blood last week, and it kind of confirmed what I already thought. Frankly, given some of the behaviour of these people, I'm surprised anyone admits to it.
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    You could [NO TEXT TALK], or you could [NO TEXT TALK], but the best way would be to [NO TEXT TALK]
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    Lots of people see it like that Scot, but in the eyes of the law, all wild animals are the property of the landowner where they happen to be at the time.
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    I think this thread should be deleted. Then we could have a 'what happened to the what happened to the' thread, shortly followed by a poll 'should the what happened to the what happened to the thread have been removed', followed by a 'FAO IanB, what happened to the poll about the what happened to the what happened to the' thread. Or you could just delete all this crap
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    Whilst I understand that those who make their living rearing and releasing game would consider any poaching as 'theft' in broad terms, technically it is unlikely to be so in law. Game birds that are still in release pens are not considered to be wild, and therefore anyone 'taking' them (the term 'to take' includes killing) would be guilty of theft. Once the birds are released, they become wild animals and therefore the property of whoevers land they are on (or the person holding the sporting rights). Anyone 'taking' them at this stage would be guilty of 'poaching'. What has been r
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    See above Yes, the site is owned and paid for by IanB. I rarely log on these days, but I shall continue to do so while I can. If you don't like that then, TOUGH SHIT. You carry on kissing the photo of Whin that you must have under your pillow if that's what turns you on; I'll carry on expressing my opinions, that, afterall is what a discussion forum is for.
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    I see that they've lost the vote in the house of lords tonight, so it looks like there are some who will carry on raking in the benefits....
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    A few thoughts: Like him or not, Whin has been banned for the reasons already given. Whatever everyone thinks, he 'aint coming back any time soon. Even if 100% of members think he should be reinstaed, it won't happen because this isn't a democracy, it's a site owned and paid for by an individual who has made a decision and is under no obligation to go back on it. If you don't like it, then don't log on. No-one forces people to stay here. It seems to me that all these 'why has so-and-so been banned threads are a waste of bandwith. Get over it, move on, or feck off somewhere else.
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    I agree......... I think...... Overall, I think it was good that everyone got the right to buy their own home; and plenty of people took advantage of it and made a few quid along the way. BUT, I do think it's wrong that the council house stock was not replaced. Money made from selling the houses off should have been put straight back into new houses, preferably built by the unemployed. The chronic housing shortage is pushing up the rental market. Around here you can't rent anything for less than £750 a month, and that's for one bedroom with no garden and no parking.
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    How do you find out who the antis are? It wouldn't be difficult for them to join up and keep their heads down while gathering evidence. All this talk of antis is utter nonsense. Keep the posts legal and sensible and they would never have any ammunition against us.
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    Council house rents are subsidised by the local authority and are not true market rents. That, I have no problem with. Lots of people made seriously good money buying their council houses, the problem is that none were built to replace them. Only last night I was talking to a chap who bought his house for 30k at a huge discount, and is now selling it for 175k. Nice for them, but not very fair to those of us who never had the chance to rent a council house in the begining. I still think that people who breed children that they can't afford to keep or house should not be given more
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    It's one way of looking at it Another is to say that you and I don't have the luxury of living where we want, we have to live in places that are affordable....so why shouldn't they? massive difference between long term unemployed i.e. can't be arsed working and someone who is 'out of work' and actively looking who I have every sympathy with. Someone who's never made an effort to work should live where there is available housing and not get to pick and chose a £2000 per month house in London just because they don't want to live somewhere else. Spot on. There was also a co
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    Please, please, can we not make this an immigration/race issue. Save that for another thread.
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    I think that the 26k figure includes housing costs (housing benefit and council tax benefit). I agree with Malt, there certainly isn't enough social housing, and the modern craze for owning buy to let properties isn't helping either. Regarding my comment about the contraceptive injection, I'm not sure that I would agree with it; I mentioned it as a discussion point. I do however, think that if people choose to have more children when they are claiming state benefits, they shouldn't get paid more money for them. Their choice to breed; their responsibility to pay. I also think that
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    Heard on the news today that benefits are going to be capped at 26k. Do you think this is a good thing? Will it result in more poverty? Will more people find work? Personally, I think they need to look at the people who breed children to get more money. While I understand that accidents happen, people shouldn't breed children that they can't afford to keep. Perhaps anyone signing on should be given the 6 month contraceptive jab or something? Any thoughts?
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    And how, wise one, do you identify an 'anti'. Do you think they are completely stupid? If they wanted to stay hidden then all they have to do is not post. And you don't even need to log on to view the forum, so banning them would make no difference at all. Perhaps if members engaged their brains more often, and posted less illegal crap and inuendo this forum would be used as evidence against us a lot less. Now that is funny. It reminds me of a bloke I once worked with. His nickname was Thrush, and he even called himself Thrush. One day he came up to me, "Why does eve
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    What about something normal? This craze for making up names just seems silly to me. Have you got any traditional family names? I always think it's nice when people follow family traditions when naming their offspring. Please, no more 'trixybell' or 'connor-lee-darcy' etc. There is nothing wrong with normal names like 'David, Robert, Neil, John etc'
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    As I posted in the other thread:
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    Good riddance to the illiterate halfwit. I expect he'll be able to give more time to the 'rabs' and all the other crap he used to drone on about now. As others have said, he spent most of his time running other folks down and setting himself up as some sort of 'poaching guru'. THL will be a better place without him, lets hope a few more get kicked off.
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    All Fenn traps have to have a tunnel at all times unless set 'within the overhang' of a rabbit hole. The tunnel is there to protect from non-targets and also to make the trap work properly. There was a test case a few years ago, where the defendant unsucessfully claimed that a trap set in a loft was covered, and therefore within a tunnel. The judge threw it out as the STAO is quite clear about the need for a tunnel, and a loft does not consitute a tunnel. There is nothing to stop anyone setting a Fenn trap under water, but it must be within a tunnel.
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