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    Brexit 32 days

    Nicepix replied to WILF's topic in General Talk

    We had already applied for what is called a Carte de Sejour which is basically an identity card with some residency rights, and we will have to renew that with a post Brexit one. They have just announced that all Brit residents will need to apply for French driving licences, but we have them anyway. It might get difficult for those living under the radar; UK registered vehicles, no French tax paid, and the like, but for s little will change. What isn't getting reported in the UK press is that over two years ago a lot of EU countries with large British populations made assurance to them
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    They are treading the same path that Farage laid out for the UK. A bit late as if they had united with the Brexit Party five or six years ago it would have crippled the EU by now.
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    Brexit 32 days

    Nicepix replied to WILF's topic in General Talk

    I said right at the start that the EU would fight dirty and try to bully the UK. The only way to get a good deal is to go for a no deal Brexit. Then the EU will be like a chicken coop with a fox in it and they will kick each other to pieces. Once they have finished and the Germans have restored order the UK will get the deal they deserve.
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    The time scale of one day relates to those pontoon boats made out of barrels and plumbing materials. I could knock up a pipe rod pod in a lot less time, but it might take me years to summon up courage to be actually seen with one. ? Your explaining spider rigging outfit just gave me the opportunity to point out the hypocrisy of you laughing at Brits carrying a load of gear to catch small fish. The irony seems to be lost on you. We all do things differently and the American method of trolling six rods behind a motor boat whilst drinking beer and waiting for a small pike or muskie to
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    The point about making something out of wood is that you would have to craft it. Not just buy ready made pipes and joints and just stick them together like a kid making a Lego house. And you brought up how you laugh at British anglers carrying a load of gear AFTER you had posted about a six rod outfit in a rowing boat. And now you are saying that you don't really do that sort of fishing anyway. You do things your way. We do things our way and we all laugh at each other.
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    But only if it is easy assembled components? And what is the difference between buying a ready made item that actually works and buying a load of plastic parts that never will work properly? You are still buying. You don't make the pipes and joints yourself. Doh! ? Try building one out of bamboo or hickory wood if you really want a challenge. It won't fold or extend or be adjustable like a professionally made item, but it will at least be something you could be proud of rather than looking like an adult's version of a kid's toy. Earlier you make fun of British anglers taking loads o
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    You buy the tubes, all the many different types of joints, the adhesive, the barrels, then spend the whole day drilling, cutting and fixing to make something that looks shit and isn't as good as what you can buy.
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    That's the other thing about American anglers; they build everything out of plumbing materials; boats, rod pods, shelters............
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    The estimates are only that - an estimate. In auctions it is all about the bidders on the day. If two people both really want it then it goes sky high. If only on eperson wants it then it can be got for a fiver (plus auction fees). I can't see all those deer slots and fox paws selling even at the starting price.
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    Best of luck ?
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    Looks like I posted a link to their other auction catalogue. Try this one: https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/lacy-scott-and-knight/catalogue-id-srlac10402/lot-0a88889d-5ccb-461a-ae57-ac7900a5248c Some of the early 20th century fox masks look like Basil Brush on a bad day. But there are some stunning ones as well.
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    There are over 100 lots of stuffed and mounted creatures coming up at auction: https://www.lskauctioncentre.co.uk/auction/details/FA121220-fine-art--antiques/?au=676 The taxidermy lots start at around 515
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    If that is true then go into a tackle shop and pick up a fifteen foot Drennan Acolyte float rod and Shimano Stradic reel. Then you'll realise what we are talking about. ? That telescopic type of rod isn't popular amongst British anglers and you'll only see telescopic rods being used by those who can't afford anything better or need a rod that packs away into a small length and can't afford a four or five piece travel rod. Up to about 7 feet the telescopics are just about OK. But when you get up to 12 foot they are horrible! The problem is that there is only one rod ring per section and to
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    All the pikies round here us what the French call 'Sans Permis' or no licence cars. They are two seaters with a tiny boot, 50cc engine (fifty, not five hundred), sound like an ack-ack gun on full chat and are restricted to 30 mph. If you get behind one on a road with a solid white line it can get frustrating. They are slower than most tractors. A few months ago one turned up at a fishing spot I was at. Three got out complete with a rod each and a bag of tackle ??
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    Something like a 12 foot two piece rod would be a fortune to ship over to the States. But a John Wilson Travel Avon / Quiver rod or a similar Youngs Travel Avon / Quiver Barbel rod wouldn't break the bank in cost or shipping. They would be far better options than a long telescopic rod. And, they have fixed spool reels over there only they call them spinning reels.
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    You actually got it spot-on in your first description. It is a crappy rod ? And the reason that you can't cast with it is because you have a crappy reel too ? Sorry old chap, but that sort of tackle don't cut it over here.
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    There might seem to be a big choice, but when you actually look into it many are exactly the same machine under different brand names. Mountfield, Atco, Stiga, Castel Garden and Alpina ride-ons are all made in the same factory by the same people using the same parts. Other than the Mountfield that uses a Chinese engine, all the others are identical except for colour and name badges. Same with McCulloch, Jonsared and Husqvarna - all the same. For pedestrian mowers John Deere and Honda are the same machines. There is far less actual choice than you might think.
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    Finally; 17 minutes in it is confirmed what I suspected. It is a telescopic rod. ? You won't see many that length in the UK, usually telescopics are used by poachers like Walshie for spinning or illegal bait fishing and would be 7 foot max so they fit down their trouser leg when collapsed. ? On the Continent however they use them to 15 feet or sometimes more. They aren't popular with UK anglers because their action isn't as good as a rod with more than one rod ring per section. That is why most telescopic rods in the UK are either small or are what we call roach poles which don't h
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    Doesn't matter what the future holds there are two things of certainty; the government will still be taxing us and the pikies will still be fiddling the system - pick-ups run on stolen red electric ? Seriously, what is at the bottom of all this is reducing traffic numbers. Making it harder for ordinary folk to own their own transport. Countries are already struggling to supply safe, green electricity for home and business use without the addition of running the whole transport system. As Acip has already mentioned vans and lorries can't be tied to a 200 mile maximum range and sticking a s
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    No. The sales of new diesel cars will be banned, not diesel cars. I saw a very rare sight the other day. Somebody plugging an electric car into one of the many charging points that have sprung up all over this area. Every village of any size has a charging point and in town centre car parks they have installed them. But in the last twelve months, until the other day, I have never seen one in use.
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    He was from Bingley. Hell will be an upgrade.
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    No. Different force.
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    It is normal for prisoners to serve half their sentence unless there are exceptional circumstances. It is supposed to be an inducement for them to behave and so reduces the amount of prison officers needed to run the prison. I agree that his crime should have resulted in punishment, but the idiot in charge was also guilty of gross negligence and as usual, nothing was ever done about that. Oldfield had acted criminally in the M62 inquiry and in the Ripper case bullied officers into following his personal hunches instead of the evidential trail.
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    Yep. When you think that Jeremy Bamber almost got away with it, the detective looking into the Shipman deaths missed obvious clues and the Ripper was allowed to go free because the OIC was convinced that the real suspect was from the north-east. Then you've got the Birmingham 6 and others who might well have been guilty but the police made sure that they were. It was a bad time and I still don't think that lessons have been properly learned. If it wasn't for modern technology many of today's major crimes would go unsolved.
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    He was caught by accident despite the overwhelming incompetence of the investigation. The two bobbies who pulled him in for a minor traffic offence were piking off the prostitutes in Sheffield and hd no idea that he was the Ripper. They let him go into a public toilet on his own while walking him down to the police station. Thankfully there was one sergeant who was switched on and he grasped the situation. The sergeant sent two bobbies to search the toilets and they found the hammer. He ought to have been executed. It has cost the public a fortune to keep him alive so long and he was a tw
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