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FRANK EVERYONE OF US ON HERE KNEW IT WAS GOING TO BE A TOUGH DAY TODAY BUT WE ALL SENT OUR PIGEONS FULLY EXPECTING A RACE TODAY AND LOOKING AT ALL THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE LET GO THIS MORNING I SEE NO REASON WHY WE SHOULDNAE HAVE WENT EITHER..THE WIND WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE STRONG AND IT WAS ALWAYS GOING TO BE COOL SO DONT SEE IT BEING ANY DIFFERENT TO THE WAY I SEEN IT YESTERDAY LOOKING AT THE FORECASTS AND MY SHIFT PATTERN HAS GOT NOWT TO DO WITH THE DOOS NOT BEING UP TODAY AND I'LL BE OK IF THE RACE IS ON MONDAY BUT STILL SHOULD HAVE WENT TODAY

IT'S ALRIGHT SAYING EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE ON MONDAY BUT PLENTY OF PEOPLE MYSELF INCLUDED WONT BE THERE FOR THE RACE IF IT'S ON MONDAY NOW YES IF ANY DOOS COME THEY WILL BE TIMED BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY THE DOOS SHOULD HAVE WENT TODAY END OF!!

WASTED DAY I'LL TELL YOU THAT MUCH THE RACE CONTROLLERS SHOULD HANG THEIR HEADS IN SHAME IF THEY HAVE HELD THE DOOS BECAUSE OF THE WIND..EVERYBODY IN SCOTLAND HAS KNOWN IT WAS GOING TO BE THIS WINDY FOR THE LAST 4 OR 5 DAYS AND WE ALL EXPECTED A RACE SHOCKING DECISION TO HOLD

WE'RE HELDOVER WHEN JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER ORGANISATION RACING IN BRITAIN TODAY HAS LET THEM UP WHAT A JOKE NO WONDER NATIONAL RACING IS IN DECLINE WITH DECISIONS LIKE THIS

EVEN THE CUMBRIA BOYS HAVE GOT THEIR DOOS UP FROM THE COAST THIS MORNING THIS IS A JOKE NOW ARE THE SNFC THE ONLY DOOS NOT LET GO IN BRITAIN TODAY???

JUST REMEMBER GORDON WILLOX WON THE NATIONAL IN THE NORTH FAE A MIDDAY LIB

IF THE DOOS ARE HELDOVER BECAUSE OF THE WIND THEN IT IS OUT OF ORDER A TERRIBLE DECISION ESPECIALLY AS FEDS HAVE WENT AT MAIDSTONE AT 6.30

JUST UP FROM THE LOFT 20 MINS AGO BROKEN CLOUD BUT A GOOD BIT OF SUNSHINE SITTING HEAR SHAKING MA HEID AND CANT BELIEVE THE SNFC DOOS URNAE UP

I'LL BE REALLY SURPRISED IF WE DONT GET A RACE THE MORRA JIM

OR PUT THEM IN A BASKET IN YOUR GARDEN SHED FOR 5 OR 6 DAYS WITH ONLY WATER AND EVERY 2ND DAY PUT MULTI VITS IN THE WATER AND YOU'LL BE AMAZED HOW GOOD THEY LOOK AFTER IT AND REMEBER NAE GRUB

THE SAME TO YOU IAN ALL THE BEST MATE ALAN

WOULD LOVE TO HAVE AN EARLY DOO AND I'D BE LYING IF I SAID I DIDNAE FANCY THEM THAT'S WHY MA POCKET IS A FEW BOB LIGHTER TONIGHT BUT HEY AM A REALIST SO WIN LOSE OR DRAW I WILL HAVE A GOOD DAY :rolleyes:

GET THEM FLYING OR HARD TRAINING THEY WILL SOON LOSE IT

WELL THE MRS IS DROPPING OFF 20 BEERS IN THE COOL BAG FOR ME ON HER WAY TO WORK AND SOME GRUB FOR THE BARBY BUT IF I RUN OUT OF BEER THE SHOP IS ONLY 200YDS FROM MY LOFT AND HE HAS THEM IN THE FRIDGE TAE AND SELLS BAGS OF ICE TAE ;) WHAT MORE COULD A MAN WANT ON A RACE DAY??? :P

DOUBT IT DAVID I WILL BE A BIT UNDER THE WEATHER BY THAT TIME MATE AFTER WAITING ON MY DOOS FROM EASTBOURNE ALL AFTERNOON :D :P

IS DOING THE MIDNIGHT CHARITY WALK TOMORROW AT MIDNIGHT FOR THE ST ANDREWS HOSPICE IN LANARKSHIRE ALONG WITH A FEW OF HER PALS WHERE THEY WILL BE WALKING 13 MILES STARTING AT MIDNIGHT ON SATURDAY THE MRS SAID SHE THINKS 1500 PEOPLE ARE DOING IT AND THEY ALL PAYED £20 FOR THE PRIVILEGE :) GOOD ON THEM A FEW QUID FOR A VERY WORTHY CAUSE :D B)

I HAVE MUCH THE SAME PHILOSOPHY ON RACING OLD BIRDS AS YOURSELF BILLY AS I LIKE TO RACE MOST IF NOT ALL TO THE END OF THE FED PROGRAMME NEVER MIND STOPPING THEM EARLY FOR A TEAM FOR THE NEXT YEAR AS I DONT WANT TO FEED A LOT OF DOOS I THINK I WILL LOSE BEFORE THE 300MLS MARK THE FOLLOWING YEAR I WOULD RATHER HAVE 6 DOOS LEFT I KNOW HAVE TRIED FOR ME THAN 10-20-30 UNTRIED 1'S AS I DONT KEEP A BIG TEAM OF OLD BIRDS WELL I HAD 47 TO START LAST SEASON AND NEVER AGAIN TOO MANY FOR ME TO LOOK AFTER AND NOTICE ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT EACH PIGEON WAS DOING

390 MLS 571 YDS HERE

SENT 3 TO EASTBOURNE 390 MLS LET'S HOPE AT LEAST 1 OF THEM TURNS UP ON SATURDAY :rolleyes:

SEEMED TO BE A FEW GOING THROUGH AT UDDINGSTON ME AND WINGS04 LEFT JUST THE BACK OF 7 TONIGHT AND STILL PLENTY PEOPLE TURNING UP

CHECKING THE LAST OF MY Y/B'S IN THE STOCK LOFT TONIGHT WHERE ALL RUNG I FOUND WAN I HAD MISSED IN A BOTTOM NEST BOX IT'S PRETTY BIG FOR RINGING BUT IT'S JUST ASWELL FOR WD40 AND A BIT OF PATIENCE AND I MANAGED TO RING IT WITHOUT BREAKING ANY SKIN ;) HERE'S A PICK I TOOK JUST AFTER RINGING IT

GEOS LOFT :) LOOKING GOOD MATE BUT BETTER GET IT SEALED AND PAINTED BEFORE THE RAIN COMES ;)

LOFT PICTURE E-MAIL IT TO ME GEO

SAME TO YOURSELF MATE

Got 2 hens picked out Sapper a 3 yr old and a 2 yr old both paired to the same cock and both sitting 8-9days they have had 4 40 odd mls tosses in the last 5 days since being at Peterborough but i have a yearling spare hen i am thinking of sending aswell :rolleyes: