Blue Chequer Pied

Gareth, my thoughts are with you and your family at this sad time. Your father was a true gentleman and one of the best pigeon men I have had the pleasure of knowing. Paul.

Yes Andy everything goes up in price and nothing ever seems to come down

Does not make sense when you look at the price of the plastic rings but I agree the SHU and RPRA rings are expensive.

That is horrendous, the stuff of nightmares ( for me anyway)

Good, weather here crap although I believe it is good down south. Could do with a holiday myself

More importantly, did you have a nice holiday?

Finger on the pulse, that will come as a shock to some

Well done pal :emoticon-0137-clapping:

North of Scotland Federation Ripon Young Birds flown on 17/09/2011 36 Members Liberated 252 birds in a Light South West Wind Fed Section Name Club Ring Number S Distance Time Velocity M Y H M S 1 E1 A B GEDDES Fr. & District SU11NE3983 H 245 1638 5 3 12.0 1427.566 2 E2 MR & MRS R MCDONALD Fr. & District SU11NE3414 H 243 527 5 1 13.0 1421.591 3 E3 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District SU11NE2626 C 233 1427 4 50 18.0 1417.523 4 E4 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District SU11NE2690 H 233 1427 4 50 20.0 1417.361 5 E5 A W BUCHAN Fr. & District SU11NE3288 H 244 1516 5 4 7.0 1417.075 6 E6 MR & MRS R MCDONALD Fr. & District SU11NE3431 H 243 527 5 2 19.0 1416.419 7 W1 A RITCHIE Devern Valley SU11NE7462 H 249 631 5 9 59.0 1415.789 8 E7 D & C MCDOUGALL Phd. & District SU11NE1301 C 235 518 4 52 44.0 1414.660 9 E8 A W BUCHAN Fr. & District SU11NE3267 C 244 1516 5 5 27.0 1410.889 10 E9 MASKAME & MACKIE Phd. & District SU11NE1510 H 234 382 4 52 47.0 1407.942 11 W2 G WILSON Devern Valley SU11NE7781 H 238 1094 4 58 19.0 1407.813 12 E10 A W BUCHAN Fr. & District SU11NE3284 H 244 1516 5 6 13.0 1407.356 13 W3 D SMITH Devern Valley SU11NE7609 C 247 1748 5 11 32.0 1401.031 14 E11 R HIGGINS Fr. West End BLG116065337 C 246 1716 5 10 35.0 1399.547 15 E12 G P TAYLOR Phd. & District SU11NE2963 C 234 248 4 58 5.0 1382.459 16 W4 A RITCHIE Devern Valley SU11NE7481 H 249 631 5 18 37.0 1377.426 17 W5 A RITCHIE Devern Valley SU11A3289 H 249 631 5 18 39.0 1377.282 18 W6 J ABEL Devern Valley SU11AB1684 C 249 496 5 18 57.0 1375.564 19 W7 D SMITH Devern Valley SU11NE7946 C 247 1748 5 19 58.0 1364.105 20 E13 MR & MRS R MCDONALD Fr. & District SU11NE3376 H 243 527 5 17 16.0 1349.675 21 E14 J RITCHIE Fr. West End SU113208 H 245 1739 5 22 8.0 1343.975 22 W8 D SMITH Devern Valley SU11NE7598 C 247 1748 5 24 58.0 1343.116 23 E15 MR & MRS R MCDONALD Fr. & District SU11NE3319 C 243 527 5 20 16.0 1337.033 24 W9 A RITCHIE Devern Valley SU11NE7444 H 249 631 5 28 32.0 1335.849 25 W10 A CRUICKSHANK Keith SU11NE175 C 249 755 5 30 45.0 1327.271 26 W11 A WILSON Devern Valley SU11NE7726 H 248 424 5 30 34.0 1321.682 27 E16 D & C MCDOUGALL Phd. & District SU11NE1303 H 235 518 5 14 5.0 1318.497 28 E17 A B GEDDES Fr. & District SU11NE3985 H 245 1638 5 31 16.0 1306.615 29 E18 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District SU11NE2640 C 233 1427 5 15 2.0 1306.233 30 E19 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District SU11NE2687 C 233 1427 5 15 4.0 1306.095 Fed Section Name Club Ring Number S Distance Time Velocity M Y H M S East Section 20 members sent 136 birds 1 1 A B GEDDES Fr. & District SU11NE3983 H 245 1638 5 3 12.0 1427.566 2 2 MR & MRS R MCDONALD Fr. & District SU11NE3414 H 243 527 5 1 13.0 1421.591 3 3 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District SU11NE2626 C 233 1427 4 50 18.0 1417.523 4 4 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District SU11NE2690 H 233 1427 4 50 20.0 1417.361 5 5 A W BUCHAN Fr. & District SU11NE3288 H 244 1516 5 4 7.0 1417.075 6 6 MR & MRS R MCDONALD Fr. & District SU11NE3431 H 243 527 5 2 19.0 1416.419 8 7 D & C MCDOUGALL Phd. & District SU11NE1301 C 235 518 4 52 44.0 1414.660 9 8 A W BUCHAN Fr. & District SU11NE3267 C 244 1516 5 5 27.0 1410.889 10 9 MASKAME & MACKIE Phd. & District SU11NE1510 H 234 382 4 52 47.0 1407.942 12 10 A W BUCHAN Fr. & District SU11NE3284 H 244 1516 5 6 13.0 1407.356 West Section 16 members sent 116 birds 7 1 A RITCHIE Devern Valley SU11NE7462 H 249 631 5 9 59.0 1415.789 11 2 G WILSON Devern Valley SU11NE7781 H 238 1094 4 58 19.0 1407.813 13 3 D SMITH Devern Valley SU11NE7609 C 247 1748 5 11 32.0 1401.031 16 4 A RITCHIE Devern Valley SU11NE7481 H 249 631 5 18 37.0 1377.426 17 5 A RITCHIE Devern Valley SU11A3289 H 249 631 5 18 39.0 1377.282 18 6 J ABEL Devern Valley SU11AB1684 C 249 496 5 18 57.0 1375.564 19 7 D SMITH Devern Valley SU11NE7946 C 247 1748 5 19 58.0 1364.105 22 8 D SMITH Devern Valley SU11NE7598 C 247 1748 5 24 58.0 1343.116 24 9 A RITCHIE Devern Valley SU11NE7444 H 249 631 5 28 32.0 1335.849 25 10 A CRUICKSHANK Keith SU11NE175 C 249 755 5 30 45.0 1327.271 Clubs First Bird A B GEDDES Fr. & District SU11NE3983 1427.566 J & A DONALDSON Phd. & District SU11NE2626 1417.523 A RITCHIE Devern Valley SU11NE7462 1415.789 R HIGGINS Fr. West End BLG116065337 1399.547 A CRUICKSHANK Keith SU11NE175 1327.271 A MORTIMER Elgin & District SU11NE5017 1302.393 A ROBB Inverurie SU11NE5934 1275.005 P THOMSON Forres SU11NE7981 1087.474 WELL DONE TO ALEX GEDDES

4-2 Rangers..... magic :egyptian: :egyptian:

Ok here, sent one and got one.

Jeyes fluid should do the trick.

Well done to yourself Davie you have done a great job as race controller this year. All the best, Paul.

Up at 9am

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Can you make it quarter past :egyptian:

I thought you were off to Turkey soft lad

I have a mate needing a sofa delivered in Inverness, how you fixed for sunday? :emoticon-0136-giggle:

I would like to take this opportunity to say a big thankyou to my friend Alex Wight for helping me out today and collecting and dropping off pigeons for Alan Ritchie and myself. Alex collected them from our transporter and delivered them to Dougie ( Cemetary, who is currently offshore ). Alex stepped into help after the demise of SPDS and got us out of a hole. Thanks again Alex, myself and Dougie appreciate it. Regards, Paul.

North of Scotland Federation Consett Young Birds flown on 10/09/2011 52 Members Liberated 642 birds in a Fresh South West Wind Fed Section Name Club Ring Number S Distance Time Velocity M Y H M S 1 E1 A W BUCHAN Fr. & District SU113802 C 194 127 3 23 52.0 1675.443 2 E2 C MCRAE Fr. & District SU11NE3187 C 191 1753 3 26 44.0 1634.536 3 E3 S GLEW Phd. & District SU11NE2318 C 184 28 3 27 42.0 1559.307 4 E4 MASKAME & MACKIE Phd. & District SU11NE1599 H 183 1080 3 28 52.0 1547.207 5 E5 MASKAME & MACKIE Phd. & District SU11NE1601 H 183 1080 3 29 6.0 1545.481 6 E6 MASKAME & MACKIE Phd. & District SU11NE1510 H 183 1080 3 29 10.0 1544.988 7 E7 G WILLOX Phd. & District SU11NE2532 H 182 1741 3 29 11.0 1539.611 8 E8 G WILLOX Phd. & District SU11NE2543 C 182 1741 3 30 36.0 1529.255 9 E9 C & M WILLIAMS Phd. & District SU11NE1796 H 179 1157 3 33 42.0 1479.630 10 E10 J RITCHIE Fr. West End SU113208 H 195 272 3 52 33.0 1476.981 11 E11 J RITCHIE Fr. West End SU113204 C 195 272 3 52 51.0 1475.078 12 E12 D HAY Phd. & District SU11NE2820 C 182 1618 3 41 13.0 1455.306 13 E13 G P TAYLOR Phd. & District SU11NE2909 C 183 1069 3 42 43.0 1450.942 14 E14 A W BUCHAN Fr. & District SU113803 H 194 127 3 58 33.0 1431.847 15 E15 MR & MRS R MCDONALD Fr. & District SU11NE3376 H 192 586 4 6 53.0 1371.117 16 W1 G R DUNCAN Keith BLG116164142 C 189 1628 4 5 19.0 1362.598 17 W2 G R DUNCAN Keith SU11NE34 H 189 1628 4 5 24.0 1362.135 18 E16 C & M WILLIAMS Phd. & District SU11NE1842 H 179 1157 3 55 44.0 1341.333 19 E17 MR & MRS R MCDONALD Fr. & District SU11NE3496 H 192 586 4 25 43.0 1273.936 20 W3 A COWIE Elgin & District SU11NE4489 H 205 1572 4 47 45.0 1259.329 21 E18 MR & MRS R MCDONALD Fr. & District SU11NE3322 C 192 586 4 29 40.0 1255.276 22 E19 MR & MRS R MCDONALD Fr. & District SU11NE3319 C 192 586 4 29 42.0 1255.121 23 E20 MR & MRS R MCDONALD Fr. & District SU11NE3317 C 192 586 4 29 47.0 1254.733 24 E21 MR & MRS R MCDONALD Fr. & District SU11NE3405 H 192 586 4 30 33.0 1251.177 25 E22 A ROBB Inverurie SU11NE5928 H 163 1423 3 51 31.0 1245.280 26 W4 A RITCHIE Devern Valley SU11NE7440 C 197 812 4 46 2.0 1215.005 27 W5 A RITCHIE Devern Valley SU11NE7441 C 197 812 4 46 3.0 1214.934 28 W6 A RITCHIE Devern Valley SU11NE7459 C 197 812 4 46 4.0 1214.864 29 E23 W MASSON Fr. & District SU11NE3632 H 195 388 4 44 53.0 1206.066 30 E24 G WILLOX Phd. & District SU11NE2550 H 182 1741 4 27 26.0 1204.266 Fed Section Name Club Ring Number S Distance Time Velocity M Y H M S East Section 22 members sent 298 birds 1 1 A W BUCHAN Fr. & District SU113802 C 194 127 3 23 52.0 1675.443 2 2 C MCRAE Fr. & District SU11NE3187 C 191 1753 3 26 44.0 1634.536 3 3 S GLEW Phd. & District SU11NE2318 C 184 28 3 27 42.0 1559.307 4 4 MASKAME & MACKIE Phd. & District SU11NE1599 H 183 1080 3 28 52.0 1547.207 5 5 MASKAME & MACKIE Phd. & District SU11NE1601 H 183 1080 3 29 6.0 1545.481 6 6 MASKAME & MACKIE Phd. & District SU11NE1510 H 183 1080 3 29 10.0 1544.988 7 7 G WILLOX Phd. & District SU11NE2532 H 182 1741 3 29 11.0 1539.611 8 8 G WILLOX Phd. & District SU11NE2543 C 182 1741 3 30 36.0 1529.255 9 9 C & M WILLIAMS Phd. & District SU11NE1796 H 179 1157 3 33 42.0 1479.630 10 10 J RITCHIE Fr. West End SU113208 H 195 272 3 52 33.0 1476.981 West Section 30 members sent 344 birds 16 1 G R DUNCAN Keith BLG116164142 C 189 1628 4 5 19.0 1362.598 17 2 G R DUNCAN Keith SU11NE34 H 189 1628 4 5 24.0 1362.135 20 3 A COWIE Elgin & District SU11NE4489 H 205 1572 4 47 45.0 1259.329 26 4 A RITCHIE Devern Valley SU11NE7440 C 197 812 4 46 2.0 1215.005 27 5 A RITCHIE Devern Valley SU11NE7441 C 197 812 4 46 3.0 1214.934 28 6 A RITCHIE Devern Valley SU11NE7459 C 197 812 4 46 4.0 1214.864 31 7 J MAIR Devern Valley SU11NE7348 H 198 756 4 51 18.0 1198.888 32 8 J MAIR Devern Valley GB11V44708 C 198 756 4 51 25.0 1198.408 33 9 P THOMSON Forres SU11NE42 H 202 597 4 57 40.0 1196.362 35 10 J ABEL Devern Valley SU11NE7158 H 197 674 4 58 39.0 1163.214 Clubs First Bird A W BUCHAN Fr. & District SU113802 1675.443 S GLEW Phd. & District SU11NE2318 1559.307 J RITCHIE Fr. West End SU113208 1476.981 G R DUNCAN Keith BLG116164142 1362.598 A COWIE Elgin & District SU11NE4489 1259.329 A ROBB Inverurie SU11NE5928 1245.280 A RITCHIE Devern Valley SU11NE7440 1215.005 P THOMSON Forres SU11NE42 1196.362 J REID Buckie & District SU11NE6701 1123.819 WELL DONE TO ALEX BUCHAN

Thanks

Yes Davy the birdage says it all. And I think that Davie Hay has done a fantastic job as race controller this year despite some really challenging conditions. The weather has been shocking and I would not want to be the controller at the best of times let alone this year but we have the right man in the job, I am 100% convinced of that. Paul.

I would agree 100% Dougie. Paul.

Sounds like a thoroughly decent bloke. The one's that come here are first class too. It is a tragedy that these poor lads may very well lose their jobs. Their service has always been first class and will be a real loss.

Dougie, I will try to sort something out for you. We still have one race to go so all is not lost. Paul.