Walter swanston

This thread is titled SNP embarrassing.When you read some of the stuff it's no hard to see who should be embarrassed.Whats wrong with you guys? .We are Scots and we want to run our ain country what's wrong with that?. Maybes youse agree with Ruthie and the Dug that we are too wee, too poor and too stupid.

OK my family have lived in the borders of Scotland for about 1000 years some of my ancestors were shot dead in the hills of South West Scotland and tortured and hung at the Grassmarket in Edinburgh because the English soldiery objected to their worship of God so you see its hard for me to see how Scotland gets its strength from the UK.

Eh that would be me,I have had several opportunities to live abroad in the sun with my relatives but I will never live permanently outside Scotland which is absolutely the best country in the world bar none and I fervently wish we controlled our own destiny rather than being run by the Moffat fluffy Paddington Bear

I should have known better after all old age is supposed to bring wisdom but I thought I was going to be spared the attention of sparrowhawks this spring until Sunday afternoon when I lost a fine blue bar young pigeon. torn to bits and eaten while I was on the telephone ,I suppose I must blame myself for inattention.However it is hard to avoid becoming discouraged when the racing season is fast approaching and exercising birds becomes problematic I have no wish to incur the scorn of the more forthright contributors on this site but sparrowhawks are a constant difficulty in Dumfriesshire each spring.

Yes that's the one it is mostly directed towards poultry keepers but to me it leaves the whole business uncertain for fanciers but there is no clear guidance because of the uncertainty.

The latest advice I can find (Solway Fed. Web site) is that birds can fly out as from 28th. February.It goes on to talk about enhanced bio security which in effect means no contact with wild birds,maybe hard to ensure.Also advice to pigeon fanciers is that organisations should consider where they release birds from.I am not sure but Ithink they want birds to be released where this is little contact with wild birds....difficult??.All this goes onto 30th.April.As I say all this informatio is available through the Solway Fed website.I hope I am getting this wrong but I am a bit confused.

Thank you all for your birthday wishes, let the birds out this morning, first time since October, they did not fly much just fluttered around might be something to do with the fact they are as fat as f****** pigs.

There was a segment of Sunday nights Countrywide on BBC 1 on the subject of the bird flu scare.I did not see anything specifically about racing pigeons but the expert who was on said there was no relief in sight before March.Maybe I should know this but what is the current advice over exercising pigeonsii

Never mind Trump gents we're gonnae need a wa' on the Irish border if the sainted Theresa has her way over Brexit.

Right here's another ten, remember it's a personal choice Comments welcome Philistines shut up and eat your cereal 11. Pink Floyd. Another brick in the Wall 12. The Who. Won't get fooled again 13. Springsteen Born to run 14.Dire Straits Money for nothing 15 Janis Joplin. Me and Bobby McGee 16Dylan Subterranean Homesick Blues 17. Eric Clapton Lay down Sally 18. Stones Brown Sugar 19. U2 Bad 20Talking Heads. Burning down the House Remember no insults or I will be forced to give up my attempts to civilise pigeon fanciers

That's alright surely

I am talking about rock music here Pigeon Man no finger snappers or country trash

OK here are the first ten,not in order and remember very personal.As every sensible person knows road trips must begin with ZZ Top. 1 ZZ Top Legs 2.ZZTop Sharp Dressed Man 3..Creedence Run through the Jungle 4.Dylan Visions of Johanna 5. Talking Heads Take me to the River 6. Gypsey Kings Hotel California 7.Stones Satisfaction 8.Blondie Heart of Glass 9Springsteen Dancing in the Dark 10. George Thorigood Bad to the Bone Comments welcome but no insults

Have included any thing from "Stop making Sense " with Talking Heads and Dylan's Visions of Johanna". Well it's my list

It's along winter I have serviced the car,read about ten books since December and cleaned the lofts daily but going mental with the miserable winter weather. To counteract the boredom I am compiling a list of the 100 greatest rock anthems. I have started it off with two ZZ Top numbers and the Gipsey Kings version of Hotel California followed by BruceSpringsteen and Credence. All suggestions will be gratefully received but be warned The Beatles and Elton John will not be tolerated and no disco numbers.

Yeah and did Roland no die while blowing his own horn

Some years ago I put forward the proposal that contributors on this website should use their own name rather than the customary soubriquets or noms de plume.It was not a suggestion that went down well and I must admit I have grown accustomed to the more colourful names used by some members.

Beans beans they're good for your heart The more you eat the more you fart The more you fart the better you feel So let's have beans at every meal

I suppose many fanciers struggle with auld age Ian,I will be 84 next month and I am beginning to have fun getting six or so 25 kilo bags of pigeon corn over the 50 yards of gravel to my loft door and then heaving it into the loft.This happens several times a year.However I still manage because Ithink the doors keep me young............self delusion???? Typing mistake doors should be doos

May I wish all pigeon fanciers and particularly members of this website all the best for 2017.Success to everyone's.

You ain't old Ian

Yes bad year 2016 David Bowie and Leonard Cohen both gone not to mention Muhammad Ali.

Sorry about that folks it's back on it seems.

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