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I'll give £50. Will of course also pick them up if I'm in the running.

Well done mucker. Join the band as I do too. 20 miles radious of Kettering. Normally am first asked by Fed President ... sorry the last one, mind Stu will too I've know doubt.

Hi' here's two 'dead easy recipes' ..... from an ole scottish mucker. Dazzle's "Clootie Dumpling" 9-10 minutes in the Microwave?? 'blumming delicious! ha! ha! and if you FRY it with 'very little' butter in the frying pan, mmm! smashing! ""Clootie Dumpling"" from Dazzle' 1/2 pint of water - 3/4 cup of white sugar - 2 eggs beaten - 1/2 lb. plain flour otherwise known as all purpose. - 1 tsp each of mixed spice, cinnamon & bicarbonate soda. - 1/2lb butter - 1/2 lb of sultanas - 1 tbsp of treacle (molasses). Mix water, sugar, mixed spice, cinnamon, sultanas, butter and treacle in a pan on the stove (cooker) - bring to boil - simmer one minute - remove from heat - mix in flour, soda & add beaten eggs. Pour into a microwave bowl - lined with plastic wrap Put in microwave for 9 minutes .... depending on your Microwave's Kws. our's was 10 mins. (Cheap Micro' LoL!) Gran's Fruit Loaf (Very moist and fruity and doesn't crumble when sliced) Ingredients - 6oz (175g) currants 6oz (175g) sultanas 8oz (225g) dark soft brown sugar 1/2 pint (300ml) hot tea 10oz (275g) self-raising flour 1 egg beaten Makes 2 x 1lb (450g) loaves 1. Measure the fruit and sugar into a bowl and pour over the hot tea, stir well, cover and leave to stand overnight. 2. Grease and line with greaseproof paper 2 x 1Ib (450g) loaf tins. Stir the flour and egg into the fruit mixture, mix thoroughly and divide between the tins. 3. Bake in oven at Gas Mark4 / 180C. Place grid shelf on the fourth set of runners and put the loaf tins one in front of the other. Cook for about 1 hour. 4. A skewer should come clean when pierced into the centre of the loaves. Turn out and leave to cool on wire racks. Serve sliced with a little butter.

I believe England were trial and erroring this game. Have to do so for preparation for the world cup against opposition. Yes I also believe that Italy have come on leaps and bounds. But as Strapper will agree A win is a win lol ;D

well Les why don't you enlighten us all with your words of wisdom says taylor lofts :o Don't be silly. streuth why don't you ask for a TV media coverages and plant it in all the news papers! Yes let us all scream it from the roof tops. Why! Because you are no nearer to knowing reality SO you decide to spout off and hamper good decent folks that stand up to be counted in stead of doing you bit to eliminate this problem! Oh sorry! ONE should enlighten you with a RSPB doctrine no doubt. I mean after all EVERY one should know the names and where about of any and every person that does what 99% dream of, and spout about about. So let's put it in black and white for all and sundry to see.

Oh course. 100% correct. If more listened to him, took note and actually put into practise his wise words there wouldn't be a B.O.P. problem. And as for Budgie spouting '.... He would not last long in Lanarkshire' he doesn't understand the realism and what Les says and means.... or does he mean Lanarkshire like the hawks and B.O.P. around :-/ I think he doesn't understand les's quip.... At least I hope that is the case.

Wilko's is chapest unless you have a Dandy and Gibbs close by.

Of course if you send it. If it was a hard day, then yes could go a little further on a easier day. But if it was sent in condition, it has, as far as I'm concerned, told you enough is enough.

Well even after the good start in the second half, Wales started to grind them down. Yes a silly 'Sin Bin' for no gain or worth at all meant the Welsh got that added incentive. Yes they were getting on top, but.... and did as I said grind out a win at the end. You know 10 Minutes to go and erroers were Welsh 14 to Scotlands 5. You expect t be behind there. Dan Parks the best inspirational play and up lifter since Gavin Hastings I believe.

I think the reality is we need a few more of him. Les is a mind of brilliant info regards the 'Hawk / B.O.P. Problem. Just wish there were 10 like him in every Fed.

Wouldn't doubt it though. Remember when I used to get 'Pop Ups' and when you clicked on Delete it actually set you up... they had swith the Delete with the Agree tab. Took time to sort, and as it was running till you realised or logged of the P.c. costs were high. Think i got caught for £35 and spent yonks trying to get my money back. Which I didn't.

Oh yes, more active and Seeing' and looking out for his' 'lot' than 98% of the pigeon fancier will, and that's for sure. So I would have an eye over my shoulder if it got hurt ... But as I would never do anything untowards, then Of course I don't mind him looking out for their interests ... Only right and fair eh :-/ ;D ;D ;D

Well the Welsh are as good now as they ever will be. Certainly in the foreseeable future and that’s for sure. They have reached their’ pinnacle so to speak and I can’t see them able to improve any more now. The Scots now have an English man in charge called And. One whom we seem to have heard of before. They also have three English men in the squad to help, not least one welsh sounding name of Evans, so with their speed, they are capable of scoring tries and that’s for sure. It will be tightish but I think Wales will ground them down and then score a couple more than Scotland. Next season I think the Scots will be too good for them … But not yet.

Best watching them fly into Toughened glass - normal glass, not too big does them good too. Mind one has to be careful when picking them up that your foot doesn't stand on it's neck like.

Celibacy is great, really number system I guess. Then two hens mated to one cock bird takes all the beating. The widowhood - that is hens racing as to widowerhood when racing cock birds is 3rd I'd say as hens are more genuine that cockbirds. More reliable etc. I think one would be suprise just how many race the hens to great merit. Of course distance and hard races hens excell over cock birds. Just look at the Natioal results at the distance / hold overs and hard races. Natureal hens dominate. As for the commet that 'Most' race cockbirds on widowerhood, that may well be true.... But that is mainly in todays climate because many know no different. Most then mate them back up for the distances of course later in the year.

Well what she say eh! :-/

Pleased for you, all the best to mother and child.

Paul, was told via Gordon Chambers that he does advise vaccination, again if it's already done. He says that if vaccinated or not, first thing is to vacinate them again. Read a great debate on the Alberta Classic where the youngsters are jab three times, YES three time by the age of 3 - 5 months. Some jab them as soon as leaving the nest, then a month later, and a month later again.

Think it needs a post Mortem. Have seen them get over it though and fly great as 2 Y/O's etc.

New of a National winner that flew out of his skin most weeks from Derby. Just had 8 Nest boxes on top of poles in a circle. They watched each like hawks. One up, all went up. One down all went down.

Have often tried to dissuede folks from advertising the pigeons numbers. Can't see any point in it whatsoever... Just tell the thieves which ones to pinch. :o Knew of a fellow that use to pinch to arder back in the mid - late 50's. :-/ We just need to know, and read the write up without the ring number. Simple that really!

yes this would free up a lot of space...even some old stickys that no longer apply . But again, this would only be a short term measure I feel. As the site expands and get busier the same problem will undoubtedly arise i fear.

Been and seen this on a few sites in tha past. I believe the main reason would be / is the total amount of users now. And the system being used needs updating or changing to accomade the over bearing numbers. JMO.

An older gentleman had an appointment to see the urologist who shared offices with several other doctors. The waiting room was filled with patients. As he approached the receptionist's desk, he noticed that the receptionist was a large unfriendly woman who looked like a Sumo wrestler. He gave her his name. In a very loud voice, the receptionist said, "YES, I HAVE YOUR NAME HERE; YOU WANT TO SEE THE DOCTOR ABOUT IMPOTENCE, RIGHT?" All the patients in the waiting room snapped their heads around to look at the very embarrassed man. He recovered quickly and in an equally loud voice replied, 'NO, I'VE COME TO INQUIRE ABOUT A SEX CHANGE OPERATION BUT I DON'T WANT THE SAME DOCTOR THAT DID YOURS.' The room erupted in applause! DON'T MESS WITH US OLD FOLKS

These were sent from Thomas Cook Holidays - listing some of the guests' complaints during the season. "I think it should be explained in the brochure that the local store does not sell proper biscuits like custard creams or ginger nuts." "It's lazy of the local shopkeepers to close in the afternoons. I often needed to buy things during 'siesta' time - this should be banned." "On my holiday to Goa in India , I was disgusted to find that almost every restaurant served curry. I don't like spicy food at all." "We booked an excursion to a water park but no-one told us we had to bring our swimming costumes and towels." A tourist at a top African game lodge overlooking a waterhole, who spotted a visibly aroused elephant, complained that the sight of this rampant beast ruined his honeymoon by making him feel "inadequate". A woman threatened to call police after claiming that she'd been locked in by staff. When in fact, she had mistaken the "do not disturb" sign on the back of the door as a warning to remain in the room. "The beach was too sandy." "We found the sand was not like the sand in the brochure. Your brochure shows the sand as yellow but it was white." A guest at a Novotel in Australia complained his soup was too thick and strong. He was inadvertently slurping the gravy at the time. "Topless sunbathing on the beach should be banned. The holiday was ruined as my husband spent all day looking at other women." "We bought 'Ray-Ban' sunglasses for five Euros (£3.50) from a street trader, only to find out they were fake." "No-one told us there would be fish in the sea. The children were startled." "It took us nine hours to fly home from Jamaica to England it only took the Americans three hours to get home." "I compared the size of our one-bedroom apartment to our friends' three-bedroom apartment and ours was significantly smaller." "The brochure stated: 'No hairdressers at the accommodation'. We're trainee hairdressers - will we be OK staying here?" "There are too many Spanish people. The receptionist speaks Spanish. The food is Spanish. Too many foreigners." "We had to queue outside with no air conditioning." "It is your duty as a tour operator to advise us of noisy or unruly guests before we travel." "I was bitten by a mosquito - no-one said they could bite." "My fiancé and I booked a twin-bedded room but we were placed in a double-bedded room. We now hold you responsible for the fact that I find myself pregnant. This would not have happened if you had put us in the room that we booked."