Craig05

i really think you are missing the point here. Government is using the 3 strikes rule on employment, which is if you are able to work rather than sit at home on benefits and you are offered 3 jobs and turn them all down, your benefits will be stopped. (this is not aimed at genuine people who genuinly do have disabilities and cant work for one reason or another) but rather those scroungers that you mention who just cant be arsed to get up in the morning and go out to work, but rather sit at home and bleed the tax payer dry. My opinion (brilliant) and should have happened years ago and maybe that way the country wouldnt have been in the mess that it is. The UK has to be one of a very few countries that allows people who are perfectly able to sit at home and claim benefits when they could be out there working and contributing to the tax man..... i say this tounge in cheek, but i would imagine if some of these scroungers did go out and work, it would mean less jobs for "these foreign scroungers" as you put it. just a thought

;) i dont rate any of them either, i just think that it may be a lucky punch.

i have never had much joy with the Kirkpatricks. do they still do the business or are there better distance pigeons out there now?

im with you Chris

Sorry to hear Alex. spot on Catelae Lofts. I dare them to break into my house!!! He absolutly loves playing with people he doesnt know :angry:

Wiley all the bloke is trying to do is give DJ his opinion and try help out. why so negative? All the best Craig

going to a BBQ tonight see to the birds in the morning and try get a few bits done around the loft. afternoon sit infront of the TV and watch the Autumn tests (rugby union) Sunday go and watch my lad play rugby..... :rolleyes:

I played rugby on the hallow turf, in the powergen cup final at Twickenham. now all you Scots behave!!!!!

No mate, have more birds than i can cope with at the moment.. the racing last season went well with very few losses

are you not able to cancel it, im traveling from the north east down to Bristol on Sunday and could have met up with you on the M42 or something

Bakes where are you from, i have a roll in my garage which you can have

Hi Jon i dont think Kev will do to badly here considering he sells youngsters from the stock loft for £12 and £10 off the children from the stock birds. i think its a very good way of advertising this time of the year. might have considered a starting bid though.

Hi Eddie are you looking for any new friends?? :rolleyes:

Company director for Project Managment company.

Well said Blaz. i cant stand the things, but certainly used to enjoy them as a child ;)

no i havent forgotten that, just an example of a sportsman nephew doing well. i must say though that Peter Pollock and his father had nothing on Graham and Shaun. different class all together. :mellow:

Shaun Pollock, brilliant South Africa fast bowler was Graham Pollocks nephew. one of the best cricket players ever to come out of South Africa. same goes for a few of the springbok rugby players matey

yes mate, it has taken time but i do a bit as and when i can.

and the new extension. not quite finsished yet, but getting there

My small racing loft.

I could be wrong here, but im sure when i raced in South Africa, they took the velocity of your first bird and added them together throughout the season and then devided it by the amount of races giving you the fed champion that way. it was more about timing a pigeon in every race, as if you missed one, you were instantly out of the running. not saying that its the right way to do it, but im sure thats how they used to work it out

i hope it turns up for you. just find it strange that they were answering my emails and then told me that they had sent the delivery out for a second time. now they are not replying to me at all. i thought that they would be legit because they also advertise on ebay. unfortunatly i bought direct from their web site rather than on ebay so cant leave feedback....

Just a quick note to warn the fancy about this company. i ordered £60 worth of meds and equipment from them in the beginning of August and have still had nothing delivered. they have now also stopped replying to my emails :angry:

Hi Mark, hope you are well ;) "Hit by a wave"??? Mark, this is the UK not Hawai :lol: :lol:

I dont beleive that NEHU birds have to be stamped. i have stickers on the ETS rings and still dont get very many reported