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Was in the motor trade for 28years........unemployed since last February :(

Was in Easons this morning......guy said it would be Tuesday or Wednesday before it would be in !!

Not a problem at all to make yourself.......depends what sort of front you want, make your box accordingly.SIMPLES !!

What......only 2 dogs !!! ;D

If memory serves a standard pallet is approx. 5' x 4' so anything else is an abnormal load and after many years of logistics and transport, you could well end up facing a fairly big bill, because they will take into account the amount of floor area your goods would require, and being of a fairly fragile nature the pallets cannot be stacked. Micko & Jack have hit on my thoughts......have a look at renting a ' box transit ' from over here and on a return trip basis......then check some UK wide firms and see what the price would be for collecting van on mainland, and leaving it back to NI depot. Just a thought.

Montgomery Transport......they bought out Dukes Transport.

You're twisted mate !!!

Is one of them a Gay Pied ??

Works for me !!

Class looking pigeons Mick.....how they doing in the new loft ?

R.I.P Thoughts go to Delboy & all family circle.

That's Montgomery Transport over here mate.

Maybe all Stuart is trying to do is, out of Raymonds' birds at auction, draw our attention to something he considers a little bit special. I have never met nor talked to Stuart, but making my judgement on other peoples' comments, as the seller of this lot, maybe its a matter of principal and integrity, which would hinder him from purchasing at his own auction.OMO.

One of the difficulties with show organisation is to 'draw a crowd'. In general, what do you do ? More classes, better prize money, stalls, sales...what ? What has happened, in my opinion, has been a morphosis over time from a genuine pigeon show to a general selling free for all for anything concerned with pigeon racing / showing. Yes, some of the sparkle has gone, but it's a problem of our own making. There are still quite a considerable amount of people who go to a show for its primary function...a pigeon show. Your observation that ' one draw to these shows is a good P*** up'........ Over the past years at Dunoon the attendance for the dinner / prize giving / dance has dwindled from approx 100 to 40ish. On the Friday night at the 'welcome' evening we would again have had about 60 persons..last time we were down to about 24...and most of them were involved with the show organisation. Geographically, Dunoon is at a distinct disadvantage, but the show itself can still attract up to 900 entries. Personally, I would love to get 1000 plus entries at Dunoon, will that be possible.......I don't know, but I prefer to remain optomistic and not pessimistic, and hopefully the 'good old days' of shows may return. I'm sure the organisers for 'Blackpool' are also facing many problems and concerns, as are most show organisers I would think. However...onwards and upwards, and to all going to Blackpool I too wish you a great weekend, and for everyone to enjoy themselves :)

Interesting proposals.....where quite a few are more 'modern' fanciers. :-/ :-/

Buy quite a bit of gear from Screwfix. I have found they have a bigger selection of hardware products. More than happy with them.

If memory serves he had quite a few different families . Gurnay, Gits & Dordin come to mind, not sure.

The last 4 lofts here all had automatic pygmy lights in them, summer & winter. Never a problem with birds resting, breeding or moulting.

Wasn't that W.R.Black ??

Welcome to PB Aaron. Just be cautious when it comes to numbers you keep, but I think you have given that some thought !!

Agreed.

If there was a Hall of Fame for UK fanciers ( past or present ).....who would you propose for induction ? You're allowed 3 proposals ( just so we don't get too carried away!! )

OMG The poor lass has no chance.......Engl / Irish / Welsh combo !!! Which reminds me...must look up that website !! Cheers mate P.

Really pleased you had such a great day Ray, although I did pick that up a bit during our conversation. If success is based in a small part on enthusiasm, you'll go a long way Continued best wishes to you in your 'quest'. Paul PS Pass on my best wishes to your better 'Cork' half !! ;D ;D

You be careful mate.......although I would love to hear you telling the police you were only stalking a pigeon !!! ;) ;D ;D