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Aye you had me fooled Roland :B :B :B ;D ;D ;D And it's AMTRAK not AMTRAX or AMTRACK ;D ;D ;D

Aw come on Vic, you have posted some gibberish on the boards as well, half the fun is in deciphering them, although Roland take a bit of beating, he works for Amtrak and still calls it Amtrax so what hope have we got ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

So are you going to pay £24 to every one that handles the bird within the network, don't think so, it is hard enough to get £30 to return any birds as it is Bigda is right it will be a headache trying to cover all possibilities, networking from cornwall to aberdeen and beyond will be a nightmare, good luck to anyone that gives it a go but I will be very surprised if you do not encounter similar "not all" problems to any major courier :-/

Yes they are protected, most wild birds are even though they are classed as vermin

Mind leave an access door in it for the jack russels or ferrets to scoff any mice etc

Roland works for AMTRAX ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

I totally agree with you but the goverments will be hard pushed to change it, they will always coin in on the tax windfall, and the greens will say it is good for the enviroment as more people will use their cars less aiding climate control, also on the american front standard cars are about 3.5 litre, the Bronco i had use of was 6.5 litre petrol, 7mpg :-/ I work for myself and the price of wood had almost doubled as well :'(

Last time I heard it was a £3000 fine and your motor lifted, this was to stop you just walking away from old motors that were not registered to you :X

Aye, I know but if you get ill in America as my son did when I was working there it was $100 to see the doctor the more dollars for consultant fee then more dollars for the medicine, although we pay huge taxes and can moan, rightly so about how the powers at be collect and spend them, you are still in a country that half the world want to come to. Just relate staying in america and having to visit the vet in this country instead of a doctor, and you will get some idea about their health care and any other service they have to pay for Goverments will always rake in the windfalls like this to shore up the tax purses, but there will be a time it will come to a head, Oil $40 a barrel last year $140 a barrel last week, just get ready to tighten the belts as we will all feel the pinch shortly :-/

I don't think the americans have the monpoly on these jokes, it is a worldwide hike and it's no joke, £1.30 a litre for diesel and you have to hunt for it. Maybe the should take a lead from the unions and cap prices the same as they do wage rises, now we are joking, it will never happen, goverments need taxes to operate no matter what one we have. :-/

Not sure if this is a joke or not

I wonder how many hatched at Glendevon quarry near Kennoway

True, mines is a VW Carravelle, so am no as daft as you think

This is a story about a Fly, a Fish, a Bear, a Hunter, a Mouse and a Cat. There is a moral to this story..... In the dead of summer a fly was resting among leaves beside a stream. The hot, dry fly said to no one in particular, "Gosh...if I go down three inches I will feel the mist from the water and I will be refreshed." There was a fish in the water thinking, "Gosh...if that fly comes down three inches, I can eat him." There was a bear on the shore thinking, "Gosh...if that fly goes down three inches That fish will jump for the fly... And I will grab the fish!!" It also happened that a hunter was farther up the bank Of the lake preparing to eat a cheese sandwich.... "Gosh," he thought, "if that fly goes down three inches... And that fish leaps for it... That bear will expose himself and grab for the fish. I'll shoot the bear and have a proper lunch." Now, you probably think this is Enough activity on one river bank, But I can tell you there's more.... A wee mouse by the hunter's foot was thinking, "Gosh, if that fly goes down three inches... And that fish jumps for that fly.. And that bear grabs for that fish.. The dumb hunter will shoot the bear And drop his cheese sandwich." A cat lurking in the bushes took in this scene and thought, (as was fashionable to do on the banks of this particular river around lunch time) "Gosh...if that fly goes down three inches.. And that fish jumps for that fly And that bear grabs for that fish And that hunter shoots that bear.. And that mouse makes off with the cheese sandwich . Then I can have mouse for lunch." The poor fly is finally so hot and so dry that he Heads down for the cooling mist of the water. The fish swallows the fly... The bear grabs the fish.. The hunter shoots the bear.. the mouse grabs the cheese sandwich... The cat jumps for the mouse.. the mouse ducks... The cat falls into the water and drowns. NOW, The Moral Of The Story.... Whenever a fly goes down three inches, Some pussy's gonna be in serious danger. Didn't see that one coming, did you? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Sorry I took so long, if you have a logo or any more info is required I can put it in the space or juggle letters around to fill it up or another picture of a pigeon, just let me know

Two of our white went down next doors chimney, one irractic neighbour going ballistic, not my pigeon ours are white ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Some folk have no sense of humour

Trailers are commonly used in transporting birds, I looked at one at blackpool from Geraldy for £5000 and I am sure the highland fed paid a lot more for theirs I don't think the transit is the best idea, if we weighed up all the pros and cons of keeping birds then a few might decide against, especially when I see Billy sitting here with pigeon lung and struggling for breath. I am sure we have all done things that could be done better for both us and the birds :-/

Aye if you are daft enough to use wood shavings I would imagine you deserve the stick from the ones behind you:-/

Aye well done for saving the day

Cracking loft

Aye perfect, dead cheap and cheerfull ;D ;D ;D

Only stating the facts, get one of your Kiwi buddies to join and pass on the shoe, or maybe even a Tazmanain Devil ;D ;D ;D

Why not use a pick up, make up a frame rack to carry the baskets that can be lifted on and off the pickup when you need it, or even a flatbed trailer and do the same thing :-/

Lennut you are the furthest south as far as I know, so if the shoe fits ;D ;D ;D

Hope we can quote you on that Vic ;D ;D ;D