Ahhhh bad day!

[Guest REDFOXKRAUTHS]

Well to day was the day of the first official Bunker & Hammill Loft 2 situated in brighton raced from lyndhurst 64 miles, was told up at 2pm and was a sw wing expecting to be 1 hrs 30mins but when les got out to the loft after an hour and 4 mins turned out to be a nw wind, there was already 4 out of the 6 birds on the roof by the time he opened the trap the other 2 arrived the loft was shut at 3:09 a bad day ! not clocked

[grizzal]

always phone mate to see if he agrees on  arrival time

[blaz]

hope it gets better for you .as i no i will have 1or2 myself

[Guest REDFOXKRAUTHS]

always phone mate to see if he agrees on  arrival time

 

lost me haha ring who?

[pjc]

never rely on wind at lib site to be either correct or the same at the home end, experience tells you to always be ready for impossible velocity just in case!

[Guest rodders]

The reason once the birds are up be it, a 68 mile race or 300 i stay in the garden pottering about.

i can be in garden and still find them in loft  ;D ;D

 

 

[Guest REDFOXKRAUTHS]

haha just like haha

[stan p]

i was told allways work on a mile aminite and you wont mise meney

[Guest REDFOXKRAUTHS]

lol

[Guest REDFOXKRAUTHS]

wats that

[pjc]

 

Lol - But you know what i say to that dont you .............

 

Electronic Timing System  ;D

 

 

certainly one answer for lazy fanciers but i'd still want to see them home!

 

[Guest REDFOXKRAUTHS]

agree phil

[bluewhiteflight]

you can still see them come home with ets just takes pressure off timing in  ;D

[Guest]

 

 

certainly one answer for lazy fanciers but i'd still want to see them home!

 

Maybe Phil but will also keep fanciers in the sport, my misses was only complaining to me how we don't have days out on the weekend in the summer because of pigeons. ETS would help no end, ok would have to be home for 5ish for knock off but can safely go out for the day, and perhaps I'm a softy but my family is important to me too!

[wullie semple]

Well to day was the day of the first official Bunker & Hammill Loft 2 situated in brighton raced from lyndhurst 64 miles, was told up at 2pm and was a sw wing expecting to be 1 hrs 30mins but when les got out to the loft after an hour and 4 mins turned out to be a nw wind, there was already 4 out of the 6 birds on the roof by the time he opened the trap the other 2 arrived the loft was shut at 3:09 a bad day ! not clocked

 

ben this is your own fault you should be at the loft ready and waiting on the birds

[hotrod]

WE HAVE ALL DONE THAT  well most of us i did it a few years ago when a member's wife phoned to say her mans clock had stopped , he was at work , so me being me said its alright i'll bring up master and reset it ,came back down and a blue cock sitting on board all pool's and nom and 3 birder ,after clocking he was 2nd club 2nd 3bird club 3rd fed, the moral of this is ,learn from this either get someone to watch for you or get ets simples

[OLDYELLOW]

 

 

certainly one answer for lazy fanciers but i'd still want to see them home!

 

just because you have ets doesnt mean i wouldnt be there to encourage them in or see them come home just means if need to run in fer toilet means you can go

[gangster]

been there done that and deffo learned from it!!!!!

[pjc]

 

Maybe Phil but will also keep fanciers in the sport, my misses was only complaining to me how we don't have days out on the weekend in the summer because of pigeons. ETS would help no end, ok would have to be home for 5ish for knock off but can safely go out for the day, and perhaps I'm a softy but my family is important to me too!

 

To me part of this great sport is seeing the birds home, calling them down and clocking, doesn't matter if ets or manual, I wouldn't enjoy the race if I couldn't or didn't want to be there.

When a bird comes home can you guarentee its going to come straight in over the pad and not sit on the loft etc.

To me the only time i'd be happy or want to leave the ETS to get on with it is when we get holdovers and the birds are liberated on a work day, but it wouldn't be the same as seeing the bird shut its wings and dive for home! JMO

 

[OLDYELLOW]

 

To me part of this great sport is seeing the birds home, calling them down and clocking, doesn't matter if ets or manual, I wouldn't enjoy the race if I couldn't or didn't want to be there.

When a bird comes home can you guarentee its going to come straight in over the pad and not sit on the loft etc.

To me the only time i'd be happy or want to leave the ETS to get on with it is when we get holdovers and the birds are liberated on a work day, but it wouldn't be the same as seeing the bird shut its wings and dive for home! JMO

 

have to agree Phil nothing better than seeing your arrivals , that i wouldnt miss

[Guest]

As my dad would say, well the pigeons done his job........................

[Delboy]

Well to day was the day of the first official Bunker & Hammill Loft 2 situated in brighton raced from lyndhurst 64 miles, was told up at 2pm and was a sw wing expecting to be 1 hrs 30mins but when les got out to the loft after an hour and 4 mins turned out to be a nw wind, there was already 4 out of the 6 birds on the roof by the time he opened the trap the other 2 arrived the loft was shut at 3:09 a bad day ! not clocked

 

ETS, theres your answer m8

[sapper756]

Learn from your mistakes Ben, good luck for the next race m8

[NW USA]

 

Maybe Phil but will also keep fanciers in the sport, my misses was only complaining to me how we don't have days out on the weekend in the summer because of pigeons. ETS would help no end, ok would have to be home for 5ish for knock off but can safely go out for the day, and perhaps I'm a softy but my family is important to me too!

 

Wouldn't it be cheaper to let her have a boyfriend in the summer?

[heather down]

You don't have to be lazy to have ETS we still stay in the garden waiting for birds to come, but in an emergency it can be useful, I still get the adrenaline rush when they are due back and arrive at the loft, it will be my first old bird race next Sat since my husband passed away in 2006.