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One of the biggest threats is the sanitization of everything, any keeping of animals, especially in urban areas, is lookes upon as unsuitable and a haven of disease by the 'authorities'.  There will be a shortage of places to keep pigeons as all modern estates have covenants on them to stop people keeping so much as a budgie. Most fanciers started as kids with a few strays in a rabbit hutch, this doesn't happen now. Modern Mums wont let their kids touch animals let alone keep 'flying rats,' even if they could.

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One of the biggest threats is the sanitization of everything, any keeping of animals, especially in urban areas, is lookes upon as unsuitable and a haven of disease by the 'authorities'.  There will be a shortage of places to keep pigeons as all modern estates have covenants on them to stop people keeping so much as a budgie. Most fanciers started as kids with a few strays in a rabbit hutch, this doesn't happen now. Modern Mums wont let their kids touch animals let alone keep 'flying rats,' even if they could.

 

excellent point. a lot of kids would be a lot happier spending time in the garden looking after pets. its a pity the planners want to 'shoehorn' as many houses as possible per acre. i think ,however, local councils now have a legal duty to provide an adequate supply of allotments...something they probably do reluctantly.

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they do provide allotments in most areas but stipulate for growing purposes only :)

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they do provide allotments in most areas but stipulate for growing purposes only :)
  Like most housing estates these days, there are more rodents bred inside,  than out. ......and as you say,

 

 

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  Like most housing estates these days, there are more rodents bred inside,  than out. ......and as you say,

 

 

There are as much two legged rodents in all types of housing, not just the estates ;)

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There are as much two legged rodents in all types of housing, not just the estates ;)

             My last posting was cut short somewhat dramatically,  but some have the gist of it. Allotments? They have always been part of the game, but with the savage society kids, of today, who could sleep tight, having pigeons on allotments, these days?  

 

 

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             My last posting was cut short somewhat dramatically,  but some have the gist of it. Allotments? They have always been part of the game, but with the savage society kids, of today, who could sleep tight, having pigeons on allotments, these days?  

 

 

You only have to look at lofts that have been sabotaged in fanciers own back gardens, never mind the allotments, and it is not just kids who have carried out horrendous acts, it has been done by well known fanciers out of sad and sadistic revenge :(

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this will be my first year racing...................

 

Already I have heard several sarcy comments made about me by some of the bitter and twisted old men that frequent the local club house.....

 

What amazes me is they voted me in...have never met me.......then bad mouth me.

 

In the one breath they complain that no one wants to join the clubs.................. is there any wonder?

 

They are worse than freaking women.............. Personally Im not too fussed about 'inner politics' and sour comments by the jealous old men ....... and to be honest, the ony thing I worry about is predation by cats and hawks........... I love my birds....... not the club house or Sam Smiths....  

 

Preparations are going well and the youngs uns are almost ready to go down the road............I really hope it comes together........then they'll have something to really moan about........ I quite enjoy being the 'Lone Ranger'   ;D

 

.....................but thats life :);)

 

 

 

 

    

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BUL$#&T  Lets face it

racing takes a lot of work and commitment and love of the birds  .  

AYSO* soccer has conditioned american kids that everyone  plays and everyone wins  

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   I also agree that a bunch of bitter old guys are wrecking it for everyone !!!!

  I am dealing with a bunch of old guys that have been HARD to change (  they split our club ) and I am sure that they thought we would soon fold but we are flying more birds than ever and getting new members .  we have 12 members and are flying 280 birds a week average,  they have 11 members ( counting wives and children ) and are averaging 80 birds a week. and just handed us a plan where they would run a combine that they would use our truck and driver that we could fly for about 25.00 a year

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  Did I mention that the guy that is dominating their club has won 1 race in  7 years in the club we run ???

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this will be my first year racing...................

 

Already I have heard several sarcy comments made about me by some of the bitter and twisted old men that frequent the local club house.....

 

What amazes me is they voted me in...have never met me.......then bad mouth me.

 

In the one breath they complain that no one wants to join the clubs.................. is there any wonder?

 

They are worse than freaking women.............. Personally Im not too fussed about 'inner politics' and sour comments by the jealous old men ....... and to be honest, the ony thing I worry about is predation by cats and hawks........... I love my birds....... not the club house or Sam Smiths....  

 

Preparations are going well and the youngs uns are almost ready to go down the road............I really hope it comes together........then they'll have something to really moan about........ I quite enjoy being the 'Lone Ranger'   ;D

 

.....................but thats life :);)

 

 

 

 

    

must thank you again for the white logans you sold me earlier this year,the young of them are first class,hope your racing goes well mate,all the best !!

 

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  P.S.   OLD GUYS is not a deragotory term that I use a lot, I have a lot of old guys that tell me everything I know and the elderly are the SMARTEST people I know, NOBODY lives to 70 being stupid !!!

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Would say - especially after reading some posts here - that the same ole cods wallop being dished out, and sadly some are trying to believe it it would appear ( :( :(. I say, believed that this is high on the agenda why folks leave! More sadly it makes it a little harder every time not only to recruit new members, but to keep them. Golly just listen to  yourselfs some of you, every crap notion, mindless, and may I say unbelievable nonsense readily dished out. Yes what a sad lot we are, no wonder we can't entice many new members.

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Would say - especially after reading some posts here - that the same ole cods wallop being dished out, and sadly some are trying to believe it it would appear ( :( :(. I say, believed that this is high on the agenda why folks leave! More sadly it makes it a little harder every time not only to recruit new members, but to keep them. Golly just listen to  yourselfs some of you, every crap notion, mindless, and may I say unbelievable nonsense readily dished out. Yes what a sad lot we are, no wonder we can't entice many new members.

 

Can you highlight the mindless crap or is everybody's opinion mindless crap :)

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Best not, sometime best to let lying dogs sleep, and sleeping dogs lye lol ;)

Best doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out all the negatives and lame ducks, crutch holders etc.

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Best not, sometime best to let lying dogs sleep, and sleeping dogs lye lol ;)

Best doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out all the negatives and lame ducks, crutch holders etc.

 

So there are no negatives in pigeon racing that are causing members to leave or think twice, what about Boomerang who got his loft burnt to the ground by mindless thugs which could have also led to his house being set alight

Luckily Boomerang has had the energy to fight back and continue and all respect to him but does not dilute the treatment that should be handed out to the thugs that are roaming our streets, a lot would not blame him if he left the game.

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I have said for years that Pigeon Men are the biggest bunch of sweetie wifes on the planet .....I'm back in it for the love of pigeons & I hope that one day the sweetie wives are talking about me & my son as this will mean we are at the top

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   I also agree that a bunch of bitter old guys are wrecking it for everyone !!!!

  I am dealing with a bunch of old guys that have been HARD to change (  they split our club ) and I am sure that they thought we would soon fold but we are flying more birds than ever and getting new members .  we have 12 members and are flying 280 birds a week average,  they have 11 members ( counting wives and children ) and are averaging 80 birds a week. and just handed us a plan where they would run a combine that they would use our truck and driver that we could fly for about 25.00 a year

 

Boy oh Boy  ;D ;D ;D theres a funny side to this one Slugmonkey, in my view  :P :P :P. Could you print here ??????  ;) ;) ;) now, the answer which I imagine you gave them drop kicks "LMFAO". with your wisdom.

Enjoy.

 

 

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I have said for years that Pigeon Men are the biggest bunch of sweetie wifes on the planet .....I'm back in it for the love of pigeons & I hope that one day the sweetie wives are talking about me & my son as this will mean we are at the top

 

yip agree ,,,,sweety wifes , more interested in others business , than their own birds [funny, you never find the big winners like that :)]  good luck to the doo and son  :) i think thats the best attitude,, ,,,,,as wilcox say,s,,,,,,,,",pigeon fanciers  :'("   the good thing is ,,, the good ones are good and make great life long  freinds , which can only be a good thing ,both for the fancy and the fancier :)

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Good pigeon fanciers worry about their pigeons, bad fanciers worry about other fanciers.

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Good pigeon fanciers worry about their pigeons, bad fanciers worry about other fanciers.

 

This statement says it all Bang on the Button,well done Mickb

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