E T S

[pam2john]

the R P R A council had an emergency meeting Friday night to solve the problem of E T S and it was passed that E T S will be available for use by all R P R A members from 1st. July 2007. at last we have a sensible decision.  :

[Wiley]

hi pam 2 john, ill had a guess that your near the southend area i maybe wrong. Thanks for your information this was put up on another thread on this website also but thanks very much

[sapper756]

Will be interesting to see how certain Scottish clubs who broke away from the SHU to the RPRA to escape ETS :-/ react to this decision.

[mickmcgrevy]

Let me first of all say that I don't give a toss if it accepted or not. I can't see where the problem is, there will be clubs which will use it, and clubs which will chose not too.

I can see where it may cause some ill feeling, but only in the local sprint clubs. For example, 2 fanciers side by side flying in the same club, both have stall traps fitted, one using a T3 and the other ETS.  One lovely fine day 20 pigeons return from the race together, ten for each fancier all birds go through or into the stall traps as soon as they touch down. Now, this particular club pays out to the first 6 birds. Now who do you think will win the most prizes in the first six, ETS or T3?  I suspect ETS 6 T3 nil.

Personally I am not interested in sprint racing, so it will not effect me, but the sprint lads are getting  a bunch returning at the same time regularly, but it will not happen from the distance races, so if they want it  so be it.

 

Mick    

 

[crazy pigeon boy]

i think that people should keep to the old fashion timing in method it makes races much more fun

[Lowfieldlad]

It will make some happy all they`ve to do now is invent something electrical to send the pigeons for them.

[Guest TAMMY_1]

Will be interesting to see how certain Scottish clubs who broke away from the SHU to the RPRA to escape ETS :-/ react to this decision.

 

Well they went from Scotland to England, must be Wales turn now Sapper

[THE FIFER]

 

Well they went from Scotland to England, must be Wales turn now Sapper

 

 

                

 

 

[pam2john]

Hi Wiley, you was right we do live in Southend:) and we will be using the ETS. we have seen it working in the USA and believe it or not it has not cost them members. every year there membership has gone up, with younger members joining. i was told it is because it has become more family friendly since ETS Pam

[schyphos]

FANDIDDERLYTASTIC at last pigeon racing is moving with the times.I have spoken to a LOT of people over the years about ets and most people were against it,now most of these are racing with ets and ALL have said they would not return to the old system.WOO HOO we are finally there.

[Guest]

Now now Tammy you are one that knowes the ets only opened peoples eyes as to what was realy hapening in the shu at least the RPRA ets will come with rules not a certain mans recomendations and ive got to thank the shu for giving the Forth Bridges RPRA a gift of £100 for the sale of the ets system they gave me THANK YOU :)

[THE FIFER]

Now now Tammy you are one that knowes the ets only opened peoples eyes as to what was realy hapening in the shu at least the RPRA ets will come with rules not a certain mans recomendations and ive got to thank the shu for giving the Forth Bridges RPRA a gift of £100 for the sale of the ets system they gave me THANK YOU :)

 

 

the SHU had an AGM (MEMBERS) to pass the ets, the RPRA had its council,

 

 

[Guest]

I notice you dont mention the rules fifer is that because there were nun at the time it was over 2 years before 6 were introduced and then the pres closed the meeting in a hurry but all this is old ground and i am realy not interisted any more and the fact that the council have aproved it on friday i would think that recomendation will go to the agm today for aproval and if pased so be it that doesnt take away the fact that certain indivduals used the disabilty act to brow beat the members to acept it where will it stop now ramps /toilets etc for clubs operating out of garages with very tight budgets might jus have opened a can of worms but the big guns wil make all the big bucks!!!!!!!!

[sapper756]

I notice you dont mention the rules fifer is that because there were nun at the time it was over 2 years before 6 were introduced and then the pres closed the meeting in a hurry but all this is old ground and i am realy not interisted any more and the fact that the council have aproved it on friday i would think that recomendation will go to the agm today for aproval and if pased so be it that doesnt take away the fact that certain indivduals used the disabilty act to brow beat the members to acept it where will it stop now ramps /toilets etc for clubs operating out of garages with very tight budgets might jus have opened a can of worms but the big guns wil make all the big bucks!!!!!!!!

 

YOU,RE OBVIOUSLY NOT UP TO DATE WITH THE DISABILTY DISCRIMINATION  ACT, ANY PREMISES OPEN TO THE PUBLIC OR GROUPS "MUST" HAVE ACCESS TO DISABLED PEOPLE AND SUITABLE ENTRY AND EXITS,

[Guest]

Thats the point iam making how will clubs pay for it and most couldnt even do if they could (a tiolet /ramp in a 19ftx9ft garage i would like to see that ) it will finnish some clubs more members lost ah-well

[pigeonscout]

I just telephoned 4 men from my club who said they would leave the sport if ETS was passed and ask them when they were having their clearance sale. If all the talk about leaving the sport that was done before it was passed comes true then there will be clearance sales by the thousands.

[Guest Gareth Rankin]

Are you sure that they are real pigeon men.???

I am amazed at some pigeon men, they still dont realize that at the end of the day it is just a modern day pigeon clock and not some magic drug that is only available to selected fanciers.

[Pompey Mick]

If ETS means that disabled people will be able to compete in a sport on an equal footing with able-bodied people then surely this should be a positive move for the Pigeon fraternity. We should be able to attract members from the ranks of the disabled who would love to be able to compete genuinely with no allowances having to be made. The sport of pigeon racing can be very fulfilling to people with severe disabilities, Jed Jackson was a great example,

along with Rabbie Stoddart, and if ETS opens the door on the world of Pigeon Racing for people with disabilities then perhaps this news shouldn't be greeted with as much doom and gloom as we are reading.

[rembrant2coo]

sapper     that is why your new premises are up to date now with toilets and ramps etc etc etc is it i know you no these things thats why i am surprised you mentioned this of course the pub next door has all these  amenitys is that right or i do apoligseif iam wrong  8)           r/coo

[rembrant2coo]

sapper my friend scottish clubs left s.h.u. for other reasons aswell asyou say ets your  father was there ask him what happened at the three a.g.m.s alot of water has run under the bridge since then and its not for discssionnow  8)  r/coo

[frank-123]

people made there mind up and decided who they would fly with the snfc/snrpc

or shu/rrpa there choice

my choice is to use ets and fly under the shu  as it suits me

i just wish we could put all this crap to bed it has went on long enough in scotland

 

i have not won more races in fact i have won one race since i started using the ets :'( :'( they said i would win more too > >