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    I’ve seen the videos mate ! LOL ! Ive told you, my only caveat is I don’t do any digging ! Ive had one terrier in almost 60 years of working dogs, and I was quickly convinced that wasn’t for me ! Ive been out with many good men, and the first thing I say is; “ if I’m doing something I shouldn’t be, tell me. ; if I’m not doing something I should be be , tell me ! “ I’ve never been out with anyone who complained about me afterwards, and I’ve been invited back many times. And that’s , literally, all over the world ! Im really looking forward to seeing you all, but remembe
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    Never to old to learn , mate, that’s why I’ve travelled so much to see others work their dogs ! Cheers.
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    The more you pick , the more you get. I used to leave them until they were big, but they tend to go “woody” so I pick them when they are smaller. Cheers.
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    I only go to Hunt Shows these days to support my local hunts, and let’s not forget the money from lurcher and terrier and hound showing and racing goes towards the survival of the Hunts. Cheers.
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    That’s exactly how I see it. People with binoculars watching the race unfold across the fell tops then the mad dash of the run in. Very fit hounds and people who can condition a dog. Theres plenty of people show and race lurchers whose dogs have never seen a rabbit. It has no bearing on my type of lurcher work, but is a good day out in the summer months. Cheers.
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    That’s what I’ve been saying all along ! The trail is laid in a circular route around the fell, then when the hounds are nearing the finish the owners holler and wave towels and such and the hounds come racing in. Cheers.
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    Yeah, I’ll have a go at most things, specialised at nothing. Cheers.
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    The light brindle was 23” and the other one was 29 1/2 “ The pup levelled out at 28 1/2” Cheers.
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    At the Percy Hunt with my hairy hounds ! LOL ! Introducing a young deer/grey to the Morpeth Hunt hounds ; Cheers.
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    People will have different terms in different areas. I know some of the Cumbrian packs are known as “fell packs” but are still foxhounds. One of my local packs has joint meets sometimes with the Ullswater on the Northumberland fells; the hounds I’ll be watching at Steelrigg are known as both “Fell hounds” and “Trailhounds”. They don’t hunt fox, they race and look finer built than traditional foxhounds. Cheers
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    I was hunting in Australia with the Barwon Hunt and they use a mixed pack of what they call English Foxhounds and Irish Beagles; The Black and Tan ones are the Irish beagles, nothing like what we call beagles. I know in Cumbrian the Fell hound is used for racing and looks much racier than a foxhound, as I said , I’ll try and get some pictures. Cheers.
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    That Doberman was handy around a hole aswell; Cheers.
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    I used a pure Doberman for flushing game to the lurchers; Cheers.
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    On a cat 111 aircraft with autopilot, approaching a cat 111 runway……piece’o piss ! LOL ! Cheets.
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    I like to think I could be “talked down” but never, EVER want to be put in that position! LOL ! Wether they need a pilot, a doctor or anyone else, mC’s your man, give him a minute or two on Google and jobs a good’un ! Cheers.
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    When I worked for Saudi Arabian Airlines I was once loaned to a subsidiary, Saudi Geological Survey, to help change an engine on a Shorts Skyvan. These are basically big vans with wings built to service oil installations in the desert and are VSTOL. They are made in Belfast. Anyhow, I was invited on the test flight and when the engines were “proved “ the captain got out of his seat and said here, takeover ! I nearly shit myself, but had a go, safe in the knowledge the co- pilot REALLY had control if I did anything daft ! LOL ! Cheers.
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    That’s correct but I understood we are buying both A and B variants ? Cheers.
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    US Marine Corp still uses them but the likes of the F35 can be configured V-STOL, ( very short take of and landing), and VTOL, ( vertical take of and landing), and is a far superior and advanced aircraft than the Harrier. The Harrier just became outdated. Cheers.
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    We are going down the F35 route as they are carrier compatible; the Typhoon and Tempest arn’t. Cheers.
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    100% there’s greyhound blood in them. I talked to some of the old timers from Cumbria years ago, no saluki though. We mustn’t confuse Fell Hounds with Fell Packs of fox hounds . Fell hounds are lighter boned and racier, and are used for racing; a scent trail is laid in a big circle across the fells and the hounds follow the scent until they see or hear their masters and then race in at full speed. Fell packs are foxhounds that work the Cumbrian fells and hills. Both types will be at the show; I’ll try to get photos of both to show the difference. Another interesting th
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    I’ll be at the Haydon Hunt Show at Steelrigg a week on Sunday, they have Fell hound racing, I’ll try and get some photos. Cheers.
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    No idea, I just remember the Luddites being opposed to mechanisation in the Industrial Revolution. Cheers.
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    He won’t be in the picture at all if next Tuesdays vote on the Welfare Bill goes against him ! Cheers.
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    That’s what “Skynet “ said, and look what happened there ! LOL ! Cheers.
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    I agree but who develops and builds the software and hardware, who maintains the routers , the distribution networks etc. ? It will, in my mind , lead to higher skilled jobs in the long run, but yes, lower skilled jobs will go, but education, training and skills will, I hope, lead to a higher skilled, better paid workforce. It’s all academic to me, I’m happily retired and if AI leads to a more comfortable, longer life for me….great ! LOL ! Cheers.
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