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trapperman

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  1. We've thought of doing a shop or something like it for years My uncle mick had "micks cafe" by Oxford train station for years we thought of taking it over a couple years back when he gave it up but didn't bother now wish we had!
  2. I like what I do, mainly gardening self employed also moles, and wasps in summer But I may drop the pest work as I'm waiting to hear about a big garden contract, year round guaranteed money to good to turn down really But I would love to earn a living from my smallholding, and am slowly but surely starting a small hedging nursery from there The wife is getting well stressed at work, she's a manager at county council on £40+k a year but with all the cuts is doing about 4 people's work, so we are going this week to view a small local newsagents that has come up for sale, she would quit wor
  3. are you pregnantI hope not?
  4. My lad made me do streaky bacon and maple syrup, I was sceptical but bloody lovely ?
  5. Should be put in with the general prison population, but expect they will get their own little corner with all the bells and whistles so they don't have to live in fear Would probably be against their human rights
  6. I left my teabag in to long thismorning, there was a shit load of scum floating around in that aswell
  7. Be handy for my smallholding on a tripwire, get a text grab baseball bat I could be there within 5 mins to sort thieving bar stewards out!! Not much use for traps tho except maybe on squirrel in a loft or something like that could save on checks?
  8. Had geolanders on my hilux for last 10 or so years but just reasently tried cooper discoverer a/t as there a bit cheaper and to be honest I think there better, chunkier tread pattern and quiet on road I will be sticking with them for sure
  9. Yes and no I've struggled a lot to get what we now have, we've worked bloody hard and have had good times as well as bad but I'm in my forties now and can't help but think the best is yet to come!! As I get more time for me and don't have the money worries we once had so I hope to go on for a long while yet and enjoy it all
  10. I worked security on a massive fuel station once between jobs, I don't think their allowed to let anybody fill any container that not disigned for fuel( not sure about ibc)
  11. I do all sorts really I have a contract at a big country house where I do all the gardening grow there veg look after the couple of acres of woods and river, tennis courts, swimming pool etc, this is 20 hours a week and is my main income But also I do moles and wasps I also have a 4 acre smallholding which takes a lot of my time up Just starting to grow a few thousand evergreen hedging plants to sell each year, maybe just on eBay or might do a small website not sure yet, I'm hoping this will take off and expand so I could go to work each day at my own holding, that's the dream for me
  12. Got a couple of hawthorn in leaf at the smallholding, also got some that haven't lost all leafs yet!! Madness
  13. When I was a kid I ordered an air pistol from Js ramsbottom I think they was called, messed me around for about 3 months or so, I then changed the order to something different as I was getting fed up waiting, a week or so later I got new order then week later got the first thing I ordered aswell ??? When I got my second house I ordered a bracket to hang my punchbag on and they sent me a whole box full must of been about 10-12 in it, but my misses called them and they picked em back up?
  14. I spent £360 a few years back on a wheeled trimmer was ok but wouldn't get another it's now sitting under a tarp down the holding I think head gasget gone I won't bother fixing it
  15. I use my long reach hedge cutter or strimmer with a blade on but sometimes I like to just work quietly so I just brought a lightweight slasher as my old one is heavy and a bit fooked, I haven't used it yet but feels good, made by darlac
  16. What weights were you lifting to come third mate.? I competed at 90 kg body weight and lifted 162.5kg this was British weightlifting association comp so no drugs no power suits etc just lift in your T-shirt I often think about doing it again now I'm over 40 as I could compete in the masters, I need something to get my focus back I used to compete at a decent level ..l won a fair few comps including first in the BFG's and a first in a multinational comp in Kosovo .... I was training with a world silver medalist at the time so was on top,of my game ... I competed at 86 kgs and had a bench
  17. What weights were you lifting to come third mate.? I competed at 90 kg body weight and lifted 162.5kg this was British weightlifting association comp so no drugs no power suits etc just lift in your T-shirt I often think about doing it again now I'm over 40 as I could compete in the masters, I need something to get my focus back
  18. Played rugby through school but Kung Fu was my main thing till I was 17ish club under 18 champion for 4 yrs went to British championship but got knocked out ? not sparked but an illegal kick to the bollocks! Took up weights at 19 joined a power lifting club at about 24 won a few county comps came 5th then 3rd in British bench press comp Still do some weights now but trying to think of something new for the new year as I've lost my mojo a bit with the weights now
  19. All having a good old chuckle in the background, that's nice
  20. If my misses had only had sex with 5 different men before I met her I would be chuffed to bits!! Unfortunately she screwed half the country
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