Pre Locator Days

[fat man 4,741]

 

jesus neil,you must be digging way up the mountains to be expecting avalanches,if yer stuck give the mountain rescue crowd a bell,heard they have saved many a good patterdale .seriously though PRE LOCATOR DAYS....... we have established we could now be lugging a vast aray of equiptment for a days outing with the crew,so we have

1.a t bar

2.a hose

3a tongs

4.a pickaxe thingy

5.2 shovels

6.a spade

7.1st aid kit

8.sandwiches and flask

9.a hand saw for cuting roots

10.and last but not least,6 big strong men to carry the above.

if you would like to add your essential bit of pre locator kit in there feel free lol

Apart from the lack of a terrier , which Fatman pointed out, could I suggest a fair maiden to rub my tired back and shoulders like they did in the middle ages.

 

You have 1,DEMSH,lol.

[jigsaw 11,891]

huh????DEMSH??????this place is gone off the wall,coded messages and all that shit

[neil cooney 10,416]

Fucks sake Fatman, I'm just after reading that and don't feel like having my breakfast now.

[neil cooney 10,416]

Was very glad we had a bar in the jeep on Wednesday.

Collar failed as soon as the terrier entered resulting in a walk back for a bar , ears to the ground, a 6 foot deep by 15 foot long trench and 3 hours later a successful conclusion that I'm sure would have resulted in a lost terrier otherwise.

Can't understand why anyone would bad mouth the bar, LOL.

[jigsaw 11,891]

BWAHHH!!!!back peddling mr cooney are we lol............see I told ye so ,,,good to hear it all ended well.see if you only had one of these terriers you could call out,problem solved

[liamdelaney 2,587]

Was very glad we had a bar in the jeep on Wednesday.

Collar failed as soon as the terrier entered resulting in a walk back for a bar , ears to the ground, a 6 foot deep by 15 foot long trench and 3 hours later a successful conclusion that I'm sure would have resulted in a lost terrier otherwise.

Can't understand why anyone would bad mouth the bar, LOL.

Jesus Neil your at it long enough not to be trenching,did you lose the old ways that quick(LOL)You should be able to pinpoint better than that without a FIFTEEN FOOT TRENCH.Just back from a dig(with a locator)and I still used the bar.I think some old timers are showing there age.If you want to tag along someday(and serve your time carrying the gear)I will teach you how to do it again.

[neil cooney 10,416]

No back peddling Jigsaw. Just so happens that there was a bar in the vehicle from the good ol' days, OH, and didn't I mention it was windy, that's why we needed the bar ,LOL, we couldn't hear him.

 

Seriously though, Liam the reason we trenched on was because the terrier killed the fox and moved on by the time we reached him. He'd gone 8 or 9 foot further on and killed again.

Hence all the trenching. It was a big place and well able to take it.

 

I hope I don't need to use the wretched thing for another 4 or 5 seasons (I mean the bar not the terrier ).

[liamdelaney 2,587]

No back peddling Jigsaw. Just so happens that there was a bar in the vehicle from the good ol' days, OH, and didn't I mention it was windy, that's why we needed the bar ,LOL, we couldn't hear him.

 

Seriously though, Liam the reason we trenched on was because the terrier killed the fox and moved on by the time we reached him. He'd gone 8 or 9 foot further on and killed again.

Hence all the trenching. It was a big place and well able to take it.

 

I hope I don't need to use the wretched thing for another 4 or 5 seasons (I mean the bar not the terrier ).

To late Neil your street cred is gone,the only wind i heard today was me panting and huffing after two minutes on the shovel.I hope Fatman does not hear about this.

[fat man 4,741]

No back peddling Jigsaw. Just so happens that there was a bar in the vehicle from the good ol' days, OH, and didn't I mention it was windy, that's why we needed the bar ,LOL, we couldn't hear him.

 

Seriously though, Liam the reason we trenched on was because the terrier killed the fox and moved on by the time we reached him. He'd gone 8 or 9 foot further on and killed again.

Hence all the trenching. It was a big place and well able to take it.

 

I hope I don't need to use the wretched thing for another 4 or 5 seasons (I mean the bar not the terrier ).

In the vehicle from the good ol days,you've just recently purchased a different vehicle so hands up and admit you put it there just incase and was',nt it just aswell,ive always said,better to be looking at it than for it,and anyway i seen you use a bar for years so dont be fibbing.

[neil cooney 10,416]

LOL, I can get away with nothing.

Yes, the bar was in the vehicle in case of back up and just as well too. But I stand by what I've said before about bars.

They're handy but they are the most over used piece of kit.

 

I hope this means i still have a bit of street cred, LOL.

[Pedwar 320]

N.C can I ask what locator type failed on you

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Lot of romantic talk on this thread .The truth is that many dogs perished pre locator which isnt so romantic .Thank god for locators is all i can say .

[stop.end 4,082]

lol...surely when you broke threw the first time and knew the dog had shifted on another 8-9 feet in front...would it not a been better to drop another 6ft dig down were the dog was at than to trench the thing and leave it like a vietnam fox hole?? lol..doubt you could find your car keys if they were in your pocket....

[fat man 4,741]

Lot of romantic talk on this thread .The truth is that many dogs perished pre locator which isnt so romantic .Thank god for locators is all i can say .

I would think everyone that digs is in agreement with you FD,but as has happened can happen at any given time and its usually on a wet,windy miserable day or in a deep earth,yes the locater has saved manys the terriers life but in saying that i never lost a terrier to ground pre-locater,touch wood.

[smasher 1,055]

Theres no shame in using a bar,theres always a bar present on any dig im on,a very handy tool to have if used correctly,