Gillies

Sharkbyte - yes your EOS EF Lenses will work on a Canon EOS body. I use a 300D and a 20D, both fantastic cameras in there own right ... the 20D having much much more power and guts though. Gillies

For around the £500 mark you can get the Canon 300D or the newer model, the 350D. I'd look more towards the 350D out of these ones, it's a superb camera. Or you can go Nikon with D50 or D70, again terrific Cameras. Both Canon and Nikon will deliver, no matter which you choose. Specifications wise - the 350D comes out top with 8.2 megapixels, ISO 100 to 1600, 2.8 fps for upto 14 images ............ the 350D is really just a cut down 20D in my eyes. Hope this helps. Gillies

A comical great that will be un-replaceable. For me it was Fletcher in Porriage also or A-A-A-Arkwright in Open All Hours ... I cant decide - classic television, the dribble we get nowadays does not come anywhere near that quality. Gillies

Paddy was driving down the street in a sweat because he had an important meeting and couldn't find a parking place. Looking up toward heaven, he said "Lord, take pity on me. If you find me a parking place I will go to Mass every Sunday for the rest of my life and give up beer." Miraculously, a parking place appeared. Paddy looked up again and said, "Never mind. I found one."

Hi Simon A similar kind of question was asked by Autumn a short time a go, and some really good advice was put into the replies. http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/cgi-bin/ubb/ul...19;t=000850;p=1 You may want to start out with colating all the information you want to put on the site, normalise it into some form - have headings, and sub headings etc ... then from these headings some kind of pattern should start to emerge, form that come up with a nice and user friendly way of navigating around the web site ... and ensure that the information on each page is displayed in a nice and easy to read manner. Making sure the content/information of the site comes across clear and easily, and its usability is the most important factor when developing a site I think - so concentrate on that .... and then once you are happy with the layout of the information on a page and your navigation you can start on your graphics etc. Thats my two cents worth of information .... content and navigation is the key! Dreamweaver is really good, so I would also recommend it ... it does an "ok" job of laying out the HTML, and for beginners is fantastic. Gillies

words dont come to my mind for a clue -- sorry Gillies

Uhhhhh still in shock ... dont know what to say surely he's not paying for that !!!! Very very wrong :-) To people whom like the clip ... my appologies if my words offend you Gillies

Im there with my Star Wars toys also ... that and of course a football. Gillies

Probably posted before, some are funny .... DON'T waste money on expensive ipods. Simply think of your favourite tune and hum it. If you want to "switch tracks", simply think of another song you like and hum that instead. CINEMA goers: Please have consideration for pirate DVD viewers by having a p**s before the film starts. RAPPERS: Avoid having to say 'know what I'm sayin' all the time by actually speaking clearly in the first place. DON'T waste money on expensive paper shredders to avoid having your identity stolen. Simply place a few dog turds in the bin bags along with your old bank statements. WORRIED that your teeth will be stained after a heavy night drinking red wine? Simply drink a bottle of white wine before going to bed to remove the stains. SOLDIERS: Invest in a digital camera to avoid all that court martial tomfoolery after a trip to Truprint. MURDERERS: Need to dispose of a body? Simply parcel it up and post it to yourself via DHL. You will never see it again. BURGLARS: When fleeing from the police, run with your right arm sticking out at 90?, wrapped in a baby mattress in case they set one of their dogs on you. EMPLOYERS: Avoid hiring unlucky people by immediately tossing half the CVs into the bin. MEN: When listening to your favourite CD, simply turn up the sound to the volume you desire; then turn it down three notches. This will save your wife from having to do it. GAMBLERS: For a new gambling opportunity, try sending £50 to yourself by Royal Mail. BANGING: two pistachio nutshells together gives the impression that a very small horse is approaching. ALCOHOL: makes an ideal substitute for happiness. DRIVERS: If a car breaks down or stalls in front of you, beep your horn and wave your arms frantically. This should help the car start and send them on their way. PREVENT burglars stealing everything in the house by simply moving everything in the house into your bedroom when you go to bed. In the morning, simply move it all back again. CAR thieves: Don't be discouraged when nothing is on view. All the valuables may be hidden in the glove box or under a seat. DEPRESSED people: Instead of attempting suicide as a 'cry for help',simply shout 'Help!' thus saving money on paracetamol, etc. MOTORISTS: Avoid getting prosecuted for using your phone whilst driving. Simply pop your mobile inside a large shell and the police will think you are listening to the sea. SHOES last twice as long if only worn every other day. SINGLE men: Convince people that you have a girlfriend by standing outside Primark with several bags of shopping, looking at your watch and occasionally glancing inside. BOIL an egg to perfection without costly egg timers by popping the egg into boiling water and driving away from your home at exactly 60 mph. After 3 miles, phone your wife and tell her to take the egg out the pan. ALCOHOLICS: don't worry where the next drink is coming from. Go to the pub, where a large selection is available at retail prices. McDONALD'S: Make your brown carrier bags green in colour so they blend in with the countryside after they've been thrown out of car windows. Gillies

Read this on BBC web site ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/4280806.stm They must of been enjoying the film. Gillies

Yep, I really had to laugh also when I read the same page ......... I really dont like this guy. The big write up the BBC had ealier about his full debut, and his height adding to the team so they wont leak so many goals at set pieces etc etc blah blah .... manager also learning he may have height but is also a loon. Now, literally has fallen flat on his face and made a donkey of himself (haha) bet he really impressed .... and the OG to go along with it, he'll be counting his blessing they won. Gillies

No Clue? - been stuck at the other side of the canal at the Falkirk Wheel a week or two a go when the **** security guard removed the bridge - looks a little like that canal .... but I dont think it is. Gillies

Seen the fake one of the guy at top of Trade Center as plane hit on 9/11, thought I'd post this. Its the tragic story of Photo Journalist Bill Biggart, that some people may or may not know. He was sadly killed when the second tower came down while taking photos - however his Canon digital survived ... and so did the memory card inside it. Story of what happened to him is here: http://www.digitaljournalist.org/issue0111...ggart_intro.htm The photos from the memory card can be viewed here, definately not fake ones here ... http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0111/biggart01.htm Photo 07 is frightening ... having stood a number of times outside the towers myself, putting myself in his shoes from where that photo was taken ... he was a brave man. The sheer size of the towers was unreal ... still remember my first time going over Brooklyn Bridge and gasping at the height of the buildings ... even more of a gasp when outside or in them. Always very moving - and still seems unreal when I look at 9/11 images or video. Gillies

Looks like a really enjoyable days fishing Davey/Paula. Is thourghly enjoyable to have a good day afloat picking up a good few fish like that. Cod fishing up your way is just fantastic. OK my picture of fish removed to keep some happy. Gillies [ 14. September 2005, 08:34 PM: Message edited by: Gillies ]

Last pirate I watched was .... ummmmm "The 40 Year Old Virgin" ... and a few others. Really funny film. Was at Glasgow Barras market the other weekend, they are really cracking down on the selling of pirate dvds At the end of every street was a Police van with a scafolding pole ontop of it, with a CCTV camera mounted, and there was around 10 pairs of Police patroling ... one or two chancers with big sports bags did hastely sell a few though ... thankfully some may say I watch a lot of DVDs, usually have ones on while I work, I have been known to buy pirate dvds it could be alleged, if I like the film I usually wait for it to come out on DVD to rent and ummmmm .... woops, better not post any more on that subject I do buy a lot of DVDs though, in past week .... Stakeout, Another Stakeout, Sleepy Hollow, Grosse Pointe Blank and Mrs Doubtfire ... usually go for the older ones which are "properly" priced in some kind of deal ... also get ones from the US. I would not mind paying £9.99 for a DVD when it just comes out, but when a lot of them are £15 to £20 a go ... no chance, it will be reduced in a few months time anyway ... and they can also be rented ... Gillies

Enjoyed some good fishing for the Herring this year from both boat and shore, seemed to be plenty around ... it is one fish I do enjoy on the plate (show me a tuchtar whom doesn't LOL) - though I liken fishing for them from the boat to watching paint drying. On the commerical side, a small number of very large vessels fishing for them of the Western Isles from what I hear, mainly landing in Ullapool (I may be wrong). I dont know if its been toned down or what - as there were years there we would hardly see a Herring all year round, just the odd one... hopefully a good sign that we are seen more. When I see the size of the vessels fishing out in the Atlantic .... I do wonder how there are fish left in the sea. Gillies

Great photos, really impressive, no EXIF for the photos though ... unless it got stripped in excessive post processing done after the shots ... though if resized or processed in a program such as Macromedia Fireworks, it will be stripped ... Photoshop leaves EXIF in (I think). Really hope they are real .... as sure are impressive, but lack of EXIF has small doubts in my mind. Gillies

Very good one Emz, really made me laugh. Gillies

When looking at peoples I.P addresses I usually use: http://www.webyield.net/domainquery.html Its handy for finding out where people are from, and what Internet provider they are using etc ... Gillies

We usually get a lot of Haddock during he summer months, so much so we limit the number caught in a competition to 15 per angler - however since I started boat angling at the age of 13, 17 years ago ... the old fellows would always comment on how small the Haddies we catch are ... and in days gone by how they would be catching Jumbo Haddock from certain marks ... these marks have long been commercially overfished. Since I started, there has been the odd Jumbo Haddock caught ... ones up to nearly 8 pounds, but they are just the odd fish. Anyway, on Saturday we fished a mark and for the first time that produced the elusive Jumbo Haddock, and in good numbers ... we were getting them averaging around 5-6 pounds, with a few bigger ones among them. Funny thing was though, it was a Cod competition we were having so only stayed on the soft ground mark for 15-20 minutes ... before moving onto hard for Cod. A welcome sight. Gillies

Really sad news - Alan was a great guy from the day I joined AN a few years back. His friendliness, passion for angling, and sense of humor were just great. Though I never met him face to face, I exchanged a few emails with him outside of AN and can not say anything other than a great guy and a gentleman ... whos posts on here were a joy to read. Like everyone on here, Im going to miss Alan. My thoughts to his family and friends. Gillies

I have used them for my prints for a good while now, prints of 30" x 20", and they are superb quality. Highly recommend them. Gillies [ 12. September 2005, 01:01 PM: Message edited by: Gillies ]

We often see Sun Fish up here during the summer months. Two years ago when in the small boat we got close to one when it was getting cleaned by a gull ... at first you think the gull is eating it. This year we seem to be seen much more Basking Sharks than we normally see - yesterday, we had one feeding around the stern of the boat for around 10 mins. I was to busy getting beaten badly in a match to take photos though Gillies

A little old lady answered a knock on the door one day, only to be confronted by a well-dressed young man carrying a vacuum cleaner. "Good morning," said the young man. "If I could take a couple minutes of your time, I would like to demonstrate the very latest in high-powered vacuum cleaners." "Clear off!" said the old lady. "I haven't got any money" and she tried to close the door. Quick as a flash, the young man wedged his foot in the door and pushed it wide open. "Don't be too hasty!" he said. "Not until you have at least seen my demonstration." And with that, he emptied a bucket of horse dung all over her hallway carpet. "If this vacuum cleaner does not remove all traces of this horse dung from your carpet, Madam, I will personally eat the remainder." "Well," she said, "I hope you've got a good appetite, because the electricity was cut off this morning."

Well done Northern Ireland - the England team speaks for itself ..... and I'd just be echoing what others are saying here ... Makes a nice change us Scots been happy on an International football night, and the Engish been in the huff. Gillies