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I don't know....it makes sense though. Assuming bigger carp are old (and wiser) perhaps they've learned that boilies that appear 'less fresh' are -generally- safe targets to pick up and scoff. My garden pond is going to be **full** of boilies in some of the missus tights this week ready for next weekend

Mr Bean...sorry, my point was not aimed at all fifteen year olds! My comment about 13,14,15 year olds is that in the media over the past week several groups have been dragged into police stations and charged for agrrevated assualts, attempted murders and the like. Basically I was implying that it is unsafe to approach groups of kids, because these days you never really know what they might (albeit a small percentage) possibly do. I am sure the vast majority of 15 year old anglers cause little or no trouble (including yourself). [ 11. June 2005, 03:59 PM: Message edited by: UK-Fishing-Tackle.co.uk ]

I've managed to find some of the frog type lures like this in my brochures and added them to the site. http://www.uk-fishing-tackle.co.uk/product...products_id=231 I've put them into pairs so you get a red and a green (give you two chances then!).

Vagabond - good points. I didn't make my point that clear in that I oppose congestion charging as well for the same principle that it is simply a redistribution of wealth from the South to the North. I would benefit, living in a very rural area, but it doens't make it right...Your scheme would be simpler and make more sense from an implementations point of view, but it would still take money from one area and send it to another....which I personally believe is wrong. It's another example of postcode lotteries. People living in one postcode get hammered whilst others would get freebies. With regards to technology. As someone working in the technology industry I would suspect there will be a big push by motoring organisations over the next few years to make GPS mandatory in all cars for the very reason that it a) Aids their own services and would be useful for emergency services (like ambulances etc). You can get Sat-Nav at sub £200 and speed camera GPS checkers for less than £80 (woolworths - it's a bargain by the way) - from a car manufacturers point of view the technology isn't that expensive. In other words if the cars have the technology half the work is done. My specific job is working on databases and whilst this one would be a bitch (we are talking about lots of data) I am sure 10 years is a long enough project time to iron out the bugs - although - the NHS systems and the like do make you wonder!

Shameless bump - If elton doesn't mind I'll do it just once a week (he started the thread so I guess it's ok)

Ditto - I've seen big arguments and heard lots more stories (god knows if they are true) about violence and the like. Most fishermen are blokes, many fish in pairs or more, and most are also armed with knives. I am not a smallish or wimpish chap, but I am very wary of the fact that people breaking the law anyway might not be the sort you want to approach about 'the lack of a licence'. It pis*es us all off yes. It's not worth the risk though - you cannot even trust groups of 13, 14 and 15 year olds these days looking at the recent press.... Best to ring the EA and trust they'll deal with it. Write an anonymous letter to the local rag and see if they'll print a few warnings etc (someone did it around here).

Thames Valley Water Statistics ============================== Thames Water adds Chloramine according the notes I have here. Chloramine is extremely stable in water unlike chlorine. A good activated carbon filter (for your tap water) combined with a specialised dechlorinating product is *probably* the safest way to go. Not sure wether a block carbon or Granular carbon cart is the best way to go but if you emai stevem@pozzani.co.uk (the technical chap) I am sure he will help you out (mention Ian sent you there). Heres a quick copy and paste on Chloramine: =========================================== "Chloramine is a more persistant chemical, and some water authorities use it because of its greater stability. If you know or suspect that the water authority in your area uses chloramine, check that your dechlorinator product removes it fully. Chloramine is a compound of chlorine and ammonia, which is more stable than chlorine alone. Traditional dechlorinators, based on sodium thiosulphate, will neutralise the chlorine part, but this releases the ammonia. With a large percentage water change, this could be dangerous or stressful for the fish, as the bio-filtration will need time to convert the ammonia. The solution is a product which deals with the chlorine part and also converts the ammonia into a non-toxic form. Filtration through activated carbon will also remove chlorine and chloramine - if this method is used it should be done in a separate container for at least 24 hours, before the water is added to the tank." =======

Hmmm...I'll make two posts and cover the two points. I fill my tank via a domestic water filter - plumbed in. The inline filter (IX250 from Pozzani - www.pozzani.co.uk) takes a bit of time at 2 litres per minute, but does remove heavy metals, chlorine, organic sediments etc. If you wanted a filter just for tank filling they do a little inline one in the Aquarium section of their site, but for an extra £15 it does improve your drinking water no end. My filter doens't touch the scale forming minerals (i.e. the hardness) and living in Lincolnshire means my fish get very hard water, albeit chlorine/mineral free. My understanding is that this is virtually the ideal situation for tank filling and topping up. Be careful with RO water - it is too pure for most fish tank setups and you need to add buffering products (effectively chalk!) to bring it back upto moderately hard water. RO water in fish tanks is used for things like Discus where the levels of hardness need to be exact (i.e. by buffering it up you can get it pretty precise).

Good your sorted. In my experience though a lot of these guys they send are trained fitters, and many don't even have a go at looking at viruses, spyware and other such problems. Thats all well and good when it's a hardware fault (like in your case), but when the problem is more deep-rooted they often just format and reinstall - in one or two instances not fully explaining the consequences of which to the user!! The vast majority of faults with computers end up being software - and I have seen plenty of instances where *ahem* majaor chain store service guys have gone in a bit heavy handed to solve something that's relatively simple!

I agree with Cory (as I said earlier). Cat owners do not have a responsibility for the cat or it's actions. However... At the same time I think it also means cats do have less rights (like I said, you do not need to report hitting a cat in your car - although morally you probably should). Tyke - What about foxes? I was always taught (that the evil vermin that should be hunted ruthlessly by dim witted beagles and men on horses) if they get into a chicken coup will kill all the chickens but only eat the one. I live in Louth, which does (or did) have a hunt, so my view on foxes might not be technically correct (just what I know from locals). I've a great new idea though to appease all parties...give the cats to fox hunters and let them chase them bloody things. It then also resolves my fish issue and protestors don't have a leg to stand on since dogs will attack cats anywhere!

All it's proven is I need a new mouse!!

Pile as many maggots on the hook as you can, but try (if possible) to lightly hook them (might need to go down to a 10 or 12), so they still wriggle well. Then bang out a feeder rod, with a weighted block end feeder and wait. It's basic, but where the carp take maggots well it does work. In my experience small stockies tend to take maggots over bigger fish (1 to 4lb sort of size). It's by no means a rule, and it may just be the ponds I fish!! My 2 cents anyway...

I'm with ferret. Most of us have, at some point have left rods unattended to help other anglers, nip off to the bushes, cook the bacon . With the right tackle though your chances of causing any harm are exceptionally small. I have seen real old boys tench fishing though where the float has been under some time (minutes) before they have cottoned on - I've also seen a lot of anglers asleep on bedchairs! Just because you a near a rod doesn't imply you are watching it, paying attention or able to react if something goes wrong!

Oh and I've just seen another thread about the distance you can be from the rod before it is deemed to be 'unattended'. Don't know what the EA views on copulation would be in terms of controlling your tackle!

Sex and fishing might be good for you, but it's risky on a commercial venue...

More likely Con Air or Passenger 57!

Paste into paintbrush (Click Start, Run, Type pbrush). You can then save as JPG. As paintbrush is ever so basic it copies pixel for pixel and usually this works out ok. Just tried it on an embedded file on mine and it looks fine. I'm using Win2k

Are you testing me Cory - I do this for a living as well!! Most routers allow: =================== 80 (http:/ https:/) 110 POP3 25 SMTP 21 FTP Few others such as timeservers etc but those are the greatest hits above. Messenger resides on port 1863, which my firewall blocks as standard. I just did a quick scan online and apparently Messenger has an HTTP proxy mode or something for situations where the MSNP11 protocol cannot be used - I don't use messenger myself so I cannot be much more help. My original comment was intended to just give some idea that a router/firewall could easily be the cause of MSN not connecting!

http://www.manchester-airport-guide.co.uk/...k/security.html Some people must be morons, honestly. To even consider taking a car battery for example. It also doens't matter how bloody strong you are, to take over a plane with tweezers would be a bit far fetched. My mother who is crippled up fairly badly and requires two crutches to walk was initially refused them on the plane from Manchester a year or two back! They insisted on stripping them apart, checking inside etc to make sure it wasn't concealing a dangerous weapon....

We're gonna need a bigger boat! Didn't we have reports of similar incidents near Hull and Grimsby recently....Initially we heard **everything** from shotgun wounds, to 'miscaught' trawled fish which had been killed and thrown back. Don't really read a lot of the sea angling press, but the 'bird' theory above sounds equally as plausible.

Vagabond. I live in a rural area where I have to drive 16 miles to a decent size town. My last hospital appointment was 40 miles away. Petrol is expensive here at 86p or thereabouts, but it often goes higher. I can see your point about varying levels of petrol tax but disagree with it on the following principle. Redistribution of wealth though i.e. taking it off the (apparently) rich and giving it to the (apparently) poor is a dangerous practice and one with Brown does with some skill. It suits Labour who seek support from many areas that may benefit from such policy, but it is unfair. Poor people work in London, and poor people who have cars which are NEEDED for their job also live in London. Regardless of what the media tells us public transport is not practical for everyone, and even in London there is far from 100% coverage to suit everyones schedules. Just because people like us that live in Lincolnshire, Norfolk, most of Yorkshire don't have the same level of public transport doesn't give us the right to take someone elses hard earned money so we can scoot around at a subsidised rate. It might seem unfair that we might buy a bit more petrol than most Southerners but our house prices are a fraction of the cost (typically) meaning we pay less of other taxes like stamp duties etc. We have very distinct advantages living where we do, which country folk quickly seem to forget when the complain about public transport!!

Water is quite warm at 80. Mines down at 74 and doesn't move much at all - fish are nice and happy. Where do you live in the UK - I do some IT work for a water treatment company (domestic supplies) and it might be your in an area where Chloramine is added instead of Chlorine (which most of the tap-safe products won't touch or not as well). Your Nitrates could be high (some up at 50ppm when they should be below 15ppm for adding to a tank). Do you have one of the curtain bubbler (diaphragm air pump type things fitted). I find it looks quite nice on my 4.5ft aquarium, and I think it must oxygenate the water a bit.

PM me any PHP questions anytime! Cory! Better to be neat where possible. I've worked in very hectic environments though where I've been guilty of not doing it and had plenty shoved my way where people clearly haven't done it!!! A lot of readily available PHP scripts are also badly organised/indented - probably by design though to stop people tampering....

In reponse to Tyke Louth, ahh not much to do other than drink. A small town that for many years boasted the most pubs per head of population (probably most fishermans paradise). I'll check the mower in the morning - it's not a major brand, but with most manufacturers using the same engine it makes you wonder if it really matters? Argos are doing a nice looking McCulloch 3540P as well at £99 - you can probably pick them up at Alexandra dock over the counter - They also do a Challenge Petrol mower (similar spec to the McCulloch) at £80.

God I hope they don't check their server logs - if they've had thirty of forty clicks from this site Elton will probably get a visit from the RSPCA - of course - this is all hypothetical - so they'd be wasting their time....