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oscar;1231723 wrote: It's really hot here but I'm glad things have cooled down down now for you.

Yes, I wanted to go but I can't leave the dogs that long. I'm going thursday when he goes to a closer lake to us for Carp. I can nip home here and there then to see to the dogs.

I've been really lazy today lying on the patio. I'm so thrilled to have Nomad on facebook now.

It's great............ I can make a mess without being nagged :yh_rotfl

That Jimbo is soooooooooooooooo is big trouble now :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl




glad your enjoying FB now!

I wondered when you said overnight, I wondered how the dogs would handle with their washroom duties.



lazy days are good!

Odie;1231739 wrote: glad your enjoying FB now!

I wondered when you said overnight, I wondered how the dogs would handle with their washroom duties.



lazy days are good! I have a good neighbour friend who has keys to my house and can come in to let the dogs out for washroom duties but she can never get Mulder back in again when she goes. he just ignores her :wah: that worries me too much.

Pete just rang and he's just caught the biggest Chub fish that he's ever had. Not a National record but very near. the others took pics of it for him. :guitarist:guitarist

oscar;1231745 wrote: I have a good neighbour friend who has keys to my house and can come in to let the dogs out for washroom duties but she can never get Mulder back in again when she goes. he just ignores her :wah: that worries me too much.

Pete just rang and he's just caught the biggest Chub fish that he's ever had. Not a National record but very near. the others took pics of it for him. :guitarist:guitarist


We have chub here, awesome for Pete!

if she can't get Mulder in..........leave him out, he can play with the newbie kitten!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Odie;1231799 wrote: We have chub here, awesome for Pete!

if she can't get Mulder in..........leave him out, he can play with the newbie kitten!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl You reminded me there........... another neighbour saud that the owner of the newbie kitten moved house and just left her and another behind. That's why she's been scavaging for food. I've seen the other one out there as well, he was eating with the foxes last night and he is equally as thin and ravenous. How can people be so cruel? They are very timid but I will do my best for them :-4 They Certainly won't go hungry, I'll make sure of that.

oscar;1231801 wrote: You reminded me there........... another neighbour saud that the owner of the newbie kitten moved house and just left her and another behind. That's why she's been scavaging for food. I've seen the other one out there as well, he was eating with the foxes last night and he is equally as thin and ravenous. How can people be so cruel? They are very timid but I will do my best for them :-4 They Certainly won't go hungry, I'll make sure of that.


oh for ffs!

I have no idea how people can do this.:-5:-5

they need a good home now.:sneaky:

Odie;1231803 wrote: oh for ffs!

I have no idea how people can do this.:-5:-5

they need a good home now.:sneaky: Yes.... they are very timid and it took me ages just to get the black one to come to me. I will build up their trust with food and stroking every night for a couple of weeks to get them used to me and my smells.

No wonder they were so hungry and I had no Idea. People like that should be tracked down and prosecuted :-5

oscar;1231809 wrote: Yes.... they are very timid and it took me ages just to get the black one to come to me. I will build up their trust with food and stroking every night for a couple of weeks to get them used to me and my smells.

No wonder they were so hungry and I had no Idea. People like that should be tracked down and prosecuted :-5


to bad one day you couldn't grab them and put them up for adoption as they need good homes.:-1

just so you know......I miss you.

okay, your back and thank god!

you know I missed you, now, how are the kittens.:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Does this mean we're back & badder?:yh_rotfl:sneaky:

qsducks;1236729 wrote: Does this mean we're back & badder?:yh_rotfl:sneaky:


oh god yes, even badder, we rob banks, we do drugs, we do everything bad!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Odie;1236732 wrote: oh god yes, even badder, we rob banks, we do drugs, we do everything bad!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl


But we don't steal suet feeders:yh_rotfl

okay, your back and thank god!

you know I missed you, now, how are the kittens.:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Odie;1236738 wrote: okay, your back and thank god!

you know I missed you, now, how are the kittens.:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl
Yep, I'm here and I'm bad :wah:

Spot doesn't understand the lingo Odie. He's not down in the hood getting fierce pimping his ride.

Just want to say thanks to everyone for all the e mails and support. As usual, you are all stars.

It's great that we are all on facebook and can gossip at our ease.

There is a woman in the next road who moved out a few weeks ago and I've now been told that the kittens were hers and she moved and abandoned them. She's been reported to the authorities before so I am not surprised they are hers. I have no idea where they go during the day but they are now waiting at the gate every night with the foxes and I get a fab welcome from them but that's because I have food of course :wah:

Thankyou for all you have done :-4:-4

oscar;1236822 wrote: Yep, I'm here and I'm bad :wah:

Spot doesn't understand the lingo Odie. He's not down in the hood getting fierce pimping his ride.

Just want to say thanks to everyone for all the e mails and support. As usual, you are all stars.

It's great that we are all on facebook and can gossip at our ease.

There is a woman in the next road who moved out a few weeks ago and I've now been told that the kittens were hers and she moved and abandoned them. She's been reported to the authorities before so I am not surprised they are hers. I have no idea where they go during the day but they are now waiting at the gate every night with the foxes and I get a fab welcome from them but that's because I have food of course :wah:

Thankyou for all you have done :-4:-4


hey......that`s what good friends are for.:-4

glad you reported her and that they are still coming for food!

they need their food, they will come around.



and I hope someone adopts them.

off for awhile.

Odie;1236840 wrote: hey......that`s what good friends are for.:-4

glad you reported her and that they are still coming for food!

they need their food, they will come around.



and I hope someone adopts them.

off for awhile.


just so you see this post I quoted.





and lovely picture of you and your mom.:-4

Odie;1237085 wrote: just so you see this post I quoted.





and lovely picture of you and your mom.:-4 It's Pete's mum..... my lovely late mum-in-law 'Rosie' hence my puppy's name. She was a remarkable woman. What they call here a true East Ender. :-4:-4

oscar;1237094 wrote: It's Pete's mum..... my lovely late mum-in-law 'Rosie' hence my puppy's name. She was a remarkable woman. What they call here a true East Ender. :-4:-4


She looked beautiful and it was thoughtful of you to post your avy for us here to see you both.

Seems now there is another beautiful Rosie to take her place.:-4

Odie;1237147 wrote: She looked beautiful and it was thoughtful of you to post your avy for us here to see you both.

Seems now there is another beautiful Rosie to take her place.:-4 Thankyou... we do miss her I must say. Pete adored her as well. Of course, I was 13 yrs younger then but It's her anniversary of passing this month so I put her on.

I'm going onto my other pc now to get some imfo I have on it about the Lockerbie bombing as Kathy and buttercup said they would like to see it. Then off to bed.

I'll catch you tomorrow. Pete's fishing all day and tomorrow night I have been asked to speak at a polictical meeting. Oh God, I don't even know what I am supposed to be talking about. crime in the area i believe. must make some notes or I'll balls it up :wah:

Nighty Night Night :-4:-4

oscar;1237165 wrote: Thankyou... we do miss her I must say. Pete adored her as well. Of course, I was 13 yrs younger then but It's her anniversary of passing this month so I put her on.

I'm going onto my other pc now to get some imfo I have on it about the Lockerbie bombing as Kathy and buttercup said they would like to see it. Then off to bed.

I'll catch you tomorrow. Pete's fishing all day and tomorrow night I have been asked to speak at a polictical meeting. Oh God, I don't even know what I am supposed to be talking about. crime in the area i believe. must make some notes or I'll balls it up :wah:

Nighty Night Night :-4:-4


Ah, the name Rosie...big name in this house & with hubs fam. My daughter Cecelia chose the name Rose for her confirmation..it is the flower for June which she was born in. My MIL middle name was Rose, hubs sister is named Rose & FIL's mom was named Rose. It's a beautiful name.:-4

oscar;1237165 wrote: Thankyou... we do miss her I must say. Pete adored her as well. Of course, I was 13 yrs younger then but It's her anniversary of passing this month so I put her on.

I'm going onto my other pc now to get some imfo I have on it about the Lockerbie bombing as Kathy and buttercup said they would like to see it. Then off to bed.

I'll catch you tomorrow. Pete's fishing all day and tomorrow night I have been asked to speak at a polictical meeting. Oh God, I don't even know what I am supposed to be talking about. crime in the area i believe. must make some notes or I'll balls it up :wah:

Nighty Night Night :-4:-4


she died young the same as my dad, as I was also 13.



good luck at your political meeting, go get him foxy lady!



nite nite and sleep well!:-4

Odie;1237189 wrote: she died young the same as my dad, as I was also 13.



good luck at your political meeting, go get him foxy lady!



nite nite and sleep well!:-4


I will try :wah: I'm making some notes today.

Pete has just got home and has caught another Barbel today. Not as big as his pal's but a good un just the same.

oscar;1237299 wrote: I will try :wah: I'm making some notes today.

Pete has just got home and has caught another Barbel today. Not as big as his pal's but a good un just the same.


oh fab, another Barbel, good for him!



I have 2 screaming bluejays......:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

had to go out and throw some peanuts down for them.



wow, such a busy day........again!

I smashed my knuckle so hard, its swollen and I cannot use my finger!:-5:-5

now I have to cut my ring off as its swollen.

oscar;1237299 wrote: I will try :wah: I'm making some notes today.

Pete has just got home and has caught another Barbel today. Not as big as his pal's but a good un just the same.


Is that your dinner tonight? Barbel?

qsducks;1237305 wrote: Is that your dinner tonight? Barbel?
It's a criminal offence In this country to kill a Barbel even accidentally. :wah:

Odie;1237304 wrote: oh fab, another Barbel, good for him!



I have 2 screaming bluejays......:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

had to go out and throw some peanuts down for them.



wow, such a busy day........again!

I smashed my knuckle so hard, its swollen and I cannot use my finger!:-5:-5

now I have to cut my ring off as its swollen. How did you smash your knuckle? Have you been punching folk again? :yh_rotfl

Pete was so pleased with his fish. Bigger than the last one :guitarist

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oscar;1237312 wrote: How did you smash your knuckle? Have you been punching folk again? :yh_rotfl

Pete was so pleased with his fish. Bigger than the last one :guitarist


Yuck...that is one ugly fish. He's giving me the eye...stop staring at me.:sneaky:

oscar;1237312 wrote: How did you smash your knuckle? Have you been punching folk again? :yh_rotfl

Pete was so pleased with his fish. Bigger than the last one :guitarist


nope......punched a wall.

they almost look like our pike with those teeth.

qsducks;1237316 wrote: Yuck...that is one ugly fish. He's giving me the eye...stop staring at me.:sneaky:
I must admit that my eyes tend to glaze over at the mere ramblings of Pete and his crew at the joys of Freshwater Carp Fishing, much the same as his eyes glazing over the minute I mention British Government.

I have actually seriousley come to love these fish, the Barbel. The euphoria over catching one is down to the fact that they are so damn hard to catch and so elusive. When they are caught, they have a might that makes them incredibly difficult to land. I've heard of anglers taking up to 2 hours just to reel in a regular sized one. To catch one in the first place takes a huge amount of skill and know how and even when hooked, they will fight like the devil and get away. Pete had one a few weeks ago that he hooked and lost and It's the only fish he's ever had that managed to straighten out a forged fishing hook. That is some power In that fish !!!!!

These fish also are in very small numbers and Barbel hunters can often go months without getting one at all. There locations are kept tighter than the crown jewels in the fishing world and when they post pics of their catches on their forum, they can not show any background that will identify the area that the Barbel has been caught. One new poster posted a pic of his catch recently and the admin went crazy as his pic gave away the area that he was fishing in.

In the water Barbel are like flourescent torpedo's. Kathy will be thrilled to learn that he caught this one on the line she sent him from the States.

oscar;1237327 wrote: I must admit that my eyes tend to glaze over at the mere ramblings of Pete and his crew at the joys of Freshwater Carp Fishing, much the same as his eyes glazing over the minute I mention British Government.

I have actually seriousley come to love these fish, the Barbel. The euphoria over catching one is down to the fact that they are so damn hard to catch and so elusive. When they are caught, they have a might that makes them incredibly difficult to land. I've heard of anglers taking up to 2 hours just to reel in a regular sized one. To catch one in the first place takes a huge amount of skill and know how and even when hooked, they will fight like the devil and get away. Pete had one a few weeks ago that he hooked and lost and It's the only fish he's ever had that managed to straighten out a forged fishing hook. That is some power In that fish !!!!!

These fish also are in very small numbers and Barbel hunters can often go months without getting one at all. There locations are kept tighter than the crown jewels in the fishing world and when they post pics of their catches on their forum, they can not show any background that will identify the area that the Barbel has been caught. One new poster posted a pic of his catch recently and the admin went crazy as his pic gave away the area that he was fishing in.

In the water Barbel are like flourescent torpedo's. Kathy will be thrilled to learn that he caught this one on the line she sent him from the States.




oh so cool, Kathy will love that.

Odie;1237323 wrote: nope......punched a wall.

they almost look like our pike with those teeth.


hmmmm ignoring me again eh?

this must stop!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

nanu nanu!:sneaky:

Odie;1237544 wrote: hmmmm ignoring me again eh?

this must stop!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

nanu nanu!:sneaky: :yh_rotfl There Is a mega Pike in that stretch of water the size of a log and I'm going to have him one day.

Meeting went well. We had an excellent guest speaker from London, an ex Tory Member of Parliment.

I did my little bit reasonably well I suppose.... no-one boo'd me anyway :wah:

I was officially nominated to stand for my ward in the Parlimentary Election coming up soon so I have a massive amount of canvassing to do in the next several months.

I'm going to be out alot this weekend and next week here and there meeting peeps.... good fun :driving:

How's your thumb?

oscar;1237327 wrote: I must admit that my eyes tend to glaze over at the mere ramblings of Pete and his crew at the joys of Freshwater Carp Fishing, much the same as his eyes glazing over the minute I mention British Government.

I have actually seriousley come to love these fish, the Barbel. The euphoria over catching one is down to the fact that they are so damn hard to catch and so elusive. When they are caught, they have a might that makes them incredibly difficult to land. I've heard of anglers taking up to 2 hours just to reel in a regular sized one. To catch one in the first place takes a huge amount of skill and know how and even when hooked, they will fight like the devil and get away. Pete had one a few weeks ago that he hooked and lost and It's the only fish he's ever had that managed to straighten out a forged fishing hook. That is some power In that fish !!!!!

These fish also are in very small numbers and Barbel hunters can often go months without getting one at all. There locations are kept tighter than the crown jewels in the fishing world and when they post pics of their catches on their forum, they can not show any background that will identify the area that the Barbel has been caught. One new poster posted a pic of his catch recently and the admin went crazy as his pic gave away the area that he was fishing in.

In the water Barbel are like flourescent torpedo's. Kathy will be thrilled to learn that he caught this one on the line she sent him from the States.


Darn, I wish I had kept the fake fish on a piece of wood...if you walked past it it would sing silly songs:wah:...I could have sent it to Pete:wah:...I donated it to a thrift store...it was obnoxiously hilarious but my kids hated it.:wah:

qsducks;1237577 wrote: Darn, I wish I had kept the fake fish on a piece of wood...if you walked past it it would sing silly songs:wah:...I could have sent it to Pete:wah:...I donated it to a thrift store...it was obnoxiously hilarious but my kids hated it.:wah: We had one of them but it was a wall plaque called 'Big Mouth Bertie'. Every time you walked past it, It would sing at you.... I ended up selling it at a garage sale for 50p :wah:

oscar;1237586 wrote: We had one of them but it was a wall plaque called 'Big Mouth Bertie'. Every time you walked past it, It would sing at you.... I ended up selling it at a garage sale for 50p :wah:


I bought ours at a garage sale also for a dollar....so you got rid of it for the same reason? Ours was a trout...it was obnoxious. Funny for a bit but got old...sea ya (pun intended):wah:

qsducks;1237588 wrote: I bought ours at a garage sale also for a dollar....so you got rid of it for the same reason? Ours was a trout...it was obnoxious. Funny for a bit but got old...sea ya (pun intended):wah: Ours was a bass and it drove me mad. If you walked past it in the dark going to the bathroom in the night, it would start singing and scare the crap out of you :yh_rotfl

oscar;1237590 wrote: Ours was a bass and it drove me mad. If you walked past it in the dark going to the bathroom in the night, it would start singing and scare the crap out of you :yh_rotfl


That stupid fish singing must be going around the world at yard sales:yh_rotfl...the most you can do with it is put up with it for about 3 months before you want to punch the thing or take the batteries out.:wah:

YouTube - Big Mouth Bass Fish -Take me to the river and stay there:wah:

oscar;1237558 wrote: :yh_rotfl There Is a mega Pike in that stretch of water the size of a log and I'm going to have him one day.

Meeting went well. We had an excellent guest speaker from London, an ex Tory Member of Parliment.

I did my little bit reasonably well I suppose.... no-one boo'd me anyway :wah:

I was officially nominated to stand for my ward in the Parlimentary Election coming up soon so I have a massive amount of canvassing to do in the next several months.

I'm going to be out alot this weekend and next week here and there meeting peeps.... good fun :driving:

How's your thumb?


:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl good luck in reeling that bad boy in!



Congrats mate, you did amazing!

what shall I call you now, Ms. Parliament? :-4

I can tell you are loving this, have a ball with your meetings.



knuckle is better thank you.......next time it won't be myself injuring myself!:sneaky:

qsducks;1237577 wrote: Darn, I wish I had kept the fake fish on a piece of wood...if you walked past it it would sing silly songs:wah:...I could have sent it to Pete:wah:...I donated it to a thrift store...it was obnoxiously hilarious but my kids hated it.:wah:


omg......I had one of those given to me about 10 years ago!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl



-mine also lifted its head.....its gone now.....to bad, so sad eh?:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Odie;1237623 wrote: :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl good luck in reeling that bad boy in!



Congrats mate, you did amazing!

what shall I call you now, Ms. Parliament? :-4

I can tell you are loving this, have a ball with your meetings.



knuckle is better thank you.......next time it won't be myself injuring myself!:sneaky: Yes, I am loving It. Canvassing means standing in shopping malls talking to folk and handing out leaflets and it's alot of fun. Do you think Gordon Brown is worried that I'm standing against him? :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

I am working tonight and when i get home i need to bath puppy ready for her show tomorrow. Can't have her stinking of ciggy smoke :wah:

Glad your knuckle is better as i can remember when i had two broken fingers and couldn't even lift a coffee cup for weeks. I went in and seperated two dogs who were virtually killing each other and one bit me so bad, he broke 2 fingers as well as taking my little finger down to the bone.

I'll be on later tonight but you have a great day :-6:-6

qsducks;1237609 wrote: YouTube - Big Mouth Bass Fish -Take me to the river and stay there:wah:
Yep,,, that's the one :yh_rotfl

It's funny the amount of them that you see at garage sales. I suspect everyone had one for about a week and then threw it out. The one i had also moved his head and i did punch it one day :yh_rotfl

oscar;1237820 wrote: Yes, I am loving It. Canvassing means standing in shopping malls talking to folk and handing out leaflets and it's alot of fun. Do you think Gordon Brown is worried that I'm standing against him? :yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

I am working tonight and when i get home i need to bath puppy ready for her show tomorrow. Can't have her stinking of ciggy smoke :wah:

Glad your knuckle is better as i can remember when i had two broken fingers and couldn't even lift a coffee cup for weeks. I went in and seperated two dogs who were virtually killing each other and one bit me so bad, he broke 2 fingers as well as taking my little finger down to the bone.

I'll be on later tonight but you have a great day :-6:-6


yes, you can be a gabber!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl



your standing against Gordon Brown?

trader!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl



omg..damn dogs again........so sorry about your broken fingers, as I know how that felt......I swear mine was almost broken....the pain was that bad.



oh yes, we must give puppy's a shampoo.:-6



I'll be on later also, have to call my nephew at 10pm each night this weekend, as his parents are away.....:sneaky::yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

my god woman, its after 2pm there, are you cleaning the house?:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

Odie;1239043 wrote: my god woman, its after 2pm there, are you cleaning the house?:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl Never.......... that's what Peter Lake is for :sneaky:

Long day today... I'm organising an auction to raise some funds for my election campaign. It involves peeps donating good quality items and then we hold an auction for them at a meeting. We have several war vet supporters so I have started the ball rolling by donating a pic of a 'Spitfire' that was given at signed and Veterans day in Belgium. I'm hoping to see them bid some big bucks for it. I've done these before and they are great fun.

oscar;1239160 wrote: Never.......... that's what Peter Lake is for :sneaky:

Long day today... I'm organising an auction to raise some funds for my election campaign. It involves peeps donating good quality items and then we hold an auction for them at a meeting. We have several war vet supporters so I have started the ball rolling by donating a pic of a 'Spitfire' that was given at signed and Veterans day in Belgium. I'm hoping to see them bid some big bucks for it. I've done these before and they are great fun.


I know you don't do housework!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

You did do a lot today, your campaign sounds like its taking off really well.

been busy myself...almost time for a nap.

Odie;1239166 wrote: I know you don't do housework!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

You did do a lot today, your campaign sounds like its taking off really well.

been busy myself...almost time for a nap.
Nana naps :driving:

Catch yer laters :-4

mowed the lawns.:-5:-5 whew its hot out there.

bought two scissor fish, they are so cute, as their tails split into a scissor-look and they are silver in colour

did my cleaning........



so what's new with you?

Odie;1239890 wrote: mowed the lawns.:-5:-5 whew its hot out there.

bought two scissor fish, they are so cute, as their tails split into a scissor-look and they are silver in colour

did my cleaning........



so what's new with you?
Poor you having to clean in such hot weather !! Quite chilly here today.

Pete went to look at Aquariums last week funny enough. I really fancy having one but we're arguing now over a 'common tank' that he wants and specialised fish that I want. Of course I have to awkward :wah: My neph has catfish that I really like.

Been out all day again today and sooooooo tired with all this chasing around.

oscar;1239898 wrote: Poor you having to clean in such hot weather !! Quite chilly here today.

Pete went to look at Aquariums last week funny enough. I really fancy having one but we're arguing now over a 'common tank' that he wants and specialised fish that I want. Of course I have to awkward :wah: My neph has catfish that I really like.

Been out all day again today and sooooooo tired with all this chasing around.


It was only hot outside when cutting the grass.

I love my fish and I always have real plants.

I purposely buy several that are live-bearers, to see the young are just to cute and tiny!

I have the common fish, the ones called 'community' which means they are non-aggressive..........

but a salt water tank is the ultimate.

google salt water fish species and you will be amazed at their colors......quite a it more expensive, that I cannot afford, but you really must see them in a fish store to see and admire their colours.

Most have sand for the bottom of the tank, instead of stones like reglar tropical fish.........you must see the sand in them......it looks spectular and real to life, which it is.



1......set up tank and let sit for a week before adding fish.......Only add around 3 fish for at least 1 month.....then very gradually add more.

2...... use real plants....fish love to eat them and its better for the tank.

3....... only feed once a day......I give them frozen brine shrimp 3 times a week at night for a treat.

4...... never overcrowd your tank, as they're will not be enough oxygen for them and they will die.