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Today, 12:37 PM

Safranfoer replied to a thread General Election in The Lounge

President Obama wouldn’t have hidden in a fridge. He’s my benchmark for how a leader should behave. Not his politics or his actions. Just his...

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Today, 12:35 PM

Safranfoer replied to a thread General Election in The Lounge

So this is bonkers... Boris Johnson 'hides in fridge' to avoid Piers Morgan interview | Boris Johnson | The Guardian Trying to ambush him is...

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Today, 12:04 PM

Safranfoer replied to a thread The Close Season What You Doing Today Thread? in The Lounge

In fairness, sugar syrup doesn't do the same job. Honey does help protect bees from disease and is more nutritious. Avocados are also felt to be...

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Today, 11:46 AM

Safranfoer replied to a thread The Close Season What You Doing Today Thread? in The Lounge

I had the same conversation with one of my employees. Trying to explain to her that if no one bought real Christmas trees, far fewer people would...

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Today, 11:33 AM

Safranfoer replied to a thread General Election in The Lounge

I know two people standing this year - for Labour in Wrexham, and Lib Dems in Thornbury and Yate. The Lib Dem candidate has had many violent threats,...

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Today, 10:28 AM

Loxie replied to a thread Smolt tracking in General Board

Indeed they don't. I suspect that assuming that all the adults from emigrating smolts return to the same burn is the main problem there. I believe...

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Today, 10:23 AM

Loxie replied to a thread General Election in The Lounge

I think there is considerable fear of personal violent attack these days which reduces the amount of door to door canvassing.

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Yesterday, 11:56 PM

Safranfoer replied to a thread The Close Season What You Doing Today Thread? in The Lounge

OK I was imagining a handful of sheep in a small field. My mum has sheep. 3 of them. And a couple of goats. I was imagining that. That looks like...

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Yesterday, 11:51 PM

Safranfoer replied to a thread General Election in The Lounge

It's the election that shouldn't be - but if I don't vote where I live, it's essentially a vote for the Conservative Party, and I can't do that. At...

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Yesterday, 08:37 PM

Safranfoer replied to a thread General Election in The Lounge

Suckered into the huff post! I'm sorry... .Honestly - you can believe many things of Corbyn. I can. I was a fangirl and now I'm... a resigned Labour...

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Yesterday, 07:48 PM

Safranfoer replied to a thread The Close Season What You Doing Today Thread? in The Lounge

Have you ever shared pictures of your daughter's smallholding? Because she sounds awesome and I want to see the animals.

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Yesterday, 07:48 PM

Safranfoer replied to a thread The Close Season What You Doing Today Thread? in The Lounge

I am convinced that mornings are part of a Big Pharma conspiracy. They have the cure. They just don't want us to have it.

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Yesterday, 07:45 PM

Loxie replied to a thread Best spinning rod set up in General Board

When I was a kid in the late seventies and early eighties my dad would take me fishing on the Taw. My dad always preferred fly but he took a spinner...

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Yesterday, 07:33 PM

Loxie replied to a thread River Tees 2019 in English Rivers

Eels have a very high conservation status, they are critically endangered on IUCN. Salmon are least concern. There is an opportunity to put more...

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Yesterday, 07:02 PM

Loxie replied to a thread General Election in The Lounge

Funnily enough I'm not a natural Tory although for this election I've become naturalised. I'm naturally economically conservative (small c) and...

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Yesterday, 06:41 PM

Loxie replied to a thread River Tees 2019 in English Rivers

Good luck!! I think the EA should be vulnerable to a legal challenge. Is there any common cause with wider conservation? What about Eels?

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Yesterday, 06:38 PM

Loxie replied to a thread River Tees 2019 in English Rivers

Well said, the EA are nowhere near fit for purpose and typify the drive to centralise and try to force unviversal solutions to unique local problems....

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Yesterday, 06:34 PM

Safranfoer replied to a thread General Election in The Lounge

I don’t understand how any one human can be so bad you’ll cheerfully accept outright liars. Though you’re a natural Conservative voter so I guess I...

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Yesterday, 06:23 PM

Loxie replied to a thread General Election in The Lounge

It shouldn't come as any great surprise. Cummings used exactly the same social media campaigning methods to win the referendum. Normally people,...

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Yesterday, 06:07 PM

Loxie replied to a thread Strong trebles...... in General Board

Funnily enough I think it comes back to balance. Big stiff rods need bigger hooks to stop them being ripped out and light through actioned rods need...

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Yesterday, 05:46 PM

Loxie replied to a thread Smolt tracking in General Board

I think the return rates fluctuate wildly from river to river and year to year and probably most of all where it's measured in relation to the sea....

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Yesterday, 05:39 PM

Safranfoer replied to a thread General Election in The Lounge

General election 2019: Ads are 'indecent, dishonest and untruthful' - BBC News Over a 4-day sample period, 88% of the Conservative Party's paid...

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Yesterday, 05:19 PM

Loxie replied to a thread Strong trebles...... in General Board

I've used guidelines this year and been impressed so far. Horrendous price though!

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Yesterday, 04:38 PM

Safranfoer replied to a thread General Election in The Lounge

Without wishing to disagree with your broad point (I've asked them to turn this place off shortly as part of my social media purge - for yes I am...

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Yesterday, 03:43 PM

Loxie replied to a thread Smolt tracking in General Board

I think there has been some movement these days. Probably 5 years ago, definitely 10 years ago and for 30 years before that absolutely no deviation...

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Yesterday, 03:29 PM

Loxie replied to a thread Failure fishing for king salmon. in Video Gallery

Oooft. That would hurt!! Long handled gaff?

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Yesterday, 02:41 PM

carbisdale caster replied to a thread Classified sales in General Board

It's exactly for the reason above that I never look at the vintage tackle section, that and the fact that I don't want some ropey old tat....

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