Graham Nash

I thought they were tightening the law on scrap yards taking stuff (they know it's knocked off!!). A mate of mine had his taken from his VW van last week too, so its not just 4x4's.

I have one on ebay at the moment Will. It's old, rusty axles, creaks and groans but it had my ton and a half boat on it in the boat yard and it coped fine (could have been doing with some more air in the tyres, thats all). I dont think i'd use it for long runs on the road but it's fine for the yard. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150899368785?ssP...984.m1555.l2649 Probably not as good as the one you sold, but I bet it doesnt cost anywhere near as much either. I'm away the weekend but let me know if you wanna look. Graham.

gutted for you mate. It would be nice if they were to catch the scum that do this, but I think you already know the likely outcome. Good luck Graham.

Cinderella was now 75 years old. After a fulfilling life with the now departed Prince, she happily sat in her rocking chair watching the world go by with her cat Stephen. One afternoon, out of nowhere, appeared her Fairy Godmother. Cinderella said, "Fairy Godmother, what are you doing here after all these years? "The Fairy Godmother replied, "Well Cinderella, since you have lived a good wholesome life since we last met, I have decided to grant you three wishes. Is there anything for which your heart still yearns?" Cinderella was overjoyed. "I wish I was extremely wealthy", she said. Instantly, her rocking chair turned into solid gold. Stephen, her cat, jumped off her lap and ran to the edge of the porch quivering with fear. "Oh thank you Fairy Godmother," said Cinderella. "Is there anything else you might wish for", asked the Fairy Godmother. Cinderella looked down at her frail body, and said, "I wish I was young and full of the beauty I once had." At once, her wish was granted. Cinderella felt a feeling inside her that she had not felt for years. The Fairy Godmother said, "You have one wish remaining, what shall you have?" Cinderella looked at her frightened cat in the corner and said, "I wish you to turn Stephen, my old cat, into a handsome young man." Magically, Stephen suddenly underwent a change and there before them stood a young man with the looks and body that no other man could match. The Fairy Godmother again spoke, "Congratulations Cinderella. Enjoy your new life" and with that she was gone. For a few eerie moments, Cinderella and Stephen looked into each other's eyes. Cinderella sat breathless, gazing at the most stunning perfect man she had ever seen. Then Stephen walked over to Cinderella and held her close in his muscular arms. He leant in close to her ear and whispered in a warm breath, "I bet you regret having me castrated now, don't you?"

then there is no benefit to road users but a few boaters get easier access. I cant see them getting away with that! I must be in the minority (of boat users) as I live in the town centre. Although I would have much preferred to see a bridge spanning the whole of holes bay I see a HUGE improvement in my journey home. No more sitting at the Asda roundabout waiting to get home because the bridge is up, no more having to drive all the way round holes bay to get to the other side of the bridge when it goes up just as you approach it on a bank holiday weekend. I think it's a lovely sight when it raises, especially at night. There may be problems with it for a few rich boat people, but most of their boats sit on their pontoons for 95% of the time anyway. SORRY

SOCIALISM You have 2 cows. You give one to your neighbour. COMMUNISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and gives you some milk. FASCISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and sells you some milk. NAZISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both and shoots you. BUREAUCRATISM You have 2 cows. The State takes both, shoots one, milks the other, and then throws the milk away... TRADITIONAL CAPITALISM You have two cows. You sell one and buy a bull. Your herd multiplies, and the economy grows. You sell them and retire on the income. SURREALISM You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons AN AMERICAN CORPORATION You have two cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. Later, you hire a consultant to analyse why the cow has dropped dead. VENTURE CAPITALISM You have two cows. You sell three of them to your publicly listed company, using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank, then execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so that you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for five cows. The milk rights of the six cows are transferred via an intermediary to a Cayman Island Company secretly owned by the majority shareholder who sells the rights to all seven cows back to your listed company. The annual report says the company owns eight cows, with an option on one more. You sell one cow to buy a new president of the United States , leaving you with nine cows. No balance sheet provided with the release. The public then buys your bull THE RBS MODEL You have two cows. You shred them. A FRENCH CORPORATION You have two cows. You go on strike, organise a riot, and block the roads, because you want three cows. A JAPANESE CORPORATION You have two cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create a clever cow cartoon image called 'Cowkimon' and market it worldwide. A GERMAN CORPORATION You have two cows. You re-engineer them so they live for 100 years, eat once a month, and milk themselves. AN ITALIAN CORPORATION You have two cows, but you don't know where they are. You decide to have lunch. A RUSSIAN CORPORATION You have two cows. You count them and learn you have five cows. You count them again and learn you have 42 cows. You count them again and learn you have 2 cows. You stop counting cows and open another bottle of vodka. A SWISS CORPORATION You have 5000 cows. None of them belong to you. You charge the owners for storing them. A CHINESE CORPORATION You have two cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim that you have full employment, and high bovine productivity. You arrest the newsman who reported the real situation. AN INDIAN CORPORATION You have two cows. You worship them. A BRITISH CORPORATION You have two cows. Both are mad. AN IRAQI CORPORATION Everyone thinks you have lots of cows. You tell them that you have none. No-one believes you, so they bomb the shit out of you and invade your country. You still have no cows, but at least now you are part of a Democracy.... A NEW ZEALAND CORPORATION You have two cows. The one on the left looks very attractive. AN AUSTRALIAN CORPORATION You have two cows. Business seems pretty good. You close the office and go for a few beers to celebrate

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The biggest bass ive caught was inside the harbour too Neal. 9 1/2lbs while waiting for enough water to retreave my boat at the slipway.

some nice fish there and a HUGE smile

Five Scotsmen in an Audi Quattro arrived at an Irish border checkpoint. Paddy the officer stops them and tells them: "It is illegal to put 5 people in a Quattro, Quattro means four." "Quattro is just the name of the automobile," the Scotsmen retorts in disbelief. "Look at the papers: this car is designed to carry five persons." "You can not pull that one on me," replies Paddy "Quattro means four. You have five people in your car and you are therefore breaking the law." The Scotsmen replies angrily, "You idiot! Call your supervisor over. I want to speak to someone with more intelligence!" "Sorry," responds Paddy, "Murphy is busy with 2 guys in a Fiat Uno."

I have some bolt croppers if you need them Jim.

dont forget 5. the steam rally!

it makes a perfect excuse to try to get out in my book :-)

Hmmmm Jim & Rob must be fishing

a great ending, happy missus and kids too.

Good luck Jon .... I hope you find him soon (and well)

A man escapes from prison where he has been for 15 years. He breaks into a house to look for money and guns and finds a young couple in bed. He orders the guy out of bed and ties him to a chair, while tying the girl to the bed he gets on top of her, kisses her neck, then gets up and goes into the bathroom. While he's in there, the husband tells his wife: "Listen, this guy's an escaped convict, look at his clothes! He probably spent lots of time in jail and hasn't seen a woman in years. I saw how he kissed your neck." If he wants sex, don't resist, don't complain, do whatever he tells you. Satisfy him no matter how much he nauseates you. This guy is probably very dangerous. If he gets angry, he'll kill us. Be strong, honey. I love you." To which his wife responds: "He wasn't kissing my neck. He wwas whispering in my ear. He told me he was gay, thought you were cute, and asked me if we had any vaseline. I told him it was in the bathroom. Be strong honey. I love you too!!"

Ha Ha ... just as well i don't .... i'd be bankrupt!!

thats lovely Jim :-) ......

you must have the most understanding missus ever!!

I see some pretty impressive ones being dragged up on my "ray mark" charlie. You know where it is. Graham

I have a "mark" that is so specific that 50 ft either side of it is useless, so there are definitely spots that, from my experience are that specific. As for wrecks on the fish finder; I am nowhere near an expert on wrecks and have only fished a few but I have had my best results in locating them with a good quality inboard transducer, often finding that the wreck is not on the exact numbers advertised and sometimes the wrecks are so flat that they hardly show up anyway!! Keep at it, longer traces, dont scrunch your bait onto the hook so it stays on there as this looks un-natural and encourages deep hooked fish (on the rare occasion it catches) good luck

I drive or walk along Holes Bay Road every day, and many days there are 3 or 4 cars parked up with between 2 & 4 bait diggers in each. They come with their trays, newspapers, buckets and forks and they systematically decimate the area, never re-filling their holes (probably so they dont waste their time re digging the same spot the following day). Although I think it's wrong on many levels (I bet they dont pay taxes on their earnings for a start), I can imagine that if too many restrictions are placed on amounts these guys can collect it will push up the price, which in turn will bring more of them here with their buckets and forks. I suppose the answer would be for everyone to get off their backsides and dig their own bait when needed rather than just pop to the shop and buy more than we need (I can't see me doing that too often, i'd probably give up fishing first!!). so, it's down to supply and demand. If WE demand it, they will supply it.

Agree with the advice above. I struggled to catch anything decent till I went out with the grand master, his son and the chef .... their tactics were alien to me but i have adapted my tactics and rigs and seem to do pretty good now. I'm still rubbish on Poole patch tho!!