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2004-10-25 Britain

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Posted by Steve 2004-10-25 10:14:14 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Message to the Poms: If you don't like what Labor is doing, vote them out of office. And next time, think twice about putting them in there to start with.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-10-25 10:35:06 AM|| 2004-10-25 10:35:06 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 "...but options...are being considered."

The primary option under consideration seems to be shrinking the Army so much,it doesn't need training grounds.

Posted by Stephen 2004-10-25 10:49:19 AM|| 2004-10-25 10:49:19 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Bulldog, Howard et al: what's the ban on? Fox hunting or any hunting in general?

Posted by Jarhead 2004-10-25 11:14:10 AM|| 2004-10-25 11:14:10 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Or they deploy to the US to conduct their training. The Luftwaffe has a regular establishment co-based with the USAF at Holloman AFB in New Mexico. Open spaces and clear skies makes it cost effective. I'm sure we have space available on a number of large installations. With the downsizing, they can move the excess equipment here to be prepositioned for training, only having to move the personnel. Big plus for interoperability training too.

Posted by Don 2004-10-25 1:08:11 PM|| 2004-10-25 1:08:11 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Jarhead: The bill's really about banning the hunting of all furry, fluffy and feathery things, with dogs, minus a few exceptions (rats and rabbits, and other animals in special circumstances). So the ban would cover fox and deer hunting, and hare coursing. It doesn't apply to hunting without dogs.

Posted by Bulldog 2004-10-25 7:10:43 PM|| 2004-10-25 7:10:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 I hear they hunt deer with cars.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-10-25 7:16:41 PM|| [http://www.slhess.com] 2004-10-25 7:16:41 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Yep, I've done that. Bagged a deer that way. Accidentally. Poor little bugger did cartwheels through the air.

Posted by Bulldog 2004-10-25 7:26:08 PM|| 2004-10-25 7:26:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 They hunt pheasants that way in Pennsylvania. Pheasant Ã la Bumper -- tasty and tender!

Posted by Fred 2004-10-25 8:17:08 PM|| 2004-10-25 8:17:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 I hunted (accidently) ptarmagen with my plane once. On approach to the Kobuk airport, a flock of 30 or so ptarmagen flew up just as I was about at touchdown. One pink misted through the propeller. One hit the nosewheel, one on the left main gear and two on the wing struts. I landed, walked back to the touchdown zone, threw the guts of the first one off the strip, then picked up the other four and loaded them in the plane for a free ride home. It was late fall and the blueberries were fermented. The ptarmagen ate them and were already pre marinated when I cooket them up. Boy, they were tasty! **salivation city**

Posted by Alaska Paul 2004-10-25 9:51:17 PM|| 2004-10-25 9:51:17 PM|| Front Page Top

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