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Forest walking machine (2)!!

22 February, 2005 by Alistair

You might remember a while back I posted about a forest walking machine and how badly I wanted one. Well there is pretty much no way that I could afford to get one but there is something I could get.. Yes, its a mini walking machine. They only cost a tenner as well. I say…

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upgrading wordpress

18 February, 2005 by Alistair

I have upgarded my blog and now have a completlet different layout. It is in fact rather nice. I may keep it for a while, or chop and change. I dont know yet 🙂

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Advice for the Love struck angler!

15 February, 2005 by Alistair

Should have posted this on valentines day but what the hell….. head over here and read it!

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A book from ebay!

15 February, 2005 by Alistair

I bought a book off ebay a while ago. Its a book called Dances with Trout by John Gierach. Anyway, it had an inscription. It was stated in the auction so I was not bothered but the more I read it the more I wondered. It reads:: 10/18/94 Dear Dad, I hope we can find…

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I used to have a handle on life, but it broke

14 February, 2005 by Alistair

coughing, sore throat, sore chest. Im ill. Off placement. I feel awful. Like really bad. Bloody awful in fact.

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Ice Fishing

11 February, 2005 by Alistair

Wouldnt mind a shot at that ice fishing malarky. I have a friend over in Sweden who talks about it and says that it is most fun 🙂

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Red Wine & Kelts

16 January, 2005 by Alistair

Red Wine….love the stuff. Once I start I cant stop. I mean well…….a couple of (decent) glasses is like half a bottle right? If you keep it for another day but with a stopper in it will taste just as nice, if not better. Better because the air has had a chance to get around…

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Thats interesting!!

15 January, 2005 by Alistair

Someone left a comment on this post that was pretty interesting. I am reposting it here as I have configured the blog to only show the last 5 posts or something. Some people were complaining that as I post pictures it was taking a while for the full month to load……you live n learn I…

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Twenty Differences between Fishing and Sex

14 January, 2005 by Alistair

Taken from a forum I Frequent!!# 20 – No matter how much whisky you’ve had, you can still Fish. 19 – A limp rod is still useful while Fishing. 18 – You don’t have to hide your Fishing magazines. 17 – It is perfectly acceptable to pay a professional to Fish with you once in…

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Carbon shortage

7 January, 2005 by Alistair

I hear that the price of carbon is set to rise, due to a worldwide shortage. A lot of this is blamed on the massive amounts used by the space industry as well as a defense project. This means that all the carbon suppliers are going to be woud up with fulfilling the orders. Seemingly…

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