Virtual campfire 2009

[darrenbha]

Take it the op went ok honeydew. Night all. Catch ya tomorrow

[fairyinboots]

Morning all. Nice run this morning Darren.

Off to the showers, I love this no queue business at the moment.

Loads of breakfast on the go cooking on the fire, help yourself eveyone.

[strudders]

Cheers fairyinboots.

I am off to do a first cut for some fodder for the cows as they seem to be getting a tad tired of the silage and hay.

wont be a great deal but should keep them interested for a few days.

Nice weather today.

[darrenbha]

morning all, was a beautiful run this morning, fresh air just what i needed

[darrenbha]

<drags large barrels of cider into camp>

[karlpowell]

Morning campers ..acording to my countdown timer there are 99 days and 17 hours left .

In my infanate wisdom this weekend i have been buying xbox 360's from ebay, 3 in total all with 3 red light problem ..all 3 are now repaired ( all tho the Mrs is not happy with them all being in the house)

I think i am going to invent a device i have to blow into before i can bid on ebay , this will check the alchohol levels and not allow me to bid if im pissed (no more faulty 360'sor old amigas turning up unexpected).

I am off to see SLF on saturday in manchester then prodigy in a few weeks later all i need then is a gig in may , then i have heaton park tickets for oasis / kasabian / enemy first week in june then its the final few weeks to the best week of the year

Edited March 16, 2009 by karlpowell

[karlpowell]

I posted this a few years ago on another site and found it again today .. cant remember if i posted it here ... ENJOY

Rt Hon David Miliband MP

Secretary of State,

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), Nobel House 17

Smith Square LONDON

SW1P 3JR

16 May 2007

Dear Secretary of State,

My friend, who is in farming at the moment, recently received a cheque for

£3,000 from the Rural Payments Agency for not rearing pigs. I would now like

to join the "not rearing pigs" business.

In your opinion, what is the best kind of farm not to rear pigs on, and

which is the best breed of pigs not to rear? I want to be sure I approach

this endeavour in keeping with all government policies, as dictated by the

EU under the Common Agricultural Policy.

I would prefer not to rear bacon pigs, but if this is not the type you want

not rearing, I will just as gladly not rear porkers. Are there any

advantages in not rearing rare breeds such as Saddlebacks or Gloucester Old

Spots, or are there too many people already not rearing these?

As I see it, the hardest part of this programme will be keeping an accurate

record of how many pigs I haven't reared. Are there any Government or Local

Authority courses on this?

My friend is very satisfied with this business. He has been rearing pigs for

forty years or so, and the best he ever made on them was £1,422 in 1968.

That is - until this year, when he received a cheque for not rearing any.

If I get £3,000 for not rearing 50 pigs, will I get £6,000 for not rearing

100? I plan to operate on a small scale at first, holding myself down to

about 4,000 pigs not raised, which will mean about £240,000 for the first

year. As I become more expert in not rearing pigs, I plan to be more

ambitious, perhaps increasing to, say, 40,000 pigs not reared in my second

year, for which I should expect about £2.4 million from your department.

Incidentally, I wonder if I would be eligible to receive tradeable carbon

credits for all these pigs not producing harmful and polluting methane

gases?

Another point: These pigs that I plan not to rear will not eat 2,000 tonnes

of cereals. I understand that you also pay farmers for not growing crops.

Will I qualify for payments for not growing cereals to not feed the pigs I

don't rear?

I am also considering the "not milking cows" business, so please send any

information you have on that too. Please could you also include the current

DEFRA advice on set aside fields? Can this be done on an e-commerce basis

with virtual fields (of which I seem to have several thousand hectares)?

In view of the above you will realise that I will be totally unemployed, and

will therefore qualify for unemployment benefits.

I shall of course be voting for your party at the next general election.

Yours faithfully,

Nigel Johnson-Hill

[darrenbha]

MoRning karl. Come to bearded theory. Only 45 quid. Just down in derbyshire. Loads of e festers and the chance to fit in your may gig. Not to mention 3 days where you couldn't buy xboxes

[karlpowell]

Mmmm Interesting ..............

[darrenbha]

headliners i believe are hawkwind, sawdoctors and neville staples, i know dreadzone sound system are also involved

[darrenbha]

>bounces back into camp> wow. Just seen rancid play a secret set on the john peel stage.

[bertieb73]

>bounces back into camp> wow. Just seen rancid play a secret set on the john peel stage.

[darrenbha]

Indeed it wasn't acoustic. Not sure acoustic rancid would work. Hope you've got some suitable liquid accompaniment for the dvd

[darrenbha]

<runs back into camp after 2 laps of the perimeter fence> this training for the footy is hard work

[karlpowell]

<runs back into camp after 2 laps of the perimeter fence> this training for the footy is hard work

[darrenbha]

The stone roses. Awesome. Lets go . We can still make the start

[darrenbha]

>returns to camp in foul mood> damn football teams. Can't be trusted

[Mardy]

Morning. Man that was some good kip, but I;m a bit groggy this morning. waiting for the kettle to boil and I feel like I've gone 10 rounds with Tyson.

[karlpowell]

Morning. Man that was some good kip, but I;m a bit groggy this morning. waiting for the kettle to boil and I feel like I've gone 10 rounds with Tyson.

[darrenbha]

Good point karl. Not to mention that the sun is shining. Tea would be good mardy. I've got some cereal

[Mardy]

Teas all round? Marvellous, and it's 11.30 here, so time for a biscuit too, or maybe a nice sticky cream cake.

Help yourself

[darrenbha]

Cream cake for me cheers, lovely tea mate.

[karlpowell]

Teas all round? Marvellous, and it's 11.30 here, so time for a biscuit too, or maybe a nice sticky cream cake.

Help yourself

Edited March 18, 2009 by karlpowell

[darrenbha]

<hands Karl 4 pack of stella> there you go mate, the perfect glasto breakfast oh and have this joint i just rolled too

[darrenbha]

Come on karl. Bertieb73 has been convinced to get his best beard out in may