Mundane News

[deptfordmarmoset]

My wildlife pal went to visit relatives in Canada. Wakened early first morning and went for a walk around the local forest. Relatives were horrified and he was told to never go out there again without a bear pistol and he was instructed in the use of this firearm. Two inch bore and his first shot nearly knocked him on his back. He used rifles at home and a large air pistol for despatching mink so used to armaments but this was a different league.

Visiting my brother in Canada, I went for an MTB ride from Canmore to Banff in the Rockies. I was petrified for the whole ride there and spent more time scanning every possible horizon than I did looking at the trail I was riding. I took the trans-Canada Highway back and found it less stressful. The weren't a lot of bikes on that particular stretch of road....

For every avoiding bears strategy I'd heard, there appeared to be an example of why it wouldn't work.

 

[Grant Fondo]

I have just washed 8 chopping boards. In an actual house. Beat that!

 

[biggs682]

That was a heavy downpour

 

[Jameshow]

My wildlife pal went to visit relatives in Canada. Wakened early first morning and went for a walk around the local forest. Relatives were horrified and he was told to never go out there again without a bear pistol and he was instructed in the use of this firearm. Two inch bore and his first shot nearly knocked him on his back. He used rifles at home and a large air pistol for despatching mink so used to armaments but this was a different league.

2" bore wow

Some weapon!

A 2" bore! That's a hand-held mortar, not a pistol

Needed in some areas!

 

[tyred]

Visiting my brother in Canada, I went for an MTB ride from Canmore to Banff in the Rockies. I was petrified for the whole ride there and spent more time scanning every possible horizon than I did looking at the trail I was riding. I took the trans-Canada Highway back and found it less stressful. The weren't a lot of bikes on that particular stretch of road....

For every avoiding bears strategy I'd heard, there appeared to be an example of why it wouldn't work.

There was an old guy who I knew growing up, one of these people who had been everywhere and done everything. He had spent about twenty years living in Canada years ago and he often told the story of when he first went there c. 1960 and took a job driving a logging lorry, pretty serious distances on multiple day trips. On his first day when he stopped for the night, he got out and walked around the lorry, checking tyres and making sure everything was okay. He walked around the back of the trailer and came face to face with a bear, ran back to the cab and got in, closed the windows and locked the doors and never looked out until morning.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

I have just washed 8 chopping boards. In an actual house. Beat that!

I'm sure you're allowed to do that in an actual house.

Chopping boards come last in the order of things to wash up here. I'm always fed up by the time I come to them. And I rarely get to have to wash more than 2

 

[Jenkins]

We had our first local fireworks display of the year earlier. Don't think they were the sort you can get from Aldi/Lidl as there were some rather heafty mortar launced ones of almost professional display quality. Just a pity that the rain that's currently hammering on my windows didn't start an hour earlier.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Bl**dy rugby!
I was looking forward to Only Connect tonight !

I was looking forward to the rugby but turned it off at half time, too one sided.

 

[Jameshow]

There was an old guy who I knew growing up, one of these people who had been everywhere and done everything. He had spent about twenty years living in Canada years ago and he often told the story of when he first went there c. 1960 and took a job driving a logging lorry, pretty serious distances on multiple day trips. On his first day when he stopped for the night, he got out and walked around the lorry, checking tyres and making sure everything was okay. He walked around the back of the trailer and came face to face with a bear, ran back to the cab and got in, closed the windows and locked the doors and never looked out until morning.

We were canoeing down the Michigan grand canyon and came face to face with a bear I kept quite as not to freak out my 12yo daughter...problem is the rest of the family don't believe me!!!!

 

[Reynard]

Soup for supper, then a reprise of the beef & chickpea madras, rice and greens.

 

[Reynard]

Acquired??

I paid for them, if you were wondering. Didn't get much change out of a tenner.

 

[Reynard]

Well you can. Just think through the clothing and find your inner style model

I am NOT going to be seen in public wearing a fluffy romper suit.

 

[Hebe]

Chilli was delicious.

 

[Jenkins]

Sunday's outing sorted with a ticket to the Walter Hayes Trophy at Silverstone.

 

[Gravity Aided]

I often wonder, when I read articles about bear attacks & how virtually nothing can stop a bear attack, what if one lit a PKG of firecrackers & threw them between the bear & the hikers, if THAT would deter them. of course it might also ignite a wildfire & kill all the animals, so I guess it's a dumb idea

Black or brown bears, probably. Grizzly or Kodiak, probably just make them angrier.