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xylaria

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
y do u luk like a squirrel?

Teaching requires a sense of humour, and ability to take insults on chin. There is more skill to answering the stupidest question in a manner that is not disrespectful, than there is to doing bowdrill.

I have taught young offenders, learning disabled, and this lot at a bushmoot, and to be blunt you need a benevolent nature to share your knowledge freely, not an ego that is easily harmed.
 

decorum

Full Member
May 2, 2007
5,064
12
Warwickshire
Hi h2o,

The members of this site, especially those who have a strong regional dialect and those who usually converse in a foreign language, go to great lengths to try to avoid using words and terms that the majority of other site users might not understand. Usually, where the possibility of confusion or misunderstanding cannot be avoided, explanations are attached. Although I don't believe for one moment that your intent is to confuse or offend you must remember that not everyone on this site has English as their first language and even English speakers can have difficulty understanding text speak.
 

Matt Weir

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Jun 22, 2006
2,880
2
52
Tyldesley, Lancashire.
Hi h2o,

The members of this site, especially those who have a strong regional dialect and those who usually converse in a foreign language, go to great lengths to try to avoid using words and terms that the majority of other site users might not understand. Usually, where the possibility of confusion or misunderstanding cannot be avoided, explanations are attached. Although I don't believe for one moment that your intent is to confuse or offend you must remember that not everyone on this site has English as their first language and even English speakers can have difficulty understanding text speak.

No sloppy 'txt spk' should be part of the forum rules IMO. Yes, I am en-route to the grumpy old man's corner :p
 

h2o

Settler
Oct 1, 2007
579
0
ribble valley
I dont think asking BRITISH RED why he looked like a squirrel was disrespectful,it was meant to be lighthearted banter.The reason i sometimes use the odd word in text speak is because i type with my beak and find it quicker to type this way.Maybe if i was an owl i may be able to manage this but i havent been blessed with such brains as what the wise old owl has.
 

Tiley

Life Member
Oct 19, 2006
2,364
374
60
Gloucestershire
How strange this thread has become

Very true: from getting qualified, to courses, to education, to language (full and cheaply abbreviated) and so to photographic representations. Are the avatars people use like the daemons in Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy - representing the souls of the individuals concerned? My excuse for not having one - an avatar/daemon not a soul - is that I couldn't find a really good picture of a tapir.

But back to the main thread: if you are not prepared to splash the cash and go on a course, then the best way forward in bushcraft is experiment and experience. Going to a Moot will put you in touch with a host of fellow enthusiasts, most of whom would be only too happy to point you in the right direction as far as techniques are concerned. Courses exist for those of us who are too lazy (or time-pressured) to find out for ourselves as they show you a vast and useful range of ways of doing things. However, what is most exciting about the acquisition of any knowledge in this wonderful informal bushcraft curriculum is that the things you learn are only ever A way of doing it, not THE way. Ultimately, you choose what works for you. I would say that, by not going on a course, you make the journey to competence significantly longer - and that's just a staging post to expertise, a quality to which teachers should aspire. And then, there is the need to get a first aid ticket that covers the relevant aspects of the activity well...

Good luck - I hope that you have youth and energy to help you through the inevitable duff patches!
 
ive been looking into becoming an instructor but the places ive looked want me to attend courses they run and i have to pay,is there a way to get a job in survival /bushcraft without having to pay fees.Or better still does anyone have any jobs in this line of work or something similar .

Dude - you seem to have "acquired" an image from my website to use as your avatar. Could you tell me where you got it please? If you got it directly from my website did you not read the copyright notice? For your benefit, I'll quote it here ...

All images and text copyrights are owned by the photographer . Some images are also licensed to third parties. Do not copy, store or distribute these images or text in any format or medium without express written permission from the copyright holder. To do so breaches UK and International copyright law.
Now if you had asked me, then I might have said yes ... just like I said yes to British Red. However, I'm not too happy about people just taking without asking!
 

SimonM

Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Apr 7, 2007
4,015
6
East Lancashire
www.wood-sage.co.uk
Off track I know BUT...

Hedgepig there are some fantastic images on your website! :You_Rock_

I particularly like "Saltburn Pier - Winter Dusk" - never been there but would like to see it in the flesh now!

Simon
 

Jodie

Native
Aug 25, 2006
1,561
11
54
London
www.google.co.uk
Agreed, lovely pictures. That wee rabbit... awww :eek:

h2o - there are now 50+ schools listed in the Resource Links section, maybe you
could contact each one in turn and ask for advice / placement?
 

h2o

Settler
Oct 1, 2007
579
0
ribble valley
Dude - you seem to have "acquired" an image from my website to use as your avatar. Could you tell me where you got it please? If you got it directly from my website did you not read the copyright notice? For your benefit, I'll quote it here ...

Now if you had asked me, then I might have said yes ... just like I said yes to British Red. However, I'm not too happy about people just taking without asking!

saw the pic and used it didnt think it was a big deal,usually pics that arent supposed to be used cant be copyed maybe u should sort out your security
 

Jodie

Native
Aug 25, 2006
1,561
11
54
London
www.google.co.uk
Re: don't put them on the interweb / get a grip

Goodness you're a bit prickly.

It's a bit difficult to warm to someone that has such a contrary attitude - are you
absolutely sure you want to be teaching bushcraft to people? What happens if
they irritate you, even unintentionally?

EDIT: Ah, I see you have changed the response again, that one's a bit friendlier
admittedly.

I actually thought it was OK to download images for personal use, but I don't
think using them as an avatar qualifies unfortunately.
 

h2o

Settler
Oct 1, 2007
579
0
ribble valley
How many people are gonna keep moaning at me on my thread .There seems to be a load of grumpy people on this site lately is it the dark nights?
 

Jodie

Native
Aug 25, 2006
1,561
11
54
London
www.google.co.uk
I'm just preparing you for the reality of dealing with irritants, like me, when you are
teaching bushcraft to a wide range of members of the public, some of whom you
might find you want to throttle :D
 

spamel

Banned
Feb 15, 2005
6,833
21
48
Silkstone, Blighty!
How many people are gonna keep moaning at me on my thread .There seems to be a load of grumpy people on this site lately is it the dark nights?

Personally, I think your attitude as displayed here wouldn't make you fit for instruction. Your last few posts have been rude and bellicose, hardly the sort of attributes a Bushcraft School would look for in one of their instructors.

I'd stick to hooliganism if I was you.
 
saw the pic and used it didnt think it was a big deal,usually pics that arent supposed to be used cant be copyed maybe u should sort out your security

Thank you for changing your original post from "get a grip" to this slightly more considered (although still wrong) reply.

I don't understand why you find it hard to just say "OK, sorry I should have asked". The point is, it isn't really a big deal - if you had asked I would probably said yes. But it is rude to just take without asking.

As for sorting out my "security", I presume you are referring to "right click disable" - for your information, this is pointless, it doesn't work. My security consists of posting low res images - try using them for anything other than web display and you will see what I mean. I print the originals up to 20x19 (inches) and they look great, try printing one of these low res images and they won't look too hot at all.

Look, I haven't been unreasonable here, I haven't been rude to you, I do have "a grip" as you suggested I get before you edited your reply, yet you are rude to me in return - firstly by suggesting I "get a grip" and then by suggesting I "sort out my security".:dunno:
 

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