Recent content by BigShot

Durulz - I do see what you're getting at but I'm inclined to agree with MF's response. We ARE all allowed to paint our house whatever colour we like (exceptions made for a few things like listed buildings and the like) but the average street isn't rainbow coloured. We can spend all the time we...

Gah! What have you DONE to me? I'd never thought about shooting handguns apart from my inevitable range-visit with a good friend who's going to take me shooting when I'm next in the states. (I believe her granddad owns a bona-fide Tommy Gun - dunno if I'll get to play with that though) Now...

I will - I will. I dunno about muzzle loaders though - could they be more fun than hooning down untracked snow in the French Alps on (and I say this unreservedly) THE BEST snowboard in the world (yes, it is, mine's better than any other - end of story!)? Actually now I think about it - I...

Right now you're all sods and I'm insanely jealous... When my allotment kicks into overdrive next year I'll be making plenty too though. This year has been a slow year on the making front. I've been so caught up with work I missed most of the foraging (made up for it in sloes though!). I...

If you're in the neighbourhood you should drop in. It's on the road from Grassmarket up to the Royal Mile (on the left as you go up the hill). I believe there's one in Glasgow too. Go with a bit of time on your hands and try the wares... they don't stop at wines either: whisky, spirits...

Well on THAT front... Toddy ---> :twak: <--- Me Sorry - I'll shut up now. :p 30 years should do it - have you kept your hand/eye in since then on air or anything exempt? I keep meaning to head down to my local range - I've always loved shooting the few times I've done it. (Air rifle...

:lmao: :You_Rock_ Cracked me up that did.

Not really all that nice either. (I absolutely love their ginger beer though.. FAR too drinkable to be a good idea.) I tried this stuff about 2 days after trying the Crabbie's gear for the first time and the difference was a surprise. I thought it was really nice and t'other half agreed it...

Some good posts above. I'd summarise the situation thus: You CAN carry a folding pocket knife (defined as a non-locking blade with a cutting edge no longer than 3 inches*) without "good reason" provided you do not intend to use it as a weapon**. (Though it would be illegal in some places...

With the part I've put in bold, I don't think I could disagree more. There's no worms in that can... it's inevitable. I'm not aware of any practical power source that could pull a plough like the diesel engine in modern tractors, and unless there's some incredible leap forwards there's never...

Folks - just to clarify for those who may have missed it... he asked about shooting from around 2m away - that's just over 6 feet. Not 10 metres, not the 20 to 30yards air rifles are often shot from - just 2 paces away. A pistol is like any other gun - used correctly and with practice, it's...

They are in the 1¼" to 2" range. I'd be surprised if they were wild trees. They are in that regular one-every-50-yards-or-so pattern of planting you find in housing estates. Planted in this manner...

How do folks? Another "have I got this right?" post from me here. Today I picked up 4.2 kg (about 9¼ lbs) of what I think are crab apples. The fruit are a bit pear shaped and have quite a bitter aftertaste. Any verdicts? Crab apples or something else useful (or not)?

I had a nice accidental forage today. I'd driven to the printer's to pick up a drawing and on the way home something caught my eye at the side of the road. After a quick mirror-check and some heavy breaking I backed up to find a scattering of what I think are crab-apples (I'll be posting a...

I went back to my sloe-spot yesterday and came back with 2.2kg of the things (weighed after getting rid of errant stalks, leaves and dodgy-looking ones). That's just shy of 5lbs for the less metrically inclined. I was really surprised how many had shrivelled up. The last time I was there a few...