peoples other passions

Sky · Post by **Sky** » Thu 6th May 2010 08:18 pm

Any of you guys from Scotland ever done any Pheasant hunting or trout fishing in the Highlands?

I have a special place in my heart for Scotland, as my grandfather was from there. I have thought about the possibility of getting a little place there one day where I could do a bit of bird hunting and fishing. Is that possible or does one have to be rich to do so?

Twichaldinho · Post by **Twichaldinho** » Thu 6th May 2010 08:50 pm

Sky wrote:Any of you guys from Scotland ever done any Pheasant hunting or trout fishing in the Highlands?

I have a special place in my heart for Scotland, as my grandfather was from there. I have thought about the possibility of getting a little place there one day where I could do a bit of bird hunting and fishing. Is that possible or does one have to be rich to do so?

I've no real experience of either Sky.
Having a nice supply of moolah can never hurt though

From personal experience, fishing is not too much of a problem. Small villages have places where you can purchase a permit ( usually the post office, or grocery store ). Day permits wont break the bank either.
I am the worlds worst fisherman. FACT

cantona7 · Post by **cantona7** » Thu 6th May 2010 09:03 pm

Twichaldinho wrote:
Sky wrote:Any of you guys from Scotland ever done any Pheasant hunting or trout fishing in the Highlands?

I have a special place in my heart for Scotland, as my grandfather was from there. I have thought about the possibility of getting a little place there one day where I could do a bit of bird hunting and fishing. Is that possible or does one have to be rich to do so?
I've no real experience of either Sky.
Having a nice supply of moolah can never hurt though

From personal experience, fishing is not too much of a problem. Small villages have places where you can purchase a permit ( usually the post office, or grocery store ). Day permits wont break the bank either.
I am the worlds worst fisherman. FACT

you cant be worse than my brother or some of the people iv seen fishing around here haha.

Sky · Post by **Sky** » Thu 6th May 2010 09:08 pm

Geez, Cantona, Yer neck O' the woods has some of the best fishing and plenty of it. One would think it wouldn't be too difficult to snag some.

Thanks for the info, Twich, I hope to check it out one day.

Twitch · Post by **Twitch** » Thu 6th May 2010 09:19 pm

Music, mainly blues and jazz, collecting edged weapons
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/56 ... good-times

Also made one
http://good-times.webshots.com/album/56 ... good-times
Have gotten into Archery again and bought my grandson a nice recurve for his 10th B'day.

Traveling when I can afford it.
Martial arts, especially Judo and Karate, enjoy watching MMA.
Used to play a lot of Chess.

colinzeal · Post by **colinzeal** » Sat 8th May 2010 12:48 am

I like reading. I usually read older fiction, I love to read about the past through fiction written at the time, primary sources. Honestly my favourite books are quite stereotypical however. I avoid best sellers unless they have maintained the test of time.

Musically I have been listening to mainly older stuff rocknroll, r&b, soul, funk, disco, reggae, 60s garage, blues, jazz n stuff in the last few years.

I love movies, once I dreamed of being involved but not anymore, bit of a movie snob tbh, I love to hate movies almost as much as I love when one does it for me in unexpected ways.

I love cars - the art of motoring, I love driving, something primal and almost infantile about control and speed. When I have financial security in the future I fully intend to drive on track and learn the craft, a dream if funds allowed would be to compete in someway, the ultimate would be rallying an old escort. I follow World Rallying and F1 avidly. The thing I love most about motor-racing is that one can simply support good driving rather than choose a team and devote yourself to it blindly (better word please) you can happily support the driving, go for whoever is gaining from behind and allow the race to do the talking. Take Filipe Massa for example - for me he is out of his depth, struggles in the rain and not good enough, but he can show me - prove I'm wrong about him, I welcome it.

Another sport I love and it works in a similar way, the individual does the talking and I can support a range of player, is snooker. I am totally shocked about the sting on Higgins and hope so much he turns out to be innocent, such a great player.

The big one though is science. I hope to go study maths & physics real soon (which will mean a change in my smoking habits). I suppose it started with a love of sci-fi. I love logic and critical thinking. We need to teach critical thinking in school - we are bombarded with data and mostly ill-equipped to deal with it. Did you know some people actually think Nasa didnt land on the moon in 1969!?! insane! Did you know some people actually believe Homoeopathy works!??! fucking crazy. No need to even mention creationism or the broader "observe capitalism evolve naturally and make up some controlling over-class of various species" conspiracy crud. (but i will!)

Science and logic have given us so so much and the people have become so disengaged from it. Governments do not support it! The media reports it in the worst ways imaginable and gives quack reporting unprecedented coverage because it sells. Think about how much the average hollywood movie costs or one day in Iraq and Afghanistan and compare that to the amount your government gives to science! its enough to make one cry. We can do the most amazing things - chemical scum on the surface of a rock orbiting a star and we can understand how that star burns, make amazingly accurate estimates of the age of the entire universe and manipulate electrons and photons to serve us every second of every day, scientific knowledge is the finest achievement of this animal species but it is treated as such? no. mostly we respect the artist (not that i have anything against them) and we prefer to believe fictions, fictions which are far less amazing than the truths of existence. Science can save us. Believing the stories of men, whether just stupid or well aware of their lies, cannot.

I'm pro-nuclear power, pro-vivisection, and pro-choice.

FenixNYC · Post by **FenixNYC** » Sat 8th May 2010 01:06 am

My daughter, my everything.

I also love music, Hip Hop mainly, but also really get into reggae, R&B, progressive trance & the occasional rock song.

Boxing. Anyone who see's me spam the boxing thread should already know I'm a fight fan by now.

The 27 Time World Champion New York Yankees

Carefree moments, Coney Island, Unhealthy dieting & my fantasy sports teams.

That's basically me in a nutshell, lol.

cantona7 · Post by **cantona7** » Sat 8th May 2010 01:14 am

FenixNYC wrote:
The 27 Time World Champion New York Yankees

you had to bring the y word into this

couldn't you have lied and maybe said the mets? i hope you dont like the la dodgers too

FenixNYC · Post by **FenixNYC** » Sat 8th May 2010 01:18 am

cantona7 wrote:
FenixNYC wrote:
The 27 Time World Champion New York Yankees

you had to bring the y word into this couldn't you have lied and maybe said the mets? i hope you dont like the la dodgers too

Yes, the Yankees........leading Boston 3-0 right now, in case you were wondering.

I actually do like the Dodgers too, lol.

They used to play in Brooklyn, Torre's the manager and Matt Kemp is a beast, what's not to like besides the fact they play in LA?

cantona7 · Post by **cantona7** » Sat 8th May 2010 01:39 am

FenixNYC wrote:
cantona7 wrote:
FenixNYC wrote:
The 27 Time World Champion New York Yankees

you had to bring the y word into this couldn't you have lied and maybe said the mets? i hope you dont like the la dodgers too
Yes, the Yankees........leading Boston 3-0 right now, in case you were wondering.

I actually do like the Dodgers too, lol.

They used to play in Brooklyn, Torre's the manager and Matt Kemp is a beast, what's not to like besides the fact they play in LA?

I'm a giants fan, theres alot to dislike. no worries though lincecum,cain and zito will keep it real all year.

FenixNYC · Post by **FenixNYC** » Sat 8th May 2010 01:45 am

cantona7 wrote:
FenixNYC wrote:
cantona7 wrote: you had to bring the y word into this couldn't you have lied and maybe said the mets? i hope you dont like the la dodgers too
Yes, the Yankees........leading Boston 3-0 right now, in case you were wondering.

I actually do like the Dodgers too, lol.

They used to play in Brooklyn, Torre's the manager and Matt Kemp is a beast, what's not to like besides the fact they play in LA?

I'm a giants fan, theres alot to dislike. no worries though lincecum,cain and zito will keep it real all year.

Oh yeah, with that staff they can make some serious noise this year. I'm a big Cain fan and Sanchez looks like he finally put it all together this year too. I still think they need another power bat in the lineup but the Giants should win the West this year, SD can't keep it up and the Rockies have too many injuries.

cantona7 · Post by **cantona7** » Sat 8th May 2010 01:47 am

meanwhile my mariners are trying to trade for every avail power bat avail. our offense isn't showing lee or hernandez ANY love. fister is looking promising.

BayouBaxter · Post by **BayouBaxter** » Mon 10th May 2010 06:53 am

colinzeal wrote:We can do the most amazing things - chemical scum on the surface of a rock orbiting a star and we can understand how that star burns, make amazingly accurate estimates of the age of the entire universe and manipulate electrons and photons to serve us every second of every day, scientific knowledge is the finest achievement of this animal species but it is treated as such? no. mostly we respect the artist (not that i have anything against them) and we prefer to believe fictions, fictions which are far less amazing than the truths of existence.

Very eloquently put.

I do wonder if by the "artist" you actually mean the entertainer -- the performer, the personality, the evangelist -- whom we (used broadly) give our money and our adoration. The actual artist, meanwhile, is by and large getting short-changed at least as much as the scientist, when it comes to doling out respect.

SRH_Spaded · Post by **SRH_Spaded** » Tue 11th May 2010 10:43 pm

my passions include:

Hockey- playoff hockey, most importantly Blackhawks Hockey

Snowmobiling- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdjI9s7cotI and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKn9kOtVgEg

and when i get time in the summer months

Frisbee golfing

islandgurl · Post by **islandgurl** » Wed 12th May 2010 02:10 am

FenixNYC wrote:My daughter, my everything.

One of the sweetest things I've ever read in any forum, fenix. Sounded just like my dad... I know you're a good one. Hope I get to have a smoke with you one day, t'would be my honor.

Children
Music (all kinds)
Animals
Reading
The Beach
Tropical Islands
Dolphins
Gymnastics
Ballet/Dancing of any kind
Parasailing
Jetskiing
Boating
Cruises/Travel