Just another week

In the valley

Out again this afternoon until dark to get some deadbaits, succeeded this time, so next week I'll be down the Trent for my first  ever attempt at the zander.
I am still of a view that something larger lingers in the pond, today I landed a perch of about a 1lb and a half and a bit bigger roach than the usual stamp of fish.
I may need to fish into dark and drop the waggler tactics for some different sessions during this autumn/winter.
Anyway back to my zander trip, I plan to use my normal barbel gear including an open end feeder which I will fill with mashed sprats and put a  4/5 inch rudd on the trace
I have some Drennan 15lb Green Pike Wire, a seven strand stainless steel braid with a nylon coat traces already made up, each armed with a pair of Sakuma size 8 trebles with the barb snipped off two on each hook.Wish me luck.

Other stuff

The lamb is outstanding one of the best flavoured beasts I've tasted for many a year, probably not since we used to buy one every year of our local smallholder come milkman in Castlethorpe.
We've had the kidneys in our big breakfast on Saturday morning, a half of shoulder for Sunday lunch and last night a couple of cutlets. Must slow down and not eat it all at once.

We've ordered a goose for Christmas dinner, Pauline's made the rich fruit cake and recovered last years pud for a brandy top up.We have plenty of wine and champagne in store, mainly from Laithwaites, but our years supply of Tesco Clubcard vouchers have been doubled up to £210, just to make sure we have some left!!



I haven't told you I've been dabbling on the Stock Exchange for a short while during this year, have I ?
All invested in four    companies I had been studying and so far looking good, showing 27% plus growth.Nothing substantial at risk at the moment, but dabbling so far, looks better than leaving it under the mattress at present.
It's good fun and I'm a bit obsessed at the moment but at the same time being careful
With a two for one share offer going to an AGM for a flooring company, and some very good signs of substantial growth before the end of the calender year, from a company dealing with cancer cures, and another in oil exploration.
Learnt a thing or two about AiM's differences to the Footsie, when I had 50% wiped off one company share price that was showing well, and still is promising good, the Directors decided put out a few million more shares,at two thirds of the day price, somewhat diluting the value, at least for a few weeks!

I'll report back on the zander trip soon.

...and finally

An Air Canada plane leaves Pearson Airport under the control of a Jewish captain; his co-pilot is Chinese.
It's the first time they've flown together and an awkward silence between the two seems to indicate a mutual dislike.
Once they reach cruising altitude, the Jewish captain activates the auto-pilot, leans back in his seat, and mutters,
'I don't like Chinese..'
'No rike Chinese?' asks the co-pilot, 'why not?'
'You people bombed Pearl Harbour , that's why!'
'No, no', the co-pilot protests, 'Chinese not bomb Peahl Hahbah!
That Japanese, not Chinese.'
'Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese....doesn't matter, you're all alike!'
There's a few minutes of silence.
'I no rike Jews!' the co-pilot suddenly announces.
'Oh yeah, why not?' asks the captain.
'Jews sink Titanic!' says the co-pilot.
'What? You're insane! Jews didn't sink the Titanic!' exclaims the captain,
'It was an iceberg!'

Iceberg, Goldberg, Greenberg, Rosenberg , ..no mattah...all same.