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Lol , they are my mistake lol here is the other one

These two came within half hour of each other this morning, sirry about the mat shots , no tripod but they mainly fir our records

Arrived here late yesterday, uneventful night with a strong wind blowing from the North and no signs of life , Rods out brew on then into the bag . then these two this morning from different rods within half hour of each other , let’s hope that’s not it for the weekend

Mum wants me to take her big shopping next week she is well old i said do a list and i will get it but no they might not have what she wants plus she will be getting her hoard of gran kids and great gran kids their Easter eggs don't even get me one anymore. On the plus side i have been looking out for those idiots that do the so called public auditing videos on you tube , if anyone ever needed a bit of old school policing it is those guys. Been that board these past few days i have been looking for a cheap used lathe and a milling machine, turn my cupboard into a little metal work shop, i do miss machining, i think i have the skills needed to knock out a few bobbins and stage stands a net spreader or two, maybe even a compact pod if i'm feeling adventuresses, been looking at the Proxxon rage of hobby machines but not too sure if they will run the tools needed to work hard steel, i have found some lovely looking metal stock never seen it used in angling before, too expensive for mass production but it machines really well, just need to find a cheap small machine that will work the metal without the machine turning into a expensive vibrator.

I have just returned from my first shopping experience since the lockdown started in France. I thought you guys in UK might like to know what the rest of Europe is doing and what might be coming your way. First, on the drive to the nearest town I did not pass a single vehicle. It felt very post apocalypse. In town there was a police check. I was a bit nervous because I had a sheet of paper with 6 “attestation de deplacement” (signed declaration of reason for leaving house) printed on both sides of an A4 sheet and was not sure if this would be acceptable. The idea being to sign and date a fresh one and cross out the previously used one. The first thing I noticed was that the police were not wearing masks. I guess being stopped by a heavily armed man in a mask could be seen as a bit disconcerting. I wound down my window to give him my Attestation and Carte de Sejour but was instructed to wind up the window and hold my papers against the glass so he could approach and read them. To my relief, he waved me on with a smile. In the pharmacy there was a table blocking entrance to the main shop. When it was my turn I had to move forward from my marked position and put the prescription on the table and step back. The pharmacist then got my prescription and placed that on the table and stepped back so I could approach and pick it up. Another customer, who had to pay for a purchase was presented with the credit card machine in a plastic bag. At the butchers, there was a marked line away from the counter so you could not just point at what you wanted. Your purchase was then placed on a table away from the serving area. In the supermarket there were hardly any trollies left. I assumed the place must be heaving but inside there were fewer people than normal. They must have taken a lot of trollies out of service to stop too many people visiting at one time. I was able to buy everything I needed. There were one or two gaps but I suspect this was just a shelf refilling problem because there were fewer staff. At the till you had to wait at your marked spot until the previous customer had left. All staff were wearing masks and disposable gloves. It was a sobering experience but at the same time very reassuring that EVERYBODY is taking the situation seriously.

I thought I would start a blog of my next adventure, I first fished at this syndicate approx 20 years ago for a year, I think this is where I should've gone last year but I am excited to be heading back, I should be having a night on there Saturday if the old Coronavirus doesn't throw a spanner in the works, been a mental week hasn't it, the shops are bare everyone seems as anxious as I normally am on a daily basis, so I am really looking forward to just being able to chill out after a tough week, The target has to be to catch consistently and catch a 30lber this year, there seems to be a few in there so should be a realistic target, I am going in confident this year ready to smash those targets 👍 Will update as i when I go

As much as it might be a pain in the rear for some I think it's a step in the right direction. Some people really aren't taking this thing seriously enough. People not following the advice and keeping apart by 2metres etc. The only way this virus stops by no contact. It's going to get worse before it gets better if you ask me.

Beautiful Tench a 4:5 lbs

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