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Title: Illegal checkpoint
Post by: Paul72 on November 11, 2010
 :o

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11732564

Anybody else hear about this?  Makes me kinda worried to be driving around there now especially if I'm wearing some army gear for hiking.
Title: Re: Illegal checkpoint
Post by: RedLeader on November 11, 2010
Northern Ireland really is a thoroughly crap place sometimes.
Title: Re: Illegal checkpoint
Post by: VMCC on November 11, 2010
when I heard that I thought 'how would I react' to that, especially on my own! I think I'd need to change my jeans to be honest.
Title: Re: Illegal checkpoint
Post by: Dowser on November 11, 2010
:o

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11732564

Anybody else hear about this?  Makes me kinda worried to be driving around there now especially if I'm wearing some army gear for hiking.

Not good news for me considering 90% of my kit is Army Issue.  I think my Primus cooking kit is the only thing not DPM  :o

I think were gonna have to get ourselves some sort of NI Wild ID cards issued  :P
Title: Re: Illegal checkpoint
Post by: Hunter on November 11, 2010
Not good news for me considering 90% of my kit is Army Issue.  I think my Primus cooking kit is the only thing not DPM   

I think were gonna have to get ourselves some sort of NI Wild ID cards issued   
 

 
Same as and there was me thinking N.Ireland was passed all this, how wrong was i !
Title: Re: Illegal checkpoint
Post by: ChuckMcB on November 11, 2010
The story lost all credibility and interest to me once i read the line:

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Local politicians have claimed .....

Is there an election coming up soon or something?

(unrelated to the topic: ohhh....more blue stars...nice ;) )
Title: Re: Illegal checkpoint
Post by: LandyLiam on November 11, 2010
are you sure it wasn't just a group of ni-wilders trying to hitch a lift home  :o

and checking the id of passing motorists as you just can't be too sure who you're taking a lift from  ;D
Title: Re: Illegal checkpoint
Post by: suspectmonkey on November 11, 2010
Not good news for me considering 90% of my kit is Army Issue.  I think my Primus cooking kit is the only thing not DPM  :o

I wouldn't worry too much, you are probably better armed than they are :P
Title: Re: Illegal checkpoint
Post by: LandyLiam on November 11, 2010
you've tried his cooking then  ::)
Title: Re: Illegal checkpoint
Post by: Dowser on November 12, 2010
you've tried his cooking then  ::)

Cheeky... Any more talk like that and I'll be slipping one of these into your Pot Noodle when your not looking  :D

(http://imgur.com/tVN4K.jpg)  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_phalloides)

On a serious note this is a good mushroom to learn how to identify.  Possibly one of the worst you can mistakenly eat.  :-X

Click on the image for more info.
Title: Re: Illegal checkpoint
Post by: LandyLiam on November 12, 2010
thanks for the advice, i'll be more vigilant next time i'm shopping in tesco (for my pot noodles of course ;D )
Title: Re: Illegal checkpoint
Post by: whoRya on November 12, 2010
My fantasy definately involves running these thugs over, perhaps reversing for good measure also  >:(