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Old 28-04-11, 03:28 PM   #1
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on way to work yesterday at about 05:55am and as i was nearing sainsburys in castle bromwich, at some miles an hour, i saw a brilliant white flash in front of me....a split second later i felt a sledgehammer hit me in the shoulder and upper arm,

so far i have had a starling hit me in the eye through an open visor and now a seagull hit me in upper arm/shoulder. im thinking a glancing leg attack to an eagle for my next assault on the Avian Family.


bloody hurt tho, didnt realise just how big a seagull is or just how heavy they are.
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Old 28-04-11, 03:31 PM   #2
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Ouch mate, now if you stop wearing that bird seed suit...
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Old 28-04-11, 03:32 PM   #3
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You got off lightly Tom by the sound of it, seagulls are big ugly weighty fecking things, glad you didnt bin it anyway.
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Old 28-04-11, 03:36 PM   #4
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You got off lightly Tom by the sound of it, seagulls are big ugly weighty fecking things, glad you didnt bin it anyway.
+1 top bombing on staying upright pal.
If you're doing AR this year then a Pheasant at knee height isnt out of the question. ... Enjoy
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Old 28-04-11, 05:46 PM   #5
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i was pretty lucky that it was a boff and bounce off, its currently resides smushed in the gutter near the goods in entrance to the castle bromwich retail park haha.

i would love to go to the AR and the new job means its a very high possibility, but might be a day trip up to try and meet people ive not met before then head home in the evening,
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Old 28-04-11, 06:17 PM   #6
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i was pretty lucky that it was a boff and bounce off, its currently resides smushed in the gutter near the goods in entrance to the castle bromwich retail park haha.

i would love to go to the AR and the new job means its a very high possibility, but might be a day trip up to try and meet people ive not met before then head home in the evening,
Don't be a loser. Get the other bunk house full up with you and some others and do the whole thing
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Old 28-04-11, 06:35 PM   #7
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I'd really recommend against trying to day-trip the AR from Birmingham - it's a long way up and down, and if you do the rideout as well you would be looking at 400 miles all in.
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Old 29-04-11, 08:42 AM   #8
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If you're doing AR this year then a deer at knee height isnt out of the question. ... Enjoy
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Old 29-04-11, 10:50 AM   #9
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ahaha someones beaten me to hitting the deer, thats a good point, but i like riding my bike and more riding is better yes? ive done 600 miles in a day before and that wasnt too bad, will decide in a bit anyway.
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Old 03-05-11, 11:58 PM   #10
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i had a small bird to the visor at 80mph the other week all the gf saw was a puff of feathers he he
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