Great idea with the guard of honour - give the legend a fitting send off. Best wishes for tomorrow.
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Guernsey 2010
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Gale force wind & heavy rain!!! :head
You guys need to wear your wet suits, I think there are 300 seats in the church but considering St sampson's high school is being closed for the whole day & there 500 + staff & kids there alone!
I believe the church hall will be open for extra space & shelter.
I hope to see some of you guys after the funeral, we have put together some fantastic "photos through the ages" to help us remember Dave as he would of liked us too.
Mart.
You guys need to wear your wet suits, I think there are 300 seats in the church but considering St sampson's high school is being closed for the whole day & there 500 + staff & kids there alone!
I believe the church hall will be open for extra space & shelter.
I hope to see some of you guys after the funeral, we have put together some fantastic "photos through the ages" to help us remember Dave as he would of liked us too.
Mart.
The' speargun guard of honour' happened...thankyou Tom for organising it...the six of you provided a moving tribute to Dave and was much appreciated by his family.
Derek
October FOM
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October FOM 2010
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*** GOOD LUCK ***
Scott, Fox, Derek, Tom and folks,
maybe this is the wrong moment or wrong place to talk about it, but it's been days I've been thinking of this.
Couldn't we entitle the FOM/FOY contest as "FOM/FOY Dave Foxen Awards" as means to honour his memory? I'd like to forward this idea to Stephan Whelan, but I'm not sure what you guys may think of it.
maybe this is the wrong moment or wrong place to talk about it, but it's been days I've been thinking of this.
Couldn't we entitle the FOM/FOY contest as "FOM/FOY Dave Foxen Awards" as means to honour his memory? I'd like to forward this idea to Stephan Whelan, but I'm not sure what you guys may think of it.
I would like to say what a pleasure and honour it was to take part in the guard of honour for Dave. I'm glad it went down ok as we were defo in 2 minds about whether it was the right thing to do.
I'm with spaghetti that it would be nice to do 'something' for Dave's name, all in good time tho...
I'm with spaghetti that it would be nice to do 'something' for Dave's name, all in good time tho...
Yes an honour indeed, thank you to Dave's Family for allowing us to express our great respect for him.
Thanks Mart.
Happy Birthday Jonny. You don't even have to go all the way to the sea to require a wetsuit again today.
Might get out fishing later if the rain eases.
Went yesterday and had a cormorant hit my lure hard on the retreive. it took underwater and felt like a bass til it surfaced with lure in beak. That was fun bringing it in through the surf. he wasn't happy at all to see me!! Hissing, wings spread wide and allsorts, easy to unhook though with just a single hook in the tip of the beak and it seemed to disappear somewhere into the murky water. Last time he grabs a Sasuke 105 thinking it's food!!
Happy Birthday Jonny. You don't even have to go all the way to the sea to require a wetsuit again today.
Might get out fishing later if the rain eases.
Went yesterday and had a cormorant hit my lure hard on the retreive. it took underwater and felt like a bass til it surfaced with lure in beak. That was fun bringing it in through the surf. he wasn't happy at all to see me!! Hissing, wings spread wide and allsorts, easy to unhook though with just a single hook in the tip of the beak and it seemed to disappear somewhere into the murky water. Last time he grabs a Sasuke 105 thinking it's food!!
I've been spooked by a shag when shallow water bass stalking...with its body streamlined for fast swimming and passing really close I had a second or two of "What the devils THAT!?".
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADM and JONNY!rofl
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADM and JONNY!rofl
Its the seals that scare me Derek - don't like being stalked by seals - I am sure they just want to play but they freak me out when I am diving in murky water. I too have been bombed by cormorants and gives you a real shock when it happens