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    Having their supper of mealworms,greedy buggers.
    John

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    Quote Originally Posted by john1 View Post
    Looking happy John water has really cleared up

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    Stunning fish mate . What's in the glass

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    Freddyboy the legend

    "we are water keepers first"

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    Looking good John

    I was just making sure mine still liked me and hit them with a few mussels tonight.

    The dog was feeling left out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stuffyrat View Post
    Looking happy John water has really cleared up

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    Yes Steve,it cleared up not long after you were here last,think I left the UV off for too long
    John

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ajm View Post
    Stunning fish mate . What's in the glass

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    Thanks Aj,Jonnie Walker mate.
    John

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    Thanks Aj,Jonnie Walker mate.
    Will be whiskey time soon in the Bradley household.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dave_vr6 View Post
    Looking good John

    I was just making sure mine still liked me and hit them with a few mussels tonight.

    The dog was feeling left out.

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    Lovely Sanke that mate,mussels are a great food for them.
    Something missing Dave
    Where your glass !!!
    John

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    Quote Originally Posted by dave_vr6 View Post
    Will be whiskey time soon in the Bradley household.

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    Missed the post Dave,beat you to it.
    Cheers Dave.
    John

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    Quote Originally Posted by john1 View Post
    Lovely Sanke that mate,mussels are a great food for them.
    Something missing Dave
    Where your glass !!!
    It will be coming soon enough. I have two of those little sankes. I didn't do them justice to be fair should of had them heated in a grow on.

    Chris gave me them for free pattern is great on both. I am pretty sure he bred them himself.

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    One of my favourites the Sanke as well as a Kujaku.

    Lovely evening here,had a barbie and it's still warm out,love it.
    John

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    Quote Originally Posted by john1 View Post
    One of my favourites the Sanke as well as a Kujaku.

    Lovely evening here,had a barbie and it's still warm out,love it.
    I had a nightmare at work. Went for a couple with the Lads after and home for a couple at home. Relax with my fish.

    Hard to get clean shots of the small koi as they get bullied off the surface.

    But this is them both.



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    Look great Dave but still no glass.

    Only messing,now you have packed in the business you are working for someone same sort of trade?
    Probably a lot less stressful for you as you can go home and forget.

    When you were here I could have asked you loads of questions about Hollywood.
    Did you ever know the Thompsons from there?
    John

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    Quote Originally Posted by john1 View Post
    Look great Dave but still no glass.

    Only messing,now you have packed in the business you are working for someone same sort of trade?
    Probably a lot less stressful for you as you can go home and forget.

    When you were here I could have asked you loads of questions about Hollywood.
    Did you ever know the Thompsons from there?
    I do know a Thompson family from Holywood. In fact one has been dating my uncle for years.

    Yes a friend of mine from the industry landed his helicopter in my back yard when I decided to pack in the business in Yorkshire. He wanted me to work for him but I still owned my company in Welshpool. I refused and told the wife we where moving back to Wales and she refused lol. So I took a job on a 6 month basis and a lot longer than that on I am still here. Sold my shares in my old firm to my business partner in October and walked away. I increased my current company turnover by 140 percent and we just recently went through a £100m 4 way merger and I was awarded a small percentage of the company. A small percentage of £100m will do me fine. Plan is to float it year 3 and cash in my shares.

    Hopefully pay of the mortgage rent it out and buy something with more land. The stress levels are still high but it's a means to an end. Also it's not my money I'm playing with anymore so the stresses are different.

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    Quote Originally Posted by john1 View Post
    Pond looks great Sim,love the stone work.
    Thanks John
    It's been there a while now so must have built it strong enough.
    Had to redo some of the capping stone with the revamp and putting the skimmer in the other end of the pond but think it was worth the hassle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by john1 View Post
    Looking great, what are the plants coming over the side of the pond at the back?

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    Quote Originally Posted by john1 View Post
    Lovely Sanke that mate,mussels are a great food for them.
    Something missing Dave
    Where your glass !!!
    Second that great sanke.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sim View Post
    Second that great sanke.
    Thank you and I just shown some pics of your pond to the Mrs. A really nice set up. Looks great.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sim View Post
    Looking great, what are the plants coming over the side of the pond at the back?
    To be honest Sim I dont know,but I could give you a cutting as it grows like mad and I like it but Mrs doesn't.
    John

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    Quote Originally Posted by dave_vr6 View Post
    I do know a Thompson family from Holywood. In fact one has been dating my uncle for years.

    Yes a friend of mine from the industry landed his helicopter in my back yard when I decided to pack in the business in Yorkshire. He wanted me to work for him but I still owned my company in Welshpool. I refused and told the wife we where moving back to Wales and she refused lol. So I took a job on a 6 month basis and a lot longer than that on I am still here. Sold my shares in my old firm to my business partner in October and walked away. I increased my current company turnover by 140 percent and we just recently went through a £100m 4 way merger and I was awarded a small percentage of the company. A small percentage of £100m will do me fine. Plan is to float it year 3 and cash in my shares.

    Hopefully pay of the mortgage rent it out and buy something with more land. The stress levels are still high but it's a means to an end. Also it's not my money I'm playing with anymore so the stresses are different.

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    I went to school with an Alister Thompson my age around mid 60's whose father was owner of Thompson & Reid carpet people,just thought maybe you may have heard of them.
    So you still have the co in Wales?
    John

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