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08-03-2011, 10:50 AM
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What do you Remember

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-12472230


What do you remember?

I remember the empty fields and the silence as we walked through the country side.
I remember the stench and the smoke filled air.
I remember the farm near to us that luckily survived without losing any cattle or sheep.
I remember the heart ache and anger felt by the local farmers.
I sure hope that it never happens again.
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08-03-2011, 12:16 PM
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Re: What do you Remember

I remember it well AB, it was a terrible tragedy for everyone involved, I hope and pray it will never happen again.
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08-03-2011, 03:30 PM
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Re: What do you Remember

Yes, that was indeed a terrible tragedy.

I'll never forget the sight on TV of animals being scooped up into a lorry and taken to be burned.
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08-03-2011, 09:54 PM
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Terrible tragedy, hopefully never to be repeated. Remember going with my friend to see her Brother in Cumbria...very sad to see the empty fields and to see the smoke rising from one of the farms as we passed....
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08-03-2011, 10:08 PM
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It was almost the ruination of our then business as no guests could come onto the land for their experience & handling days with the birds and all were prepaid either gifts or some groups of up to 6 on a hunting day. All had to be refunded if they weren't happy to have their vouchers extended. But we couldnt make any money and breeding display birds for a quick quid just isnt viable and doesn't sit well morally. We scraped by, the then OH started his career as a press photographer so he did some freelancing and took a lot of the cattle burning and dumping pics around the country.
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11-03-2011, 08:44 AM
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Re: What do you Remember

I remember where my navel is.
I remember hair.
I remember I put on a belt, I think.
I remember to lower the lid on the potty.
 



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