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copper123

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  1. BUT HE REALLY DID GET BREXIT DONE  (The one honest thing he really promised)

    Loved the bits about him shagging though , this would have been a minus to a politician in the sixties but somehow fifty years later people sort of admire him for it....

    It also means his partners will never trust him and know he's always after sticking his Johnson, somewhere he should not be.

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  2. On 7/12/2022 at 11:33 PM, Zo Arms said:

    That's why I said ' of no consequence '. Just felt Oswald had been misunderstood, so, even after 5 yrs, I went and stood in his corner.

    I've read the majority of the forum now. Decimals was a bit heavy going. Really enjoyed the Ancients.

    Certainly opened my eyes to your breadth of knowledge Chris. I'm impressed.

    Thought about reading the Bible next but someone said that he dies in the end, so maybe not.

    Dont bother with Harry Potter as well then


  3. 17 hours ago, Sword said:

    I agree with you. But I think it is fair to say that bronze / copper collectors are more into rare varieties than silver collectors. A rare variety penny grading fine can worth many thousands, but the market is not quite the same for a rare variety silver in my view. 

    Very true indeed penny collectors are notorious in finding /discovering new varieties ,with halfpennies and farthings the fans are fewer but there again every so often something new pops up


  4. 9 hours ago, Sword said:

    If it is a choice between collecting high grades and rare varieties, then I would go for high grades.

    while this is your opinion I would say only 60% agree and a hell of a lot will point to 1849 pennies and 1860/59 and say whats the point when the coins don't exist?

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  5. On 6/24/2022 at 10:42 PM, 1949threepence said:

    Not many collectors get every last variety of their specialism, Bruce. Even if they have the money, very often the very rare type they want just doesn't come up for sale. You can literally wait decades in some cases. Or they might lose at auction.  

    But of course, the missing pieces remain an aspiration, which is half the fun of coin collecting.  

    Coin collecting everything in the best grades and all varieties remains a hobby for the rich and apart from america where coins have consistantly performed well .

    The challenge is making the best of your available recources , well for me at least it is

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  6. About Us

    Why a Greek Cat Welfare Society?
    Greece and the Greek islands are inundated with stray, abandoned and feral cats. The majority of them are born in the spring and survive through the kindness of tourists who feed them.

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    At the end of the summer season the tourists leave, and some cats survive through the kindness of local Greeks. However, many die of starvation or fall foul of cat hating people who poison them or worse. Attitudes to animal welfare can be very different in Greece from those in the UK; cats are often viewed as a nuisance and subjected to considerable cruelty, mass poisonings being particularly common before and after the tourist season, to “clean up”. GCWS exists to help reduce this cruelty.

    What We Do

    Since 1992 we have been promoting the care and welfare of cats in Greece.

     

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    Our main strategy is to support neutering of colonies of stray cats to reduce breeding. Trap, neuter and return (TNR) is now recognised to be the only humane, effective method of reducing a stray cat population. Over time TNR will greatly reduce cat numbers, providing it is carried out on an organised basis several times a year.

    Our TNR work in an area is carried out in one or both of two ways: By organising volunteer vets and nurses to carry out the neutering in most months of the year; and/or by giving financial and material support to local volunteer groups who organise neutering programmes. We are currently supporting over 30 local groups with grants, equipment, supplies and vets/nurses, in areas including Athens, Crete, Rhodes, Samos, Skyros and Thessaloniki.  (Owing to the workload of managing our support for local groups and the limited number of volunteers available to carry it out, we are not currently taking on new projects.)

    Over time, neutering programmes for stray cats steadily reduce the number of stray animals in the area. They also serve as a means to highlight the benefits of neutering, thereby encouraging local pet owners to have their own animals sterilised.

    Having been neutered, stray cats are then released back into their locality. Lower numbers mean the cats become healthier through more adequate supplies of food and less fighting, thereby becoming more acceptable to human populations. This in turn encourages people to care for and feed the cats rather than poison them.

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    We ensure the cats’ continuing health and welfare by arranging regular feeding and care, including veterinary treatment by local vets when sick or injured. We are in contact with a large number of people all over Greece who daily feed large numbers of stray cats. Any cat neutered will always be fed and monitored by these kind people. However, we only support feeding where a viable neutering programme is in place.  This is because we believe, supported by veterinary advice, that feeding without neutering only increases stray cat populations, working against the objectives of TNR and making the cats’ suffering worse.

    As well as neutering, the vets also examine the animals and treat any other complaints. These frequently including fractures, skin wounds, eye problems caused by cat flu, parasites and ear cancer caused by the hot sun, especially in white cats. Occasionally they perform amputations, t


  7. 34 minutes ago, 1949threepence said:

    If anybody has visited Istanbul, they'll be aware of the street cats. Thousands of them living independently on the streets and all look in great shape. Nearly all tame and often run up to you meowing for food.

    The locals feed the colonies and many of them have erected cat houses for shelter, in their gardens. There are even vending machines for cat food. 

    Turkey may have its shortcomings , but I love the fact they take such care of their cats in Istanbul.  

    not like the greeks then


  8. 4 hours ago, blakeyboy said:

    About what, exactly?

    Oh you never heard the threats from russia against the uk as in nuking it?

    Remember Ireland is only a short distance away as well and would also be totally destroyed there again whats another 4 300 000 pointless deaths when you have acheaved your objective

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