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This is a tough one to write a review on as I have had no real issues with BT and I have had a good service from them and had little to no reason to complain to them. I have the basic 10gb broadband and an anytime calls package for £30 pcm. This, however, did not include mobile numbers but I have a mobile to make all of those so it was not a problem. The initial contract was for 18 months and I am now out of contract with them so I am free to change provider.
Why did I Switch to BT in the first place?
Simple, I was with a provider who gave such awful service both phone and broadband wise and customer service wise that I wanted to go to a provider I felt that I could trust. BT have done nothing to break this trust. My phone and broadband service has remained good for all the time I have been with them.
The service I received:
My phone line was always clear and had no occasions where I could not get a dial tone. My broadband was fast enough for my needs and I did not notice any slowdown during peak times. Whether the 10gb limit was enough is debateable as I do go close to the limit on most months so I could have done with perhaps a little more on this. The BT home hub whilst perhaps not the best thing to look at it did perform well wired and wirelessly throughout my flat. Even when I was next door I could pick up a good signal from the home hub. As there was only me using it I can't comment on how well it copes with multiple devices.
I only have a landline to make all those 0800, 0845 and 0870 calls which are always far more expensive on a mobile so the fact I had free calls to even the 0845 and 0870 at any time of day and any day of the week within my package was an advantage. Unfortunately for all new customers this is now an optional extra so will cost more.
On the odd occasion I did have to call BT (broadband outage at the exchange) I got a UK call centre (I must have been lucky there I think) and I was given simple answers to simple questions which was a big improvement on my previous provider. Also I received an email warning when I was close to my broadband limit so I could reduce my usage so I didn't go over the limit.
The fact you have access to BT wifi when out and about may be an advantage to some but I have security concerns about using the internet anywhere but on a secured network so this didn't influence me decision to join BT all that much.
Why am I looking to leave then?
Simple - their prices are too high. Now I know you get what you pay for and in most cases this is true but I feel BT's prices are too excessive for what you get. They also charge you over £4 if you don't pay your bill by direct debit. However, as I did opt for DD payments this was not an issue for me.
Due to increases in line rental the price I am paying for my package is due to go up in January. Yes I know I can pay for a year's line rental in advance to make it cheaper but I prefer to spread the cost of things like this. I also feel that the £5 charge if you go over your broadband limit twice in a calendar year by even a tiny amount is a bit excessive. This is as they charge for each extra 5GB used or part of, so even if you only use a few hundred kb of it you are still charged the £5.
I also feel that the lack of any real reward programme with BT also counts against them as it feels like they don't value customer loyalty.
I did contact BT to advise them that I was thinking of leaving after finding a better deal elsewhere but all they tried to offer me to keep me as a customer was to switch me to their infinity broadband which would be faster (speed has never been an issue) and give me 40gb of usage - all for only £10 more than I was currently paying. As you can imagine this did not appeal to me and after pressing the issue that I could get the same package I already had elsewhere for less than I was currently paying and get 4 times the down load limit the reply I got was that 'BT don't try to compete on price' well that put the tin hat on it. They tried to keep me by pointing out I could have BT sport for free I asked what advantage that was and was told that I could get many live football matches that Sky didn't have. The operator was a bit put out when I told her that I can't stand football so it was no incentive to me.
Well BT have provided me with a good service so I have no complaints in that department but I just wish they would lower their prices as this is the only reason I am looking to leave BT.
I currently have my home phone and broadband with BT, something that is going to have to change soon. As far as the service is concerned I cannot complain regards my broadband. It is quite fast and is very rarely down. However, that is where the good news ends. What I dislike about BT is the way they have to try and drain every £1 out of your pocket. They bought in the charge of £6 if you decided to pay your bill with a cheque or over the counter in a bank or in other words if you didn't have a direct debit arrangement with them. So to get rid of this charge you had to pay by direct debit, something a lot of people are not comfortable with. I have now been informed that they are charging everyone a fee of £1.50 for every bill you receive. What a cheek!! You can opt out of this charge by accepting paperless bills via the internet. That is all very well but there are still a lot of people in this country who don't use computers, especially the old people. There is no other company that charges you a fee just to receive a bill or an invoice. How would the rest of the business world exist if every business charged each other for receiving a bill!!
I think BT are just walking all over their customers by doing this. This is definitely one step too far for me and I am now looking to move my business elsewhere.
A communications company - don't make me laugh! Every single time I try to contact them it's an absolute nightmare. Why does everything have to be so difficult? I am so stressed by the experience. They are appalling. An endless loop of meaningless messages and options and when you do finally get through to a person they can't sort your problem and then tell you to have an "awesome day"! How truly pathetic. What an absolute shower they are. Obviously they have not read their reviews on any site as the reviews are uniformly negative. How do they survive as a company?
BT should be ashamed with themselves. I have not been able to use my BT vision since early January 2013, but I am still paying for it until the 4th March and have never been offered any compensation, I have had 3 engineer appointments, all 3 of which the engineer has either cancelled or not shown up, and I have said that I no longer want the equipment. Before it all got out of hand, I had to renew my broadband and telephone, which I did with BT out of convenience, which I am seriously regretting now. I pay for unlimited anytime calls to find out today that I have been charged for the last two months for 01 calls made through the week, significantly increasing my bills. Also, when I am contacting a company called British Telecoms, I expect to speak to someone within my own country. Be warned if you are considering using BT, they are one of the most expensive on the market, but there customer services is pretty poor.
I went with BT for one reason and one reason only,and that was to do with Cable Thefts in the area!BT customers were always the first customers who got reconnected in a reasonable amount of time,whereas other broadband companies got the bums rush so to speak.
Four time in one year we had no phone and no internet,the longest being 10 days with no outside contact whatsoever,and my old provider then gave me £2.06 compensation for 10 days of non service!
When I signed up for BT Broadband a couple of years ago,I was pretty sure that this was the cheaper option for me as the package included free calls as well as the high speed broadband for a good price.
My Bill was around £17 per month initially but having changed to free 01 calls anytime it obviously went up if I called mobile numbers etc.
My Latest Bill below!
Line Rental £14.60
Broadband and Calls £10.25
Anytime calls add-on £4.90
BT NetProtect Plus £3.49
Please note that the "Free Anytime Calls are not actually "Free".
I then wanted BT Net Protect security at the cost of approximately £3.49 per month which was a good buy I thought at the time.
My bills were coming in thick and fast and every time the prices just got higher and higher,every single month and I scrutinised these bills with a fine toothed comb.My largest bill was £40 - a few coppers but
I couldn't find any discrepencies so they got paid.
I contacted BT to find out about BT Infinity as it has become available in my area,and they advised that this would cost an extra £4 which would make my bill around £37 per month to have this high speed fibre optic option,but as an OAP on one State Pension between two of us,this was out of the question because what I had was acceptable for what I do in the internet,so I decided to stick with what I had for now.
The Broadband was dreadfully slow and sometimes it would take a good 10 minutes to get on line and was really frustrating,as it seemed that since "Infinity" has been available it has sent our old service into "Infinity and beyond!"
I received a phonecall the other evening from BT stating I had Package 2 with them,but they could do a Special Deal offering BT Infinity,and I was intrigued as to what "Deal" they could offer.
I was asked if I was happy with the service to which I responded that since Infinity had become available in the area,I have notice a dramatic speed change and it was absolute rubbish tring to load pages that were once quite speedy.
He stated that that would possibly be because there is now Copper Cable and Fibre Optic which would affect the service somewhat,and that Infinity would improve my browsing experience.
Bearing in mind I had already asked a price prior to this conversation,I asked the price again,and low and behold,the price was now £6 instead of the £4 I was quoted earlier.
Obviously,I refused point blank to upgrade yet again,and can't possibly warrant spending another £6 for a Faster Broadband Experience,that's if it is actually faster.
So as soon as my contract is over I will strive to find yet another phone and Broadband supplier who doesn't try and rip me off by off or get rid of the Internet all together.
Avoid BT!
BT are the worst company I have ever dealt with! I never write reviews but they were so bad I feel I must tell the world! AVOID BT! Customer services have done nothing with the 3 complains I have lodged. There are loads of hidden fees and contracts are non-negotiable. For what you get it is a rip off. BT vision is basic digital freeviewThey charge to use iplayer / itvplayer! My advice is go with Virgin or Sky even if they cost more. If I could give less than one star I would do!
Do you want an internet connection where you can browse with style and speed?
Do you want a phone line that is interference free?
Well BT is just your answer!
Previously, I was signed up to TALKTALK for my phone and broadband but as I mentioned in my over review about them, they were a terrible company with no care for customers at all!
Since I have switched to BT, I haven't had 1 single nuisance call or issue with the internet! The BT team are always happy to help and sort problems out for you unlike TALKTALK where they didn't want to help at all!
I am extremely pleased with my decision to switch companies. The internet is so much faster and smoother and the phone line has no interference or trouble anymore!
What more can I say about BT? There one of the best companies out for phone and broadband and I would never switch to another company especially not TALKTALK!
....little more than customer entertainment on the helpline, except customers might not find it entertaining after a short while. Superficial service may well be ok, but there is a LOT of BS (untruth) coming from the advisors, who are probably trying hard, but are hopelessly under qualified. You better know what you are talking about when you call them - then at least someone does. They can probably routine configure your hub, and share your screen (yeah), but that's it. Don't expect them to be able to anything that you couldn't do yourself on the hub...on this occasion I am waiting for them to turn off my FON hotspot. The initial promised 4min period elapsed with FON still on. Now 24h is promised......fingers crossed.....see another complaint coming......
I changed my services to BT and asked them to transfer my number from Vonage to my BT landline. I was told that this could be done in 24h of course it was not done! I then faced yet again the daunting automatic phone directing service and time and time again I was told that it would be done ... within 24h! and they did change my phone number to a completely random number!!! it makes no sense! I rang back and was told that they had not record of me having asked for my old number! Then I was told that it was highly technical and might take time! then I was told that it could not be done. I ended up asking for the complaint department and was told that BT does not have a complaint department! so I ended up on the net and of course located a contact email. I thought at long last things were going to move ... How naive of me! I received an email informing me that my number had been put on the Xdirectory list! I have now emailed this department for over three weeks... they take over a week to answer my email and again excuses and vague promises and nothing has been done! I am still paying Vonage for keep my old number open but as this has been lasting since the 17 April I have given up hope and will give up this number. Hopeless is not the word I am looking for... incompetence, lack of care and organisation!
As a student I had a BT landline on quite a cheap deal. One day a gentleman from a call centre in the Indian subcontinent phoned up from BT cold-calling about continuing the cheap deal if I agreed to an 18 month contract. Naively I did so.
Unexpectedly I had to move house before the 18 months was up. I called to transfer the contract but the new house did not have a BT landline. BT were prepared to install one for a relatively large sum of money, but as students we could not pay this so I tried to cancel the contract. BT told me I would have to pay for all the remaining months' charges (most of a year). When I said I could not afford to pay it they instantly put me through to their equivalent of a baliff: a very abrupt, coarse woman lacking empathy or useful solutions.
In the end my housemates and I shared the cost of cancelling the contract. However I felt guilty that my friends had to pay for something they could not benefit from, unless by forking out more cash to install a BT line.
I am disappointed BT have no contingency for flexibility in this situation. They are an immense company; do they need to cold-call, do they need to use such long contracts, and therefore hold people to ransom?
BT have our phone numbers but they should not abuse this knowledge by attempting to sell products no-one asked for.
BT recently gave our number to my next door neighbour by mistake. I called BT and they said they would send an Engineer to fix it. The line was fixed the next day and I thought no more about it until I received a bill this month for a call out fee of £127.99!! An Engineer had been sent to fix the fault but they had already switched the number back internally. I called customer services and had a 40 minute conversation with someone who had no idea what they were talking about and no empathy with the situation. I had to ask twice to speak to a more senior person and all they said is that there was no fault so I will be charged. He also had zero understanding of the problem and was merely repeating parrot fashion from a crib sheet that I had agreed to be charged if no fault was found with the line. He also said that he could not look into the problem to see if the line was given to my neighbour.
This is the most incompetent company I have ever dealt with. I am ashamed that they have the word British in their name as the customer services levels are astronomically poor. Anyone with any empathy could understand that a mistake had been made and remove the charge but it is like getting blood out of a stone. If you have a complaint with BT I strongly advise you to cancel your service and go with any other telecoms company immediately rather than putting yourself through the stress and rigmarole of talking to someone who couldn't care less. You may still get ripped off but it will make you feel better knowing that you won't have to deal with their incompetence any longer.
Why it is a rip off?
I could not agree less on BT apart from having worst customer service has also got a vague and misleading practices on condoning services (if not sharing for profits) of dodgey service providers (numbers starts with 09064 and 0904)that charges huge amount for 1.50 pounds per connection, on companies that alledgedly offer loans but ask you to pay money to them before you get a loan (well i havent gone further to this). Ridiculous records/logs that charges a customers like me, for example in my bill, there is log for calls of .18 seconds charged at 1.50, and another .20 charged at 1.50....probably just answering the phone from dodgey premium line service providers giving me a charge of 3pounds for 38 seconds.
-It may be not BT on its own, but also its conspirator to even let the customers be charged this huge amount of money without even knowing it, thinking that it is just a regular phone call charge.
-Customers who are new and who has not got the information to this, would think that they were charged by BT.
-In this situation, BT could just be comparable to a business establishment that sells unacceptable services.
In conclusion, BT should put a control measure in place to investigate and to ensure that the customers are made aware of the services that they have paid for, in its behalf, making sure that the service is genuine and within reasonable circumstances and were made in good faith. For example, regulating the the premium line service providers to ALWAYS tell the customers that they will be paying 1.50 per connection if they made the call. If not, this is a fraud and unfair business practice.
I've been thinking that I've been coming across a little soft on this site - the vast majority of my reviews tending to be either 4 or 5 stars. I've realised there's a reason for this - mainly, I've been reviewing stuff I own. Generally speaking, I'll only buy something if I'm fairly sure I'm going to like it, so it's only logical that most of the things I've been reviewing have been pretty good.
Obviously, like all twenty-something men, I don't want to be seen as the Louis Walsh of the site, I want to be the Simon Cowell - arrogant and biting - with that in mind, I've tried to turn my mind to things I can give a proper bad review to. Services and utilities, it seems, are a good place to start - you kinda *have* to have them, so there's no reason for them to try and treat you well, they're massively overpriced and they're, generally, easy to give low scores to.
Even on this more specific, services and utilities, playing field, however, BT still stand out to me as a shining example of all that is wrong in the world.
I'm a relatively new home-owner. I moved out of home around a year ago and on doing so had to get myself a phone line put in to support broadband. Having little knowledge of such things - and BT points being already installed in my house, it seemed the easiest thing to just go with BT for the first year, then move on.
It's fair to say, my experience with BT went wrong *pretty much* as soon as it started. I was told that I had to be in the premises for them to install the line, which was fine, so I took half a day's leave from work. On the day, however, they decided to call and notify me that they didn't, in fact, require access to the property in order to install the line. Great, so that's half a day's holiday down the drain before we've even started.
So, after the day of installation, the line still wasn't working - called them up and they said they'd get it fixed. Two days later and it still wasn't fixed, so they had to send an engineer - there goes another half day's holiday (of course, they can't do evening appointments, give you a 2 hour window or *anything* helpful like that...it's am or pm...and that's it. )
So, the engineer fixed it. For a week. Then he was back again, then two weeks after that. Even now, almost a year on, I've an engineer coming in a couple of days to try and work out why my broadband is *still* connecting massively slower than it ought to. It's fair to say, then, in terms of engineering and fault support, BT are about as weak as you can get.
Maybe billing's better? Nope, from the very first bill I started being charged more than I'd agree to pay.
Still, customer service will sort it out, right? If anyone's ever dealt with BT, they'll probably laugh at that suggestion. Customer service is more or less non-existent within BT. I must have spent around 50 or 60 hours throughout the course of this year, just trying to get BT to charge me the amount I agreed to (and they admit they're overcharging me...) and make it clear that my contract's for 12 months, not 18 (Lord knows, I want rid of these imbeciles as soon as humanly possible).
Having completely failed to get *anywhere* with these people, mainly in Indian callcentres, I tried to escalate the complaint - on three seperate occasions BT have refused to give me details of their Alternate Dispute Resolution provider. I've been hung up on by BT staff, been told I'll be called back more times than I can count and even been called a liar, flat out. I've rarely called and had to hold for less than half an hour.
I've spoken to manager after manager after manager, I've spoken to reps on the internet and finally, though I hate to admit it, I've given up. They've obviously made it their policy that if they just ignore me and make my life miserable enough, I'll go away - and I'm ashamed to say that's what I've done. I have, however, sworn to try and warn as many people as possible off...to try and save them from the hassle I've gone through. With that in mind, a heart-felt plea: PLEASE, PEOPLE. DO NOT TOUCH BT WITH A BARGEPOLE, A PUNT POLE, WITH GLOVES ON, THROUGH GLASS...DON'T EVEN LOOK AT THEM!
Still, I'm an optimist - I like to see the silver lining. Mine is certainly that I only have to suffer these people for another month, then I can switch to....anyone else. I refuse to believe there's a worse company in the land than BT.
I'm going to try and give BT zero stars, but I'm not sure if it will let me - if this ends up being a one star review, I assure you that's only because of the limitations of the website.


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THE first time I saw Mrs. Booth was at a meeting held to consider the best methods for ameliorating the state of the poor in London. It was held at Mr. Edwards Clifford's studio in Wigmore Street, over Benham's shop. The rooms were large, and were filled by an extraordinary number of representative people of all ranks. On the walls were portraits of ultra‐refined faces of thoughtful, high‐bred women; many will know what type I mean by referring to Ary Scheffer's well‐known portrait of Mrs. Robert Holland. They have ever since mingled inextricably, though in strange contrast, with my memory of Mrs. Booth, whose personal presence was that of Paul.
I remember the sincere, measured paper read by Miss Maude Stanley, and the declamation of an officer from Portsmouth, and a horrible page: 223 recital of Russian atrocities given by Lord Radstock. I cannot now remember in what way they were connected in his mind with the condition of the London poor, but all the more ardent Christians approached the question from the standpoint of conversion.
Then from a seat lying a little way back to the left, and facing a formidable array of countesses, of whom there were said to be six sitting near the one to the other, rose a small, pale, quietly‐dressed woman—Mrs. Booth, the wife of a dissenting minister, and comparatively unknown. In later years she made quite another impression upon me, but she was then about five and forty, dressed, so far as I remember, in no particular costume, and she was so closely surrounded by tall, handsomely‐dressed women that her physical being seemed to sink into insignificance, only her face shining out with a sort of luminous pallor. Nor was her speech outwardly more impressive than her appearance. She had no graces of acting, no remarkable choice of words; the high‐bred faces of the portraits on the walls seemed to ask, "Who is this daughter of the people, whose face is square and simple, whose page: 224 dress is that of the most modest middle class, who has evidently never even in the most refined way sought for the applause of man?"
But Mrs. Booth spoke, and with her first few words all possibility of comparison fled from my mind. The poor of London rose up, a piteous, accusing crowd, in those charming rooms; their unutterable sufferings quivered in her voice, and the ardent love with which she regarded the human creatures for whom Christ died shone in her eyes. She told story after story of the back courts and the gutters, of the drunkard snatched from the feet of the kicking horses, of the widow, the orphan child, the convict, the lost women in the street. At this distance of time I can remember very little detail, but when the meeting broke up I made my way through the benches and sat down by her side, and she talked to me of her own children, who as they grew up turned one by one definitely to the Lord and His work.
I suppose I must have told her that I had young children of my own, for our conversation was wholly on these lines. I remember the page: 225 lovely expression of face with which she spoke of her two eldest born.
Years passed before I again saw Mrs. Booth. The Salvation Army had become organized, active, and famous, and I felt a curiosity to see one of the meetings advertised at the door of the hall close to Regent Circus. It was full noon as we went in, and the light shone down on Mrs. Booth standing in the centre of the gallery or estrade from which she spoke. Two or three of her young daughters were with her, and a knot of other workers in the costume since become so familiar in the streets of London. The meeting must have been nearly. over, for I do not remember any word of Mrs. Booth's, and one of the sweet‐faced children led off a hymn. At the conclusion I walked up to the estrade, and said, "Do you remember us? I am so glad to see you again. We are Catholics." It was an older and, as it seemed to me, a much more assured and vigorous face which smiled down a welcome on mother and child. "Ah!" she said," that makes no difference," and I felt a sort of enveloping kindness and sympathy shining in her eyes. And that was the open secret of the woman who page: 226 was borne to the grave a few years later amid such an outburst of universal sympathy as has perhaps never been paid to one of her sex before. She had a good and broad intelligence, judging complicated questions with common sense, and was a mental power in the great organization which has struck so deep a root among the working classes. But that which gave her predominant influence was a higher thing, a spiritual quality which inspired her judgment and drew hearts by the hundred and the thousand. It survived on that painful death‐bed of more than thirty months' duration, and thrilled in the messages she sent to her husband's people. It can only be defined as the power of the saint.
And on the following day the traffic of central London was stopped for two hours in the busiest part of the twenty‐four, while "the Army Mother" was carried past the Bank and the Royal Exchange. I can only speak for the subdued reverence of the crowd in that great triangle opposite the Mansion House, but the incident which impressed me most concerned the omnibuses. Long after the cabs and carriages had disappeared from the streets, the Bayswater omnibuses made their way slowly across to one of the railways. But there came a moment when they also were stopped. For that last hour every one of these vehicles carried a black flag, rising above the head of the driver.
In turning over the two volumes of Mrs. Booth's life, the reader's eye is arrested by the mute witness of the photographs. The first, of "Catherine Mumford" at the age of twenty‐three, was taken shortly before her marriage. It shows us a thoughtful and intelligent girl, with page: 229 curls smoothed away from a very broad forehead; the eyes are steady and lambent, and the dress is not only careful but in the fashion of the time. She wears a brooch, a buckle, and a little lace. The costume is simple and modest, but by no means that of a young lady indifferent to her appearance. I compare this portrait with the face of the living woman whom I met about twenty‐five years later, and the change was very great. She was then the anxious, devoted mother of many children, and the Salvation Army was already being organized; moreover, she had been sorely tried by illness in her family, and other anxieties, spoken of freely in the Life, had pressed upon her. I remember how frail she looked in 1878, and how everything in the least mundane had dropped away from her dress and manner; how entirely she looked the minister's wife. But in the early eighties the tide had again turned, and the sweet, matronly countenance of "the Army Mother" under the Salvation Army bonnet, was as reposeful but far more animated than that of the young Catherine Mumford with the curls. Her smile dwelt like sunshine on those whom she addressed. One felt that page: 230 she must be a lovely mother at home. And there is one more faithful photographic record of that wonderful face, "Mrs. Booth in her last illness." Once more the softly curling hair is brushed back from the broad forehead, over which sixty years have passed, and a full half century of thought and prayer; and strange to say, though the expression is deeply marked by suffering, it has regained something of youth. The beautiful large eyes are undimmed, and in the intentness of their gaze and the patient stillness of the attitude can be read a touch of final obedience, which goes to the depths of the beholder's heart. She who did all things well had gathered up her feeble strength to leave a peaceful, comforting last impression on her children near and far.
It was on a Saturday, the last day of Self‐Denial Week, and "the sun was sinking in an almost cloudless sky," when death released Mrs. Booth from the sick bed on which she had lain for more than two years. But as her death was the very text on which her life was written, the Army Mother survives in a very full and peculiar sense. Whatever may be the future of the Salvation Army, on whatever lines it may develop when page: 231 the General and his children are called away, and the infinite modifications of time act and react on their special conceptions of faith and duty, the great figure of Catherine Booth must remain as permanent in the history of our race.


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|Pacific Northwest Sea Run Forum No such thing as rainbow trout, only landlocked steelhead
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RE:Gregg's Excellent Steelhead Adventure
Gregg -
Glad to see you are HUMAN!!!
The way you fish on our east coast claves had me thinking you were an alien being from planet Pisces III or something.
I lived your adventure in your description. By your words I could tell that you have the northwest's stream song ringing in your head, and the crisp profile of young mountain peaks in your mind's eye. Mine never fade. That's why you see me smiling for no apparent reason and doing a spey motion while walking down the hall.
Gregg's Excellent Steelhead Adventure
Greggs excellent steelhead adventure. The short version is at the bottom if you want to skip my ramblings.
Saturday I awoke remarkably rested for my 3 ½ hours of sleep and greeted the blackness of 4:30am on Bainbridge Island Home of Sage. With a large cup of coffee in the holder I was on my way to the Elwa River on the Olympic Peninsula. I made the banks of the river during the gray light of early morning and found the waters filled with Kings spawned out and suffering the humiliation of a pre-death decaying body. I met a fisheries worker who was gaffing salmon for their milt and eggs and he told me the steelhead were in the river but not very many. With a small chink in my optimistic armor I continued on.
As I worked every inch of water the sun rose at my back and took the chill from the air. I took a moment to admire the grand scene of mountains rising over the river and red headed vultures working the river for spent salmon. This is a truly beautiful place. I came to a small tailout that dropped immediately to the next pool and made my cast to the far bank. A good mend and then the swing begins. A bulge in the water and then a back breaks the surface as a red bodied king chases my fly across the riffle. He didnt take but my heart was pounding just the same.
A little further downstream the forest shaded the water and in the many pools and riffles were salmon stacked like cordwood. Remembering (how could I forget so soon?) the aggressive salmon I decided to target these guys since the steelhead were not cooperating. I made a few casts and was getting some interested looks when the inevitable happened. My hook found its way into the dorsal fin of one of the stacked fish and it was screaming downstream. I was quickly into backing and had to give chase down the gravel bar. After gaining a good bit of line back I began a series of roll cast like movements trying to flip out the debarbed hook but it wasnt working. The king made another run downstream and this time I couldnt follow. He was headed for a monster snag so I loosened the drag and gave him a lot of line hoping the line would get below him so he would swim upstream to fight the downstream pull. It worked and after a few more minutes the hook finally popped out. I headed back to the riffle and began the swings anew when I snagged another in the tail. After a few spectacular leaps I was able to flip out the hook. It was fun to feel a pull on the end of the line but it was obvious I was much more likely to keep snagging them than to entice a bite so I called it a day.
After 2 hours of sleep I was again on the road and headed to the steelhead warehouse of the Cowlitz. After having my confidence in skated flies reaffirmed by Juro I started the day with a skated muddler minnow. It didnt skate very well and after about an hour I changed to a caddis pupae and began fishing subsurface. On one cast the caddis was skating quite dramatically and upon inspection I discovered that I had cast a riffle knot but unlike my purposefully tied ones it was further back from the eye. I took the hint and tied on the muddler again and put the riffle hitch further back. It skated beautifully and I had learned a lesson. I didnt catch or see any steelhead this day but I missed seeing another fly guy land one by about 20 minutes. Oh well, there is always tomorrow.
With 3 hours of sleep I was again off to the Cowlitz. As I threaded Juros rod by light of the headlamps a fog was drifting downstream and it brought to mind the spirits of the many others who had performed this ritual. Would they be with me? I believed so as I made my way to immerse myself in this magic time on the water. After only a few casts I had a swirl behind my fly but it was not very big so I didnt get too excited. (I later learned that steelhead can take a fly as delicately as their landlocked cousins so perhaps I did raise one.) About an hour later I had made the hair raising wade to an island and was looking into a beautiful sand bottomed tailout. I was about to wade in when I saw my first steelhead finning in two feet of water in bright sunshine. Not what I had been told to expect but I slowly backed up and set my fly to swing to the fish. He was not interested and it was past quitting time so I headed home.
With 4 hours of sleep I was again on the road and this time to meet steelhead flyfishing guru Brian (Doublespey) at the Monroe Starbucks. With fresh cups of Starbucks brew in our holders Brian lead the way to one of his favorite places for Summer runs on the Skykomish River. Gray light bathed the valley and awe inspiring mountains watched over us as we stepped toward the waters edge. The water was gin clear and boulders broke the flow to provide our quarry places to gather strength for the next patch of white water ahead. Brian made my fly selection and pointed to where I should start. We worked through two holes fighting a wind that would be respectable on the Monomoy flats but we did not fool a steelhead. By about 9:30 the sun was bright on the water and there was little chance of us raising one so Brian gave me a quick lesson on the nuances of spey casting. If you think single hand flycasting is beautiful you should watch a skilled spey caster. It is pure poetry. He handed the rod to me and the closest I came to poetry was a dirty limerick but I am hooked. Thank you Brian for a wonderful day on the water.
Thanks to:
The Board Members for your advice, encouragement, and wisdom.
Brian for assuring me I was doing it right, sharing one of your special places, the company and the lesson.
Juro for making it all possible, your strategic advice, encouragement, enthusiasm, and your equipment your sage rod is guaranteed isnt it?
Everybody seemed really vested in me getting a steelhead and I hope I didnt disappoint you. I assure you I am not disappointed in the least. I believe fly fishing is about reaching deep within yourself, being in the moment, and pitting your skill against the conditions and the fish. Catching a fish is a secondary, albeit enjoyable, byproduct.
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I had a great time
Saw some great scenery
Didnt get a steelhead
Met and learned from a steelhead guru
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A 53-year-old Mequon man was warned for disorderly conduct after being told the Thiensville restaurant at which he was dining ran out of fish for its all-you-can-eat fish fry last week.
According to the police report:
The man had already consumed 12 pieces of fish around 7:40 p.m. Friday when informed the restaurant had run out and could not substitute any other fish.
The man then refused to pay his bill. After the restaurant gave him eight more pieces of fish to go, he paid his bill.
The man returned to the restaurant on May 13 with a picket sign protesting the restaurant's poor business practices. Officers provided the man with guidelines for his protest, which he violated. He was then told to leave or risk arrest. He left and said he would return the next day.
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Flowers: 0.5" (1 cm) wide with no petals but five, pointed sepals; purple to pink to reddish or orange in color with a thick outer green surface. A ring of stamens surrounds the central ovary.
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Fruit: Contains numerous seeds and is 1/4" (0.5 cm) long.
Height: up to 2' (60 cm).
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Habitat Saline and alkaline habitat types on the coast and inland, including salt marshes and other saline wetlands, alkali flats, drying desert washes and reservoir margins.
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Why would they do that? Why are Muslims world wide trying to make their adopted homes conform to their religion and laws. The reason is that there is no separation between church and state in the Muslim world, they rule by theocracy. And to them any other belief system or form of government is unacceptable.
There are two abodes to Islam the Abode of Islam and the Abode of war. The Abode of Islam is the territories that they have conquered and brought under the subjection of Islam, the abode of war is everywhere else.
We live in the Abode of war as far as Islam is concerned. Our government needs to wake up to this fact before it gets out of hand.And so do we.
In addition to ignoring these well documented Islamist strategies, more troubling still is the Defense Department's continuing failure to appreciate the pertinent "eternal" doctrines of Islam — such as the Abode of War versus the Abode of Islam dichotomy, which maintains that Islam must always be in a state of animosity vis-à-vis the infidel world and, whenever possible, must wage wars until all infidel territory has been brought under Islamic rule. In fact, this dichotomy of hostility is unambiguously codified under Islam's worldview and is deemed a fard kifaya — that is, an obligation on the entire Muslim body that can only be fulfilled as long as some Muslims, say, "jihadists," actively uphold it.


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DemographicsKladno has a population of 80,000 people. The town was established in 1318 and is the largest in the Central Bohemia Region. Kladno is the natural center of the northwest, west and southwest area of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.
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Driver's Seat: Mitsubishi Outlander: Good on gas, but a little on the snug sideAugust 29, 2013 4:00 AM
2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport/2014 Mitsubishi Outlander: Become less of an outlier, but still not quite mainstream.
Price: Mitsubishi has the others beat. The full-size Outlander started at $27,795 and the GT package added $6,100 for features like navigation, lane departure warning, forward collision mitigation, leather and more. Compare that to $5,000 more for the Mazda CX-9 and yet another $8,000 for the Volvo XC60. The 2013 Outlander Sport starts at $24,895 for the LE AWC that I tested.
Conventional wisdom: Edmunds.com likes its "above-average fuel economy; attractive, high-quality interior" but not the "underwhelming performance; cramped third-row seat."
Marketer's pitch: "IIHS Top Pick+ winners."
Reality: Beating Volvo at its own safety game? But how does the rest of it stack up?
Catching up: Last week we checked out the 2013 Volvo XC60, which was stylish and enjoyable for five (and does not require premium fuel, as I mistakenly noted). The week prior, the 2013 Mazda CX-9 received scrutiny, and it was big and fun to drive, but thirsty.
Two-headed Outlander: For both 2013 and 2014, the Outlander is two crossovers in one.
People who choose the Outlander Sport get a smallish vehicle that most closely resembles a VW Tiguan in size, styling and rarity.
Buyers who choose the Outlander get a third row of seats, best suited for dogs. On the bright side, the third row is a real seat, no longer "a piece of cloth stretched across a board," as Sturgis Kid 1.0 once described it in an earlier model.
Sporty: The Sport is kind of small. We had two of four Sturgis kids traveling across Pennsylvania with us on Memorial Day, and a choice between the Outlander Sport or the 2014 Chevy Impala. We actually picked the Impala for spaciousness, and it was definitely better for drivability.
Great tunes: The optional Rockford Fosgate sound system is the bomb. The interface for 2013 is really bare-bones, and scrolling through the stations via the touch screen can be a pain. Buttons down the side save you from the screen when picking Sirius or CD, but dials for tuning and volume would be so much better.
Lo and behold, for 2014, Mitsubishi gives us a dial for tuning, and better graphics for catching our fancy. But the dial is touchy and can be imprecise if you're traveling and trying to change the station.
Outside: For the model year changeover, the Outlander has gone from an Angry Birds-like grille to a more sedate exterior, something like a Subaru Forester crossed with a Dodge Durango.
Driver's Seat: This also shows great improvement. While the 2013 model was a little stiff and lumbar-y, the 2014 felt extremely comfortable.
Going forth: Acceleration didn't strike me as "underwhelming," as Edmunds said, but it's the least head snapping of the three. The six-speed transmission coupled with the 3.0-liter V6 in the Outlander exhibited an occasional hesitation when cold that often led to a gulp-inducing transmission kick. But that setup is still more enjoyable than the CVT that comes with the 2.0-liter four in the 2013 Sport model, which mimics riding in an oversized golf cart.
On the curves: The Mazda CX-9 wins this competition hands-down. The Outlander was precise, but not really sporty, even in the Sport version.
Friends and stuff: Both Mitsubishi vehicles are among the snuggest in their class. The Sport doesn't offer a whole lot of room for five; the regular Outlander's third row could almost reduce even a fairly complacent 5-foot-4-inch, 12-year-old Sturgis Kid 4.0 to whining -- it's all knees in the face and tight bending at the waist.
The center console is big enough for CDs but, again, is no match for the Mazda or Volvo.
In and out: The three-row version sits on a short wheelbase, so exiting the third row requires every bit of balance an old guy like myself can muster.
Keeping cool (or warm): Three simple dials adorned the Sport model, while an upgraded version graced the 2014 Outlander. But the upgrade swaps the dials for temperature buttons that just look like dials. Even more difficult to control on the fly, though, are the fan speed buttons and mode choices in between. But a sync button does go one step above Volvo.
Fuel economy: Mitsubishi's trip calculators reset after every shutdown, but the Outlander landed about 24 mpg every time, easily the best of the three.
Where it's built: Okazaki, Japan
How it's built: The 2013 Outlander and Outlander Sport are both on Consumer Reports' Recommended list, and the reliability histories have been solid (the 2014 is still too new). A 10-year, 100,000-mile warranty should further ease any nervousness about the unknown.
In the end: So you want a crossover that stands out from the pack, not another CR-V or 4Runner? The three choices of the past three weeks pick three vastly different roads less traveled. And I found them all about equal: The Mazda CX-9 was the most fun and most versatile, but its terrible fuel economy gives me pause. The Volvo XC60 is grand if you have the scratch and don't need a third row. The Mitsubishi is a fine bargain, if you don't really need much space.
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Reverse osmosis ?
I have an angelfish pair currently in hard water ( pH varies from 8.1 - 8.4 ), and I am thinking that with an RO system I might solve this problem. Until now they bred 3 times ( once per 10-15 days ) but the eggs turn white everytime and they finally eat them all. Could this be due to hard water ? And what other advantages and disadvantages are when using an RO system.
Thanks a lot for you help,
I can't help you with your question about the eggs as I have never bred angel fish before
In most cases, RO water is pure, with 0 TDS (total dissolved solids). With all the minerals removed, your water has no pH buffering abilities and will most likely become highly unstable.
I would suggest that if you are going to use RO water, you could try mixing it with your tap water (60/40 or 50/50) or use a RO water additive that replaces all the minerals that are stripped out by the RO unit typically giving you a stable pH of 7.0 to 7.2. The use of RO water and the mineral additives/replacements is a some what common practice for discus owners if there tap water is not the bestIf you take your time to do the research FIRST, you can successfully set-up and keep ANY type of aquarium with ease.
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If your angels are tank bred they may just not have the hang of it yet and need more time to figure out what they need to do. You may even have two females. I've seen this happen on occasion. As Cliff says, use caution when trying RO water in a fresh water system, the bacteria needs the micro-nutrients the RO system removes so you will need to mix it with tap water or replenish them with additives.When I go fishing I just throw sharp rocks in the water and wait for the dead fish to float to the top... Kingfisher
Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes that reason is you are stupid and make bad decisions.
I think my fish is adjusting well to the four gallon, He's laying on his side attempting to go to sleep on the bottom of the gravel.
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White means unfertile... RO isnt needed. Make sure #1 that the angels are indeed male/female when their breeding tubes drop. #2 make sure that the male is following up the female. It may just be they arent good at it yet and will take a while to get going.
What do you plan to do with the fry?
Most anglefish in the aquarium trade nowadays are able to accept and breed in a wide range of water values due to having been domesticated for so long, unless they are direct wildbred angels, then you shouldn't have a problem. RO water adjusts itself to the parameters of the water it is added to because of the fact it contains no minerals, therefore, just using RO water will not make your water softer or more acidic and it will kill your fish because fish require minerals in their water, the minerals are also what keep your pH stable. Hence why keeping a true soft water tank is difficult because there are less minerals in the water, making it susceptible to pH swings where as hard water tanks like for african cichlids don't tend to suffer from pH swings because of all the dissolved minerals in the water. If you truly want a soft water tank, since you already your tank set-up you will need VERY gently ease the fish into having soft water. Adding driftwood to the tank and peat moss to your filter will slowly soften your water from the moss decomposing and the tannic acids released from the driftwood. However, when doing water changes you will HAVE the pre-adjust the water going into the tank or it will ruin the soft water and stress your fish, potentially killing them. I personally use a mix of RO+tap+chemicals to alter the tap to keep my soft water tank.70 Gal Planted Rio Negro Angelfish Biotope with:
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Gaming news source Polygon has published an interview with Rockstar's co-founder and vice president of creativity Dan Houser on "Grand Theft Auto V, metaphysics and the power of three." In the article, Polygon details their experience playing GTA V with emphasis on the character switching, while Dan Houser comments on the creative thought process and development of the system.
"You'll miss lots if you don't pop over to [a character] from time to time," Houser said. "You'll miss lots of the stuff they are potentially getting up to, but you won't miss key plot points. It will be little details about what their lives are like, based on what you've done in the plot. You'll miss those obviously if you move the plot past where those are no longer relevant, and just the sheer number of things you can see them get up to, you'll miss them if you don't keep going to have a look for them."
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I'm using ifstream to access a binary file for read.
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Koorka Thoran / Chinese Potato Stir Fry
Stir fried Chinese potatoes with shallots, garlic, red chillies and coconut
- 2 cups chopped Chinese potato(Koorka), frozen or fresh
- 5 to 10 shallots
- 2 red dry chillies
- 2 to 4 garlics, chopped
- 1/4 cup grated fresh coconuts
- salt,as needed
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp urad dal
Crush shallots, garlics and red chillies and keep aside.Cut and peel the Chinese potatoes and wash several times in water. Cook covered in a vessel adding salt, turmeric powder and water. Once cooked remove from the fire and drain the water. Heat 1 tbs coconut oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds, cumin seeds, curry leaves and urad daal. To this add crushed garlics chilli paste. Saute till the raw smell goes. Add cooked koorkas and coconuts . Mix everything well. Cook covered for few more minutes on law flame. Pour 1 tsp coconut oil on top and serve as aside dish with rice.
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