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Brian Rorig of Glenview, a student at Oakton Community College in Skokie, is an Army veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. | Ryan Pagelow~Sun-Times Media
Updated: December 9, 2012 6:27AM
After four years of service in the United States Army, Glenview resident Brian Rorig took time off before enrolling in college.
"I needed some time to stare at the wall," said the 30-year-old Oakton Community College student-veteran who completed tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"It can be weird walking around here sometimes," he said.
The transition from patrolling Middle East deserts to navigating crowded school hallways can feel as tough as combat for some returned troops. Accessing earned benefits is puzzle of paperwork. Being in class with those who haven't seen war can be isolating.
Oakton has made a concerted effort to welcome its soldiers-turned-students.
For that G.I. Jobs magazine recently recognized Oakton as a "military-friendly school," an honor bestowed upon the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that go above and beyond to embrace military service members, veterans and spouses as students.
The monthly magazine surveyed more than 12,000 higher education institutions nationwide to compile its rankings.
Under the direction of Veteran and Workforce Specialist Vince Donahue Jr., Oakton provides veterans and other military personnel with support in navigating the benefits available to them by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Illinois Student Assistance Commission.
Donahue, who served six years in the military during the 1970s, would like to see returning service members take advantage of the benefits whether or not they went to a war zone.
"Don't think because you weren't on the front lines you're not a veteran," he advised.
Donahue and two financial aid advisors work with veterans to cut through red tape.
Those with a Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, known as a DD214, may be eligible for education assistance under the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Illinois Veterans Grant.
Under the Hire Heroes Act of 2011, unemployed veterans older than 35 may apply for financial assistance for job training in high demand occupations through the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program.
Funds for school gives returning service members, who are often juggling a job and family, one less thing to worry about, Donahue said.
Obtaining benefits is not always an easy process. Oakton student-veteran Edet Nsemo waited more than two months for his disbursement, which included stipends for books, housing and other living expenses.
Nsemo, 28, of Chicago's North Side, recently completed more than four years with the Marines. He was stationed in Japan, spent time in Southeast Asia and did a 10-month rotation in Afghanistan, where he provided training to the country's troops.
Nsemo started taking courses at Oakton in September during the final month of his active-duty service. A majority of his classes are at the college's Skokie campus.
"It's a great learning environment," he said, adding the college's staff has been "incredibly accommodating."
Nsemo is studying political science in hopes of one day utilizing his military experience to influence policy-making.
"I can't see anything on this side of the world that can't be achieved," he said.
Walking into a four-year university after his deployment wasn't what Rorig wanted.
"For a person like me, it's been a long time since high school," he said.
Oakton has provided Rorig with a "refresher" in academics. "It's a hidden gem," he said of the college.
Rorig anticipates pursuing an advanced degree in social work or counseling, and obtaining a job with the VA or mentoring teens.
His current mission, however, is reviving Oakton's veterans club.
"There are apparently 200 student veterans enrolled at Oakton and I don't know any of them," he said. "I want to meet these guys."
He views the club as an opportunity for service members to share advice and support.
"It's unhealthy to keep this all bottled up, which I know guys are doing," Rorig said. "I don't want these guys coming back and feeling they're alone."


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As reported by KBC, Kenya's new witness protection agency was officially launched on Friday. The news comes after months of debate over the need for improved witness protection in Kenya and the passing of the Witness Protection Amendment Bill in 2010. Public pressure for better witness protection in Kenya became particularly prevalent in the aftermath of widespread violence following the contested elections in 2007. The new agency means that witness protection will now be managed independently instead of operating as a unit within the Department of Public Prosecution.
Despite this positive step forwards, some are concerned that the new agency will be under-funded – it had requested 1.2 billion Kenyan Shillings to support its operations but was only allocated Sh300 million (equivalent to £2m GBP or $3.3m USD).
The Witness Protection Act aims to provide protection to people who have important information and face potential risk as a result of their cooperation with prosecution and law enforcement agencies. It is hoped it will help to tackle organised crime and corruption in Kenya.
The existence of adequately funded and managed witness protection programmes in Africa is fairly rare, with South Africa being the only other African nation to have a formal programme. If Kenya's programme is successful maybe other countries will come to realise the benefit of an independent witness protection agency.


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A Grandin, North Dakota man has pleaded not guilty to illegal possession of wildlife.
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Kelly Kyllo, 53, is accused of having a bobcat carcass in his possession. Rankin was tipped off by text photo's showing the dead animal in a pickup box believed to be owned by Kyllo.
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I had the great honor to profile famed litigator Theodore Ted Wells Jr. for the 2009 edition of my book In The Court of Public Opinion (ABA Books) on the role of media and public perception in the criminal process:
" 'Twenty five years ago, an indictment was a legal document. You read an indictment these daysthats the prosecutions press release right there,' Wells said. 'It has a huge negative impact on a defendants ability to get a fair trial.' "
I was reminded of this passage in light of a case for which I am the chief spokesperson: the mortgage fraud prosecution of Abacus Federal Savings Bank, a minority and family-owned community bank based in Lower Manhattans Chinatown neighborhood. The case was featured in an in-depth story in Bloomberg Businessweek that raises serious questions about the indictment and the aggressive rhetoric prosecutors used in announcing itand provides a good example of the public-relations environment many corporate counsel may find themselves in when dealing with high-profile, media-friendly litigation.
The background: with much hoopla, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. indicted tiny Abacus, with six branches and little more than $250 million in assets, for mortgage fraud in May 2012. Although no evidence has ever been offered to implicate senior executives or owners of the bank (who were not charged), Abacus was indicted as an institutionalong a handful of former employees of the bankearning the dubious distinction of being the only bank in the United States indicted for mortgage fraud in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. This despite the fact that Abacus has had a very low mortgage-default rate: less than 0.5 percent, compared to a national average of more than 5 percent.
In his indictment [PDF] (with an accompanying press release and YouTube video, naturally), D.A. Vance took a victory lap, excoriating the bank as emblematic of all that caused the mortgage crisis. The press release stated the fraud resulted in the sale of hundreds of millions of dollars worth of fraudulent loans to Fannie Mae. The individual defendants were shackled and paraded in a public hallway outside the courtroom before arraignmentin front of a media corral set up specifically for the occasioneven though three of the eleven had been charged previously and were already out on bail. When asked at his press conference why Abacus had been indicted when the bank itself had uncovered the problem, fired employees, alerted the authorities, and undertaken an internal investigation, Vance responded that Abacuss efforts had been too little, too late.
But the facts of the indictment didnt exactly match the press events hype. Only 31 allegedly fraudulent loans were listed in the indictment, and four of those had already been paid off. Of the remaining 27, just one was delinquent. The kicker? According to court filings, the loans in question have earned at least $174 million for Fannie Mae and its investors in the time period in question. Thats rightin stark contrast to the Countrywides and Wachovias of the go-go mortgage run-up, little Abacuss loan portfolio has consistently made Fannie Mae (and, indirectly, the American taxpayer) money.
Now to be clear: I am consulting on this case and will fiercely advocate for my clients interests. But that doesnt change the facts of the case or the curious nature of both the indictment and the media announcement that accompanied it.
Here is the broader lesson for corporate counsel, as well as their outside lawyers and public relations advisors: communications and public perception surrounding litigation unfolds over time. It ebbs and flows, just like activity in the case itself. Although a flurry of media coverage will follow an indictment or the filing of a criminal or civil complaint . . . its only the first inning.
And just as you dont declare a winner of a baseball game after the first inning, you shouldnt judge a case by the first days news coverage. Particularly if the facts and law are on your side, there will be many opportunities to ensure that the truth about your client and your case comes out. Too many defense lawyers throw their hands up in defeat after a dispiriting first day of media coverage, believing there is nothing they can do against an aggressive prosecutor who, given the nature of the adversarial process, usually gets the first bite of the informational apple.
You will, without a doubt, be hearing more about Abacus case in the months to come, as the court action heats up and more facts are brought to light. But with the current national focus on the inability and unwillingness of prosecutors to bring criminal cases against the peddlers of subprime mortgages and other high-risk financial products (read CorpCounsel.coms recent article on the idea of too big to jail), the Abacus case says a lot about why prosecutors and regulators might see a PR advantage in chasing small fish and questionable cases.
In the meantime, in Abacuss effort to ensure there is a balanced representation of the case and its issues as the case goes to trial, I am reminded of the opinion of Justice Anthony Kennedy in Gentile v State Bar of Nevada, a seminal U.S. Supreme Court case regarding a defendants right to protect himself publicly against prosecutorial statements that skew perceptions:
"An attorney's duties do not begin inside the courtroom door. He or she cannot ignore the practical implications of a legal proceeding for the client. Just as an attorney may recommend a plea bargain or civil settlement to avoid the adverse consequences of a possible loss after trial, so too an attorney may take reasonable steps to defend a client's reputation and reduce the adverse consequences of indictment, especially in the face of a prosecution deemed unjust or commenced with improper motives. A defense attorney may pursue lawful strategies to obtain dismissal of an indictment or reduction of charges, including an attempt to demonstrate in the court of public opinion that the client does not deserve to be tried."
James F. Haggerty, an attorney and communications consultant, is CEO of PRCG/Strategic Communications and the author of In The Court of Public Opinion: Winning Strategies For Litigation Communications (American Bar Association Publishing, 2009).


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01-15-2013, 07:30 AM #15Regular Guest
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You are right in the limited amount of information. One of the most useful tools you possess is your powers of observation, and that is something that can't be substituted for in a remote diagnosis.
I am confused about what you are suggesting. Of course I would diagnose the unit!! Usually when a customer says this may have happened means it definitely did
First of all, customers can provide useful information. However, they also have a propensity to volunteer misleading and useless information too. I personally don't place the importance any relevant information from a customer above my own judgment.
One of the standard questions that I usually ask is 'when they noticed the fault occur' (in this instance, the temperature becoming warmer). The answer is often relevant later in the diagnosis. Eg. if the fault turns out to be a leak, the size of the leak can be approximated by the duration and intensity of the symptoms.
If a customer said that they thought there were a possibility of mixed/contaminated refrigerant then I would have immediately asked them to elaborate on it. Sometimes answers can be surprising... "Three years ago it had a gas leak and the guy who came out was trying to figure out what gas it took. So he may have put the wrong gas in, but it's been working good since he fixed it until the other day"
It would be unwise to dismiss the customers claim so we'll entertain the possibility of there being contamination of the refrigerant. According to the OP the system is performing as follows: (I'm including metric because that's what I am most familiar with)
Refrigerant: R404a
Evap. Discharge Temp: 10'F (-12.2'C)
Suction pressure: 3psi (21kPa)
Discharge Pressure: 150psi (1034kPa)
Outside Air Temp: 20'F (-6.7'C)
Observations: Frosting/ice between TXV and evap. Refrigerant bubbling through sight glass.
Action taken: Initiated defrost cycle. Added refrigerant R404a to system.
Resultant change to system operation:
Evap. Discharge Temp: 15'F (-26.1'C)
Suction pressure: 5psi (34kPa)
Discharge Pressure: 250psi (1724kPa)
Refrigerant still bubbling through sight glass but not as much.
From the above, it should be clear that the evaporator is starving of refrigerant. The bubbles through the sight glass are likely a result of the lack of load on the system and the resulting lower volume of the refrigerant due to the outside ambient conditions. It was most likely a little undercharged as well.
We can rule out the system being low on refrigerant at this point. If it were low on refrigerant then the sight glass would have to be just about empty of liquid for the suction pressure to be at 5psi with the TXV wide open with a discharge pressure of 250psi.
Okay, so let's entertain the claim of refrigerant contamination...
What would the TXV do if R134a, R22 or even both were mixed with R404a?
At a suction pressure of 5psi the temperature at the TXV sensor would have to be about -40'F for it to be throttling back. The saturated temperature of R134a at 5psi is -3.5'F and R22 is -30'F. It would have to have a mix of R410a (-50.3'F) before the TXV would throttle back and in that case the evap discharge temp would be lower than measured not to mention the discharge pressure.
So if there were significant refrigerant contamination then the symptoms presented would be different. The refrigerant would be flooding back to the compressor and the suction pressure would be much higher. There may still be contamination of the refrigerant but it would not be the cause of the current failure condition.
So we can rule out refrigerant contamination for now.
What else?
Clearly there must be an issue with the TXV. At this point I would have measured the superheat (which would no doubt be very high) and adjusted the TXV to confirm that the problem is with it. The power element is probably losing its charge so would require a new TXV.
If the superheat measurement was okay then the problem would most likely be with the CPRV. However, considering the symptoms I would say the fault was with the TXV.
With all that said and the data given i would have to say I would agree with you. But am curious about a few other ideas. What is the placement of the txv sensing bulb. How is it strapped did the guy that installed it zip tie it to the bottom of the suction line? What type of valve is it? Pressure limiting maybe? Does this unit have a CPR? Is the coil clean or filthy? Could something like hp 80 be in the unit? Is there a fan cycle control? Is it working? I live in south Florida so diagnosing units that operate in a cold climate is a foreign idea to me. It was 87 degrees here yesterday. We have 2 seasons hot and hotter and humid.
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I agree with you on all of the above. We can only go by what information the OP provides us, which in his view would be all the relevant information pertaining to the fault. Any other system attributes would be considered as being normal to them and not worth mentioning. Assuming anything more about the system on our part will just make the diagnosis less accurate.
Also, we should assume that the system was working and then there was a breakdown situation. If it were a chronic fault then the OP surely would have mentioned it…
I live in south Florida so diagnosing units that operate in a cold climate is a foreign idea to me. It was 87 degrees here yesterday. We have 2 seasons hot and hotter and humid.
Have to pull charge and replace drier evacuate and charge with correct refrigerant before any diagnostics can be attempted. No data can be trusted at this point and is therefore useless. Right now we don't know what the SST, SCT are.
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I disagree. Even mixed/contaminated refrigerant can be diagnosed.
If you have a proper understanding of the fundamentals of refrigeration and how the various components function then you can diagnose without first changing parts. The diagnosis may require stages where parts are changed but not where parts are changed prior to making a diagnosis.
Eg. Diagnose faulty/locked compressor. Install new compressor. Run system then identify cause of compressor failure - improperly secured TXV sensor.
I understand and if this were a mechanical failure or unit would not run, start, or pump then some diagnosis could be done prior to pulling charge. But in this case it does start, run, and pump and is having a lack of cooling issue. Therefore system data is needed to trace problem to its source. Charge must be corrected to ensure accurate data.
Could fractionation be a possible problem?"The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten". --Benjamin Franklin
"Don't argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". --Mark Twain
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First of all, the OP stated that the owner said that there were 'a possibility of mixed refrigerant' in the system. No other information in regard to that was given by the OP.
So there may or may not be an issue of refrigerant contamination.
However, there is valid system data that could be measured to substantiate the claim of refrigerant contamination being the cause of the problem.
That data is:
Suction Pressure
Discharge Pressure
Temperature at the TXV sensor
The expected refrigerant is known, R404a.
Knowing how a TXV works, I could determine if the problem was due to refrigerant contamination, and so should you.
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In my experience with R404a I would say a definate no.
However, fractionation would be highly possible if the refrigerant was contaminated with say R407c, R410a or even any other refrigerant I suppose.
To rule fractionation out as the cause it would be a simple matter of measuring the suction pressure and temperature at the TXV sensor on this particular system. If contamination were the case I would expect the refrigerant to be contaminated with R410a.
The symptoms and measurements provided by the OP don't point to it in my opinion.
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I'm not saying that by replacing the refrigerant it is the wrong thing to do either.
The reason why I joined in this discussion was because I was questioning the method of diagnosis. I don't visit this site much and the idea of changing parts without diagnosis was surprising and foreign to me. But I suppose you guys in the USA do things a little different to here. Not that it's a bad thing, just different. Much like the language, we say prawn you say shrimp!
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Lyons, N.Y. - How many jobs does a $600,000 elevator create?
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The project is partially funded with a $300,000 grant from New York State awarded to the Finger Lakes Regional Economic Development Council in December. The Regional Councils, now in their second year, are how the state awards funds for projects touted as "job creators."
This project is titled the "9 Pearl Street Accessibility Project" and in the description, it states that "Wayne County will install an elevator to service the second floor of County Office Building #3…to bring the building into American Disabilities Act compliance…(and to) enable the second floor of the building to fully serve the public."
Wayne County Board of Supervisors Chairman James Hoffman met 13WHAM News in Lyons outside that building to explain the project. We began by asking him if he thought $300,000 was expensive for an elevator?
"Well, I think it is. It is expensive, yes," Hoffman said while also explaining that the county plans to match the state's grant for a total cost of $600,000. "While we believe it to be six-hundred (thousand) we're optimistic it could be a little bit less, but those are our best guesstimates."
When asked if he knew why the elevator was so expensive Hoffman replied, "No, I guess I really don't. I just don't have any idea, I've been aware that it's been very expensive because it's been discussed, but at this point I couldn't tell you why."
As it turns out, elevators for municipal buildings are very expensive. 13WHAM News found one Upstate New York County Executive who recently received a similar quote for a two-story elevator project in another county; only that quote was closer to $700,000 for the total cost of the project.
Todd LaBarr is the President of Watchdog Building Partners, a contracting firm that handles many municipal projects in Wayne County and elsewhere. He was not surprised by the county's estimated cost.
"No, not in today's construction place," LaBarrr said. "Generally it's a retro-fit to an existing building, if you're dealing with public entity buildings there's prevailing wage rates that come into play and the cost of construction of an elevator within a facility is very costly."
In speaking with representatives from at least three different Upstate counties, all agreed that prevailing wage rates, state and federal regulations, and various construction standards contributed to a municipal project cost that could range from 20% to 35% more than a private business might expect to pay.
So where does this elevator go?
On the first floor of the 9 Pearl Street Building is the Wayne County Clerk's Office and the Department of Motor Vehicles. Both are visited by thousands of people each year, but the office upstairs? Not so much.
The Planning Department, Economic Development Director, County Historian, and the Office of Tourism all call the second floor of this building home. A couple rooms upstairs are full of boxes and are clearly used for storage. There is also a conference room with little more than a table and some chairs.
"The need was obvious from the day I was appointed in 2004," County Historian Peter Evans said of the elevator. Between 500 and 600 people visit his office each year and, "…a good portion are over 55 or over 60, and they aren't all as mobile as some of us."
The Office of Tourism doesn't get that many visitors, but they too have touted the need for an elevator for more than a decade.
"I've wanted the elevator from day one," said Christine Worth the Executive Director of the Office of Tourism. "We do a lot of trade shows and we have to carry all of the brochures to our cars and we're on the second floor so it's a lot of work."
But even some supporters of the project admit that $600,000 for an elevator seems to be a steep price to pay.


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Grey 'B' face Pretoria test
14 Jul 2010
The schools rugby season resumes on Saturday after the long July holiday with Pretoria Boys High hosting Grey College at 3pm.
The playing field has been levelled slightly this year by the interference of Saru's high-performance programme, which sees a number of the Grey College players, including their top stars, unable to play because they will be in East London where the SA side meet France on Friday.
Boys High have lost just one player to the high-performance squad – speedy winger Richmond Collins – while Grey have seven out: Johan Goosen, Ruwellyn Isbel, Paul Jordaan, Kevin Luiters, William Small-Smith, Neethling Fouche, and Neil Jordaan.
However, Boys High coach Greg Hassenbach has no illusions about the size of the task they face.
'I guess, in any year, Grey can put out a 2nd XV that is capable of beating most teams, so the side we will be facing will be very strong, even without their stars,' he told keo.co.za.
'We only got the side together late last week and have had a few good practice sessions and a game against the Harlequins U19 side that went quite well, so I know the boys will be up for it and will keep trying throughout.'
Hassenbach thinks the long break might do his side good.
'All the niggles and injuries have had time to heal and everyone is fresh and enthusiastic,' he said. 'On the other hand the Grey boys will have had a busy holiday with practices before Craven Week and three hard games there, so they will be less fresh.'
Grey will be travelling up by train for what is one of the biggest schools rugby fixtures on the schools calendar (last year there were 27 rugby games played on the day). Their 1st XV team will, however, arrive in Pretoria on Friday and stay in a hotel.
'So, while the rest of our sides may benefit from their opponents spending a cold night on the train the night before, the firsts won't get that advantage,' Hassenbach said.
By Gauteng correspondent
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14 Jul 2010, 13:08 pm"By Gauteng correspondent" Dragon
14 Jul 2010, 13:09 pmRory, is it you?
14 Jul 2010, 13:26 pmGrey B should still comfortably win. Last year we lost first choice centers Francois Venter and Piet Lindeque to the SA Schools set up – and who was playing then? Paul Jordaan and William Small Smith. Now look where they are (both SA Schools again).
Kevin Luiters was also never the first choice scrummie, so a loss, but Nicol Viljoen has been starting all season.
lastly – Ruwelyn Isebel has been injured since Affies game – so he Inus Keyser is a perfect replacement. He played FS Schools and has been benching for the first team.
Simon, you know what time the game is???
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14 Jul 2010, 15:25 pm@Simon(Simon)-4: Who is the Gauteng Correspondent
14 Jul 2010, 16:51 pm@Simon(Simon)-4: Thanks for the feedback !!
15 Jul 2010, 06:59 amCheetah Champs Its Nicol Linde, not Viljoen
15 Jul 2010, 08:03 amDont you mean Greg Hassenkamp, he was the coach when I last heard!!
16 Jul 2010, 08:05 amCan someone give me an informed opinion of rugby at Pretoria BHS?
I have been away from SA for 15 years and haven't kept up with the old school [where I played rugby too as a Boarder].
I ran into an old Boy the other day who refered me to this site for news, he also warned me that Boys High rugby had 'deteriorated significantly over the last 10 years'. [he also told me that tennis courts had been ripped up for basketball courts..]Is this all true? More importantly if so – what went wrong [if it has] ?
16 Jul 2010, 17:52 pm@Dhale,
PBHS is alive and well and the tennis courts are still in tact. The last two rugby seasons have not been great but to be fair, Boys High have only played around 7 games at home in the last two years.
Don't make the silly error of judging the school by rugby results.
The new headmaster, Mr Reeler, has just taken control and the boys and the discipline are as good as ever. I have a son at Solomon House and I can promise you Boys High is every bit as good (and maybe even better) than you remember.Why don't you come to Boys High tomorow and see for yourself how well behaved the boys are. Grey may win the rugby but I will promise you that Boys High will be better gentleman, hosts and will have more pride in their team.
Boys High still don't buy players, don't offer bursaries and play rugby as it is meant to be played at School Boy level.
It is difficult to compete against some schools who have turned the beautiful game of school boy rugby into a semi- professional sport.
One only has to read the above article to get a sense of what I mean. "The Grey first team will travel to Pretoria the night before the game and will spend the night in a hotel." When Boys High travel to Grey, the spend the night with hosts or in a hostel.
Go Candies – Play with heart, and show Grey that as professional as they are, we will give them a go.
17 Jul 2010, 18:10 pmIf schoolboys are regarded "professional" through sheer hard work, determination and commitment, then Grey is professional.Ten of their regular 1st were absent against Boys High(6 in SA setup,2 injured)and it showed in the match.But congratulations to PBHS with a spirited performance-they offered the strongest resistance to Grey so far this year
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Back from work again,
knackered, dirty, twigs in my sleeping bag you know how it is!
Hi Snufkin are you still ok for a meetup on the 21st?
any one else is welcome but please make yourself know so we know who to look for! cheers.
Back from work again,
knackered, dirty, twigs in my sleeping bag you know how it is!
Hi Snufkin are you still ok for a meetup on the 21st?
any one else is welcome but please make yourself know so we know who to look for! cheers.
"The building had good grippage"!
Karl Pilkington
Yep. I should still be up for the 21st.
There's no such thing as inappropriate clothing... Just *&%! weather.
i can't meet untill 1pm, but i'll happily meet any time after that, do you have a preferance?
i shall bring some of my gear for you to play with.
"The building had good grippage"!
Karl Pilkington
Ok, Meet under the tree again, I may be a few minutes late so 1.10? I'll have to head off at about 4pm though.
There's no such thing as inappropriate clothing... Just *&%! weather.
cool no problem, i shall be there.
the offer is still open to anyone else in the norwich area that would like to meet up, make yourselves known so we know who to look for!
"The building had good grippage"!
Karl Pilkington
Well the rest of you guy's are missing out!
i met up with Snufkin today, not the best weather but we didn't let the rain stop us haveing a great meet!
i took my MoD and Hennessy hammock for Snufkin to try, i think he liked the hennessy
we took a long walk around mousehold heath and found loads of useful plants ready to use:
Jack by the hedge
Colts foot
on our travels we came across an abundance of "Jews-Ear" funghi of which we tried and Snufkin collected a handful to take home.
during a tea break Snufkin showed me his Flint and steel(traditional type) which Snufkin Taught me to use, My first Flint and steel ember!
i only thought it fair to repay the favour and showed Snufkin a huge copiced lime tree ready to chop!
on the way bck from the lime we spotted some 2" thick Clematis which i " collected" with my pocket chainsaw! for us both18" each
we have discussed prehaps on a weekend we will get together a Bushcraft menu of things they have not tried!
"The building had good grippage"!
Karl Pilkington
It was a grand day out despite the rain .
I do fancy one of those Hennessys(sp?), I might have to get myself one of those if we do do a weekender.
There's no such thing as inappropriate clothing... Just *&%! weather.
Im up for the next trip out if ya don't mind having a complete noob tagg along.
The more the merrier. Welcome to BCUKOriginally Posted by Jay-Jay
There's no such thing as inappropriate clothing... Just *&%! weather.
Hi jay-jay,
Welcome to BCUK!
feel free to join in, bring your own skills and or experience even if it's stuff you've just heard of you want to try!
i shall send you a PM!
"The building had good grippage"!
Karl Pilkington
I haven't got any skills...thats why i'm coming!
Ok if i bring my daughter if i can drag her away from the 'boys' ?
As my partner lives in Lowestoft my time off work is spent either there or here (Milton Keynes). We often like to get out to Thetford Forrest and the surrounding areas for a wander and a rummage when we have free time at that end of the country.
Assuming that we are in the right area of the country at the time do you mind if we invite ourselves to a meet-up some time?
I've tried to find Mousehold Heath on the map but can't find it at all. Any clues?
Everyone is welcome . Mousehold heath is smack in the middle of Norwich.Originally Posted by Longstrider
There's no such thing as inappropriate clothing... Just *&%! weather.
Hi yup the more the merrier!
snufkin and i would love to see more people if only to share the lovely weather
to find mousehold heath find out where the Norwich Prison is, the heath is next to it.
Jay-Jay, you can bring who you want just bear in mind her personal safety because although most of us are sane, i have come across one or two strange people that i would keep well away from!(thankfully nothing to do with bushcraft!)
hi, feel free to join us whenever you want to,
i'm hopeing to get a weekend date set up soon,
make sure you keep an eye on this thread for dates and feel free to ask questions etc
i shall send you a PM.
"The building had good grippage"!
Karl Pilkington
Ok next time free in my diary for a meet-up
10th or 11th of june, tell us which you'd prefer!
also i have some ideas for activities for us tell us which you would like to do:
Hike and learn (teaching each other stuff on the way)
natrual food (collect and try natrual foods)
camp set up (have a go at camp crafts like gadgets and shelters)
natrual cordage, (not quite time of year but soon!)
fire lighting ( i have some bowdrill gear i can lend you).
modern cheats (looking at modern equipment to help the bushcrafter)
tell us your favourites and i'll organise it!
"The building had good grippage"!
Karl Pilkington
Either day is good for me at the moment.
There's no such thing as inappropriate clothing... Just *&%! weather.
She earned her black belt at age 11 so she'll be quite safe.Originally Posted by RAPPLEBY2000
Any time you want to go is fine with me, and i'll try everything we have time for mate. Cordage sounds good - is that with nettles?. How the hell do you do anything with nettles without getting stung to death?
not really, it's just how you handle them that's the trick! i'll show you!
nettles are the best fibre we have, but as i say the they have to grow a bit first.
Brambles are also good but again growth needed
"The building had good grippage"!
Karl Pilkington
Soz Rapp for my absence on your last meet! I,ve been putting up a workshop at mine and it has been a mare! Anyway i'm well up for the 11 or 12, are you going mousehold? If you fancy a change my local knowledge is pretty good and i do know some nice areas with public access ( erm and without! ) most are fairly quiet as well with no pesky mountain bikers! I'd really like to meet some of the others as well, if there are ever any transport probs i'll pick up/drop off up to 3 peeps if they live in norfolk! I never mind, i was without four wheels once and havent forgotten how that limited my range or caused untold hassle with unreliable public transport!!!!!! Anyway i will p.m. you my no. and if you have spare evenings we could always have a mooch and i'll even stand you a pint after!! Hope to see ya 'll soon
Thats the weekend that we hope to be at the FM Meet 2 I'm afraid. If the Meet doesn't get enough bodies to happen, we shall be at the wrong end of the country anyway.
Have to catch up with you folks another time.
longstrider sorry mate,
unfortunately i have to work also, so i have to pick and choose best times too. no matter, i'm sure something we arrange will be good for you, also keep an eye on the "east anglia thread" incase there is something else available.
hey, lord lurcher,
nice to hear from you again,
yup totally up for a new place to visit,
what area did you have in mind?
also i remember you saying you had Bushcrafty friend/s in Norwich, would they be interested in joining us?
are you able to join us? don't worry about directions, we can go in convoy or something.
something for the group as a whole:
there are 2 new sites which i am trying to find out about for camp overs,
both in the area of lenwade(gt wichingham).
the first site is owned by a friend of a friend's dad(farmer), and is pristene mixed woodland 7acres-ish it hasn't even got a gate or path going into it! literally a machette job just to get in but i have camped there previously, it has coppiced hazel, a marsh area, a running stream, loads of bracken, standing deadwood, and a great open camp area, no toilet facilities at all but i'm sure you'll agree worth it!
i am seriously considering asking to rent the area too!
but i need to contact the owner and prehaps do a couple of solo camps to sweeten him before bringing others to the site.
the other site i am less interested in is a disused area near a friends work place, basically he knows of an area what he says is woodland(can't be sure), that has been used as a landrover off road course, haveing seen a few of these i know they have lots of patches of undergrowth and areas probably suitable for camping on.
i haven't seen this site but my friend says it would be great for a few people to camp on, i don't have any other details untill he gets back to me.
also whilst working for a local conservation group i know of several areas that we could stop of at for tea breaks without getting hasstled and that will provide (season specific)hazel, birch, willow, reedmace, rosebay willowherb, and various wild foods.
send me a PM if you want to know more.
it's good to see the group is forming well,
when i have met some more of you (and each other)
we shall set a date for a weekend camp.
just a date for your diary's i will be at the
Norfolk show 28th-29th June(wednesday/thursday),
demonstrating bowdrill firelighting for "woodland survival crafts" located in the woodland crafts area
come and say hello,
(i'll be the youngest least ugly one!!)
"The building had good grippage"!
Karl Pilkington
Is it an open invite for the 10-11 th of june it would be great to meet up with others i too am a complete newbie have had a couple of nights out but not what you would call bushcrafting, have you any details ie is it an overnighter etc, as long as work allows i might be able to make it if that is okay.
as open as you want it mate!
no qualifications, free, etc etc
keep viewing this thread as we may be meeting somewhere else!
i'll be very glad to meet you! bring a friend too if you want!
"The building had good grippage"!
Karl Pilkington
Weekender i just sent you a PM.
"The building had good grippage"!
Karl Pilkington
Location and time is not a problem. Just tell me where and when and i'll be there mate
I've sent a PM to lord lercher he had a place he thought would be nice to visit.
he should get back to me or us in the next day or so.
"The building had good grippage"!
Karl Pilkington
I have sent you a pm look forward to meeting you all just let me know when and where.
Hi again i've had a word with Lord Lurcher
he says:
sounds good to me!i was thinking possibly the heath at hevingham, woodland scrub and heath land loads of wildlife and foodstuffs!! Its only bout 4 miles out of norwich
i reckon it's probably best to meet up somewhere and drive on to the place as a group so everyone can find it!
"The building had good grippage"!
Karl Pilkington
Somewhere easy to find on the map would be great as i don't know Norwich very well. Any ideas on a date or leave it till closer the weekend?
Fingers crossed we run out of rain by then.
I can get to Norwich on the train if I can scrounge a lift from there.
There's no such thing as inappropriate clothing... Just *&%! weather.


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