Glastonbury FC

[NeilA]

It's hard for Andy, with the shop he's not free to spend the time training. And being so short it only takes a couple of circles at the start and he's behind.

True but to break it he has to find time or be happy with the norm

[Trev]

That is very disappointing and frustrating for you Andy, hopefully the ones you've got will stay the distance and keep coming well for you bruv.
Fingers crossed that some more make it back over the next few days

[Andy]

It's hard for Andy, with the shop he's not free to spend the time training. And being so short it only takes a couple of circles at the start and he's behind.

True but to break it he has to find time or be happy with the norm

Unfortunately at present I can only do what I can. I would love to be able to do more but there is just not enough hours in the day. I go to work just before 9am and get home just after 5pm. Misty mornings aren’t allowing me to train before work. After work we are having to go down to Roxanna’s aunt’s house every evening to feed the 2 cats that are still there and sort the house out after her death.
This is a very hard club to win with 3 multi national winners in it. The result is also dictated by the drag of the combine and wind direction especially from such short races. I would still have won in some of the other clubs in the combine.

[Murray]

Yep, those of us who have known you for a while know you can fly a pigeon.
Your current position puts you in a terrible situation in these short races.
But the great news is, you are racing pigeons!

[Devo1956]

I think it is back to the the drawing board for you Andy, you can only build on what you have. Also you have had enough going on in your both lives, so just enjoy what you have left. It wont happen overnight, bur plan ahead and enjoy..

[NeilA]

It's hard for Andy, with the shop he's not free to spend the time training. And being so short it only takes a couple of circles at the start and he's behind.

True but to break it he has to find time or be happy with the norm

Unfortunately at present I can only do what I can. I would love to be able to do more but there is just not enough hours in the day. I go to work just before 9am and get home just after 5pm. Misty mornings aren’t allowing me to train before work. After work we are having to go down to Roxanna’s aunt’s house every evening to feed the 2 cats that are still there and sort the house out after her death.
This is a very hard club to win with 3 multi national winners in it. The result is also dictated by the drag of the combine and wind direction especially from such short races. I would still have won in some of the other clubs in the combine.

Could you not have them out before work with the pole for 45 min and give them 10 miles at night or even 5miles
Just so they are out the baskets and do t circle to make that normal for them to do

[Andy]

I let the birds out for over an hour in the mornings. They disappear immediately for over half an hour. Mind you I can’t see very far from our garden. I clean out and get them in before opening the shop. After work I let them out again just after 5pm before going down to Roxanna’s aunt’s house. They are left out while we are there. When we get back from there I clean them out again and get them in. Again about an hour and a half later. By this time it is getting on for 7pm. We then have to sort something out for ourselves for dinner. The evening is soon gone and time for bed before starting again the next morning. We do this 6 days a week.

[NeilA]

I let the birds out for over an hour in the mornings. They disappear immediately for over half an hour. Mind you I can’t see very far from our garden. I clean out and get them in before opening the shop. After work I let them out again just after 5pm before going down to Roxanna’s aunt’s house. They are left out while we are there. When we get back from there I clean them out again and get them in. Again about an hour and a half later. By this time it is getting on for 7pm. We then have to sort something out for ourselves for dinner. The evening is soon gone and time for bed before starting again the next morning. We do this 6 days a week.

I wouldn’t bother to let them out at night
I would take them 5 miles or 10 if you could is where you have to go to the house not possible to just go a couple miles further so there out the basket and in
I k ow it’s hard I just let mine go 18 miles away after being at tne loft at 540am then work 715
Straight home wash basket and go

[Andy]

I let the birds out for over an hour in the mornings. They disappear immediately for over half an hour. Mind you I can’t see very far from our garden. I clean out and get them in before opening the shop. After work I let them out again just after 5pm before going down to Roxanna’s aunt’s house. They are left out while we are there. When we get back from there I clean them out again and get them in. Again about an hour and a half later. By this time it is getting on for 7pm. We then have to sort something out for ourselves for dinner. The evening is soon gone and time for bed before starting again the next morning. We do this 6 days a week.

I wouldn’t bother to let them out at night
I would take them 5 miles or 10 if you could is where you have to go to the house not possible to just go a couple miles further so there out the basket and in
I k ow it’s hard I just let mine go 18 miles away after being at tne loft at 540am then work 715
Straight home wash basket and go

Thanks for your support Neil. Roxanna’s aunt’s house is just down the road, about half a mile. We were there for 2 and a half hours this evening. She had been living there for over forty years. Her and her late husband had been foster carers. There is so much stuff there to sort out as she was a bit of a hoarder. There is paperwork going back over twenty years. Now we have had the contents valued we can start to clear some of the stuff. Tonight I took 7 bags of bedding to the animal rescue centre and put 9 bags of clothes in an air ambulance bank. That hasn’t even scratched the surface yet.
The house has been left to Roxanna and we need to get it cleared before we can put it on the market.
As said before our intention is to sell the house and also sell the shop. Then along with my inheritance from our mum we are looking to move away and retire. I’m 62 next week. This could still all take a couple of years so will continue racing in the meantime but at the same time thinking about the future. The pigeons will be part of it.

[NeilA]

Best of luck Andy