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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Drumming Sniper" data-source="post: 1756400" data-attributes="member: 48015">Only just caught up with this one.It really does work, honest! Apart from my (many) standoffs with t'missus's pride and joy, I've used this tactic to good effect on other occasions, the most notable being an incident at Frampton on Severn. Whilst tramping across a damp field in the company of a birding buddy we attracted the attention of several (I think there was five or six of 'em but it was a long time ago) horses, all of which thundered towards us. The other guy uttered a few choice expletives and began sliding into a ditch in a bid to avoid the buggers - which is when my previous experiences stood me in good stead: I stayed firmly rooted to the spot, waited until they came to close range, let fly with a tirade of inarticulate but threatening-sounding guttural sounds* - and sent the lot of them packing. The other bloke emerged from his watery refuge with an air of disbelief: 'How did you do that?'Try it next time. As I said earlier, it really does work!Cheers,DS* I must confess to having an advantage here since that's pretty much how I sound in normal conversation.</blockquote>