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Message: <blockquote data-quote="nickderry" data-source="post: 1801587" data-attributes="member: 12328">That would have caused a scene had it happened to me, I'm obnoxious when I know I'm right! Just ask anyone in my family I've argued with! Not related to painting, but yesterday I was chatting with a guy I'd have rather slapped than spoken to. He was a local hunter, but that wasn't the problem, it was all the crap he came out with within half an hour of talking. What I haven't entirely managed to block out yet include:"Grebes look like ducks don't they, that's why I shot one". (Protected species, not on the game list)"There was a bittern here last year, I had my gun but decided not to shoot it". (As though the choice was his to make!) "There is a rare species of grey swan here sometimes" (I pointed out that they were the youngsters, he called upon his experience of being older and told me it was impossible as they were the same size)"There is a problem with Marsh Harriers here as they take the cats from the gardens" (he only knew there were Marsh Harriers there because I told him that the big chestnut and grey thing flying in front of us was one)"So is Purple Heron just passage 'game'?" (that was the word he used - 'gibier')"There are no fish in here anymore" followed by "There are some big fish in here". (Lucky he didn't see/recognise the cormorants flying past - that's enough of a debate with people who aren't ignorant of ecology)"Did you draw that, it's great. What is it?" (a cuckoo)"I saw two cuckoos yesterday""You're from England, I don't know where that is, I have a map of the world (Uncle Bulgaria!) - The Channel, what's that???" (maybe I should take French nationality, though I do suspect I missed the opportunity to perform experiments on him with an anal probe à la little green men from England)It was the nicest "Au revoir" I ever said! I made sure I went off in the other direction.Sorry to hijack your thread to rant Jackie!</blockquote>

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