On 05/07/2010 17:15, ARWadsworth wrote:
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I lived in on a farm in Wales. My neighbours all had sheep. Dogs were
shot on sight.

You would have good fun in Essex:-) And you could use a better phrase than
"My neighbours all had sheep"

Adam


When it is really quiet I occasionally hear the sound of cattle from
Writtle college. In a previous house in another Essex village I had a
field at the rear which I knew had a standing crop. I was puzzled why I
was suddenly hearing sheep in the night. Turned out ewes and lambs had
been moved on to the grassland to the side of the house. Essex is not
all chavs or oilseed rape.
Sadly in Hatfield Forest I did see a herd of cows spooked by an out of
control dog. They are VERY big when they are running at you. Fortunately
there was a large tree to hide behind although my wife is terrified of
cows at the best of time. Fortunately she was not as **** scared as the
poor cows.