i know my brother in law suddenly found he'd made quite a few enemies when he forbade the hunt from riding over his smallholding.

its one of those irreconcilables in English society.

a few years ago on mudcat i know i pissed off some Welshmen. itold the story of how i'd taken my roadie, who was an ex-miner to see Dave Guy the singer of Irish material (before we all did it) doing a gig for the Hunt.

needless to say Derbyshire miner/toffs in pinks/ strong drink taken wasn't the greatest recipe for a quiet afternoon listening to music.

THe WElsh guys said I was lying and that lots of miners ride to hounds. They could be right for all I know, never having ridden to hounds.

anyway there aren't lots of miners anywhere now.

now there is an endangered species!