RANT - probably unreasonable? Bloomin people

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I might have a dose of "get off my land syndrome", usually caused by muppet families however yesterday was taking the biscuit

So there was a family in the field next to our farmyard, and we know the owner never lets anyone in there so a) should not have been there and b) were choosing to "fly" a rather strange device that was an 8m bin liner-esque kite thing.

Now they came right over when I was trying to get my mother who doesn't ride often on a horse. My horses are balloon and gun proof, but apparently will freak when faced with a black moving flying thing more than twice their size (26ft for the imperial people)

I bellowed at them to move and did they have permission to be there, whilst hanging onto a dancing horse. Fortunately they did move off and we were able to get on board.

However we had just got across one of our own field when we see it heading across the fields! Yes they had let go / it broke

Straight across the field with my youngsters in it and flew at a brisk pace, fortunately we were able to avoid

They then trekked from pub across our land to find it, but it had disappeared. Apparently they were in the pub drinking and though this would be a good fun thing to do on a summers day

Now I don't mind kites, but an 8m / 26ft black thing is taking the biscuit -

It was this: http://www.sciencemuseumshop.co.uk/product/212427.html
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I am fuming as they had no right to be there and ended up doing something which could have caused a nasty accident.

Plus they have now littered this somewhere - I think it will go in my things to hate pile along with Chinese lanterns and balloon releases!
 
Shame a 'bird scarer' didn't accidentally go off to coincide with its puncture..and hey if you missed..natural selection at its best!:D Definitely a justified Gerroffff my Land moment!
 
I have absolutely no time for the get orf my land bunch when it comes to rights of way, but that is just stupid and they deserved to be yelled at!
 
Ours aren't bothered by stuff on hacks, & in the field don't bat an eyelid at much. However, whilst both would have been ok elsewhere with that, in their field where its not expected I think even my oldie would have been unhappy. Get a kids super soaker water gun. Fantastic inventions.
 
I am confused by this item! What does it do apart from float about being huge?! I would not be best pleased either, there are plenty of areas people could do things like this where horses aren't allowed!
 
This...............thing.........being provided by the Science museum, no less, I propose we shower them with complaints :D
Not sure what they're trying to achieve, there. That has to be the pointless, environmentally unfriendly and mor eimportant, ugliest thing I ever saw
 
Not sure who is the bigger tool - the big black thing or the idiot on the end of it... I'm not really a "get orf my laaand" merchant, but given the circumstances, I'd of got the air rifle out and popped the bloody thing...

There's a new Facebook page called Equine Rant Group - ERG, have a look for them (you have to ask to join) and post it up on there, I'm sure they'd love it ;)
 
Its not so dissimmilar to a promotional air baloon, used by garden centres, diy stores etc..clearly this one was a reject from Ann Summers...as is the black thing he's hanging onto!:D

Also..it's a prime contender for putting on a certain parking rant site on fb too..the one referring to seeing certain drivers next tuesday..if you know what i mean!:rolleyes:
 
Definitely not unreasonable, there are certain things you can bomproof your horse to, this was not top of my list funnily enough, and if someone did try to fly it in one of the fields from the farm I too would suddenly see rodents flying through the air in need of an air rifle! I can not understand people who randomly think, oh there's a field let us to xyz in it because its fun, it's someone elses property!
 
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