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| | Welcome to our newest member, dmk | |  | | 
11-01-2008, 07:46 PM
| | New Member | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Hextable (Kent
Posts: 22
| | | Mad Pete from Kent
Hi all. Quick introduction. As the title suggests, I'm mad Pete. You guessed the next bit....I'm from Kent. I am 40 yrs old and quite deffinately going through my mid-life crisis. It's not the normal type of male mid-life crisis. I'm not running off with a fit young floozy nor have I bought a BIG motorbike or fast car, and I haven't joined a gym in a desperate attempt to get back my physique as a 20 year old. What I have done is re-ignite my passion for the outdoors. In my youth I spent a lot of time out birdwatching. Yeah I know what you are thinking, but it wasn't "THAT" sort of bird watching! It was the feathered kind (well, in the main!) What has happened now (at 40 yrs, with growing family, contenment at work and newly employed wife) is that I have taken on board " all things in nature" out doors.
I have armed myself with books galore..mushrooms, trees, butterflies and my good old birds! I bought a long spotting scope and tripod, good set of bins, full wet weather Gortex kit...the whole kit and kaboodal! My wife is convinced that I have grown old before my time. I'm taking loads of pictures of fungi, moss, trees, insects and bringing home small samples of all and sudry! MY kids LOVE it though. I have always encouraged outdoory type stuff, and what makes me feel best of all IS KNOWING WHAT I'M LOOKING AT, and BEING ABLE TO NAME STUFF. This is where I hope this site will help. I'm good at my bird stuff, but I want to broarden my knowledge.
I do so hope that this site is as professional as it looks. It has a distinct resemblance to BirdForum - The Net's Largest Birding Community, Dedicated To Wild Birds and I am very much impressed with that site. I am going to become a right pain in the butt now because I will be uploading copious images and asking for ID's. I pray that people are gentle with me in my ignorance (and my dsylexia). I will look forward to helping others on this site (particularly with birds) and when my knowledge grows on other stuff.
I am interested in hooking up with others in the NORTH KENT area for walks and forays too. So don't be shy to mail me.
MAD PETE  |
11-01-2008, 07:55 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Small North Lincolnshire village
Posts: 9,436
| | | Re: Mad Pete from Kent
Hi Pete, I think you will find that this site lives up to it's promise. There are plenty of like minded friendly people on here who are always willing to help with ID's etc. Enjoy
Roger |
11-01-2008, 08:16 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hertfordshire..
Posts: 2,488
| | | Re: Mad Pete from Kent
Hi ther Pete...Welcome to the forum ..Looking forward to seeing you around...Have fun. 
Julie
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11-01-2008, 08:47 PM
|  | Active Member | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Essex
Posts: 66
| | | Re: Mad Pete from Kent
Hello Mad Pete from Kent . I am in my youth at the moment, and I am interested in all the nature stuff as well. I am from South Woodham Ferrers near Chelmsford way, so I don't live far from you. |
11-01-2008, 08:57 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Nairn,Nairnshire,Scotland
Posts: 3,355
| | | Re: Mad Pete from Kent
Hello Pete and welcome to the site enjoy and look fortward to your posts and pics
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11-01-2008, 09:22 PM
| | Frozen | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: march, cambridgeshire
Posts: 2,156
| | | Re: Mad Pete from Kent
hi pete a warm welcome to you,enjoy the site. |
11-01-2008, 09:56 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ijmuiden, Holland
Posts: 2,046
| | | Re: Mad Pete from Kent
Hi Pete, welcome from me too! WAB has everything you need to know about all your interests and more. So join in, make friends and have fun while you are discovering all you want to know and more you have never even considered  . Welcome! |
11-01-2008, 10:05 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Yorkshire ( Gods Country )
Posts: 1,217
| | | Re: Mad Pete from Kent
hey we all are alowed a mid life crisis enjoy it whilst your young
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11-01-2008, 10:20 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Laindon, Basildon, Essex.
Posts: 2,885
| | | Re: Mad Pete from Kent
Oh no! .... not another mad one from Kent 
A warm welcome to WAB Pete from the other side of the Thames
Richard |
11-01-2008, 10:52 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 1,369
| | | Re: Mad Pete from Kent
Welcome to the forum.
Paul
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