An excellent entry into the Makita Drill competition:

!Enjoy!

This is too good to risk being chosen at random it needs a poll

Mark said:

This is too good to risk being chosen at random it needs a poll

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14 entries to date (for a drill  Why so few ??).

Have said will put a short list together then choose at random from there - reason?  Because even fewer cavers will enter if they think 'Trip report X is so good, I'll never beat it so no point entering'.  This way, report writers have to strive for the short list so hopefully the reports written are interesting/enjoyable/informative for forum users.  Feedback on trip reports is always useful when compiling a shortlist btw. 

900+ individuals looked at the forum on Monday and yet we have 14 entries.  During the Dalesbridge oversuits competition many comments were made about the lack of funding for student cavers - well there's ?350 worth of drill available right here - maybe win it, sell it, buy some kit for freshers??  We are contacted by expeditions looking for contacts for potential sponsors or to buy kit at a discount - helping to fund the expeditions no doubt.  Expedition leaders/organisers why not encourage entry int the Makita drill competition??  Maybe win it and use it, maybe win it and sell it - use funds for expedition kit?? 

I put a lot of time and effort into the competitions and am grateful to everyone who takes the time and trouble to enter - so from me to everyone who has ever entered a UKC competition - thank you, Jane

I'm still working on a trip report which has taken three weeks to get to its present state, too much work and a broken horsebox to fettle! Hopefully tonight or tomorrow I'll get it finished and posted.

Thank you 

Excellent re Mr Pole goes digging - - please can it be at Eurospelio 

The Mr. Pole video is FABULOUS! - one of the most captivating and enjoyable caving videos I've seen in a long time. Really like that, a lot. Yes. A lot. Well done. Nice work!

Ace use of a GoPro, pretty awesome.  What's the song?

Found this on Youtube....


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytWz0qVvBZ0

Taken me all weekend to get that song out of my head - and now......thanks danthecavingman!! 

Well, could look at it as an aide memoire:  'It's dark, I'm covered in mud, what am I supposed to be doing again?  Ah! Yes! Diggy Diggy Hole!'.  The video is ace and I think the soundtrack is that extra 1-2% by volume in the gallon of premium scrumpy.

Happy to see that the video has gone down well 

Now to complete the trilogy by strapping the GoPro to a plank for part two, and a..... scaff clip(?) for part three

If we ever decide to make and epic fear not, there is a 10 hour version of the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ov5pxaIbJlM
and if anyone wants to use the video for anything feel free, I'm sure Mr S. Pole will be happy to hear that he hasn't been forgotten.

[admin]Diggy Diggy hole song in all versions now BANNED due to severe, 4 day ear worm - aaaahhhh [/admin]

Pegasus said:

Diggy Diggy hole song in all versions now BANNED due to severe, 4 day ear worm - aaaahhhh 

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At the risk of skirting on the edges of arguing with a moderator.  Can I just say, "Oh no! That song is awesome and on a part with Everything is Awesome!"

*sucks lemon* oooooh!,.... arguing with a moderator.... first offence? Crucifixion, reckon.

I'm Brian and so's my wife...

I suppose that if you get yourself in an awkward situation, like possibly my above post, what you need to do is not let yourself get into a 'Diggy Diggy Hole'.
I'll get my coat and join the Foreign Legion to forget..   

He's not the messiah he's a very naughty boy.

It reminded me mostly of the 'Bucket of Water Song' by the Four Bucketeers (from Tiswas). Now imagine how long that b*stard has been rattling around in my head - a lot more than four days, I can tell you...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-bweqXMEFg