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Howard and Murch area - Army excercise
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Posted : Thursday, 15 October 2015 10:18:27 AM(UTC)
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Be advised... Between 5th and 20th of November the NZ army are on exercise around Murch-- 2000 trigger happy squaddies will be shouting bang you're dead at each other lol. No live rounds but plenty of blanks and flashbangs, choppers planes and armoured vehicles.
Might be wise to avoid the area...
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Posted : Thursday, 15 October 2015 11:19:13 AM(UTC)
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am I allowed to shoot back??????
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Posted : Thursday, 15 October 2015 11:31:27 AM(UTC)
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Go for your life Keith! I'm just thinking of all the brass they are gonna leave behind for the detector to find...
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Posted : Thursday, 15 October 2015 5:01:57 PM(UTC)
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Thanks for the info overdog, but it will take more than an army exercise to keep me away from fossicking for the yellow stuff. If I run into some army types do think they would be interested in blowing up some large boulders for me?
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Posted : Thursday, 15 October 2015 10:57:14 PM(UTC)
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Hey Ken with any luck they'll be up the howard to help you blow those stupidly big boulders up!!
hope you get well rewarded for your effort.
best of luck!! David
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Posted : Friday, 16 October 2015 9:56:42 AM(UTC)
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Hey Cleggie... The squaddies I know would be only too happy to blow the crap out of stuff! Or you could do it yourself and blame the army...
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Posted : Friday, 16 October 2015 4:44:49 PM(UTC)
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Sadly I doubt if soldiery types will have anything remotely explosive apart from perhaps some thunderflashes. They are ok for the odd trout or taking off some fingers, but that is about all.
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