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One of the many hats that I wear is of a antiques dealer. While standing at an antiques fair near a very popular hunting and
shooting estate, I was approached by a gentleman. He commented that I had quite a lot of antiques and collectables relating
to shooting and hunting. Of course this gave me an excuse to talk about my favourite subject, gun dogs and IWS. After a while
he asked me where I had got an enamel hunting car badge from, as he was the chairman of that particular hunt. He then asked
me for a price but declined saying he would leave it. We said our goodbyes and shook hands.
An hour later the gentleman came back and explained that he did not want the badge but could not bear any body else having
it as it was so rare. We agreed a price and exchanged phone numbers and asked if I would keep in contact if I had anything
else relating to his local hunt.
Nearly six months passed when I came into posession of an LP of hunting songs belonging to this man's hunt. As always I had
misplaced the contact number, so I rang Countryside Alliance. They gave me the mans number and that evening I rang him.
The phone was answered by a lady. I explained that I previously spoken to her husband and he asked me to keep in contact if
I had anything else of interest. She seemed very interested in my chat with her husband but explained that he had died. I
offered my appologises and hoped that I had not upset her. She was quite gracious and explained to me that he had died over
a year ago. I did not explain the time element or that I had spoken to her husband only a few months previously!
I wonder if there is a cloud up there with my car badge on? I hope when I go that all my old IWS are waiting for me.
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