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to #3, it must have been designed by an Irishman !! - I especially love that it's bigger than England, Scotland & Wales together ;-) someone getting their own back on the old empire (?) ... and true, Portugal get's a very bum deal (probably better to not be shown like Belgium, etc, etc)
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fishing is dangerous: naturally because of the weather, but also cause if you make a mistake you could very easily lose an arm or leg or just get whipped overboard.

I did it for a (very) short while - happened to start in weather building up to gale force - I couldnt stand on the boat unless I could hold on to something (and I was sick as a dog) meanwhile this older guy was walking across the deck, pausing casually to light his pipe - with matches(!) wind howling around us, boat lurching sickeningly :-)
But it's one of those things - if you like working on the water, you LOVE it - I'd go back if I got a chance.

Re making loads of money - it happens, but then you dont make anything when the weather is bad (unless maybe in bigger boats that can handle the weather) - and if you make the money you've got to work HARD for it...
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kind of sad really
from Wikipedia: "Lobsters grow throughout their lives and it is not unusual for a lobster to live for more than 100 years". Maybe it's silly but somehow the idea they can live so long makes me feel particularly bad about the way they are treated. ironically I have no problem with eating them myself although I havent eaten them in years - I used to work on a boat for a while fishing for (eureopean) lobster and crayfish, not sure would I do it now in spite of loving being on the water ...
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