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Oxo thank you for you and your families work and sacrifices for the rest of us in the service of our country. It is not unappreciated.
Pat, of course who didn't.
John Noakes from Blue Peter tried climbing that. He had the guts - but failed.
Great video Wids .... almost thought it was being narrated by Dick Emery ... You could imagine the health safety getting their hands all over that .... standing on the top there in that wind would not be my cup of tea ... talking of cigarettes did you use to smuggle your blue liners ashore ... they were always a good money maker for a non smoker like me ...
Pat, all that and the risk of death for 4 fags and you weren't old enough to smoke.
https://youtu.be/mkmADkG13XU
Pat, My elder brother joined Sept 70 Raleigh, I joined Oct 8th same year. Where boys turned into men within a week, with the occasional cry for their mum - tough place. My first wage packet was £3.50 old money. HMS Dryad (radar) was my thing, although done stints in Excellent and Vernon.
I remember you saying you were at Portsmouth. Almost bizarre now, I'm there all the time after all these years.
It's not the same, nothing ever is.
Wids ... I think most of the Navy is shut down ... not much left now ... when did you join and what branch were you ... I was a WAFU so probably not classed as Navy but most in the Navy ... spent most of my time at Culdrose in Cornwall .. but did detachments at Portland and Prestwick .. also did 6 months at Yeovilton .. worked on Seakings ... spent some time on the Illustrious in 1984 .. Great memories of my short time and still in touch with lots of old shipmates ... In April this year I went to a Top Table on HMS Victory was an amazing experience... however I’d not been in Pompey since 1986 and I could not believe how much it had changed HMS Vernon is now Gunwharf quays shopping area .. I did my aircraft training at Daedalus which closed in 1995 but is now mainly a big housing estate ..
The EU closed it down under their regs....lol
Yeah...Ganges
Wids ... yes Oct 5th 1981 ... D194***V ... where you in the mob
Pat, where did you join the Navy - Raleigh?
Ox
Not urm8 - Tricky s
JLS.... when posting try and be factual.... I only did 26yrs in the police ... did 7 yrs in the Navy but joined at 16 so only 5.5 yrs of that time was pensionable so I got 4 yrs police pension for that ... got to say those 7yrs consisted of a tax payers world pub crawl but at the same time training like an athlete doing the field gun crew for the Fleet Air Arm in 1986 ... great times ...
Ox
Ur M8 pat - seems to be taking the pee out of many - 30 yrs in the Police - and living the life of riley.
Would not be so bad if the Police had a pension fund with investments to support the gold plate pensions they get - but they don't because - just like teachers - pensions come out of current contributions - which means that any deficit comes out of Council Tax- Police precept - or taxpayers .
These never want change - might have to work to 65 - OMG!
Lol Levis..dear oh dear ... more fool you if you think I’m angry ... I think all my views on here are relatively level headed ... like I posted yesterday about the demands of the 21 rebels and in today’s papers there are rumours of demands ... democracy works in different ways .. your democracy right now is the 17.4 million who voted leave and I get that you and many others shout that as loud as you can ... but other people have different views of democracy which you don’t like ... I’m not intelligent enough to say who is right or wrong .. I’m just pointing things that I think may happen and right now the point im making is the fact that Boris May have difficulty getting his deal through Parliament.. he will have to make concessions whether you and your views like it .. the point I’m making will they be too much for some for some ie the DUP ERG ... JRM is also going back on his words and I’m sure he may be able to persuade most of the ERG to hold their noses .... Angry I’m certainly not the only thing I would like is not to crash out ... Levi’s I would suggest it’s yourself and others like you are angry very very very angry has your wish to leave the EU has not been granted yet and to hear a different perspective from your own just makes you rise to it now ... I’m not angry I’ve nothing really to be angry about I’ve retired from one job at 49 with a decent pension I still work but have a very good income for my lifestyle.. number 6 holiday to fuerteventura coming up in November.. with a short break in Malaga already booked next year along with my 3 week road trip to Canada... I’m am worried though about making Greta Thunberg angry for stealing her life ....
Levi's, oh for sure. Musical chairs loans, even the underwriter won't understand them.
Then they become hot potatoes.
Levi's, I've no idea of the internals or breakdown of loan. The American car finance company didn't state it. Not so long ago it was 3/4 year loans, now up to eight and debt misery.
Used car prices are rocketing also, because new ones are becoming out of reach.
Not good for the auto industry already in recession. Won't be long before the whole thing blows up again. It's interesting to note the number of man hours the average serf needs to work to be able to purchase a vehicle has doubled+
Welcome to debt slavery
Debt defaults are rocketing, so to the number behind on monthly payments - equal to 08/09
Pat for the 21 it's over. The local association will not want them back. All that is on the line for them is whether their legacy is deal or no deal.
Levi’s .... the biggest car loan company have been British Banks paying money out rather than lending it ..PPI has kept the car and kitchen/ Bathroom industry going for the past 6/7 years that gravy train is now running out of steam ... 8 car loans may be the thing of the future...
Wids it was a gentie banter I do love some of your posts. Xxc
Vehicles are becoming more unaffordable not matter how they're powered. Vehicle finance has now pushed out to 8 years in the states. Before long you're a debt slave for the life of the wheels
Oxo, you wouldn't believe this... I just took 2 paracetamol + cosine 15 seconds before I read your post, from Lidl - the löwenbräu
Shan't buy that again.
JL - thought we're dead in 12 years?
Could be wrong. If we are, who gives a monkeys about batteries.
Go long undertakers.
Eviking - you'd be surprised who I work for. Certainly not the beeb.
Do some homework
Evi
Sorry Jane Fonda and Emma Thompson - who are they? et al
ER wish to go back to nature. can't boil an - chickens probably banned - they want to destroy - for what - just like JC and his ilk.
But this is the cool elite. ER asked to live in an underground pit with no water would soon claim some human right!!
WTF snowflakes -not heard smartphones are to be banned from 2021 - Instagram and facebook subscription only and Whats App a dollar a minute.
Shape of things to come they - cant use B & G
Exactly wids this is the idiocy of going electric it's less sustainable than oil. Oh well ppl are very gullible I suppose.