Golddog
- 23 Jan 2003 13:39
optomistic
- 06 Aug 2004 17:42
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Definately not a gliding area!!
Socrates
- 06 Aug 2004 17:44
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Ah Northolt, never been there. RAF Uxbridge held sway for a while, lived there and took tube into Earls Court every day for a couple of years. Boring in the extreme. Used to go for days out to noisy airfileds like Brize Norton, Coningsby and Wittering, just to break the monotony you understand. Claiming travel allowances never came into the equation, ever, honest.
Yours faithfully
C/T Prune (BA Hons Travel Claims and Allowances).
jj50
- 06 Aug 2004 17:48
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Bunny, you should come sometime. Festival just starting in Edinburgh at the moment so a bit mad in the City but fine out here.
Opto, whisky streams (actually called burns!!) further north or on west coast islands like Islay. Unfortunately not quite neat whisky, but sort of brown in colour! You might be disappointed :-))
Socs. North Sea 18 miles, Firth of Forth a quarter of a mile, within sight - that good enough? Lived by beach but this is more sheltered. Scottish seaside can be a bit chilly, especially compared to Cheltenham :-)) The Cotswolds are pretty good.
daves dazzlers
- 06 Aug 2004 17:50
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evening all seaside beside me less than a mile away,today i`ve been with the monkeys,,,,,,i mean kids to beaumaris,bloody hot.
Socrates
- 06 Aug 2004 17:51
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jj50
Sounds good to me, what county is that (pardon my ignorance of anything north of RAF Lincolnshire). Any small crofts for sale that a poor ex RAF man could afford?
optomistic
- 06 Aug 2004 17:53
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Oh jj not what I imagined but I am sure it is all picturesquare.
Must go now have a nice weekend everyone.
jj50
- 06 Aug 2004 17:54
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Socs - East Lothian. Big wealthy farms unfortunately! Even cottages going for too much, same as the rest of the country. What sort of planes did you fly? Sort of see you as a Buccaneer man!
jj50
- 06 Aug 2004 17:55
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Have a good week-end opto. Evening dd - glad you are enjoying "quality time" with the children!!!
stockbunny
- 06 Aug 2004 17:56
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Well happy people, the windows vibrating from excessive bass
means number one son is home in mobile disco...
and now standing by his motor with mate posing...but I didn't say that
(bless..you're only young and beautiful once!)
Better russle up some food...
Have a good weekend all and see you all on Monday, it can only get better!!!
jj50
- 06 Aug 2004 17:57
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Bye bunny. I am off too - food to prepare ... too hot though ....
jj50
- 06 Aug 2004 17:58
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brockman
- 06 Aug 2004 18:13
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Sorry had to dash this morning Opto etc, might be on the news tonight or over the weekend. Meridian was at the Tenterden Steam Railway and at my age a full set of make up takes coffee, time and commitment :o)
I'm fine but I see our ladies equities are flagging :o( However, I have worked out that if we all give up smoking and work out at the gym at least three times a week, we may all be able to extend our lives long enough to see them recover! :o) Even my ICI has gone pear shaped now!
Can we change the rules again :o)
Brocks
PS. I've noticed today that socks and sandals equals beard :o)
Socrates
- 06 Aug 2004 18:18
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jj50
Bless you jj, I didn't fly. The RAF is the only military force where we send the officers off to war and we all stay safe and sound in our beds.
I was a Lightning, Phanthom and Vulcan man, with a few odds and ends thrown in for good measure. Just see everyones faces when I say I worked on Spitfires! I'll have a look at East Lothian, see if I can afford it.
chocolat
- 06 Aug 2004 18:59
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Just home after a long innings...a large cold bucket will do nicely.
Socrates
- 06 Aug 2004 19:28
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chocolat
Would you like anything in the bucket?
chocolat
- 06 Aug 2004 19:35
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:) Yes please Socks, I'll just give it a swill - glorious footbath there - I've had to drive home with heaters on full blast (a spot of overheating going on there..)
optomistic
- 06 Aug 2004 19:59
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Socs, Lightnings and phantoms, two power houses there. Remember a display at Doncaster flying club in the 60/70s when a Lightning finished his show with a vertical barrel roll into the clouds and no stall exit. The Phantom I understand could use his entire fuel load in two minutes on afterburn, pilots had to take care there as they would be back on the ground for refuel before they were out of circuit with that fuel use. You must have had some interesting times, pity you didn't fly it is something quite, quite er exiteing if that could describe it. Oh and Vulcans they are BIG!!
STORMCALLER
- 06 Aug 2004 21:57
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Thought police gathering early, trying to stop people getting in here ahead of the great switch off, saw the buggers off of course, but it might discourage latecomers.
Need some well chilled fizz after that, might even have a sit-in, protest at the bully-boy tactics.
Sorry, evening all.
STORMCALLER
- 06 Aug 2004 22:06
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Head still not working too well, I must thank jj50 and stockbunny for kind words, don't know where my manners are.
STORMCALLER
- 06 Aug 2004 22:53
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Better have a refill, don't want all this stuff to waste, never know how long the place is going to be shut.