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    Prepare for War....

    The first words our platoon Sergeant uttered to me on reporting for National Service, were "What are you doing in MY Regiment? You is an effing Lincolnshire Swede!" I remember recoiling in horror at this apparent monster but in the weeks ahead, he turned out to be a decent, fair chap. Should...
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    Wokeful or Woeful?

    Many years ago I was travelling home from work North up the A1 and I espied a forlorn looking figure in RAF shirtsleeve order sauntering South down the side of the road carrying a petrol tin. Poor chaps run out of petrol methought and then recognition dawned, it was Rory Underwood himself. Had...
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    Albania.

    Quite a number of OAPs would not mind a deal like that!
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    What do you still do

    Those boots are a beautiful sight and takes me back to my basic back in May 1953. Our Corporal spent practically all one evening bulling his boots prior to catching the first London train next morning to attend Her Majesty's first investiture, where he was to be awarded his MM for gallantry in...
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    Most stupid lockdown breaker ...

    I take objectshun to your denigrashun of Lincunsheer. I am a grate age,born in Rutland and mooved to the latter for werk reesons so now I am a true Yellerbelly. I'll have u know, I have a sustificate in reeding and riting!
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    North Korea kicking off?

    Purely as an aside, my late brother in law, one time combat engineer attached to 1 Gloster Regiment and ex WW2 6th Airborne was taken prisoner in Korea and incarcerated in a Chinese Camp. He told the tale he was crossing the so called parade ground one morning when he was accosted by a Chinese...
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    Self entitled chavs and jobsworths

    Reminded me of an experience we had very many years ago one very wet Sunday morning. We journeyed by train from Stamford to Syston where we would change to the Midland Red bus to reach relatives in Thurmaston. I manoeuvred the push chair with our baby son strapped in; my wife looking after our...
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    Thank you Greta Thunberg!

    Climate strike by children? At my very minor but pretentious public school which I attended on a county scholarship, the very thought of such an action would have resulted in a caning strenuously carried out by one master in particular who was prone to losing his rag at the slightest...
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    Where does the money come from?

    Our erstwhile PM has now promised Pakistan £650,000,000 for "education". In my ignorance I thought we were a little strapped for cash at the moment and we were all tightening our belts! Surely this amount of cash if it is available would be better spent on education or health in our own fair...
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    Student "day out" in London

    What about these wayward children getting out of hand and causing rather a lot of inconvenience. It's a pity they can't put as much energy into their studies as they have expended today! As for the criminal damage occasioned and lack of identification of the culprits, perhaps a levy on all...
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    Joint operations with our French allies.

    A little surprised no-one seems to have brought this latest folly up yet? Haveing reservations in that no mention was made of this in the Conservative election manifesto; is this a backdoor attempt to drive us into a European defence force and where does it leave us viz-a-viz Nato? It may be...
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    Evening all?

    Just joined. I am a retired technical illustrator; was once a pongo and worked a couple of years for the RAF as a civil servant. Passionately against any form of defence "cuts", I follow the submissions on e-Goat with avid interest and sympathy over any watering down of the service and seeing...
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