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    Anarchy in the USA

    Abraham Lincoln quote: America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
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    Scariest Place You've Ever Served?

    Bishops Court NI 74-76 bandit country. The Down Patrick commandos, Ladies Division, came to the NAAFi bop every Saturday night looking for a husband to escape from that Godforsaken country. There local IRA planted a milk churn next to the NAFFI games room outside wall. The Army tried to get...
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    Price of petrol round your place.

    In Cheltenham £1.08 for petrol, £1.15 for diesel from local petrol station 😫
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    How Long Can the Nation Tolerate This?

    Bollocks !!! Wander down to Cheltenham and I will discuss this with you. The country will not be back on its feet for a long time. Another Donald Trump supporter.
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    How Long Can the Nation Tolerate This?

    [QUOTE="E Flammis, post: 1016255, member: 8304" Muttywhitedog is taking the p*ss. I will be 75 in two months. I run around Cheltenham racecourse every day approx 5 miles. I also walk round with my wife in the afternoon. I am not an old age pensioner stinking of p*ss and am fit and healthy...
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    Stasi Britain.

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    What are you doing in lock down?

    With a bit of arm twisting we, the Royal we, painted and papered both bedrooms . Every job on my 'to do' list was given a good seeing to. Walked and/or ran round the perimeter fence of the Cheltenham race course dodging dog walkers by the dozen. I should not have went to Rome for the...
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    Old Folk to be banned

    I am 74 years old ex mob and still running Brutal Ten events. As a Glaswegian I will not be told by some overweight policeman I will be arrested and put in the glasshouse for 4 months. The Bar L (prison) will be full of old age pensioners getting three squares a day and watching the racing on...
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    Where is your spiritual RAF home?

    Scampton, my first unit loved the V force. However, my hearing was not the same when I left 😩
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    Cpl Maheshkumar "Mick" Islania

    I was stationed at Wildenrath at the time Mick was killed. Not a dry eye when the small coffin was taken to the aircraft. I was posted to Northolt where a memorial to Mick and Nivruti was erected. The family gathered every year to show their respects. On my way to work I always stopped to...
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    Flashpoint RAF&DFS Magazine

    The latest edition of the Flashpoint magazine to fall through my letterbox takes us back to the trade in the 1950 era. I appreciate that if there is no other current relevant information/stories the editor must try and fill the pages. Having left the trade some 19 years ago and attending two...
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    Catterick Lamp Swinging

    As an instructor at the Fire School at at time I was impressed by the majority of of airmen that passed through the FRTS prior to the fire strike.
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    Has the RAF Fire Service been Disbanded?

    The term 'Fireman' Sam our favourite cartoon character has been declared sexist and will be replaced with Firefighter Sam. The term Firefighter, a gender neutral designation, has replaced the old fashioned word. Where will it end ? Methinks postman Pat will be next on the agenda.
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    Catterick Lamp Swinging

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    Has the RAF Fire Service been Disbanded?

    The Mod have drafted the rundown plan for the RAF Fire Service. It is named a 'Capability Resouces Action Plan'. Better known by its initials CRAP 😀
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    Has the RAF Fire Service been Disbanded?

    I note that the modern fftr appears to march to the beat of a different drum. The last post was 2005. Perhaps we should try to attract the retired punters like myself who, on accasions, like to swing the lamp. We are not trammelled by QR's and it's principles. Existentialism rules.
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    Hash House Harriers (Hash)

    A hash house harriers (hash) was formed at Laarbruch. When the camp was closed it went with the Harrier Force to Cottesmore & was still active when I left Wittering. Is the hash still active at Cottesmore? If so can anyone provide a poc.
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