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3 months ago
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John has been very ill. He has made contact with me as has his daughter. He is now recov …In: JKW
5 months ago
9 months ago
I am not entirely sure why the site is in the throes of contributory death. Age? Poor health that is …In: Just Stuff
11 months ago
Bob, I echo JKWs comments apropos the Scottish takeover. Just as many 3DG persons were taken into SC …In: BAOR Memories
1 year ago
John Tyson [ JT] RIP was a good man. He became a good friend to me after I was commissioned. I never …In: BAOR Memories
1 year ago
Merry Christmas everyone. I hope you all enjoy a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year with your …In: Seasons Greetings
1 year ago
So, after 10 years of mainly enjoyable participation on the site I bid folk a sad farewell.
Those w …In: Adieu
2 years ago
I don’t believe that many OAPs voted Labour John. I believe Labour know that. I believe it’s because …In: Winter Fuel Allowance
2 years ago
I guess we will have to agree to disagree. I don’t believe the head kick/head stomp on a flat out in …In: Thugs In Uniform
2 years ago
I have now seen the full video of this event. The man lying on the ground who was kicked/stomped on …In: Thugs In Uniform
2 years ago
I write of the brutal assault committed by a GMP armed police officer upon an arrested man [ read pr …In: Thugs In Uniform
2 years ago
It has been a while since I posted. I had a couple of health issues to contend with. Our great grand …In: A Brief Moment In Time
2 years ago
Hello Ron, damn good to hear from you after such a long time. You sound inordinately busy as you app …In: A Returning visit
2 years ago
Definitely the Davy Fraser I knew. Lighthouse keeper unlocked the memory bank.
Just seen his pic o …In: Its a small world (again)
2 years ago
It is indeed a small world. My memory is ‘intermittent sometimes poor, other times bad. Now I was in …In: Its a small world (again)
2 years ago
Peston and Mason agreed 100%. Peston’s breathless, gulping, hesitant speech idiosyncrasies just add …In: The Dates All Set !
2 years ago
On 5th July 1948 Bevan’s NHS, a cradle to grave, free at the point of delivery, state run healthcare …In: Cradle To The Grave
2 years ago
T’was but a medium sized rant John …..as my rants go. It wasn’t aimed at anyone. BGT is sustained by …In: RSMs in Officers’ Mess Dress
2 years ago
The point about the RSM’s wearing of Officers Mess Dress is the fact he always wore the SD, belt and …In: RSMs in Officers’ Mess Dress
2 years ago
Well, my ramblings seem to continue to please. 3300 is the most views one of my posts has attracted …In: Dull Men…Imagine
2 years ago
There is an ongoing discussion on the fb site ‘Scotland’s Cavalry Past and Present concerning the RS …In: RSMs in Officers’ Mess Dress
2 years ago
John just had my 6th post published. Top contributor status achieved. Fame at last. I wrote about Lo …In: Dull Men…Imagine
2 years ago
I started writing a synopsis of the week’s main events, After half a paragraph I stopped. I am prett …In: Dull Men…Imagine
2 years ago
I enjoyed reading that Cliff. As an erstwhile keen mountaineer myself I can picture what you write. …In: Mountain accident
2 years ago
1. Mrs Murrell aka Nicola Sturgeon cut a sorry figure on today’s news. Looking drawn and tired she i …In: Observations Of The Week.
2 years ago
Great post Cliff you should be ‘laid up’ more often LOL. I drove past the Cairngorms a few years ago …In: Mountain days
2 years ago
I don’t think I would have been suited to that life John plus I HATED bulling LoL. You will have re …In: A Major Career Change!>
2 years ago
Both stories make for sad and dismal reading. No-one should be left in pain in today’s world of mode …In: A Major Career Change!>
2 years ago
We ( those of my era) are now no longer ‘getting’ old we ARE old. No matter if fit and healthy [or n …In: Age Shall Not Weary Us
2 years ago
Thank you Cliff, I am sorry to hear you are unwell old friend. If I can be of any help you need only …In: A Major Career Change!>
2 years ago
Bob, we are now friends on fb if ever you need a ‘shoulder’ I am only a message away.
Point 15 was …In: Reasons To Be Cheerful 1,2,3 [ or not]
2 years ago
1.Beards in the army are now allowed by all ranks…and genders. No wispy bum fluff, no hillbilly bear …In: Reasons To Be Cheerful 1,2,3 [ or not]
2 years ago
During an Op Banner tour circa 1972 ( I think) as mentioned above I was stationed in the police st …In: Northern Ireland
2 years ago
One morning a line of BFG cars was blockaded on the road outside the Corps HQ by German anti war dem …In: A Major Career Change!>
2 years ago
Once a year the German ‘RedTop’ Bild Zeitung holds it annual ‘Press Ball’. The Bild Zeitung is Germa …In: A Major Career Change!>
2 years ago
I suspect in today’s modern army LEs filling regular officer staff appointments isn’t uncommon. In 1 …In: A Major Career Change!>
2 years ago
I am not often irked by media speculation, hyperbole and rhetoric but the effect it-has had on the P …In: Privacy And Dignity is A Basic Right
2 years ago
Enoch Powell is of course long dead but I get your point. Michelle O’Neill First Minister of the NI …In: I Wonder If?
2 years ago
1. Folk leaving the Forces these days receive better resettlement help than I did?
2. Any UK politi …In: I Wonder If?
2 years ago
In 1997 Labour won a landslide victory, 133 Tory MPs lost their seats. I predict similar at the next …In: Politics !!
2 years ago
Cliff I was deliberately copying less famous sayings I found funny/clever/ sarcastic.
Churchill’s q …In: I Wish I had Said That
2 years ago
1. He had delusions of adequacy. Walter Kerr.
2. He has no enemies but is intensely disliked by h …In: I Wish I had Said That
2 years ago
I never injured myself during Op Banner tours but when serving in Bessbrook with RHQ I did develop B …In: Northern Ireland
2 years ago
Life in Que Que and with the Battalion in 1981 was a microcosm of the almost dystopian world we live …In: An African Adventure
2 years ago
The battalion went on 2 weeks leave after Bala Bala training finished. I have no recollection how th …In: An African Adventure
2 years ago
“Nothing except a battle lost can be half as melancholy as a battle won” Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke o …In: An African Adventure
2 years ago
Part 1v In Which My Finest Hour Arrives.
In the middle of week 5 I was offered a very welcome tri …In: Taking You A Stage Further In Your…….!
2 years ago