Libertarian, small-state conservative. Roadie. ADI. Ferroequinologist. Cricketer. Shooter. Bookworm. Film buff. Hogarthian rake. Psychedelic warlord.......
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Jun 10
Good night all. Sleep peacefully and dream of whom you want to dream...... youtu.be/aK1-gI8zO3U?si=3dX1… via @YouTube
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Jun 10
Sign-off track coming up.
This song was mentioned a while ago. This is the live version........
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Jun 10
John just phoned me. Did I mind? Someone had told him I had fallen over again. Did I mind??? I was deeply touched.
I only half understand why he has recently been getting in touch more recently, but I'm glad he has.
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Jun 10
No car has power steering. You're talking about power assisted steering (p.a.s.), in which a direct, albeit assisted, connection is maintained between steering and steered wheels. Only on cetain large commercial vehicles is there no mechanical connection.
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Jun 10
Its predecessor was also everywhere at the time; and its big brother, the Classic, was the first NEW car Dad ever owned.
Socialists must think that's so weird. He could have had a new luxury car by then, rather than making financial sacrifices to pay for his child's education.
Jun 9
What's a car that used to be everywhere back in the day, but kids today wouldn't recognize I will start with the ford angular
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Jun 10
I've opted for a Basic Funeral; but if someone insists on music, let it be "Hot Rails To Hell" by Blue Oyster Cult.
Jun 10
Have changed my mind on the funeral music. The traditional stuff - Nimrod esp - is just TOO depressing. You don't want to be made more sad than you are already. Now thinking Dambusters Theme
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Jun 10
Anti-Beheading Rioters Will ‘Feel Full Force of the Law‘, Warns Starmer breitbart.com/europe/2026/06… via @BreitbartNews
So Starmer believes that those who riot against beheading are worse than those who attempt to beahead?
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Good night all. Sleep peacefully and dream of whom you want to dream...... youtu.be/2MgzKOxl1bE?si=1Zok… via @YouTube
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Sign-off track coming up.
Sinking fast now -- another fall today -- but at least I've been to some good gigs..... this one for instance.........
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Police Watchdog Claims UK Still Needs More Anti-Racist Policies breitbart.com/europe/2026/06… via @BreitbartNews
Former Met Police Federation Chairman Nick Prior is right. The police are infected with the woke mind virus.
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Amazing that I remember the dates of things my greatest hero did? Hardly. Actually he bombed Calais six nights running (31/5/44 - 5/6/44) as part of Operation Fortitude, which he had never heard of at the time, of course. I mentioned the 4th simply because that was the date....
Jun 4
Amazing that you have kept that date alive all these years. Impressive even.
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....the subject came up.
Of course, six relatively short and easy ops in succession were welcome. Anything was better than a round trip to Essen.... except a one-way trip to Essen, of course.
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Good night all. Sleep peacefully and dream of whom you want to dream..... youtu.be/Lv_v2gkFtew?si=TzvE… via @YouTube
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I was about to say something morbid, but thought better of it.
Sign-off track coming up.
"I have appointments that I must keep with my past....."
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No Charlie Watts? You cannot be serious.
Top 10 Greatest Drummers of All Time according to Rolling Stone:
10. Stewart Copeland
9. AI Jackson Jr.
8. Mitch Mitchell
7. Gene Krupa
6. Clyde Stubblefield and John “Jabo” Starks
5. Hal Blaine
4. Neil Peart
3. Ginger Baker
2. Keith Moon
1. John Bonham
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Exactly.
Jun 4
Always reverse in and drive out forward, saves me reversing out over blind people and jack russels
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BBC Bias: Farage Reportedly Banned From Show as Staff Felt ‘Unsafe‘ breitbart.com/europe/2026/06… via @BreitbartNews
Ah....diddums!
This is, of course, yet another consequence of the replacement of education by Hippy-Communist indoctrination.
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Orwell's Airstrip 1?
May 30
Okay, but what country?
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I second that motion. I met Julie a few times when she was a "hip young gunslinger".
Jun 1
Oh, please get well soon.
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Thanks.
Brave men flew the B17. Though it had twice as many gun positions as my dad's Lancaster, that hardly compensated for the fact that USAAF ops were flown in broad daylight, initially without fighter escort.
That reminds me.....
Jun 3
@StephenLees4 Good thread for you
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.....This afternoon 82 years ago, Dad was preparing for another night participating in "Operation Fortitude", the most successful military deception ever. So successful was it that, when "Operation Overlord" was launched on the 6th, Hitler was convinced that it was a feint....
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....and for three crucial days refused to allow reinforcements to be sent to Normandy, convinced that Calais was the real target.
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