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https://milsurpafterhours.com/bb/download/file.php?id=15594&mode=view (No 3 above) That picture brings back some memories of post-basic fraining, we had an obstacle course that contained such a section about 30 feet long, and once when there were half a dozen diggers in it, Lt. Rawlinson threw a hat...

Well done indeed!!

Many towns and cities in the South had to build new public buildings after 1865 and they built them defiantly facing South.

I wonder when the "Rethinkers of History" will want them moved to face one of the other compass points?

A friend of mine, the late Mr Justice 'Roddy' Maher was descended from "Maher of the Sword", Brigadier General Maher of the US Army in the war between the States and leader of the Irish brigade; the Judge was also descended from that great British Parliamentarian Pitt the Younger.

Clash of genes?

Duncan,

"... and i can see m,e buying more ion the near future."

In vino veritas?

Very true. When I came home from my first trip in the merchant navy in '66 every other word I uttered was F**k :roll: My father soon brought me back into the real world!!! Likewise, when I came home from Korea I asked mum to " Pass the f**ken sauce, please", she was absolutely unfazed and I didn't ...

Does the rest of the world have emergency vehicles that are just called Ambulances or do they have Emergency Ambulances as we do in Australia?

I was always under the impression that Ambulances were Emergency vehicles.

I may have posted this before, if so, sorry. During infantry training, we were taken to a general display of military equipment including artillery, we were being given a demo (non-firing) of the 9-inch field guns and the somewhat loudmouthed Bombardier giving the spiel said: "We fire these with our...

Well done, Walt!