Book Reviewer to US/UK UPs & PHs NDAs welcomed. Ex-Military, Likes Port,Silence & Cows. Post hoc ergo procter hoc-NOT!

Lend Voice to Thought!
Joined August 2013
All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them. Galileo Galilei
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Remembering my friend Derek Marwick. 💂
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Watching 'Our Holiday at Bridlington 1937' on @TalkingPicsTV I noticed a small trawler/drifter flying an RAF pennant and its name, Kernoozer. This vessel was based at Bridlington to maintain the target range at Skipsea/Cowden. A certain Air craftsmen Shaw being based their 😉
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Or for those unfamiliar with Aircraftsmen Shaw, here's his photograph, aka Lawrence of Arabia
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I had the great misfortune of striking up a conversation with a flat-earth believer. If they're all like him in their fanaticism, then they all need to be certified insane. 🤪🙈🤯🤬😔
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In August'41 some 1400 Black 🇺🇸 servicemen arrived in the Belgian Congo. I presume they were 'invited' by the Belgian Colonial minister 🤔 and given 🇺🇸 neutrality, was this deployment subject to any Government oversight/sanction?
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Does anyone know the genesis for this:- 'It's better to wound your enemy than kill him. That way he uses up more men, material and time, than he would if you'd killed them'
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Well at least the 'crazy people' aspect was correct. 🤪 Some seriously deluded people out there. 😔
Replying to @sundersays
A variant of the prediction is that JFK himself will be resurrected tonight, by the grassy knoll, so that he can "transfer power" to Trump and to JFK Jr, restoring Trump to office immediately.
For those about to fly, along with false altitude data from mothballed systems, you've got deadly snakes and insects to worry about 🙈 Please ensure you seat is in the upright position 😉 theguardian.com/world/2021/n…
A Xmas present for a certain @nickfshort 🤔
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Bought some blinds today from @DunelmUK and asked if I wanted an email receipt, no I replied. The cashier was disappointed as she informed me they have targets to hit on emails, with quite serious consequences if they don't. Idiotic pressures on young staff.
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Trying to support local indep businesses and my last 2 encounters make you wonder why you bother.
Hi @nickfshort have you visited Mittenwald (City of violins). I ask bcse currently showing on @TalkingPicsTV part of the Look at Life series by Rank.
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