Daimo B
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"The last remaining Briton to have seen active service in World War I and World War II has died aged 106.
Capt Ken Cummins served in the Royal Navy in the Great War and in the Merchant Navy 30 years later.
In World War II, his ship, the Viceroy of India, was hit by a torpedo off the coast of North Africa.
He died on December 10 at his home in Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire.
Dennis Goodwin, from the WWI Veterans' Association, said: 'Any death of a WWI vet means the end of a special generation, the likes of which we will never see again."
I thought this was worth a mention as without guys like this, we wouldn't be living the life we are today, you driving the cars you are, playing gamestations we are.. RIP fella, we thank you.
On another note, i watched some programe on the war last night and the German secret underground manufacturing plants. How we won the war, I don't know. They were leagues ahead. Some of their technology wouldn't go amiss today, let alone 50+ years ago... If you get a chance to watch it, its quite interesting. Some of these facilities were 600,000+ square metres.. Built the V2 rocket etc.
Next epidsode they are/were discovering Hitlers secret mountin house and the gold reserve unknow to be underneath it.
On Civilisation TV, REICH UNDERGROUND - The terror from below. 2nd part on tonight at 9pm.
And no, im not OJC, just some interesting stuff...
[Edited on 21-12-2006 by VXR]
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Cybermonkey
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RIP 
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Whittie
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To be fair he was 106.
But it is a shame to see a veteran go, especially before christmas
RIP.
[Edited on 21-12-2006 by Whittie]
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Jambo
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RIP
People like this built modern society and gave a huge sacrifice to make sure the future was safe for us to all live the life of luxury we live today.
I salute you Sir, for you are a far greater man than most of us will ever be. We owe our lives, our parents lives and everything we have today to you.
Thank you
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by VXR
On another note, i watched some programe on the war last night and the German secret underground manufacturing plants. How we won the war, I don't know. They were leagues ahead. Some of their technology wouldn't go amiss today, let alone 50+ years ago... If you get a chance to watch it, its quite interesting. Some of these facilities were 600,000+ square metres.. Built the V2 rocket etc.
Next epidsode they are/were discovering Hitlers secret mountin house and the gold reserve unknow to be underneath it.
On Civilisation TV, REICH UNDERGROUND - The terror from below. 2nd part on tonight at 9pm.
And no, im not OJC, just some interesting stuff...
Get with the times, I've know about this stuff for years.
The Germans tested a nuclear device, all the details of which are in this book. I suggest you read it and learn yourself, we have been sold a story by our goverments that we won the war with ease and that the United States Goverment developed the first atomic device, clearly a lie.
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Marc
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Oliver 
Have you watched that film yet? 
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Ojc
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As for the hero that died, I respect these men more than I respect myself.
Although if they could see the state of our country today, I doubt they would have bothered to fight.
"They gave their future, so we could have ours"
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Tom
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RIP
I watched a ray mears programme the other week - heroes of telemark well good programme
'The Real Heroes of Telemark' tells the story of a World War II operation carried out by a few men with amazing survival skills. The small squad was parachuted into Norway, on a glacier, with basic equipment. They had for mission to prevent the Nazis from building an atomic bomb. This book recounts the sixty-year-old true story of these special heroes.
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Ojc
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Oliver
Have you watched that film yet?
What film?
Another good book
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Marc
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Can't remember the name now, was a world war 2 science fiction I think.
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Daimo B
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Get with the times  IM sorry, i dont spend my evenings and weekends fires a pellet gun and running round in combats
It was an interesting program. You watched it?
Some of the V2 bunkers, although there were more interesting projects that really are quite scarey to think about.
http://www.atlantikwall.net/related_v2_supply_chain.htm
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Liam
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RIP
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Ojc
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quote:
Originally posted by VXR
Get with the times IM sorry, i dont spend my evenings and weekends fires a pellet gun and running round in combats
It was an interesting program. You watched it?
Some of the V2 bunkers, although there were more interesting projects that really are quite scarey to think about.
http://www.atlantikwall.net/related_v2_supply_chain.htm
No, you spend your weekends stoned 
I have seen most of these programs, I live for these programs.
Look at the bunkers around Ohrdruf, these are of special intrest because the entrances were blown up and blocked off at the end of the war for reasons unknown, whats even more intresting is that all documents regarding Ohrdruf were classifed for 100 years from 1945 so won't be until 2045 before we know what went on in there.
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Ojc
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http://www.thirdreichruins.com/thuringen.htm
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Colin
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Yip sorry to hear of his passing but its true...they fought to keep the country when now 50 yrs later its run by mugs that have given it away!!
I know for sure If I was called up to fight for my country like they were I would tell them to take 2 fucks of themselves!!
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Daimo B
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http://www.thirdreichruins.com/thuringen.htm
Thats another one that was on there yeah... Has got a lake next to it, runway on the top....
As for my weekends, nahh, only when we're not busy..... Got to put things in prospective here. And its ony till the 31st anyway 
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Tom
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Once a stoner always a stoner 
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Daimo B
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I know people that will beg to differ
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Tom
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So do I, was just being silly.
You sound addicted to me though
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Daimo B
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Green isn't addictive as a drug, but the whole thign around it (rolling etc) and the fags you put in it are...
Its started to effect my memory, and i said the day it effected me was the time to give up. When 2 of you do it, it needs to be a mutual decision..
Hence the 31st will be my last day. Joint (boom boom) decision.
But I have smoked it daily since, errr, i was about 19, so time to move on i guess.. Plus i want to carry on with my career, use the money to do other things etc... Only smoke like 3-4 a day anyway,
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Tom
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That's quite alot.
It's the only thing I never got into ( )
I've got alot of mates who have done and/or still do it, one of them has been really affected by it lost sense of humour and is not very observant etc, the rest are fine it's strange as he was the one who gave it up about 2 years ago
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Daimo B
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Depends on the individual. It effects some, and doesn't others....
Government need to spend some money looking into it rather than the usual "brush in under the carpet" normal.
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willay
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I think the Goverment is looking into it, its just current studies arent really useful because of how long the drug has been in heavy use among the masses (unlike alcohol).
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willay
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daimo do you smoke with tabbaco
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Colin
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Great post! respect the dead & war hero's while talking about drug use
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