:lol: And on the Sea Gate post I was "resting" with my back end on a plank on the side of the box ( roughly a half inch wide) with my feet on the other side in a sort of cramped 'W' position, as one did - when two young officers came by from ashore, slightly under the weather... Once they'...

We both wore off a bit of this step Jim

:D Enjoyed that - and yes, I owe you at least sippers,gulpers and sandy bottoms ! Have you been to Eastney lately ! We were there last in May 2006 for a Dress Rehearsal for our fiftieth Anniversary Reunion (which was held in October at CTC but we had a squaddie who came up from Oz to visit in May &q...

:D Booze and women - huh - I know that you two are older gentlemen - but - My memory is such that I can hardly remember booze and women - or what I ate y'day. :D I'm in awesome good shape again really, full pace of thirty and Kings Squad rate of 108 to the whatever it was again .... Don't dodder, I ...

Thank you for that - warms.....muchly.

You and all of you others have a Happy Friday and a great week end

:D Owdun my mate !!! You were in "lurk" mode all the time ..... :D Glad that you too check in from time to time - great stuff - it means that there is at least a nucleus of old (pardon) members that can pick up the pieces and contribute. You are correct of course and he is often back 'over...

Yes, Rover's post said it all I'm afraid... http://www.militaryforums.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=38061 One particular Troll - who was banned - re-invented himself and re-entered as a new callsign and caused more grief - and was again banned over and over until Mods were tired of sossing h...

:wink: Hello you lot ..... I surface from time to time - nice to see people on here ! I'm in to check the PTSD slot - the Admin page - and here... checking for trolls and stalkers .... Lots wandered back to the other side JR - I'll bet that we're a hundred an fifty odd years old now - you and I toge...

:drinking: What you girls need is a good set of traction devices .... I've sent some over for an oppo who has just completed the Gumpathon... Go in and take a shufty at gumpathon.com The UK has the following supplier of traction stuff for little old ladies .... http://www.yaktrax.co.uk/stockists Get...

Snow ? You call that snow ?

When I was serving - THEN we had snow .....



This - is snow -

Break out yer long johns with the escape hatch in the back and SMILE -
it's not going anywhere - use it

:wink: Cathy - Put this into your Fakebook page and invite friends - send it out on your E mail list and ask everyone to do the same ..... That's what I'm doing good effort ! http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=122907697740212&v=info#!/group.php?gid=122907697740212&v=info Come on then you ...

:D Roger your last ..... Hyperlithe Some of the stuff must have worn off on me .... Born in the grimy North East - probably descended from the Romans and the Vikings etc etc Must have infiltrated my jeans/genes - as I enjoyed it all so much that came over here to be closer to it all .... I'm even tr...

:( Extend the length of education in order to hide the third and fourth generation unemployment. Cheap beer/booze and tobacco to keep the common man satisfied and passive..... Remember who closed the mines when "They" needed a more flexible workforce ( didn't work) no-one moves from Birtle...

8) You wouldn't like the old fella :D Old ? What do you mean Old ? That's my gear that is - look at the name on it ! And as for packing out the sack with a quilt - there is a story there ..... Some of the men packed out there gear with newspapers after quite a few exercises in preparation for a raid...

:D You've just gone and picked on THE two oldest and meanest Marines on this site ..... ( Well, the other one is really old ) Yomping with a Bergan - you grabs yer Bergan, fills it up over the top with gear, and you Yomp .... tup three. Tips - put the heavy stuff at the top - such as radio, batterie...