Taupotreeman
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Well , if the thread is going to be closed anyway can I just take the opportunity to wish the best of luck to the guys and gals involved in any missions over there. Regardless of our opinions on the military action, those on the front line don't have a choice as it's their job. So here's hoping, no matter what country they are from they all come back safe and sound.
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Bloody brilliant. Penn and Teller required to show us how it was done.
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Is the UK still buying gas from Russia and cheap goods from China? May not have the typical despotic leader but China has one of the highest rates of poverty in the world. You can't win really.
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Public speaking- time to get help!
Taupotreeman replied to Tony Croft aka hamadryad's topic in General chat
I was always an introvert at school. Very much the shy boy and kept to myself. I got roped in to singing a solo at the local Parish chruch and I've never been so scared in all my life. The school tried to get me there the following year but I made my excuses. A few years later I was at business college and was explaining my fears to one of the tutors. He told me to act. Act the extrovert, put on a show. If someone gives you a put down throw it back at them. If you are public speaking act like YOU are the man and YOU know everything. I didn't believe a word of it but gave it a go anyway. I couldn't believe how well it worked. People find you weaknesses but if you put on the act it's easy to hide your fears. -
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What I was getting at was the fact that India is one of the world's fastest developing economies and one of the largest, not withstanding they can afford to have nuclear armourments so why is the UK giving them aid that they can obviously afford themselves? Add to that the recent commonwealth games, cricket world cup etc and too be perfectly honest they don't need aid. What they need is a rethinking of their priorities. As far as a third world war I would be more worried about those that are technically equiped such as NK or Iran. A good friend of mine who is very into his militaria seems to believe that it will more than likely be a rogue state or dictatorship and certainly if someone like Ghaddafi threatened many of those in the Arab league would not put up with it.
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Really looking forward to the new version of The Dambusters, especially being a mad Lancaster fan.
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My top ten often canges places but Close encounters of the third kind always ends up at number one. You know a good film when you see it in the advertising and think "I won't bother with that' but then can't turn it off once it's on.
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And while we are talking about not being able to afford another miltary operation; what about the billions poured into overseas aid? India for goodness sake gets aid money. Can someone explain that to me?
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Two? Afghanistan and ?
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Dumb, just plain dumb. How many things could have gone wrong in that scenario? The head breaking out? The tree twisting on the way down? The guys didn't even have a helmet on. Sometimes you have to wonder about Darwins theory when you see this.
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Do you really need one? We have one but only use it in the summer as it's cheaper than using heaps of hot water to wash up. With a wet back hot water is free in winter so it's all done by hand. If you have to get one don't get the drawer system; they are pants.
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Bout time you had a book init so we can all learn a thing or two.
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I don't so much have an issue with going into these countries as a peace keeping force but what gets my goat is the fact that we only worry about the oil producing countries. We don't worry about China, which has an appalling human rights record, nor various other middle eastern countries. Neither is the UK willing to sort out its own home grown problems before trying to sort out everybody elses. And will the allies get any thanks for this? Course they won't. It'll be just another case of interfering busybodies unfortunately.
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Smashed him! Sometimes it happens. Good on the big fella for giving some back.
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Do a quick search lionpea. There was a whole thread on it not so long ago with heaps of good advice about immigration, equipment etc. Failing that send me a PM and I'll give you the details you need.
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by the time I got to it the video had been removed. Would someone like to enlighten me please?
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These are brilliant, especially the Yeo Valley. Keep em coming.
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Yeesh! I was just trying to say that if you clean the gear once in a while it is EASIER to see a crack or weakening of the metal when it begins not after it's sat there rusting for a while. Surely better spotted early before it becomes a major? A similar failure like this could happen to any wheeled vehicle. Would you be happy if it failed on the motorway and wiped out the wife's car just because someone didn't bother checking it properly? As for MOT's on trailers; all road vehicles here have to have a warrent of fitness before they are allowed on the road. That inlcudes trailers of any type. Not such a stupid idea when you see some of the home built efforts on people's lawns.
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Never rely on a company to get back to you, especially if it's overseas. If you want the job or the move that bad keep chasing them. If they realise you want the position that bad they're more likely to give you the job.
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Sweet news.
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He was lucky it wasn't pre burnt for him as well.
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You still going back to the UK bro? Not interested in looking for work somewhere else about the country?
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Thought that first one was going to be another P take out of us on this side of the world but it ended up being a primo ad. Might have to stick that one on my Facebook page.
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I dread to think how much stress you guys are putting on the motors towing all this weight. I blew the gearbox and head on Toyota surf after towing a 12" bandit. No idea what the bandit weighed but I spent most of the trip with a nice view of the sky Boss wasn't happy but it was the bosses idea so he couldn't really complain.
