Pete TrumanLast night saw 28 WEEKS LATER at a preview at our local VUE. Goes on general release 11th.
Bloody to say the least, six people walked out can’t remember being in a film for a long time when that happened.
Paul
Hmmmmm, I remember going to see The Exorcist when it came out. First of all we were harangued by a local vicar and his supporters telling us not to go in, once inside, people were leaving in droves.
Some of my pals, one in particular, were devout Catholics and found the film hard to deal with.
As for myself, I’m not a fan of ‘horror’ films and was bored stiff with it, it didn’t do anything for me, much to the chagrin of my mates, who spent most of their time with their hands over their faces.
Pete TrumanLast night saw 28 WEEKS LATER at a preview at our local VUE. Goes on general release 11th.
Bloody to say the least, six people walked out can’t remember being in a film for a long time when that happened.
Paul
Hmmmmm, I remember going to see The Exorcist when it came out. First of all we were harangued by a local vicar and his supporters telling us not to go in, once inside, people were leaving in droves.
Some of my pals, one in particular, were devout Catholics and found the film hard to deal with.
As for myself, I’m not a fan of ‘horror’ films and was bored stiff with it, it didn’t do anything for me, much to the chagrin of my mates, who spent most of their time with their hands over their faces.
Pete TrumanLatest info.
I have a problem with some awful fibrous weed that has started to spread, the tadpoles love feeding on it but it outstrips the demand. I’ve been told that to get rid of it I need to put some straw in the pond, but with such a small pond, it could be a disaster.
The yellow Iris has started to flower but keeps falling over, despite it being anchored down with concrete blocks. Otherwise everything is Hunky Dory, the plants are loving it, the tads haven’t developed back legs yet though, thought they would have done by now.
Pete TrumanLatest info.
I have a problem with some awful fibrous weed that has started to spread, the tadpoles love feeding on it but it outstrips the demand. I’ve been told that to get rid of it I need to put some straw in the pond, but with such a small pond, it could be a disaster.
The yellow Iris has started to flower but keeps falling over, despite it being anchored down with concrete blocks. Otherwise everything is Hunky Dory, the plants are loving it, the tads haven’t developed back legs yet though, thought they would have done by now.
Pete TrumanThis is so sad, I have a ‘normal’ 13 year old stepson, OK, he’s a Goth, but he’s a lovely kid, he wouldn’t think of killing a slug, I’ll have to show him this when he gets back from school, he’ll be mortified, but probably kill himself laughing and take the ****, but isn’t that what kids are all about, well one’s with their own destiny in their hands at any rate, not manufactured, brainwashed, manipulated saddoes who haven’t had a proper childhood.
Sick, sick, sick, is not the words that describe what these people are doing to their children, what is the point, where will it all end, I really worry about the future of our ‘integrated’ society, let alone the religious zealots across the world that are stirring up trouble, bring back the Spanish Inquisition and the comfy chair.
Pete TrumanThis is so sad, I have a ‘normal’ 13 year old stepson, OK, he’s a Goth, but he’s a lovely kid, he wouldn’t think of killing a slug, I’ll have to show him this when he gets back from school, he’ll be mortified, but probably kill himself laughing and take the ****, but isn’t that what kids are all about, well one’s with their own destiny in their hands at any rate, not manufactured, brainwashed, manipulated saddoes who haven’t had a proper childhood.
Sick, sick, sick, is not the words that describe what these people are doing to their children, what is the point, where will it all end, I really worry about the future of our ‘integrated’ society, let alone the religious zealots across the world that are stirring up trouble, bring back the Spanish Inquisition and the comfy chair.
Pete TrumanWhat a bunch of sad old pervs you truly are, a good excuse for an aviation thread this is, not. My missus is dying to do the wing walk thing, but I keep telling her that she will dangerously affect the air flow over the a/c, please don’t read this love, I want to wake up in the morning without serious damage.
Also, please don’t mention Station Officer Harvey in front of my father in law, or Moggy for that matter.
Pete TrumanThe WACO glider was, presumably, coming from west to east – the easy option! Going the other way (east to west) requires a specific set of meteorological conditions to be available to aircraft of limited fuel endurance. The leg from somewhere in Greenland to Canada requires a fairly stiff tail-wind component if one is to avoid plopping into the Oggin quite a few miles short of Canada! What was the longest distance a DC-3 could fly before it ran out of “gravy”? – can the experts please expound? Similarly, using Shannon as a way-point can only have been dictated by the fact that aviation fuel was cheaper in S Ireland than in UK? The likely best route would have been S UK – Stornoway – Keflavik – Narssassuaq – Canada. Would also be interested in the actual date of this UK – Canada flight. I can look at historical met charts to see if the conditions (above) existed.
Rgds
Peter Davies
We think it was November/December 1947, if that helps.
Pete TrumanNot a personal one on one meeting, but 40+ years ago I was at an airshow at Cottesmore, Douglas Bader flew in, in a light a/c and Johnny Johnson, who was the station commander at the time, came out to greet him, all this happened a few feet away, right in front of me, I witnessed the famous Bader leg swing out the cockpit.
Does this count.
Pete TrumanThe Spitty and possibly the Moths were there as a prelude to flying over Woods Rolls Royce garage at Gt Easton as it was their annual open day, the Lancaster performed at lunchtime.
By coincidence, I drove past Andrewsfield at 7:00 this morning when I took Uncle George back to Stansted for his flight to Hungary, I was telling them all about the story of the Mystere and it’s US ownership, don’t know whether they believed me, it’s such a ridiculous story.
For AG’s info, it was all part of a lend lease/ financial deal with the French Government after the war, in other words, the US paid for the Mysteres development and therefore felt they owned it, so on retirement it became US property, they obviously were dying to place it in USAF service.
Could the next person to visit, could be me, slide the cockpit fully shut please.
Pete TrumanYou haven’t lived till you’ve seen Holly Hunter slaughter the Irish accent in the play ‘By The Bog Of Cats’.
Mind you, all is forgiven when she appears in the last act in a virtually transparent white full length dress. 😮
Moggy
I’m concerned about you Moggy, please have a cold shower.
You may be interested to know that, following their visit to the BBMF do at DX, I introduced the Hungarians to the BoB film and all they were interested in was a certain actress whose name I dare’nt mention, something to do with Harvey?
Pete TrumanSorry, I have nothing to add, I do remember seeing The Brylcream Boys when it was on TV, I’m just amazed at the way that this thread has unfolded, it’s so interesting, why did you move your obvious talents down under JDK.
I’m up for a part Jenny, I can do a very good Timothy Spall impression, my accent was just not considered acceptable at the school Shakespeare auditions, mind you, I saw Robert Ryan get away with Othello at the Nottingham Playhouse, once a cowboy, always a cowboy, it worked too, best Shakespeare I ever saw.
Pete TrumanHas anyone anymore news on this event, otherwise I shall ring DX tomorrow afternoon, find out more and post on here, I’m stumped as to what time to arrive. The Hungarians are beside themselves and already preparing cameras.
Unfortunately they have invited us over for a barbie tomorrow night which means much drink over the whole day for them, it takes that long for the pot of goulash to be cooked, so I’m concerned about their state of health on saturday morning. My missus says I’ve got to drive tomorrow, as she wants to join in the ancestral fun, which is a good idea in order for me to keep a cool head on saturday.
Pete TrumanHi.
I’ve been delving.
HMS Belfast.
Southampton Class battle cruiser.
Launched 1938.
11,500 tons.
Armament, 12X6″
8 4″
12 Bofors LAA.
Max speed 32 Kts.
Complement 850 (Flagship)Canberra man
Not Battlecruiser, they were big b@gg@rs aka Hood, Repulse, Renown, Belfast just a normal fleet cruiser I’m afraid. Wouldn’t fancy it’s chances against any of those three with their massive 15 inch? firepower. Just don’t
tell Bismark or the Japanese airforce about this.
Battlecruisers were a disaster in my opinion, Beatties brainchilds were lost at Jutland and the Hood and Repulse couldn’t cope with modern WW2 conditions, either from a heavily armoured German Battleship or Japanese air attack, pity the countless poor brave souls that went down with these disasters of naval design, their numbers were very large.
Fleet cruisers like the Belfast were designed to range far and wide as general dogsbodies or operate in flotillas with the main Battleship group. Their action with the Graf Spee could in the end have been a disaster if it hadn’t been for the actions of British intelligence and the humanity and confusion of Capt Langsdorff.
Graf Spee, though called a pocket battleship, was the ultimate design of this creed of cruiser. Heavily armoured with 12 inch guns, and as fast as a cruiser, it could sort out almost anything but the big boys. I would have rated it’s chances against the Hood with its almost non existant armour, 45,000 tons or not.
Pete TrumanHi.
I’ve been delving.
HMS Belfast.
Southampton Class battle cruiser.
Launched 1938.
11,500 tons.
Armament, 12X6″
8 4″
12 Bofors LAA.
Max speed 32 Kts.
Complement 850 (Flagship)Canberra man
Not Battlecruiser, they were big b@gg@rs aka Hood, Repulse, Renown, Belfast just a normal fleet cruiser I’m afraid. Wouldn’t fancy it’s chances against any of those three with their massive 15 inch? firepower. Just don’t
tell Bismark or the Japanese airforce about this.
Battlecruisers were a disaster in my opinion, Beatties brainchilds were lost at Jutland and the Hood and Repulse couldn’t cope with modern WW2 conditions, either from a heavily armoured German Battleship or Japanese air attack, pity the countless poor brave souls that went down with these disasters of naval design, their numbers were very large.
Fleet cruisers like the Belfast were designed to range far and wide as general dogsbodies or operate in flotillas with the main Battleship group. Their action with the Graf Spee could in the end have been a disaster if it hadn’t been for the actions of British intelligence and the humanity and confusion of Capt Langsdorff.
Graf Spee, though called a pocket battleship, was the ultimate design of this creed of cruiser. Heavily armoured with 12 inch guns, and as fast as a cruiser, it could sort out almost anything but the big boys. I would have rated it’s chances against the Hood with its almost non existant armour, 45,000 tons or not.
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