RE: Ghosts

SAAB,

many people have difficulty with the idea of seeing ghosts, your experience could well be down to illness and fatigue. Many people say there are ghosts and that this indicates there is life after death and ask the question “If there is life after death or ghosts, why doesn’t someone come back and tell us?” I said this to somebody once and their answer was “well, maybe we’re the ghosts?”

I have had several strange experiences and remain sceptical, still clinging doggedly to the fence, holding on like grim death. The question now for me is do I believe what my head tells me is empirically true or follow where I suspect my heart would like to lead me?

Regards,

kev35

RE: the best of…………

Snapper,

The 13th Valley, probably the best Vietnam novel written, absolutely superb! Non aviation books? Here’s five that I think are classics, in no particular order.

Covenant with death by John Harris.

Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach.

Watership Down by Richard Adams.

The Reluctant Messiah by Richard Bach.

The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara.

I could go on (and frquently do as many of you know.)

Regards,

kev35

RE: Whats the most stupid thing?

Hi, Dave.

I can’t speak about bus drivers in London but round here they are a law unto themselves. The distance between each stop is apparently best travelled by getting the bus to go as quickly as possible and getting it to stop the same way. Flashing of lights and blaring horns is mandatory. Communication between driver and passengers varies from the mono-syllabic to the downright abusive! Example: ‘Does this bus go to Willenhall?’ ‘Grrrnnnppphhh’, or ‘Hurry up you dozy old bag.’

As for the bit about anoraks, I was only joking, wasn’t I?

Regards,

kev35

RE: Whats the most stupid thing?

Dave.

“Kev

I understand what you’re saying .”

Oh no you don’t!!! Oooops! Slipped into pantomime mode again there for a moment.

“You could be right about work colleagues having a humdrum life outside work, but to think of bus driving as an exciting vocation, now that has got to be sad.”

C’mon, driving through puddles to soak people, encouraging someone to run for the bus and then pulling away just as you get to the spot, waiting till there’s three or four people standing to get off and slamming the brakes on? Some, note some, bus drivers seem to have a whale of a time.

“The Royle Family? the mickey take that we all fell for? no, you did, I didnt, the only good thing about that programme was the theme tune.”

Wrong. I think it’s amazing how well it did. Caroline Aherne and Craig Cash must have laughed all the way to the bank. Ricky Tomlinson probably ‘never did so little for so much.’ I didn’t like the programme, I’m just amazed at the money and enthusiasm it generated.

“Hey, did you know that theres a book for Eddie Stobart spotters its about 15cm x 10cm and has approximately 50 pages,(yawn) each page is white with black writing and theres some really lovely pictures(yawn)of some lorries and stuff and it sits on the shelf just nicely, and……………..asleep yet??”

Yes Dave, I’ve heard of it. Isn’t there something else along the same lines called Civil Aircraft Markings and JP World Airline Fleets? Don’t know how true it is, but had heard they were sold with a free anorak?

Regards,

kev35
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RE: Whats the most stupid thing?

Sparky,

I agree with you about the vocal cords but please don’t misunderstand about the bobble hats, it’s nothing to do with keeping warm, it’s just so they know which end of the ground to stand in.

Regards,

kev35

RE: Whats the most stupid thing?

Ahh yes. But football anoraks have stripey scarves and matching bobble hats!

Regards,

kev35

RE: Whats the most stupid thing?

Dave,

You’re obviously missing the point with some of these conversations.

“listening to teenaged girls talking,”

I stood in a queue listening to some girls discussing blue in great detail without making any sense. One even wanted to marry blue? I put it down to my addled brain and poor hearing till I found out blue was a pop group. It’s not only girls, recently I heard a group of lads discussing pink in intimate detail…..

“or septagenarians discussing their latest outing to see their GP,”

Generally, septuagenarians are approaching the end of their days and have often lived interesting and varied lives. With the NHS as it is today, a visit to the GP could be the last great adventure.

“or that bloody awful “comedy” the Royle Family,.”

You’ve got to admire the gullibility of the British viewing public. Millions of people watching a programme on tv about a family watching tv. Got to be the biggest mickey take ever and we fell for it.

“or guys at work talking shop when you go for a drink with em,”

A perfect example of people’s infatuation with work. Maybe it’s because their real lives are so humdrum or that their job is so fascinating to them.

“or my next door neighbour telling me about her operation,”

It’s the current most significant event in her life.

“or pensioners talking about the weather.”

It’s the current most significant event in their lives….

“people, people, people, GET A BLOODY LIFE!!!!!”

In the cases of the septuagenarians, they’ve already had one!

Regards,

kev35

RE: I’m scared of Global Thermonuclear War 🙂

Like others have said it is a legacy we have lived with for 57 years. If it’s going to happen there is very little the ordinary man on the street will ever be able to do to stop it. I have other things which concern me far more: How long before I need a wheelchair full time? Am I going to develop retinopathy?

The threat of global thermonuclear war is not on my list of things I can spare time to worry about. Having said that, I believe the world becomes ever more dangerous and what the eventual outcome will be I just don’t know. But me worrying about it isn’t going to do any good.

Regards,

kev35