Hi All,
Agreed. 😀

Geoff.

Hi All,
Sorry to say this but isn’t the sad truth about all this is they will never stop the illegal trade in guns no matter if the US constitution was changed there will always be Criminals and MB gang warfare as every criminal is stepping on every other criminals turf utterings such as ” I say old bean do you mind awfully not doing that here” with the resulting mash up of various thug inc’s and every cowboy wannabe wanting more and more of the illicit trade no matter what it be GUNS/BOOZE/PROSTITUTION/DRUGS OR PEOPLE TRAFFICKING etc.etc/etc.
The crim’s will always come up with another way around obstacles that are placed in their way by the authorities, the Civi population are just collateral damage that mean nothing gone are the days when most crim’s just took it out on each other in clandestine shootings. Even if the crim’s are caught they get a life sentence it does not matter, they get looked after it’s a risk they all take when signing up to whatever gang it’s a way of life to most so now it’s obviously going public again. :apologetic:

Geoff.

Hi All,
Charlie,
See what I mean about an open mind no matter how preposterous something sounds, the truth is out there you just have to sort the wheat from the chaff then dig deeper than what the story is, but I an glad we can agree on some things matey……:D
snafu52,
Exactly matey….;)

Geoff.

Hi All,
I have said this before about covering the Civi airliners at Duxford, surely something could be done with acquiring a hanger from a disused airbase that is going to tear down and scrap on site hangers ? so long as they are big enough maybe two given to them as a donation all they have to do s dismantle and transport then re-erect them on the new site wherever that maybe even if it takes a while I am certain it could be done.
I know all the above sounds fanciful but why cant the powers that be just put money aside and do something good for once, the same as why the council want to make money out of the hanger rental just give it to the VTTS it’s not as if there are hundreds of potential customers knocking on their doors with bags full of cash for what essentially was given to the council from the RAF or did they buy RAF Finningly ? In that case I can understand why they want to have some revenue coming back in but even having said that why not just gift them the hanger ?
If it comes down to engine life or prolonging engine life why not take the engines from XM655 if the worst comes o the worst and it is faced with the scrap mans axe ? at least part her would be flying again if those engines could be made airworthy again as (Please correct if wrong.) XM655 has the youngest airframe and the more powerful variant of the Olympus engines than that of XH558 or XL426 ? I suppose at the end of the day there are a lot of variables that have gone into making this the final season but like so many have said it would be better served at Bruntingthorpe or Elvington where she would be kept alive with a good future not just a temporary stay of execution when the attraction of the Robinhood Airport Vulcan attraction has run it’s coarse while it is hoped for a good preserved home lets not forget what happened to the good intentions behind XM603 when she was restored these pictures from 1995/2010/ YOUTUBE VIDEO 2013/2015 below should serve as a warning to XH558 that not all good intentions can be delivered on time as it is taking an awful long time to get XM603 under cover. It’s really sad about 603’s life as those volunteers who brought her back to life must be wondering was it worth all the effort to see their work just go backwards over the years it has been hanging around the Woodford site but there is a glimmer of hope with the fresh pictures from her Facebook. :applause:
Having said the above her Facebook is saying she is in her new resting place here is the link for anybody interested https://www.facebook.com/pages/Avro-Vulcan-XM603/352374164798100 😮

Photo below 16/05/2015 and Video 2002 courtesy of Gary Miles on the XM603 Facebook page.

Hi All,
To French experimental aircraft with a trio of engines. SO.9000/SO.9050 Trident….:D

Geoff.

Hi All,
Congratulations to all involved with this save well done chaps…..:applause:

Geoff.

Hi All,

Geoff.

Hi All,
I am pretty open minded as regards peoples sexuality until that is forced on me I believe that people can be how they like in their own space so long as it doesn’t involve me or intrude in my life. My daughter has gay friends (Males) pleasant enough guy’s and can talk on any subject just like I do with heterosexuals, but when I see story’s like this it is just pushing PC to far. How far do you take PC ‘I am not aloud to think:- I do not like A/B or C because it may offend some random person who just happens to think it was intended to offend certain peoples Sexuality/Race/Religion/Faith etc.etc.etc. Doesn’t the word [homophobic]quote from the article below say it all ? “Mr Tucker added that he and his partner feared the “homophobic” sign would be “subject to frequent vandalism and possible theft.”
To me they added the [frequent vandalism and possible theft] as an after thought just to fill out their complaint instead of just asking why the council named the road the way they did, why not ask for the ‘S’ to be taken off I couldn’t see any problem with that that’s just being sympathetic to their worry about the sign being homophobic, but then to get the papers involved and a local MP sticking his oar in just to appease the PC brigade is a disgusting misuse of his position, the two morons are just causing trouble simply because they do not like the name and what others may think, it’s not up to them it’s the local council who named the road and it’s the council who will either take action or just tell them as they should to stop being such stirrers.
This article say’s more about the two pillocks attitude towards others rather than the rights of minority groups and just makes a mockery of the main objective of people being accepted for what and who they are, it does nothing for them only for retards who would enjoy seeing articles like this and only advertises the fact that homosexuality is still not accepted by all, while a few who cannot get past the barrier will get enjoyment from this ridiculous story of two insecure people who live together as partners nothing more. :apologetic:

Geoff.