Hi All,
Not much for classical music although my Heavy Metal taste has mellowed over the years 😀 I always loved the film score from the BOB especially were the main action sequence in the film gathers pace from beginning to end top class I thought the action and music blend well . :eagerness:

Geoff.

Hi All,
Three Lancasters from the film of what has become a legendary act of heroism by so many young men, courtesy of Danbusters.com http://dambustersblog.com/category/avro-lancaster/
Will we ever witness such a site of three Lancasters when NX611 breaks free from her shackles that hold her on the ground ? We can only dream I suppose.

Geoff.

I started to watch this earlier this evening. I watched the first half hour, then lost interest. 🙁

Hi Alan,
I admit not the best film in the world but still watched it anyway, it was the for-runner of the series Firefly which I never watched so thought I would give it a whirl, you obviously have a higher brain function that prevents you from watching bland. :highly_amused:

Geoff.

Hi All,
I think we have wondered off on a tangent here the fact is he is alleged to have assaulted another member of staff, this counts in most work places as gross misconduct and an instant dismissal for us in the real world, unless you have the only mitigating circumstance of defending yourself even then sometimes you may still be sacked.
The fact Mr Gob has kept his job despite his other outbursts has been simply because of his starring role in Top Gear and the untold money it brings into Aunty, or if as been suggested all these other outbursts are scripted then in recent cases it has been in poor taste, while the odd joke is acceptable the continued reference to the Falklands has been a bit crass, a lot of service men on both sides lost their lives and all these insults with the resulting publicity just remind their families of that loss.
Like has been mentioned it is now alleged that Mr Gob reported the problem himself to lessen the impact of it reaching his boss’s ears, also it is alleged his contract is coming to an end and he was going to depart anyway ? to this end does it really matter what happens to Mr Gob ? No one star is bigger than any show they are part of and, has already been mentioned it would carry on without him. While I have always liked the show and the entertainment value of all current three presenters I have always thought Mr Gobs school boy joking the only let down at times particularly with the Falklands.
Hissy fit has been mentioned and he has acted like a true diva if the alleged reason is true, what I will say in his defence as the only possible mitigating circumstance is, as a producer of the show he should have made the hotel aware of their late arrival while making certain all areas especially food were taken care of, whether this is the job of the producer or not I don’t know ? even so everybody is the same when arriving home after a days work you normally have a hot meal if this could not have been done then he should have made other arrangements such booking a nearby restaurant etc.etc. but failure to do this in no way entitles Mr Gob to assault him.

Geoff.

Hi All,
Serenity – A enjoyable Sci-Fi yarn. A few minor celebs recognisable from their later Tv appearences. :eagerness:

Geoff.

Hi All,
Tony and Trekbuster,
I bow down to your wider knowledge of carrier operations I was merely speaking in monetary terms I just don’t think with all the down sizing plus the extra still to come it makes any sense, as far as the aircraft go I still think the F-35 is a waste of everybody’s money when you consider if they had put the money into an upgraded Harrier or next gen Harrier it would have been more cost effective than a brand new design that has had nothing but delay after delay. I seem to remember reading somewhere that it is now visible to certain radars that have been developed as is the norm when you develop a new weapon a counter weapon is also developed by the enemy ?
CD,
No offence matey but you hit the nail on the head instead of looking at Britain in the world and how we are seen by the world, shouldn’t we be concentrating on looking at our selves by getting our own country sorted out first then worry about other country after were all back in the black so to speak.
Economy.
The economy is only doing well if you have spare dosh or your business is doing well, as for everything else the economy is not doing well despite all the figures given these are a smoke screen for the real problems that are the cause of so many of the following problems.
Employment High.
How do you define more people are employed than before if this is true why are there so many unemployed ?
Unemployment Low.
Unemployment figures do not include Those who cannot claim/Those who are retraining/Those On the sick/Those who are in education/Those who are part-time.
Interest rates Low.
Why are the interest rates low ? because nobody can afford to borrow any more if you try and get a mortgage these days it’s very difficult to get favourable terms that give the lender a chance to pay it off, the lender is forced to take a mortgage over a longer period thus paying more interest, as an example lenders used to be able to afford a 25 Yr mortgage now the usual is 50Yr mortgage.
Low Inflation.
If someone was working and has a descent wage packet coming in where you have quite a disposable income left after paying Bills/Food/Transport/Tax etc.etc.etc. then I suppose you would think that, but for the vast majority who work Full time Zero Hr contract minimum wage jobs they would not agree, let alone those who find themselves on benefit through no fault of their own. If inflation is that low why are there so many food banks springing up around the country that are being used more and more ? lets not forget you just cannot turn up to a food bank and put your hand out, you have to register with the DWP (Please correct if wrong) then you are given a token on top of that you are only allowed to use them so many times.
Oil Prices Low.
Well yes they are but why ? It’s not through the goodness of their hearts treating us for being loyal customers it’s all a game, as an example the Ukraine conflict has a lot to do with it at present. Russia’s main export is energy in the form of Gas and Oil, because of the sanctions applied they rely on that income even more so what other way can they be crippled cut the oil price and that is exactly what the US/Mid East has done by dropping their oil prices meaning Russia cannot compete or it lowers it’s own oil price thus not earning anything like what they should. :eagerness:

Geoff.

Hi All,
Three chapters into Orders For New York – Leslie Thomas.
Fictional story based around a factual event of the landing of four Nazi agents from a submarine at Long Island,New York,USA just before midnight the 12th of June 1942. so far so good. :eagerness:

Geoff.

Hi All,
This forum, timed out when replying on a thread, when I tried to post it the screen flashed up you are not logged in all the reply lost :confused: just not enough time to reply unless in short posts. :apologetic:

Geoff.