1batfastardHi All,
From C-118 to C-119..:D.jpg)
Geoff.
1batfastardHi All,
We have had four cats Jessy1, Po,Jessy and Fluffy all passed on now, the last Fluffy passed away almost a year ago now bless her they have the ability to cheer you even when your at your lowest as I am sure do dogs like our Penny.
PO and Fluffy
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Geoff.
1batfastardHi All,
Best of enemy’s..
Geoff.
1batfastardHi All,
This should please you all..:D
From a Convair 118 to a Heinkel 118
Geoff.
1batfastardHi All,
Me109-E. No info as to where or when.
Geoff.
1batfastardHi All,
Many thanks from an at present armchair enthusiast for all the photos and updated threads W4050 looks really fantastic in her new/old colours. :eagerness:
Geoff.
1batfastardHi All,
The Making Of Star Trek – Stephen E Whitfield & Gene Rodenberry – 1968.
Geoff.
1batfastardHi All,
Tony,
How are you feeling matey a bit better than the last time that Jim mentioned I hope 😀 I love the whole series like I said he has also done some alternative timeline books I keep meaning to get one and have a read but just keep forgetting:rolleyes: Another alternate timeline series is John Birmingham the books are Weapons Of Choice WW2.1/Designated Target WW2.2 and Final Impact WW2.3, I don’t usually buy new books but I thought the background to them sounded really good must make the first one my next read.
Forbidden Planet always a good watch with Robbie an his brother DANGER! WILL ROBINSON! DANGER..:D I saw Alien when it first screened excellent film, like A2 as for the others they lost the plot as so many sequels do when not directed by the original director apparently the new Alien film will carry on from Aliens and ignore the other 3&4, the Prometheus is having a sequel directed by R Scott so that should be good when they get made some time this year, Haven’t seen Interstellar yet but looks quite good, Watched Gravity and so long as you can ignore some of the boobs then it was o.k. to my mind.
Dark Star watched for the first time a few years ago watched it again a couple of months ago wasn’t as funny but it was of it’s time and put a lot of other megabucks Sci-fi movies in the shade as it was done on the extremely cheap budget like you said, I like the guy who surfed into a star and the inflatable Beach ball with feet 😀 Very much a cult film and a must for every Sci-fi fan who has never seen it I would think.
An update on Mr Shatners not attending Mr Nimoy’s funeral:- Apparently none of the other cast members showed up either according to some American news broadcast, so why has he come in for such criticism ? I suppose you could argue he being the lead character in the series has left him open to all the attention when in fact it’s not warranted when you consider no other cast members showed, at least he had a credible reason to a point but he did ask his daughters to attend in his place.
Geoff.
1batfastardHi All,
Mig-25 doing the business. :eagerness:
Geoff.
1batfastardHi All,
Flying-A,
Excellent great to see it in colour and has only wet my appetite for more. :eagerness: but beware of those with sticky-out fingers. :highly_amused:
Back on track now I see Mr Shatner has been berated for not attending his friends funeral, although I admit he was in an awkward position with him attending a Red Cross’s fund raising event none the less I know what I would have done, I assume that he has a bit of dosh so a private hire to where the funeral was taking place could have been achieved instead of saying I couldn’t get a flight to attend, a bit sad on his part I think. :apologetic:
Geoff.
1batfastardHi All,
trekbuster,
The sad thing is that either way we are in four more years of more bad policy decisions despite what the electorate have been promised and if the in fighting that has occurred in the ConLib partnership is anything to go buy then we can expect more bad policy decisions.
Creaking Door,
I agree entirely with you post but would say we do not really need two carriers the size they are especially when one is being mothballed immediately whether or not this was as a result of when one would be in for a refit decision or not I don’t know, we as a nation do not need carriers of that size with a navy at it’s present manning with more cuts on the way I would imagine ? let alone the expense of running then eventually refitting them when the time comes. I always thought the reason behind the smaller carriers was a more flexible navy that could be like you say one in one out at readiness so to speak, if you then take into account the downsizing of the navy it just doesn’t make any sense unless they are planning to have a vast fleet of these F-35’s which I understand the initial order has been reduced ?
As for what fighter to replace them well take your pick there’s plenty to choose from my own choice would have been a totally home grown next generation Harrier which could have been so easily developed from the GR9 for the millions that have been poured into the F-35 black hole, alternatively BA put forward a navalised version of the Typhoon that would have worked well like the Rafael did for the French Navy.
As far as what the government give the electorate I believe in honesty not being promised all and sundry then told a pack of lies of why the promises where not kept if they cannot possibly deliver what they promise on the vote catching road before elections then shouldn’t have them in their manifesto if they would say this is what we would like to achieve but more than likely will not then I would prefer that but if they put that forward nobody would vote for whatever party would they, just be honest don’t promise what you know you can’t keep simple really.
If you could rely on the extra tax getting spent where it matters I wouldn’t have minded a tax increase the problem is it never does, if they cut foreign aid to nil then concentrated on this country until our problems where sorted then I would agree to Foreign Aid beginning again in the future to those country’s that actually need it I do not have a problem with that but seeing this country being run into the ground by various means and we still spending millions on others it grates a little bit.
I even think that Tax should be the same rate to all whether you make £400p/wk or a million per week if you put in your basic weekly hr’s then anything else is taxed as overtime rate, just because you are earning more than person A why should they have to pay X% more in Tax ? You know that could even attract business and those who participate in avoidance schemes back into this country, even giving tax breaks if you donate to a recognised charity would be better than 50% tax on higher earners wouldn’t it ?
As for voting what are the choices you have three parties in the main before UKIP came on the scene people have been afraid of changing their vote in the past for reasons that have been outlined above now another rival party is on the way up that will either deliver or fail and will just go the way of other unpopular parties that attract some votes, I understand that for the main what is promised is a vote for me agenda by all parties and they cannot deliver in the way the electorate want, most new MP’s for example become MP’s to do some good but soon get put in their place when they raise there hand and but you promised A/B/C/D and gave E or even worse booted out of the party I vote for what suits me not for what suits everybody else, a lot of the governments have been a shambles in one way or another but what can you do it’s not like the electorate is inundated with parties that have actually got any influence just the established parties that we have all come to love or loath.
Alan,
Your exactly right while I do believe that both Cameron and Miliband have also said this, as far as Mr Farage goes he this week altered his statement about working with Cameron on the deficit plans so what’s going on there behind the scenes ? Both Labour and the Conservative parties are **** scared they are going to see a lot of their seats disappear,only this morning Mr Farage in the daily Star has said he is in talks with a third Conservative party member to defect to UKIP so that gives you some idea of the disillusionment within that parties ranks the worst thing is about all the main parties whether I like it or not they all seem to be much the same when it comes to promising what they are doing for the electorate.
What I will add is that the system’s we have place cannot cope we are just paying out to much money with not enough coming in it’s that simple, if you or your spouse run the household like that you would be in a similar predicament. The governments that have been elected over the years have created our problems that have now come to this tipping point and whether people like it or not some stark unpopular choices have to be mad instead of a sticking plaster mentality you need a plaster cast or amputation to cure the problem and I would start with immigration no more unless they are able to support themselves and have a guaranteed work placement while they pay into the system for tat least five years before they can expect anything out, get the population that we have back on it’s feet first then worry about others it will take a long time but it could be done I think if everybody works together.
Geoff.
1batfastardHi All,
Cahrlie,
Many thanks for clearing that up, it is a shame that he has had so much negativity with some of his candidates looking like complete morons and not to mention the recent C4 docu-drama along with all the mud slinging it’s not looking to bright, I fear what I can see happening is a ConLab government unless UKIP gets a last minute torrent of votes, both leaders have said they will not share with UKIP such a shame you have to feel for him as he actually speaks his mind like most of us want to but never do because of the various labels that would be hung around our necks just have been done with Mr Farage. :apologetic:
Geoff.
1batfastardHi All,
I wonder if they got the idea from someone doing as I have as I assume many of us have when putting your hands or arms in filthy water for whatever job you have been doing and when you take it out the scum/film sticks to you appendage ? Still fascinating to watch many thanks :eagerness: Tony and Jim tells me you are suffering with flu so wrap up warm matey try and sweat it out if you can and I have found that the old wives tale remedy of Chicken Soup actually works but that is just me matey. :stupid: :highly_amused:
Geoff.
1batfastardHi All,
Jim,
You have made the right choice IMPO but like Trolly Aux has said not up to us to persuade you either way, the other parties have had chances and blown it every time as always promising A/B/C and giving you E as after their in power, while you the electorate cannot do anything till four years down the line. I can honestly say that this may be the last time I vote because I feel so let down by previous governments that have won and this last lot what a shambles, I am tired of seeing our armed forces expected to make do with the cheapest equipment rather than the quality, I am tired of seeing money spent on equipment that will in all likely hood be outdated by the time it enters service as examples the F-35 white elephant with a massive black hole for dosh and do we really need two carriers that will have allegedly U.S sailors on board because we do not have enough to man them ourselves that despite allegedly mothballing one ?
I ask how the hell are you meant to inspire enlistment when you pay them a pittance, take the gear they need away add to that when they have completed their service are treated as a piece of rubbish and discarded without to much help.
On top of all that you have all the other problems with the NHS/Emergency services/Infrastructure through out the U.K. scandals of greedy MP’s with their snouts in whatever trough they think will make them quick financial gain, then when caught out saying they never did anything wrong and being allowed to resign instead of being sacked from wherever they are employed, while everyday folk are treated abysmally with below inflation pay rises,given zero hour contracts poorly paid jobs along with all their rights being slowly withered away etc.etc.etc.:mad:
Charlie,
I always thought Mr Farage wanted us out of the E.U. ? How can we possibly stay in the E.U. when it is not a level playing field the U.K. follows the E.U. rules lip a besotted teenager follows and does what the girl of his affection wants despite him being told she is using you.
Geoff.
1batfastardHi Tony,
It’s not so much the posting as why I can’t do it any more even though going through the usual procedure ? :confused: As for the other shows you mentioned I
remember them but not the same way as The Invaders, I always thought on the subject of Sci-Fi that Harry Turtledoves eight book series about an alien
invasion (No.1 In The Balance)would make a great trilogy for the film industry, it would have Steven Spielberg directing along with Tom Hanks for his
work on Band Of Brothers and Saving Private Ryan, alas nobody has even bothered as far as I am aware and Harry Turtledove himself is really elusive when you try and track him down or at least he was the last time I tried, but the series is an excellent read for a Sci-Fi Fan :eagerness:
Geoff.
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