it is tricky we had very little in the way of decent armour ( or aircraft to be honest ) compared to germany and the numbers were nowhere near that available to germany

the germans were already occupying france and the channel isles so i for one very much doubt we;d have held them for long

couple that to most food being imported ( about 60 % or so ) the old saying an army marches on its stomach could well apply

also as mentioned germany was very close to having the atom bomb if not for the telemark raid

the russians may well have won over by numbers and sheer bloodiness but doubtfull it would have saved us

there’s one thing for sure if we had have been in a winning position it would probbably have been the 39-59 war with much heavier losses

However wthout the US we would now be speaking either German .

sorry but we were already speaking a form of german . english is at least partly derived from anglo saxon braught over here by the people of the angle and saxony areas in germany !!

i’d allow him his right but under the deal he reveals the location of the missing once found get shut of him !!

Whilst in the company of those who apparently read these memorials, are the names of those ‘shot at dawn’ or who committed suicide whilst in the forces recorded?

and there lies the problem !! once it starts in todays whiney society where does it stop ???

once ones charged with murder are removed , it will be well they were shot for cowardice / shell shock , next it’ll be well this list did 90 days for fighting

and on and on till eventualy only the padres name is on the memorial !!

Some sort of defence for nest?

ants collect things like this not for the actual item but rather what it does , they leave things to decompose and feed on the fungusses !!
or indeed may also be feeding off the pulpy insides as ants are also scavengers !!

He might not have been guilty, though, Tornado.

Might have all been a misunderstanding. Nasty things happen during wartime and all that. He could have been under lots of stress that just made him do bad things.

I think re-naming Adolf Hitler Platz might have been in error. His name ought to be put back where it rightfully belongs.:diablo:

he may not have been but the ba*tard couldn’t run off with broken legs !!

but it also serves to show that those responsible for law and order arn’t exactly law abiding either , the day before he would have nicked you for the same offence !!

the intresting part is we are a small island contributing into it more in monetary terms than any other country

should we be out ?? for sure !! is it too late ???, deffinately !!

what in real terms have we got to sell the world nowadays backyard businesses that sell small volume is useless ( no matter how good or expensive )

maybe that is why other countries have all the production like china etc

i’ll always remember business ethics taught to me by a motorcycle shop owner i worked for

he was asked once why are you only charging £1.50 for these spark plugs ?? the shop up the road charges £2.00 for them
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the answer was simple ! i make 10p proffit on each one him up the road makes 60p off each one , i’ve sold ten he’s sold one !!

that is pure and simple business logic , till the competition has gone of course then they’re £2.50

europe has made it impossible to compete through many directives in the work place

to put it all in place is not free and that in turn has to be passed on

recent directives by the EEC include banning cellulose paint products ( effecting many industries the automotive industry had to invest in new paint drying lamps for the new water based acrylic equivalents

there have been many others that have made it increasingly difficult for british companies to compete ……..or perhaps they disapeared abroad for nothing

i seem to remember the last german chancellor that tried to start a one europe monetary scheme

short chap , small tash , one kn*cker !!