the new Bond…

Very different, very good IMO – no pantomime baddies with cats any more, its fast, well shot, less clumsy product placement than before (Sony, Ford etc) – if you go see it, maybe watch Casino Royale again first as this picks up a few mins after that finishes.

I’m with you

100,000% for it. Until you have seen the disgusting way my father died (bone cancer) .

To repeat my post from earlier in the thread :

I watched my father die two years ago at the age of 67 yrs and 6 months of stomach cancer. 5 days sick leave in 35 years of work at the same company, and he ended up being fed yoghurt direct into his bowel to keep him going. We never discussed this, but to have a choice between that “existance” and a quiet, dignified death is surely a right? I know what I would choose. I watched my Dad, my hero, turn from somebody who had never been ill into a shadow of himself – where is the dignity in that for him?

A few years ago, my son was ready to start school and we are lucky enough to be in “dual catchment” so we could have some element of choice. One is state run, one church. During a visit to the Church run school, there was some history project work posted out for all to see. I paraphrase now, but the course work was along the lines of “WW2 was wrong and should never have been fought” – this was being taught as fact, not opinion.

My son has just covered WW1 & 2 in history now at the age of 8. They cover some causes (too complex at that age in depth) and elements to make it more accessable to the children. Evacuees, life in a shelter, propaganda etc.

what a difference…..

I was there – 1981 I think

School history trip – we went to the battlefields, Ypres, the Somme etc. Very moving at the time, made me grow up and think, very quickly.

IIRC the local fire brigade sound the last post once weekly at the gate?

Just 2

I took my son to the service this morning, the cub scout leader advises that Remembrance Sunday and St Georges Day parade are the two events that they insist that the children go to. 35 odd cubs there in Thursday night, 2 today and the cub leader didn’t show either. Pretty poor in my view.

Interesting follow on from the Gurkha “sub thread” earlier, I mailed the link to an old friend, he is ex army, Northern Ireland tour to his name, 8 years in, he was dead set against the notion for a number of reasons.

are there any juicy extras on the DVD? How we made it etc? Could be some excellent material there planning stunts, getting aircraft together etc.

The show itself (probably talked to death on here) was never a favourite of mine – then again they would never make us all happy within the limits of 8 episodes or whatever it was. Can’t find my “how they made it” book – got a nasty feeling it went into a jumble bag in error….:mad:

It is fun to share with the yonger ones though Mike, as I am typing this my son (now 8) is sat on floor with a Aerospace Publishing Encyclopedia of Air warfare open – a few “ooh” and “arrs” – on a more serious note, I played the “education” card and dragged him off to Cosford etc – worked a treat. I know some forum members debate the Cosford set up, my lad loved it and learnt a lot on the day. We sat in the cuban missile crisis auido visual display a few times. Cracking day out.