Church fenton
Finningley
Waddington
and
MILDENHALL airshows

Its is age:D

Don’t mention scars!!!!
you’ll have em at it again…..

Bin men that came down your path for a bin full of ashes,closed the gate after returning it,And cleaned up after themselves…

ooo a honda clunk.
At knocking off time at the pit hundreds of those used to pile out of the gates first ,with little old men on in water proofs and a back pack for snap an their backs.

kids playing out till it got dark.
kick can.
hedge hopping.
british bulldog.
hide and seek

mums stood at the gate in curlers shouting their offspring in for bath time.

oh and spangles

Im reading this thread with interest,well apart from the ensuing bromance of scar swapping:diablo:

But one question hasn’t been asked.Would you willingly put your children through National service,i have two boys 13 & 8 and as a father i wouldn’t want my lads,in that type of environment.
I know the forces are expert at bringing the best out of people,but i think half of the battle is wanting to be their in the first place.
And all the old clap trap about National service never hurting any one and being the the best thing for the youth,just remember Ronnie and Reggie served time in the Royal Fusiliers,it trained them really well……

Never been in the Police or the Armed Forces but still managed to get stabbed twice whilst carrying out my (lawful) duties.

Have been shot in L/H side with 9mm, and stabbed once, and been put into hospital several times
.

Roll scene from JAWS,lol
If where swapping scars,then i was shouted at once by a rather drunken hoodie……

I hope im not, but i may be the fly in the ointment here,but first i must ask did you have to serve your national service?

My answer is NO a most definite no,For our youth to serve something similar to the old National service and 18 month term that has no chance of ever producing an effective fighting force,just brings the saying cannon fodder to mind.
as for the youth of today,times have changed.It would be in grave danger of taking away any independence or free thinking our kids are privileged to have.