Going to Doncaster, the perfect present? Okay, it's not actually that bad, got friends there and there are some decent pubs.
Did think it a bit of a cheek (as do friends) calling the old RAF airfield Robin Hood Airport. Used it once - an interesting experience guy On 18 Nov 2013 at 10:37, John Lee wrote: Well Guy, I think here's a perfect Xmas present for you http://www.vulcantothesky.org/appearances/aircraft-tours.html On Saturday, 16 November 2013, 16:36, sinisterpicturesDB <[email protected]> wrote: I miss the cold war, things seemed so much simpler then, armageddon, no armageddon... On 16 Nov 2013, at 00:33, Richard Naef <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not sure about The War Game not being shown because it was too scary, I > think that was the excuse, but in reality may have been cos it was bad for > morale and seen as being a recruitment film for CND? The fear of the bomb > was a real and present danger, we lived near Chobham Ranges and there were > often big explosions and I quite often for a split second thought "that's > it, my flesh is about to be melted from my bones" > > Them youngsters don't know how lucky they are....... > > Talking of TV, anyone seen Drifters, the female version of the Inbetweeners, > set in Leeds, uses the Amanda Palmer "Leeds United" song as the theme tune > and Elland Road was shown on last nights show. Like inbetweeners very crude > and funny at times but might be a bit awkward if you watch it with your > teenage daughter. > > > > > ttfn > > Richard > > Triumph Computer Services > 01273 505214 > 07974870424 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Guy Thornton > Sent: 15 November 2013 22:38 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LU] Non-LU : The Cold War > > Absolutely non LU this. > > Who else has been watching the BBC Cold War series? Me for one and it's with > a mixed feeling and emotions. Younger members of this list may only now > about it from history, and maybe not even then. For some of us it was > reality > > Just been watching Cold War, Hot Jets. On the one hand I can remember having > Airfix models of some of those aircraft, followed on from Airfix models of > second world war military aircraft and ships, and there was a certain > beauty, and most certainly awe, of the V-bombers and the Lightning. On the > other hand it was scary. This was the time of MAD (that's Mutually Assured > Destruction for you youngsters, a term coined in the early 50's). I remember > '62 and the Cuban Missile Crisis. I may have been a youngster still at > school but it' remains vivid. Despite turbulence, terrorism and the rest in > the world today this is probably the nearest we came to world annihilation. > > My first reaction to try and do something about it was to join the Civil > Defence but it didn't take to long to realize how futile that was. Shades of > Raymond Briggs and there was Peter Jenkin's The War Game. > Commissioned by the BBC but they though it too scary to show till many years > later. Saw it at the filmhouse top of Vicar Lane in Leeds. And then there > was Dr. Stangelove (or how I learnt to stop worrying and love the war). So > it became CND and Alderston marches. > > That was living in interesting times > > Guy > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] MARCHING ON TOGETHER
