DD_Arthur

Thankyou for this Tribunus. I found the pictures of the cemeteries very moving. Good to see the Commonwealth wargraves commission is still keeping up the good work. My late fathers elder brother John, who is still very much alive and kicking and lives in Perth, in Western Australia was in the 2nd. Battalion, The Hampshire regiment and landed at Algiers as part of operation Torch in November 1942. I think that sixty-seven years ago today, or perhaps tomorrow, he was seriously wounded at a village called Tebourba in an action that earned the battalion the name "the Tebourba Tigers." His company commander was awarded the VC for his part in this action. They say that the desert war was a 'war without hatred.' Sounds rather trite, I know. But my uncles life was saved by a sgt. of Panzer Grenadiers who found

Today a quid is equal to $1 and 65cents m8.

I know, lol, but .............

Eh?..........oh well, cheers BG

We could chuck in Thatcher to sweeten the deal too! ;) ;)

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I think its just a little too early to book anything yet, BG. Best to wait 'til February when the Christmas and

Happy thanksgiving USA

Thats the control panel for the 6DoF mod for Trackir.

Smash m8, you're gonna have to take the plunge and get a copy of windows xp. Like I said earlier, check out e-bay but also be aware of what Snacko said. Check the sellers e-bay rating and you should not have a problem. What you'll get off e-bay is the windows xp disc that came with a computer from a shop. It will install ok and be perfectly legit. You will have to register this within 30 days but it will be fine. We can talk you through this on t/s if required. Good luck. Looking forward to being shotdown by you already

Er....John Osbourne, the playwright? 'Look back in Anger' and all that sort of thing? Jabo m8, I'm impressed! Wait a minute, you mean Ozzie,the bloody Budgie-biter don't you?

? Er...Peter Mandelson!?

Went down town this morning with my youngest to the 'chocolate button shop' to buy a paper and, er....chocolate buttons. These things are important when you're four years old! Called into the charity shop next door as it's always a good source of second hand books and this was just sitting there saying "buy me, buy me!" It was a quid! It's 1/32 scale! Just could'nt resist it! I also could'nt manage to smuggle it back indoors without my wife noticing either. She now thinks I've gone totally insane. Apparently this, along with sitting in front of my pc wearing a funny hat, headphones, gripping joystick,shouting, laughing, singing happy birthday to my pc.....its just more confirmation that I'm going ga-ga in my middle age!

No such thing.

No you don't Jedi m8. I understand completely.

Really?

Ahh, I understand now....thinking..... Yep, gotta be Charlton Mackerell, in Somerset. Or as we say Summurzet. Crazy name, crazy place.

Ok, JP I won't ask you but I suspect your raving.

Shopping in Bond St?

Yep, I think you're getting the idea now! However, I have a feeling this years will be the last. Check this out; Some dumbkopf threw an aerosol into the barrel. The resulting explosion sprayed burning tar over a dozen people. Three are still in hospital with minor burns I understand. Ah well...............

My brother-in-law in action on Tar-Barrel night this year. He's mad, you know.

This is how I got mine Smash; http://cgi.ebay.com/GENUINE-Microsoft-Windows-XP-Professional-oem-xp-pro_W0QQitemZ150387113562QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Software?hash=item2303c53e5a

Thanks for the link Jedi. I'll get the hang of this interweb thingy one day! How this event originated is now lost in the mists of time. I think it's a pretty unique event these days. Although a couple of other little places still roll barrels through there towns, here in Ottery st, Mary, where men are men and sheep are scared, they pick 'em up and run through the crowds with them on their shoulders. Theres also womens and boys barrels earlier in the evening. The last barrel, in the town square at midnight, is big enough for a grown man to cower in! I think it's just another excuse for a winter festival with drinking and general mayhem linked to, historically, this being a big cider producing area!

Oh bugger. Google 'Ottery st mary tar barrels' and be amazed.