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Estonia player pianoLink to videoGeorge, do you still have an Estonia grand?
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Biden family's breathtaking corruptionSo it's pretty much a tie with Trump when it comes to past financial corruption.
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Last surviving veterans of WW-IIIt's hard to imagine the increasing stress of bombing missions over such a time period.
Your father's service brought to mind another American, Billy Fiske, who pretended to be Canadian to join the RAF and so served in the Battle of Britain.
They could be scrambled into action half a dozen times a day. He flew 42 sorties in 27 days. One of the very best fliers of the honoured few who saved us, his memorial is in St Paul's cathedral.
https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/7-pilots-who-flew-in-the-battle-of-britain
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Last surviving veterans of WW-II@Jolly said in Last surviving veterans of WW-II:
Only had one in the family, my wife's uncle. 3rd Army during Patton's run to Bastogne. He died a few years ago.
Never heard him say anything about it.
Jolly
Same experience for me.
Interesting that there are many books written by commanders, yet the veterans I talked to avoided answering, even my Dad just went quieter than usual and once looked away when I pressed him about a tank battle he said he got caught up in.An uncle and a neighbour were in the army, both in the 1943 retaking Italy which, by many accounts was well defended. Would never say anything other than they'd landed and fought up Italy, neighbour mentioned Monte Casino. Both never went abroad again.
Our father was a RAF gunner, in Burma 1944, and Malaya, Singapore. Served 5 years and yet we know almost nothing.
Didn't get back to England until 1946. Never went abroad again. Died aged 89 in 2011.Any questions got few words in answer. He would tell his happy tale of volunteering delivering some package, flying in an old Dakota across India, seeing the Himalayas, a fun trip. About going for a pee one night and a Jap sniper nearly getting him so he had to stay out on the hill alone till dawn.
Ask him about defending airfields or the tank battle and you'd get nothing. Deaths and injuries still vivid, I'm guessing.
He got and sent Christmas cards from three men he fought alongside, and said a couple of friends in their close group didn't make it back.
He liked General Slim. Regarded the Japanese as cruel, but that was all he'd say. At the age of 23 he'd seen Changi and Death Railway POW survivors.Only once did he openly talk to me about anything related to Japan, when I was a teenager back in the 1970s. He knew I was keen on studying aikido and he'd seen a short TV programme about a 9th dan. It seemed to impress him that this man was different to the Japs he'd fought; would talk to the attacker, and despite his skill rather avoid a fight and even run away, but if pushed by a gang attacking would be able to look after himself.
Over 30 years since he'd got back from the war, and maybe time to start healing.
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AdviceP.S.
And always give her a daily hug -
AdviceJolly said it well, good to have other family around, to barrier, comment, help out, share time.
I've only been married 30 years, but 'Happy wife, happy life' says a lot.
You'll be in the right, but bite your lip and take it, let time work its way, unless you foresee consequences (we are currently discussing the way a large area (over 8mx4m) of wooden floor is to be laid; it will eventually be my way).
Does it matter that she asks you to do X when clearly X involves her side of the family, but she won't do it herself? And don't count how much you do, but always do more than your share, and then you should sleep soundly.
Go for a brief walk, the rhythm of walking outside usually puts things in perspective.
And discuss money things in advance.
Beyond that I don't know you well enough for specifics.Why do women never take the bins out, never check the car tyres, water?
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The CoronationI see the clip was posted by Steinway, proud of their model D.
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The Coronation -
The Coronation@Doctor-Phibes
There is something irritating about our current PM. I can't quite put my finger on it.
His physical appearance, his cockiness, his privileged upbringing showing, his flouting of the spirit of tax laws while Chancellor, his manner of speaking.
Maybe a bit of all of the above -
Kerry's Medals@Copper
On the channel I watched Mr Kerry was identified and simply described as a one time runner for president. That was it.
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The Coronation@Doctor-Phibes
I'm not at all comfortable, and neither are the police who have to 'interpret' and at times enforce the new laws while serving the people. The CC of Manchester was talking about it this morning.
Stop and search without suspicion! WTF?
As I understand a search without reasonable suspicion is only legal if approved by a senior officer (i.e. Inspector and above). Police can, on showing their warrant card, stop anyone to question.Thing is, you can't tolerate a handful of people 'locking on' and disrupting hundreds of thousands in their daily lives just because they disagree with the use of petrol/diesel engines, and want them banned immediately. Its like they have a childish mentality.
We are all aware of the problem, the engines are being phased out.
Tolerance and patience works both ways, and if these additional powers help police, ok. Not sure if they do.There are so many means of expressing opinion and acquiring support for change these days; no need to throw yourself in front of a racehorse.
The laws seem to be a knee jerk reaction, and a warning for folk with simplistic views of taking action, to work within our parliamentary system, free press etc. -
The CoronationStress, age, uncomfortable ride to The Abbey, rain starting, sheer irritation that things can never be perfect however much he tries.
Yet he was the only person I saw at the service giving a nod of acknowledgment to the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior, the one thing all have to go around as you enter St Peter's. It is a powerful symbol of ultimate service, and the one place I bend the knee. I'm pretty sure the Queens bouquet is on that tombstone now at the King's request.
We all fail, especially when young and in relationships. We are all 'equal', you, Biden, Charles Windsor. We all deserve at the very least, a second chance. Decades after their arranged and failed marriages, Camilla and Charles are together and happy.
Perspectives vary.
I get the feeling we were all led by our Press to side with the prettier younger blonde against the big bad institution.I agree with Charles that his 'Family' needs to be slimmed down. However we must be aware of how he does so much for areas of the Arts that many ignorant politicians want to starve of funds.
And to those that would replace him, I ask, with what?
Would we end up with a popular voted in President Tony Blair, or Jimmy Carr, or President Diane Abbott? It would be another Macboatyface vote.Protestors were never going to be allowed to interfere with such an event, and those arrested were carrying means to secure themselves to objects and stop the procession. Effectively they were caught going armed and with intent to break the law. We've had people superglue themselves to roads in protest and its not an acceptable method of protest.
Neither republican nor royalist, I have to say the BBC did a fine job of covering a most entertaining event. The massed troops on the lawns of The Palace at the end was quite a sight, and well deserved by all of them, having been in the rain for hours.
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The Coronation@George-K
LolDid you see the concert from Windsor Castle?
Highlight for me was
Lang Lang playing a Steinway and then accompanying Nicole Scherzinger.
Stunning performance of a Disney Mulan song, Reflection, they absolutely nailed it. Her voice at times reminding me of Barbara Streisand and Celine Dion -
New carSuperb car, love that colour. We were considering the 5 series diesel, found it to have excellent space and comfort; but covid hit and we still have the same aging cars.
Motorway police here in UK are often seen driving the rather swift 535 auto Estate. -
The Ukraine war threadWow, Biden is there
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The Mid-Term Election ThreadLet the plaintive bleating begin
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Biden's LiesEveryone lies, politicians are no different, but their job seems to make lying almost necessary in order to be popular. It's pretty much accepted. None of them are going to make you rich.
Differentiate between political lying and the rest of the person. Everyone has faults, but if some people had a good quality it would die of lonliness.Biden is old, it shows, he has dementia. No excuses, Kamala ought to take over.
Separtating the political from the personal qualities, no excuses either for draft dodging, for appealing to the racist far fight for support.
I'd vote for a turd in preference.
How can anyone believe in & support a leader who speaks their mind about serial infidelity this way:"I'm automatically attracted to beautiful women — I just start kissing them. It's like a magnet. Just kiss. I don't even wait. When you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab 'em by the pussy. You can do anything." (Secret video recording, 2005)
[About a 10-year-old girl] "I am going to be dating her in 10 years. Can you believe it?" (A leaked recording, 1992)
"[Arianna Huffington] is unattractive both inside and out. I fully understand why her former husband left her for a man - he made a good decision." (Twitter, 2012)
"All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me - consciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected." (How to Get Rich, 2004)
"Often when I was sleeping with one of the top women in the world I would say to myself, thinking about me as a boy from Queens, 'Can you believe what I am getting?'" (Think Big: Make it Happen in Business and Life, 2008)
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Informal Poll - Did you watch the Queen’s funeral?@Rainman said
It is indeed sad for everyone, as we lose contact with those who were there, in WWII and before, and the wisdom garnered.
A good point, and QE2 was unique being a leader who had served during the last world war and learned directly from those involved in both world wars, even the Boer War (Churchill).
I've heard HM described as a 'Golden link', back to a time before living memory (if that makes sense).There must still be thousands around the world who served in WW2, but all now over 90 years old?