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May 26, 2024 11:49:12 GMT
Post by wyesidewiththebulls on May 26, 2024 11:49:12 GMT
There are a good many teenagers in this country who have no comprehension whatsoever of manners, respect, teamwork, civic pride or discipline. A years National Service will teach them these core values of society and help steer them away from drugs, carrying knifes and the inevitable anti social behavior that follows. Excellent proposal. On a local level at Wyeside, many a young lad has been saved from a wayward path by playing rugby as the club has similar core values, as do most youth/sports clubs. But, you cannot make youngster join them so compulsory National Service could well be the answer. Respect and manners, so important. Well, my dad, my brother, all of my 4 children my brother's 2 children have managed just fine with manners, respect, teamwork, civic pride & discipline also not carrying weapons or doing drugs without the need for National Service. It's a ridiculous proposal that does not fit everybody, despite a few maybe benefiting from it. "a few", really! 50,000 offences involving knives alone in the year ending March 2023, a 4.7% increase on the previous year.
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Post by Armchairfan on May 26, 2024 11:54:37 GMT
Well, my dad, my brother, all of my 4 children my brother's 2 children have managed just fine with manners, respect, teamwork, civic pride & discipline also not carrying weapons or doing drugs without the need for National Service. It's a ridiculous proposal that does not fit everybody, despite a few maybe benefiting from it. "a few", really! 50,000 offences involving knives alone in the year ending March 2023, a 4.7% increase on the previous year. Totally missing my point, do you think each and every one of those persons committing the 50,000 offences will benefit from National Service? The answer will be no, but a "few" will!
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May 29, 2024 16:09:49 GMT
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Post by White Lightning on May 29, 2024 16:09:49 GMT
Kier Starmer's in 'ereford.
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May 29, 2024 16:12:22 GMT
Post by Peroni on May 29, 2024 16:12:22 GMT
Did he leave Diane on the carriage?
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Post by wyesidewiththebulls on May 30, 2024 8:32:19 GMT
Kier Starmer's in 'ereford. And, for political balance "Tarzan" was at Hay Festival. Very interesting to hear his thoughts whilst not necessarily agreeing with all of them, now 91 and a Baron he tend to swing into the House of Lords these days.
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Post by mikeunderpenyard on Jun 2, 2024 10:39:20 GMT
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Post by White Lightning on Jun 2, 2024 11:00:41 GMT
She is marvellous.
Speaking of ex PMs. Theresa May was in Hereford during the Hay Festival I believe. Miller and Carter's?
She may of stayed at the Castle Pool also as my mate reckons he saw the sort of car her minders would drive parked nearby.
Went to see Toby Jones there yesterday. Felt quite privileged to be at that.
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Jun 2, 2024 15:50:01 GMT
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Post by Saul Goodman on Jun 2, 2024 15:50:01 GMT
Now then, these 'battle buses'.
Its depressing to note that neither of the main parties is using a British built coach as a mobile advertising hoarding.
Starmer and his crew are using a vehicle built in, wait for it, China.
Meanwhile, Sunak and his lot are using one made in Germany.
Patriotism of the highest order.
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Jun 2, 2024 16:08:23 GMT
Post by sevenoaksbull on Jun 2, 2024 16:08:23 GMT
Now then, these 'battle buses'. Its depressing to note that neither of the main parties is using a British built coach as a mobile advertising hoarding. Starmer and his crew are using a vehicle built in, wait for it, China. Meanwhile, Sunak and his lot are using one made in Germany. Patriotism of the highest order. Do we still have coach builders Hawkeye? Back when I was using coaches regularly and noticing that sort of thing, they were either Plaxton or Duple, with Ford or Bedford power/chassis. The more exotic were Jonckheere or Van Hool, both Belgian I think, and they would have DAF or Merc power. Now when I make stately progress along the motorways of this country in my posh car (you know the one….) I never see a Plaxton or Duple, but lots of VDL and the odd Merc Tourismo, neither being native to this country. What happened to Duple of Blackpool and Plaxton of Scarborough?
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Jun 2, 2024 16:10:00 GMT
Post by White Lightning on Jun 2, 2024 16:10:00 GMT
Now then, these 'battle buses'. Its depressing to note that neither of the main parties is using a British built coach as a mobile advertising hoarding. Starmer and his crew are using a vehicle built in, wait for it, China. Meanwhile, Sunak and his lot are using one made in Germany. Patriotism of the highest order. You knackered the gear boxes on all the British stock. P.S. Never has the famous line "bus w ankers" been so appropriate.
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Post by mikeunderpenyard on Jun 2, 2024 16:34:18 GMT
Now then, these 'battle buses'. Its depressing to note that neither of the main parties is using a British built coach as a mobile advertising hoarding. Starmer and his crew are using a vehicle built in, wait for it, China. Meanwhile, Sunak and his lot are using one made in Germany. Patriotism of the highest order. You knackered the gear boxes on all the British stock. P.S. Never has the famous line "bus w ankers" been so appropriate. One of hawkeye's is still on display outside The Highwayman Pub, on the Cirencester Rd, just past Birdlip.
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Post by Armchairfan on Jun 2, 2024 16:54:38 GMT
You knackered the gear boxes on all the British stock. P.S. Never has the famous line "bus w ankers" been so appropriate. One of hawkeye's is still on display outside The Highwayman Pub, on the Cirencester Rd, just past Birdlip. Brilliant
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Post by eggchaserbull on Jun 2, 2024 17:05:34 GMT
You knackered the gear boxes on all the British stock. P.S. Never has the famous line "bus w ankers" been so appropriate. One of hawkeye's is still on display outside The Highwayman Pub, on the Cirencester Rd, just past Birdlip. It's nicely parked, though.
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Post by Saul Goodman on Jun 2, 2024 18:07:20 GMT
You knackered the gear boxes on all the British stock. P.S. Never has the famous line "bus w ankers" been so appropriate. One of hawkeye's is still on display outside The Highwayman Pub, on the Cirencester Rd, just past Birdlip. There I was in 1817, taking a short break, parked up nicely, passengers enjoying a nice beer. Come time to crack on to Glawster, I stepped outside and, bugger me, my horses had disappeared. I left the thing there, walked to Birdlip, and hitched a ride on another coach. Last time I looked, the thing was still there, looking quite forlorn. Some bugger painted it yellow and black, too.
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Jun 2, 2024 22:21:26 GMT
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Post by Saul Goodman on Jun 2, 2024 22:21:26 GMT
Now then, these 'battle buses'. Its depressing to note that neither of the main parties is using a British built coach as a mobile advertising hoarding. Starmer and his crew are using a vehicle built in, wait for it, China. Meanwhile, Sunak and his lot are using one made in Germany. Patriotism of the highest order. Do we still have coach builders Hawkeye? Back when I was using coaches regularly and noticing that sort of thing, they were either Plaxton or Duple, with Ford or Bedford power/chassis. The more exotic were Jonckheere or Van Hool, both Belgian I think, and they would have DAF or Merc power. Now when I make stately progress along the motorways of this country in my posh car (you know the one….) I never see a Plaxton or Duple, but lots of VDL and the odd Merc Tourismo, neither being native to this country. What happened to Duple of Blackpool and Plaxton of Scarborough? How much time do you have and how high is your level of interest? We seem to have not dissimilar interests in certain areas, but most on here probably have little inclination to explore the subject. I can answer your last question quite easily in this thread. But there is much, much more detail which, in truth, tends to illustrate what has become of the birthplace of 'the industrial revolution'. I can PM you if you're interested.
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Jun 3, 2024 4:55:57 GMT
Post by sevenoaksbull on Jun 3, 2024 4:55:57 GMT
Do PM, I’d be interested to know.
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Post by White Lightning on Jun 3, 2024 5:19:34 GMT
If you want to know more about that whole industry you can do a lot worse than speaking with Monkey Tennis. He was seriously considering becoming a bus driver. I don't think he was after a career in it, he was just looking at it as a way of getting back over the river for free after Saturday games at Edgar Street. That was before the Hereford Zipper was born which could get him over 20% of the way home. Whilst the arrival of the Zipper meant he didn't get as far as the exam, he did come up with this useful revision aid.
The wheels on the bus go round and round. The doors on the bus go open and shut. The wipers on the bus go swish swish swish. The signals on the bus go blink blink blink. The horn on the bus goes swish swish swish. The motor on the bus goes vroom vroom vroom. The people on the bus go up and down. The babies on the bus go wah wah wah. When Monkey starts driving everyone goes wah wah wah.
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Post by White Lightning on Jun 3, 2024 5:22:27 GMT
It is never a bad time to wheel out this Bob Monkhouse joke...
I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my dad did. Not screaming like his 52 passengers.
That National Express song by Divine Comedy has great lyrics.
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Post by greekgod on Jun 3, 2024 8:12:05 GMT
Do we still have coach builders Hawkeye? Back when I was using coaches regularly and noticing that sort of thing, they were either Plaxton or Duple, with Ford or Bedford power/chassis. The more exotic were Jonckheere or Van Hool, both Belgian I think, and they would have DAF or Merc power. Now when I make stately progress along the motorways of this country in my posh car (you know the one….) I never see a Plaxton or Duple, but lots of VDL and the odd Merc Tourismo, neither being native to this country. What happened to Duple of Blackpool and Plaxton of Scarborough? How much time do you have and how high is your level of interest? We seem to have not dissimilar interests in certain areas, but most on here probably have little inclination to explore the subject. I can answer your last question quite easily in this thread. But there is much, much more detail which, in truth, tends to illustrate what has become of the birthplace of 'the industrial revolution'.I can PM you if you're interested. Put it all on here. Bound to get more interest than what White Lightning bombards us with.
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Jun 3, 2024 13:14:42 GMT
Post by White Lightning on Jun 3, 2024 13:14:42 GMT
How much time do you have and how high is your level of interest? We seem to have not dissimilar interests in certain areas, but most on here probably have little inclination to explore the subject. I can answer your last question quite easily in this thread. But there is much, much more detail which, in truth, tends to illustrate what has become of the birthplace of 'the industrial revolution'.I can PM you if you're interested. Put it all on here. Bound to get more interest than what White Lightning bombards us with. Who knew buses could be such fun?
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