Tony B

As an aside. My son Tom, now strapping six foot plus and a Farther himself, was born three months premature. He was unable to breast feed so was given a concotion of artfical milk, it stunk something rotten but he lapped it up. One of the nurse's told me that though the stuff was remarkable it had a chequered history. Apparently at one time it had been trialled in Royal Marine rations, they hated it! :-D

Great for tracing bits of maps as well.

There is a quite resonable Civvy substitute. Huntley and Palmers Capt. Scotts Expedition Biscuits,

What gave me the shivers the time I went there. It's so narrow.The panic and chaos of trying to get men and equipment through there must have been insane. The guide at the local musuem said it took five years to clean up afterwards, and that the flies were as thick as fog. Now, it's a lovely place to stop for a picnic.

Keep rolling mate! Don't let the B*stard's grind you down. I have to teach my Grandaughter to drive as soon as she reaches five, so that she can drive me around Normandy for the 100th anniversary.

Petione signed.

Yeah, I know what you mean. Add one to the bucket list!

Oh all right, then I can sulk properly. Quite a bit of water though. The area did get hit by the floods of last week.

You know, daft though it may seem, I'd think the canvas would spoil it. She's looking like she is there ready to work.

Just got some pictures from some mates. Driving Jeeps through the ford at Falaise!!!! :iamsmiling::angry

Was that supplied via any motorway services stopped at on the way to the excersie? :nono:

Ahh Biscuits Brown AB- the famous three day movement:red:. Mind you the Izal would make you very retisent anyway. A mate of mine in the Pionners was a night mare to go anywhere with. The car would end up loaded with proffed toilet rolls. Never seen them printed but instructions for Iazal were 1. Fold sheet into triangle, 2 Tear off top of triangle, 3 Place finger through hole in top of triangle, 4 Apply as required, 5 Use remaining top of triangle to clean under fingernail. A little story from WW2, Soldier goes to the Latrine, pitch dark, gropes on to the bench. Hears a companion in the gloom, followed by tinklle , tinkle tinkle, groan!. First Soldier, 'By I wish I could move like that'. Second Soldier, 'No mate you don't. That were me knife fork and spoon.

That's it! PK. Mars, at Bath Road Slough, also used to make thier 'Military' spec bars on a Wednesday Afternoon. The sugar smell was always stronger.

Baby's Heads yoummy!-Dropped to expensive. Chesse Possed- AKA a Candle - Dropped for humanitarian reasons. Biscuits Fruit AB- Garabaldi on Steroids- Love them. Biscuits Brown AB- Place two packets in a sock and beat something to death so you can eat anything but Biscuits Brown AB. Izal toilet paer- That sorted the men from the boys!:nut: Crush oatmeal block, mix in dried milk and sugar, add dried apple flakes- Breackfast fit for King. What was the weird little hard square chewing gum called?

Yes Jack will need a stepping stone in the ford.

If it is a 123a then it shouldn't have survived. All the specific vehicles built for Y Service were ordered destroyed.

A toy box to be envious of, welcome in.

I'll try and find out.

I had a similar condrum on the 101 with the V8. However military engines were low compression compared to civillian engines, so never had any problem on unleaded. When you think of it , the quality of fuel can't be garunteed so the engine has to run on most things. I ran it on British , Belgium and French petrol over the time I had it , no problems.

BL**DY SAT Navs!!!

The Special Liason Units that were attched to the HQ's were the ones that decoded the Traffic from Bletchley. Humbers were used as Y service intercept vehicles, and by RAF Brixmis post war.

Friend of mine just sent me this .

If you read the description of the BBC vehicles, note the emphasis on 'Radio reception'. The Humber was used pre and post war as a Radio Interception vehicle. Intially by Y Service to intercept the German Enigma traffic and post war USSR traffic. One reason the code breacking was kept secret for many years was the Soviet use of ex WW2 machines code named by the British 'Fish'.

Adjusting the shoes on the drum correctly is also essential. Worth doing that first as it then sets how far the pistons have to move.

I have bought one of these. Each is dedicated to one of the 19,200 men killed on the 1st July 1916. Mine commerates Rifleman Archibald William Norris 300932 London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade) Coomerated at the Gommecourt British Cemetry No 2 Hebuterne. I also have aasupevisor at work who is Geneolgy wizard. So Archibald born in Bourne End in 1894, he was single and was an Auctioneer's Clerk died aged 22. He also had a brother Reginald a year older. So I'll try and find out what happned to him Inital research shows that the London Brigade was wholly Territoral Army brigade, so Archibald would have volounteered to go overseas and worn a small brass badge on his left chest with the words ' Imperial Volunteer'. Also whe I was in the Somme region in 2006, for the 90th anniversary , a local farmer in the Gommecourt area gave me a British Fuse as a souvenir.