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During WW2 my mother was conscripted from the North East to Manchester to work on the manufacture of Lancaster bombers. She was a hydraulics fitter installing the undercarriages

Very dramatic footage of an evoctive beautiful warplane in action. I dont wish to take anything away from the Spitfire, it was a marvelous aircraft. However if you are looking for the victor in the battle of Britain, that honour has to go to the workhorse Hawker Hurricane. Another plane that...

http://www.andrewbrons.eu/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=27:sodium-chlorate-misuse-by-a-minority-hurts-the-majority They are all weapons and target shooting was developed to perfect the use of that weapon http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7936817.stm

I had a not insubstantial ammount in Icesave when they went bust. I got it back from Egg in the Netherlands. The next stage is law (lawyers will eventually end up with all the money in the world) and if they do not pay up its not going to enhance their aspirations to join the EU

Fascinating pieces of engineering and military history. Every museum should have one. Went to the garden centre this morning and asked for some sodium chlorate (weed killer) to be told that it is now withdrawn from sale to the public. When I asked why, I was told that, with that substance I...

They are all otherwise useful household items which we need. A firearm is not.

Revealed this morning, the shooter was a member of the local gun club and permitted to own 5 firearms. Staggering!! http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20110409/twl-six-people-killed-in-netherlands-sho-3fd0ae9.html

Last sept the doc. quite by accident found that I had chronic retention, he was amazed that I had no symptoms. I was whisked off to Urinary dept at local hospital who advised that I should self catheterise 3 times a day until they could get me in and do a Turp, which I did no problem till my Op...

Accepting that firearms are designed for purpose lethal weapons, we must really examine the deep reasons people want to own/ play with/practice with them. There is lots of this stuff available http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/7-31-2006-104086.asp

What subject am I ignorant of? The subject of this thread is :- "How do we legislate to prevent further shootings" For which all I can express is an opinion. It is also sad that me having an opinion that does not concur with yours causes you to become offensive. If the subject knowlege you refer...

Yes you are right. I have no desire or interest in being the most proficient with an instrument, that's sole purpose in being is termination of life. Art! I think not.

Nothing! Read it again.

I have struggled with this one, but I must now admit defeat. I can not think of any good reason why I would want to do that, with any firearm.

In th aftermath of yet another orgy of mayhem and destruction by unidentifiable anarchists, would it be considered oppresive, bearing in mind the cultural needs of some to wear the nijab and burkah, to outlaw the covering of ones face to conceal identity in public...

You are too presumtuous. I have served and honed my killing skills on many ranges with the Lee Enfield 303 and the Bren gun. and on indoor ranges with the 202 short. If these gun clubs are intended to hone killing skills that is a matter for grave concern. If they are however only intended to...

Firearms were invented and developed for only one reason, Killing!. I therefore see no reason whatsoever why these implements should be owned by an unpredictable general public. If people need to be in gun clubs to shoot at paper targets as an indication of how efficient they would be with a...

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Exactly! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1369931/Cumbria-gunman-Derrick-Bird-murdered-12-people-committing-suicide-inquest-rules.html

Around my house is ok and I do pick up litter in the street, particularly when the lazy refuse operators spill it then ignore it. The problem is the main highways, sometimes dual carrigways and the grass verges thereon. The "simples" thing is for people to stop littering

I live in Washington Tyne & Wear. Its a modern town with excellent roads which are lined with grass verges and trees. Whats depressing as I drive around is, these verges are strewn with litter. This eyesore consists mainly drinks cartons and bottles which have obviously been hurled from vehicle...