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  1. 9/11 I was in my office on Jeddah Airport in Saudi and my son ‘phoned me from his office in the British Consulate in Saudi and said “Dad, put your tv on, they are bombing America, we are going into total lockdown, I will call you when I can “ ! My office quickly filled up with people of all nationalities as the drama unfolded. Then we got the order that the Airline was going into lockdown , all flights cancelled, any aircraft in the air to head for the nearest “friendly “ airport and land. For a while it really looked like WW3 had started. Cheers.
  2. My older brother had to convert to Catholicism to marry his catholic girlfriend, came the full circle. I was christened at the Venerable Bede in Jarrow, but am an atheist, but I had to show proof of religion , basically that I wasn’t a Jew, when I went to work for the Saudis in the 70’s, so my baptism certificate was accepted even though I’m a non believer ! Shows how daft it all is ! Cheers.
  3. We used to have sectarianism here in Newcastle back in the 50’s and 60’s. In my own family, who were Irish immigrants, some were Catholic, others became Protestant, but these days most people look at sectarianism as an anachronism that is only seen in places like Glasgow and Northern Ireland. The “new” sectarianism is between Christianity and Islam. Sadly, Christianity is on the decline in the UK and Islam is on the rise. We shouldn’t be worried about the different branches of Christianity, but of the Islamification of our country. Cheers.
  4. I’m a bit worried about going down this road…but what’s wrong with Protestants ? Cheers.
  5. I don’t know of the group you mention, but I’d guess, and it’s only MY opinion, that 99.9% of these lodges, groups, societies, etc, are just like us here on THL; people with a broadly similar outlook on life, discussing things that interest them, pretty harmless in the grand scheme of things. Cheers.
  6. And Ireland ……. Cheers.
  7. They are an imported, invasive, non-native species in Australia and New Zealand. Cheers.
  8. It’s the Tory’s who are introducing it, now I know they aren’t right wing anymore but they can’t be described as “the left”. It’s the left that are shouting loudest against it. Cheers.
  9. To be fair, Len, I watched Gove’s statement to Parliament today and they aren’t “laws” they are recommendations to look into some groups who may be classed as extremist and to make sure that no government money goes to them. It came across as very vague as to what will be classed as “extremist “ and the general opinion is that if the government tried to make it law, it would never get the votes to pass. Also there just wouldn’t be time before the general election to get it through the various stages. My impression is it was just a panicking, out of touch Tory government saying “look
  10. I retired 20 years ago, aged 51. I think the secret to retirement is to keep busy with something you enjoy. Ive got the dogs, two allotments with hens, ducks, quail and a few game fowl, I like to grow veggies, it’s almost a full time job, but I enjoy it. I just thought one day “ kids are gone, house is paid for, bit money in the bank, keep my travel benefits with the airline, why work until I’m too old to enjoy my retirement ?” I wanted to retire at 50, but was asked to stay on for a year, which in retrospect was a good thing, it gave me time to be sure I was doing the righ
  11. I’m not sure about paying criminals for breaking the law. Whats to stop them using some of the money they got from the government to get back to France and do it all over again ? If they accepted the deal, they would have to consent to having their fingerprints, DNA and biometrics taken and sign a declaration that if they ever returned they would be denied the right of appeal, denied legal aid and deported immediately; but this would never happen as the Left and the European Courts would never allow it. Why can’t we just deport them if they are illegal ? Other counties do it.
  12. The illegals that are already here have paid around twice the money the government are offering them to get here to start with; they’ve seen what a soft touch we are, putting them up in hotels, feeding them , giving them free medical and dental treatments, pocket money, etc . How many of them will be stupid enough to give it all up to be shipped off to an African shithole for the relatively trivial sum of £3k ? A rhetorical question as I’m guessing none of them will take up the offer ! Cheers.
  13. I couldn’t SEE a hare at 500 yards, never mind slip on one , mate ! I can think of nothing more boring than seeing a dog towed around for 12 minutes, these days I like to be on and off in double quick time . I don’t need to travel to Hull to see saluki types run, I’ve had them, here and their country of origin, and I’ve got hares and roe 100 yards from my house. mC’s a good lad, he has a laugh, doesn’t get offended when I wind him up, and from what I’ve seen of his dogs and kennels, he has them in great nick. I think he just gets a bit “over enthusiastic “ at times ! LOL !
  14. I don’t pull people up on their spelling mate, it’s usually people itching to find a spelling or grammar mistake in MY posts ! LOL ! Cheers.
  15. I’ll be starting fishing shortly; I hope the trout are biting as quickly as you are these days mate ! LOL ! Cheers.
  16. When I saw the title, I thought it was about 500 yard slips and 12 minute courses .... Cheers.
  17. Stiffy, kudos mate ! A squaddie that reads , and more to the point, understands, and uses Milton in a debate, has my admiration ! Cheers.
  18. Francine, do you believe all this ? They are quoting Helena Blavatsky, who had nothing to do with Freemasonry, and had been proven as a fraud who plagiarised her writings from others. It reads like they are compiling a mish-mash of exotica concerning Lucifer to prove some point. As someone who studies the bible you must be aware that Lucifer was an archangel, the angel of light, who disobeyed God in respect of Adam, and was cast out of heaven to become what most theologians consider to be the devil, or Satan. As far as I’m aware, Freemasons believe in the great creator, th
  19. In situations like this, I like to use the “Occams Razor” theory, which is basically “ if there’s more than one explanation of a theory, the simplest one is USUALLY the best “. So, at one end of the spectrum is the conspiracy theories like the Government, the Royal Family, the Deep State, W.E.F., (take your pick), has murdered her for some reason. At the other end of the spectrum is her own explanation that her husband took the picture and she, as an amateur photographer, edited it to improve it. The real explanation will probably never come out, but I know which end of the spec
  20. Are you living in some dystopian nightmare , where Salukis go round killing every dog in sight and Afghan Hounds are committing canine FGM ? Cheers.
  21. I heard the same tale; also heard the one about the feral Afghan, but it was just one dog, not a pack. Dont know how true the stories are, but I know that Aussie dog lads are , just like us Brit dog lads, prone to a bit of embellishing ! LOL ! Cheers.
  22. I don’t know what’s going on ; the Military said she would be at the Trooping of the Colours in June, then the palace overruled them and said she wouldn’t. Im no royalist and if they all disappeared tomorrow, I doubt it would make any difference to my life, but I just can’t see what they have to gain by hiding her death. Whenever a royal had died, Princess Margaret, Lord Mountbatten, Diana, Phillip, the Queen, we heard about it immediately, so why try to hide Katherine’s death ! I can’t see the point. Cheers.
  23. I don’t know mate, but what would be the point of trying to hide it if she died ? It’s got to come out at some point, and if she has died, there must be a lot of people who know, and how do you keep them quiet ? If she has died and they are hiding it, why not just say ? Surely if she’s dead and they are hiding it and it comes out, then they are in far more trouble than just saying she died of complications with her abdominal operation ? I can’t see any positives for the Royal family by hiding it. Cheers.
  24. She’s just posted a Mother’s Day photo of herself and her three kids. Cheers.
  25. Like all threads on here, it meandered off down another tributary. Cheers.
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