Israel 1 , Iran 0.

[mackem 31,759]

5 minutes ago, chartpolski said:

have you seen the amount of Chinese EV’s on the road recently ?

Canada has just signed a deal with China for 49,000 Ev’s at minimal import tariff,Donald wasn’t happy.

[chartpolski 29,780]

Just now, jukel123 said:

I feel better now after your reassurance. So much so that I'm happily trotting off to bed with a warming mug of cocoa, my rosary beads and worry beads. 

Thank you and good night.

I’m in bed which a rather fine glass of American sippin’ whiskey watching the breaking news.

My missus is downstairs watching the crime channel and seems unperturbed that Armageddon may be on the horizon 

A mindset possibly influenced by being married to me for almost 50 years !

Cheers.

[chartpolski 29,780]

6 minutes ago, jukel123 said:

With, my rosary beads and worry beads. 

Thank you and good night.

Covering all bases, ehh ? 
Clever

Cheers.

[Halfhound 1,099]

4 minutes ago, chartpolski said:

I’m in bed which a rather fine glass of American sippin’ whiskey watching the breaking news.

My missus is downstairs watching the crime channel and seems unperturbed that Armageddon may be on the horizon 

A mindset possibly influenced by being married to me for almost 50 years !

Cheers.

Drinking whiskey in the bed? Shane McGowan behaviour 

[WILF 52,815]

1 hour ago, mitre said:

As they are a very intelligent and educated people the Chinese there standards of education is strict and long hours  maths is their main topic there classes are large 

They do a mean salt & chilli squid and special fried rice as well !

[chartpolski 29,780]

6 minutes ago, Halfhound said:

Drinking whiskey in the bed? Shane McGowan behaviour 

Perhaps I should have said “ the media suite”, ( actually he back bedroom).

I feel that at 73 and still have all my teeth and most of my faculties, I haven’t reached the late, lamented Shane’s sad state.

Cheers.

Edited Thursday at 22:00 by chartpolski

[mackem 31,759]

1 minute ago, WILF said:

They do a mean salt & chilli squid and special fried rice as well !

I am not joking,I actually predicted someone would do a joke on Chinese takeaways/food to mitres comment (no,I don’t forecast lottery numbers)

[Halfhound 1,099]

2 minutes ago, chartpolski said:

Perhaps I should have said “ the media suite”, ( actually he back bedroom).

I feel that at 73 and still have all my teeth and most of my faculties, I haven’t reached the late, lamented Shane’s sad state.

Cheers.

Keep drinking in the bed and you’ll get there. After your aeroplane lessons from mC HULL today and his lectures on warfare it could be a good idea to have some whiskey for breakfast as well. Enjoy bud 

[jukel123 10,406]

9 minutes ago, chartpolski said:

I’m in bed which a rather fine glass of American sippin’ whiskey watching the breaking news.

My missus is downstairs watching the crime channel and seems unperturbed that Armageddon may be on the horizon 

A mindset possibly influenced by being married to me for almost 50 years !

Cheers.

My  Mrs has developed a thick skin to my sense of humour. I've had a litter storm of official looking HMRC letters of late. As I brought her her morning cup of tea she asked what were the latest letters about. 

Grim faced, I told her it was bad news, I had been ordered to serve on a minesweeper in the Strait of Hermuz. 

" Don't be daft" she said " "do you think I was born yesterday? You're too old"

Now loooking ashen faced I started to pack some clothes, picked up my phone and pretended to speak to some head honcho in the navy.

I looked round to see her reaction and she had her face in her hands looking like she was weeping.

I quickly ran over and told her I was joking and didn't think she would take me seriously. It was then she removed her hands, eyes twinkling, grinning from ear to ear and said "Gotcha!".

Bitch!

[chartpolski 29,780]

1 minute ago, Halfhound said:

Keep drinking in the bed and you’ll get there. After your aeroplane lessons from mC HULL today and his lectures on warfare it could be a good idea to have some whiskey for breakfast as well. Enjoy bud 

It’s a headache tablet I need after a discussion with my young, former , protege, not a drink

Fine wines and whiskey are to be enjoyed, not used as a barrier against ignorance

Cheers.

 

[WILF 52,815]

55 minutes ago, jukel123 said:

I must admit I'm getting scared now. I'm not normally phased by world events or medical scares, because dying at my stage of life is something which is going to come relatively soon anyway, not that I'm inviting it or looking forward to it.

But the potential for this war to escalate and the subsequent global ramifications  for future generations are huge. It's beginning to hit home just what a firestorm this is becoming.

I'm scared of desalination plants being hit, the Strait of Hormuz remaining a war zone indefinitely and even the possibility of Israel deploying a  nucear warhead. I'm probably doom mongering and catastrophising. Hopefully it could be over soon. But there are so many scores to settle that I don't believe it will .

Iran has been preparing for this scenario for years. It could be a long haul.

Shit just got real.

Not that I’m trying to act blase’ about it because I don’t want a war as much as the next bloke, but in reality does anyone think the current mental illness permeating the world don’t end in catastrophe of some kind ?……I’ve said for years in conversations on here, that’s exactly how I think it ends up.

Its all alright saying all this “be kind” and “they just want a better life” and “a man is a woman” and “tax more, tax more” while at the same time borrowing more than we can ever pay back and using all of it to decimate the society’s that built the world…..but in reality, it’s f***ing insane !……and history says the only thing that cures insanity is bigger f***ing insanity and at the end of that everyone has to give their head a wobble and return to sanity again ! 
 

If we don’t start making some better choices and quick then Catastrophe is what’s coming, but I don’t suppose we will make better choices so, tic toc, tic toc…..

[Borr 9,063]

I'll retire shortly...

[jukel123 10,406]

1 minute ago, Borr said:

I'll retire shortly...

Nobody was on their deathbed wishing they'd spent more time working. 

[waltjnr 8,619]

44 minutes ago, mackem said:

Have you anything interesting fishing or hunting related you would like to bequeath me

An old faded Che Guevara t shirt ! 

[chartpolski 29,780]

2 minutes ago, jukel123 said:

My  Mrs has developed a thick skin to my sense of humour. I've had a litter storm of official looking HMRC letters of late. As I brought her her morning cup of tea she asked what were the latest letters about. 

Grim faced, I told her it was bad news, I had been ordered to serve on a minesweeper in the Strait of Hermuz. 

" Don't be daft" she said " "do you think I was born yesterday? You're too old"

Now loooking ashen faced I started to pack some clothes, picked up my phone and pretended to speak to some head honcho in the navy.

I looked round to see her reaction and she had her face in her hands looking like she was weeping.

I quickly ran over and told her I was joking and didn't think she would take me seriously. It was then she removed her hands, eyes twinkling, grinning from ear to ear and said "Gotcha!".

Bitch!

This is an absolutely true story, I swear on my bank managers life !

At the build up to the Falklands war, I took leave from my job and flew home from the Middle East and went to the Royal Navy Recruiting office in Newcastle and applied to join as a Direct Entry Technician on the premise I had once worked on RFA ships.

The recruiting officer was very kind but explained they had the Royal Navy ( we had one then) and the Royal Navy Reserve and gave me the actors f**k off “we will let you know if we need you”

I told my dad what I had been planning and he hit the roof ! “ I’ll not sign for you to join” he shouted , conveniently forgetting I was 30 year old, and he had lied about his age and joined the Navy at 15 during WW2

Cheers.