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#1 Post by sidevalve » Tue Feb 18, 2020 4:35 pm

Recognise a few names here.. :-bd Hung my nav bag up in 1998 - went to work at Malvern for the final 8 years and found it probably the most rewarding* experience of my working life.
* Not talking about £££s.
Finally retired in 2006 and we moved to SW France in 2007 (& happy comme un cochon dans la merde!). I voted Leave. I read the Guardian (but not a Leftie!) - but then I read all the others too.
I sing in a choir and am active in an association that commemorates a WWII network that repatriated shot-down Allied airmen. Met some truly great people connected with that.
I took up rowing again here - first on the Adour - and then on the Nive with another club - but I reluctantly had to give it up about 3 years ago when I could no longer get out of the boat unaided.. I loved that second club - they were like family..
I used to be into classic bikes too - this was my last one.. (sold it prior to coming here - & regret that on a daily basis!)

Looking forward to scanning the boards here!
Regards
SV

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#2 Post by ian16th » Tue Feb 18, 2020 5:04 pm

Bienvenue mon ami.
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#3 Post by om15 » Tue Feb 18, 2020 5:19 pm

Hi Sidevalve,

Nice to see you again, we had some correspondence some years back regarding one of the escapees that you needed information on if you remember? Welcome to the club.

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#4 Post by Pontius Navigator » Tue Feb 18, 2020 5:35 pm

Welcome, had a presentation at our historical society in the escape lines and illustrated with illicit photos. Fascinating.

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#5 Post by ribrash » Tue Feb 18, 2020 5:37 pm

Welcome.

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#6 Post by Rwy in Sight » Tue Feb 18, 2020 6:50 pm

Bien venu Sidevalve. I hope you find this to be a nice place.

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#7 Post by admin » Tue Feb 18, 2020 7:59 pm

Welcome to both you and Sabo. I try to maintain order here, with minimal success. They're an unruly crowd.

"Hanging up Nav bag" would suggest ex-member of Aunty Bettty's Flying Circus. There're a awfully lot of us here from the Mob, but we try not to let on. Do have another Nav here. He tries to make out he flew with Pontius Pilot/Pilate. Can't be true 'cos I did the pre-flight and never saw him around.

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#8 Post by Capetonian » Tue Feb 18, 2020 8:20 pm

Welcome, but keep Guardian type views under your beret!
Look forward to reading your postings.

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#9 Post by larsssnowpharter » Tue Feb 18, 2020 8:25 pm

Welcome from another Guardian (and a hell of a lot of other stuff too!) reader. Enjoy. Decent bunch here.

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#10 Post by sidevalve » Wed Feb 19, 2020 8:07 am

Thanks for the welcome. I won't miss the constant drip drip of bile from the vociferous few at TOP.

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#11 Post by jimtherev » Thu Feb 20, 2020 5:48 pm

Welcome and blessings, SV

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#12 Post by FD2 » Fri Feb 21, 2020 9:17 pm

Welcome sidevalve!

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#13 Post by reddo » Fri Mar 20, 2020 1:00 pm

G'day

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