General Chat

We were told not to wear our RN uniform in the street in the early 80's but I dont know to this day why, we still stuck out like sore thumbs with our regulation haircuts and naval 'civvy' uniform of smart jeans, shirts and polished shoes (our pulling rig!).
There always was aggro between local youths and the military mainly due to the fact that we actually had cash in our pockets and they were either unemployed or in a dead end job but we usually outnumbered them and any aggro was short lived

Oh Ann........ I lived there for 6 years altogether.... How sad... everywhere I have lived is now being closed down, sold off, demolished or whatever.. I am beginning to feel quite depressed over it, lol

Marion.. I loved Rosen Montag.... I used to dress the boys up the first time we were there.. and all those sweeties thrown from the carnival floats, I'm not sure it would be allowed now, lol I lived just outside Wassenberg.. Wildenrath was just about 3 or 4 miles away. I once had a Harrier Jump jet co pilot eject into the back garden, lol!! That was when I lived in Private Hirings though!

Love

Daff xxx

Hi Snowie.. I have the dubious distinction of having lived across the road from one of Grivas' Generals, lol

Were you based at Ay Nik??

Colin.... my FiL used to say the same... he came out of the Marines in the late 40's, but he also said that it wasn't just the money in their pocket.. it was the uniform wot did it!! The girls just loved it, and the lads couldn't or wouldn't compete, lol!! Dad was in for about 7 years altogether, so National Service was still going on then.

Harry... I think I have hijacked your thread... so sorry!!

Love

Daff xxx

Many thanks for all the replies. No problems Daff. Thanks for the greeting Hayley.
And yes Dave, was my poem. Anyone who reads the daily mail can,t be all bad.

Best wishes to all. Happy days

any chance of " the poem " being put on here Harry ?

or has it already been aired

xxLynnxx

Daff, firemen, jump jet pilots, whatever next????

So sad, we went past there an hour ago and about 20 cars there. still some little pockets staying there I think. However was surprised to see the RAF flag had not been taken down completely. And they are retaining the static aircraft (meteor).

Ann
Glos

The folks in Peterborough should be ashamed of themselves

Thanks Harry... I would love to see your poem too.

Ann, I just think I was one of those people who had a trouble magnet installed, lol... best friend always used to say that I lept precariously from one crisis to another, lol... She neglected to acknowledge that she was the cause of some of them!!

I'm glad the Meteor is staying... It would be really strange if they were to move that.

Love

Daff xxx

I have not read all of this thread, but I was very disappointed when my son *passed out* of the Scots Guards, and we were not allowed to take his uniform home to have him photographed.

My father was a career soldier and he wore his uniform in the streets.

I also agree that the lads without uniforms were quite jealous and thought that the uniforms would walk off with their girls!

If they behaved like that.... they would !

Deanna X

Daff, the meteor was going to go to another site in Gloucesster at the request of the council because it was built here. But the incomers want to keep it as a memento of the RAF occupation which is nice. we would have missed it.

Ann
Glos

This is a subject very close to my heart right now. I think the RAF need all the support they can get. People do not realise there is war still goin on.

Please dont read Rose's thread which some have choosen to blame it yet again on other races...FFS..