Vic Patterson

Excellent! Well done Malcolm and all those involved producing this newsletter, it must have taken a lot time and effort to produce this very informative document! Now to sit back and re-read it all and digest, so much information!

Quick pull-up over Mt Kembla

1110 ATC in Ashington, visited RAF St Mawgan, Avro Shackletons and aerobatics ifs in DH Chipmunk. Around 1957-8, I think!

That was quite an era for experimental aircraft, Fairey Delta 1-2 Boulton Paul 110-120, Armstrong Whitworth, Handley Page and lots more, we led the world in aircraft development , swept wing, swing wings, hovercraft , vtol, stol, supersonic, oh well can not live in the past!

Happy birthday Fourgee, hope your having a great day!

Lops were on the body, dickies in the hair! Lops were usually from the "lopy dog"

As requested!

Could be either tenant or landlord, you would have to read the lease!

Too neat, Photoshop I'd say!

Anyone lucky enough to see the big flypast today? must have been spectacular.

Winterizing, We have had our first frosts and snowfall, yesterday I put away the lawnmower and fuelled up the snowblower, guess what?it got up to 27c... â„⛄

Happy birthday Malcolm, hope your having a great day!

It's a bit different here in the mountains HPW, the mine put a conveyor through the mountain to bring the coal to the Prep plant and train load-out. A few years ago the mine closed for quite a while when it changed hands, when it re-opened the tunnel was unusable, the floor had heaved up to the roof! it was abandoned and now they haul the coal.

Could be, I don,t check between 6am and 2ish most days! (Bedlington time")

YES! Let the play with it but try and tell them about its importance, yes it will get broken, but that's ok it's Wort it.

Thanks Maggie, I think I detect your frustration, understandably so. I'm amazed at the amount of traffic I see on the web cam, here we cry "traffic lights†(jokingly) if we have to stop for three vehicles! where else can two oncoming drivers stop in the middle of the road for a chat and traffic just wave and roll around them! I like your line of thought Canny lass, should I be fortunate to make another visit home I'd be very disappointed if I didn't get to put a few faces to the names of our long distance friends. I watch the cam quite a lot but have never seen a a wave.

Keep it, three bladed prop (early) Spitfire. We owe a lot to theSpitfire! I have a similar one in pewter.

Wow, it certainly was a success! The web cam just caught a small bit of the action. Thanks for the pics Foxy, I thought you might be in the thick of it.

Was this because of the street fair today? It looked quite successful! I searched the forum for any information but could only find one brief notice.

http://www.canadiandeathrace.com/ Four gee isn't here is he?

Merc, Foxy, I believe they are Russian built Sukhoi 30, they belong to the Indian Air force who in the U.K. on exercise with the R.A.F. Looks like the Indian roundel!

Our condolences to you and your family Christine. May he rest in peace.

What great turnout today! A lot more good guys than bad guys (drunks!)

I accept your explanation why they have their customs and traditions regarding their dress code Canny lass, but I think the link to terrorism is what people fear, whether it is justified or not. When I came to this country I accepted its customs and traditions and do my best to bide by them as I'm sure you did, but that didn't change my personal beliefs, in my house we are just ordinary Geordies but outside we try to be good Canadian citizens, but today more and more immigrants being in the minority are DEMANDING more than equality which often offends the less fortunate citizens. I think education and understanding is required!

I don't think its the Burka that is the real issue I think it is the hiding of the face from identification. I'm told it's not a religious requirement so that should make it easier to resolve. Many places have banned the total covering the face in normal circumstances, no hoodies over the face, no masks or ski masks. We have a case before the courts right now, a Citizenship court refused to allow a woman take part in the ceremony until she removed her face covering, both sides claimed the other side was not respecting their culture! I can guess who will win that one! Facial identification is a big part of todays security, drivers licences, security I.D. Airline travel etc. until the other forms of identification become practical e.g. retina, and fingerprint I think facial I.D. is a must, it can be done discreetly. Q. Do the woman covering their faces still have to go through the body x-ray scan at airports? It wasn't long ago the issue was turbans.