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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Adventures 7 weeks ago(The Navy lark)
History says Sir Francis Drake took on 171 fighting ship’s of the Spanish Armada’s invading force in 1588! If we could simply muster enough money, (Equivalent to what Tiger Wood’s must pay for his car insurance each year)? Then we too could have a good ship to repel any invasion of the Straights of Hormuz!
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Adventures 7 weeks ago7 weeks ago (edited)
(The female fireman plus Led Zepplin)!
We leave an estimated 500, million barrels of oil in just one of our North sea oil fields (The Rosebank field) Yet haul our daily oil need half way round the world in huge Ocean going tankers, burning a frightening Carbon footprint in their comings and goings? So with our countries only 26 day reserve, then we must Commandeer the Heritage…
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Adventures 7 weeks ago(A new look for the Packet)!
Its the 1950s! And you are an engine cleaner or mail boy on the railway! Todays world fear is of Religion groups like Iran or ISIS and co’ getting hold of Nuclear weapons! The same story repeated of Fidel Castro installing them on the island of Cuba so many years ago? For the possibility of Earths very destruction? You go out with Drivers…
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Adventures 7 weeks ago(Big Brother)
A very large US Boeing KC- 135R Stratotanker is presently (10-15am) circling the West country at 23000 ft and now tracking 40 ‘d’ towards Swindon! I add this as its a bit quiet on here at the moment? (THE big bird)!
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Adventures 8 weeks ago(A small dose of steam please doctor)!
I’ve often spoke of steams small Carbon footprint! You have to poke about in steams vast expulsion of its water vapour exhaust to find the bad bits in there! But reports from earth’s space orbiters detect vast leakage of gasses such as methane etc from fittings that could be repaired in the oil industry! One report spoke of Methane output of…
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Adventures 2 months ago2 months ago (edited)
(De'ja' Vu)?
I found a very old book? The true event of 1588 when the entire Spanish Armada passed by Plymouth to invade our country and to create a Catholic British Isles? Sir Francis Drake was not bowling! (As history says) In reality he had been told that not one fighting Ship was to be had! or to be ready for another couple of weeks? (Does that…
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Adventures 2 months agoThe friend who is slower than the Flying Scotsman)!
But last year he journeyed behind the above engine on a Taunton Minehead steam heritage tour! He visited me today for a natter! He struggled down the steps to my back garden? So I didn’t suggest a walk to the nearby river? I could still shin up the cab steps to the cab of a loco? But how many miles firing could I muster? I spose the 90…
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Adventures 2 months ago2 months ago (edited)
(Steel! Only ever bettered by sliced bread)?
I’ve not been in this computer lark for very long? My missus would be lost in it for hours! But I now realise the problem Trevithic or Stephenson would have in pressurising steam! After leaving the railway I joined a water company to learn water supply! They sent me off to college in York n Derby to perfect my impregnated rope n poured…
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clive BRretired posted an update in the group
Other Adventures 3 months ago(Ready Steady Go)!
Not only does the Railway make me redundant of firing and 2nd manning diesel duty! But to transport me to a National Airport to fly far off to Africa! What other employer could manage that I ask? My materials of UK, Of cast iron or Asbestos is now Ductile or Stainless steel? Its the same set up of pipe network and various filtration methods…
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