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Offline The Bowler Hatted Turner

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I'm digging in!
« on: March 11, 2014, 07:57:50 AM »
 The Army have just started shooting at my house, they missed by about 15 miles, ??? ??? but then they also missed Salisbury plain  ::)  :o and that is 120 square miles so just to be on the safe side I won't be turning today instead I will be digging a bomb shelter! :D :D :D
   
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Offline Les Symonds

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Re: I'm digging in!
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2014, 07:59:19 AM »
...or you could go to Salisbury Plain and set up a pole lathe in safety! ;)
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Offline Eric Harvey

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Re: I'm digging in!
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2014, 08:12:49 AM »
A lucky shot then  ;D  ???  :D
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Offline ken crittle

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Re: I'm digging in!
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2014, 10:16:55 AM »
You are lucky it missed me by seven miles.
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Offline The Bowler Hatted Turner

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Re: I'm digging in!
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2014, 11:04:25 AM »
If you hear a whistling passing overhead give me a ring Ken. ;D ;D
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Offline Bryan Milham

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Re: I'm digging in!
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2014, 01:21:40 PM »
John,

send your co-ords (6 fig reference will do) I can arrange for a better shot next time to test out your shelter!  ;D ;D
« Last Edit: March 11, 2014, 01:25:28 PM by dr4g0nfly »
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Offline John D Smith

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Re: I'm digging in!
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2014, 02:33:01 PM »
Hi John,
            What is this all about?? have I missed something? ???
                       
              Regards John
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Offline The Bowler Hatted Turner

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Re: I'm digging in!
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2014, 04:51:35 PM »
hello John,
               you probably haven't missed by Army standards ;D ;D
What it is John is the Army were conducting a live firing exercise on Salisbury plain, firing from near Tilshead north up the plain. They overshot the target area by 5 miles, which by my reckoning the shot landed 15 miles from my house........or about 7 miles from Ken Crittle's house.(you remember Ken John? he's the one that keeps winning all the competitions :D)
  Either that or I have a disgruntled customer who just happens to be in the Artillery.
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Offline woodndesign

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Re: I'm digging in!
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2014, 07:02:17 PM »

'lightning never strikes the same place twice' ... Then we're not talking of Lightning Here..   ;D ..

The hope is shut the barn door first, should then hit it from inside ..   ;) ...

John should they try again, and this is the last we hear of you, can say 'awfully nice chap'  .. shame'..

Cheers for the guffaw...  David
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Offline edbanger

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Re: I'm digging in!
« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2014, 07:04:34 PM »
You need to turn yourself a flagpole and hang a white flag :D
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Offline The Bowler Hatted Turner

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Re: I'm digging in!
« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2014, 07:40:17 PM »
Ed I'm not surrendering to some damn pongo!!
Can you imagine the risk assessment for this?
Hazzard......squaddies with guns
Who might be harmed?.............everyone!
Type of injury possible................those consistent with poorly aimed exploding projectiles.

I will leave it there chaps, I don't want to alienate myself anymore, afterall they now have pilotless aircraft to muck about with  ::) ::) ::)Lord help us.
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Offline Eric Harvey

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Re: I'm digging in!
« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2014, 02:21:57 PM »
and they still bomb the wrong targets haha ;D :-\ :-[
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Offline Bryan Milham

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Re: I'm digging in!
« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2014, 02:37:14 PM »
Eric,

The Brillcream boys drop bombs, us pongo's fire shells.

But it would seem neither of us can hit the target.
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Offline The Bowler Hatted Turner

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Re: I'm digging in!
« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2014, 04:00:34 PM »
The Army announced today that they are to start encouraging their members to give up smoking, do we read this as the bloke in charge of the range at the time was round the back having a fag? ;D ;D ;D
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Re: I'm digging in!
« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2014, 04:32:44 PM »
FOR SALE

Slightly used Anderson shelter a little rusty.

Buyer to collect please bring bucket for the rust.



Sorry could not resist :-[
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