walter kennedy,
Quote "have you ever been to that part of the world?"
Well - YES!!!
I joined the RAF the day after Sir Winston Churchill died. (You will have to look that one up for yourself)!!
I first landed at Machrihanish on Oct 27 1967 and I last landed there (after a career that involved over 7700 flying hours) on 22 June 1993.
As a Transport Pilot I have been priviliged to travel to many parts of the world in several continents - I even went to Moscow during the Cold War.
As for being condescending - well, I was born in the "East End Maternity Hospital", Commercial Road, Limehouse in 1946. Technically, I am a "Cockney": I say "technically" because, of course, courtesy of the Luftwaffe; there were NO "Bow Bells".
Last edited by cazatou; 20th Nov 2005 at 09:15.