Dear, dear dear, I go away for a quiet weekend and return to sheer unadulterated racist bile (with some honourable exceptions)
First up: the video and the "inappropriate" soundtrack that first aroused my ire (see post #48) would now appear to be of the wingman making a perfectly safe approach to EGPO for refuelling - I totally withdraw any suggestion that the pilot was too close to the traditional orphanage with a sick jet and apologise for any implied slur. TBH it didn't look/sound sick to me but I was stupid enough to initially believe that it WAS the aircraft that crashed and I am no expert on how a sick turbine sounds.
My basic point remains, we're sick of the low-flying in the Highlands and even sicker of the attitudes expressed by the flyers and the organisation (in the loosest possible terms) that employs them.
Some of the cr*p posted is perhaps not worth rebutting but I'm sat here twiddling thumbs waiting on a batch process to finish so I might as well..... I'm happy otherwise to take this to Jet-Blast and debate with those of you who are at least capable of rational discourse. The rest of you can "Piss off Biggles" to put it mildly.
#49 At least our own "3rd rate poet" wrote all his own stuff unlike your turgid Shakespeare. BTW just when is Shakespeare night? My desk diary does not show it, but Burns night is celebrated around the world and not just by ex-pat Scots.
#55 You will find that (and perhaps Mr D'Sorderlee (hat-tip to Mrs D'Sorderlee- I've been in Raigmore too often myself recently and appreciate all her colleagues work) will concur) the "hassle/danger" footprint is much larger and barely contiguous with the "benefit" footprint of the bases in NE Scotland.
"be glad we don't have 2 fatalities" indeed sir, I'm even more grateful that the fatalities do not include the crew of my nephew's or any other boat. Remember the "Antares" out of Carradale? To be fair, that was the RN...
#56 just racist cr*p
#57 very poor joke regarding Scotland's newest political prisoner. Would have been a trifle funnier if you had used his correct name "Tommy" just goes to show how little you know
#58 see 56 but even more ignorant
#60 at least the boat confirmed the position visually. Just maybe could have made the difference....
#61 dear dear, so ignorant on so many levels....
"However, nor was my nephew in the Edinburgh hospital that had its snow cleared by the military to enable essential access because the local authority lacked the ability."
First useful thing the soldiers have done in many years - my thanks to them for finally being of some worth for the taxes we pay to keep them off the dole
"Nor was my nephew one of the several Scottish people I spent numerous hours of my life looking for as RAF and RN Search and Rescue assets support Scottish civil authorities."
Do we not pay tax and are therefore entitled to the same service as any other part of the "United" Kingdom? Your point is?
"Nor was my nephew one of the Scottish people that my team administered life saving first aid to while waiting for the Scottish Ambulance Service to arrive."
Thank you for your basic humanity - FYI I have also administered first aid at the side of the M40 - don't think it was life-threatening to be fair but do we really have to count?
"Nor is my nephew a Scottish student PPL who, no doubt, flies in airspace covered by ScATCC(Mil) or could need to use the Service of the (military manned) D&D Cell"
Again, do we not pay tax and are therefore entitled to the same service as any other part of the "United" Kingdom? Your point is? I also note that I do NOT receive the same level of "service" as do those in the S and E of this "United" Kingdom. Regardless, I am glad that service is there but am FULLY aware that it is primarily for the military and and civilian "benefit" is merely co-incidental.
"Nor is my nephew one of the 20% of the adult population of Morayshire whose employment is provided as a direct result of the RAF's presence in the area..."
I refer to the above answers re tax and grovel respectfully at our imperialist masters feet for the crumbs that are so graciously thrown for us. I KNOW this is money that would be far better spent in Tonbridge Wells or somewhere where they talk properly and the natives arent so tiresome but hey, **** happens .... A fresh "Piss Off Biggles" just for you, matey.
#73 Dunno who or what you think you are defending me from. You arent doing much of a job of it if Tavistock Sq et al and Glasgow Airport are anything to go by. The threat from the USSR disappeared a long time ago and so did most of your mob's raison d'etre.
#83 Your remarks re Culloden are extremely distasteful given the genocide that was perpetrated for many years following . Would you dare to trivialise and/or express similar sentiments to anybody of the Jewish faith? I thought not. You would potentially (and rightly) be prosecuted if you did so. Bevvied or not.
#90 Tssk tssk - Let me guess, Daily Mail reader? If you repeated that in the street, I'd have you for racially aggravated breach of the peace.
#91 Tashengurt - so true.
I expect racist bile from the underclass Engerlund supporters but to receive such hatred from the so called educated "officer" class simply reinforces my belief that there is nothing "United" about this Kingdom.
The whole "subsidy-junkie" crap0la is really quite funny. This was a Big Lie put about the Unionists in Scotland to support their "too wee too stupid too poor" rebuttal to the idea of Scottish independence. The English were never meant to hear this Big Lie. However the redtops and the Daily Mail got hold of it and repeated it as gospel leading to the ignorant p1sh spouted by our correspondent from Lancashire and now you poor saps think you need rid of us cos we cost you money. That @rsehole Brown, the North British person that was PM (you know, the one that tried to tell us all he was British, not Scottish) was so spectacularly bad that it ignited the recent rise in anti-Scots racism. Tony Blair (who was equally as culpable for the present screw-up ) was just as "Scottish" as GB but managed to hide it through his accent and did not attract the same amount of abuse and hatred - just goes to show what a bunch of racists your average English punter is, really..or is it how easily you are led by ignorance in the Daily mail etc. Personally it hurts a bit because there are many English up here who are good friends and colleagues but politically its wonderful for the Nationalists - keep it chaps, you are playing a wonderful game. ;-)
Remember its the oil in the sea and the whisky ageing in the barrels that Call Me Dave and his Tory toffs are mortgaging to try and keep your pathetic service-sector Kingdom afloat, not the value of your semis in Surbiton.
Gotta run know, my compile has finally finished - must get on and earn money, pay tax to keep you chaps in the style you are accustomed to.
A couple of links for you who can follow them. not you PeterRB - it will only hurt your head
World Renowned Economist says: 'Scotland subsidising rest of UK'
Precious Few Heroes: The case for Scottish independence on Vimeo
Tax receipts from financial services sector fall 13% - 25 Jan 2011 - Accountancy Age
PS in spite of all of the above - genuine best wishes to both crew members. I wish you a speedy and full recovery.
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