What goes up, comes down
Chugalug,
The trouble was, we young men were never going to come back the same as when we went away. But exactly that is what post-war Britain expected. As Cincinnatus returned to the plough, so it was assumed that the "citizen army" would gratefully peel off its uniform (after WW1 often cut up to make "hooky mats"), and pick up where it left off. Picking up might not be all that easy to do.
Pumping-out a foundering vessel in mid-Channel at night seems an odd form of "R&R", but then it takes all sorts !..........D.
Maugster,
Welcome aboard ! You did right to choose this Thead, for this is where the Oldest Inhabitants have in their keeping the Wisdom of the Ages. Please don't let this be the last time we hear from you - all have something to put in the pot !..............D.
Cheers, to you both (and to Union Jack), Danny.
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