Quote from: njee20 on April 16, 2022, 06:51:14 PM
Certainly not aiming for a gentle non-combative introduction to the forum are you?! 

Hello class37025!  Welcome back to the forum with your new account. 

Ahhhhhhhhh! All becomes clear, no change then

The excessive use of the  emoji was a give away at least.
How's HB, Alan

Quote from: PLD on April 16, 2022, 05:01:04 PM

Quote from: Redcap244 on April 16, 2022, 04:53:31 PM
and why do we need to conform with the EU requirements when we are no longer members ?

Because 1. we were part of the EU when the current standards were defined & 2. the UK was one of the instigators of standardising fuel standards - prior to that, there was some horrid stuff watered down with  ditchwater being sold as petrol in some parts of Europe...

Yes,the first time I took a car to the continent the AA warned about fuel standards in rural areas and certain countries. The rule suggested was always buy the best grade they have in stock.

again, this has not appeared in my unread posts ....

just because you are paranoid, doesn't mean they are not out to get you 

perhaps my trying to set my settings was worse than I thought....

OK, I admit, I am the poster, previously known as Class37025....

before my account worked, now it doesn't, even though @only me has tried to sort it.

a new name, a new attempt to be a more responsible member...

and @newportnobby, HB is shedding his winter coat everywhere, in spite of two grooming sessions a day

huskies 

What I don't get Alan, why Redcap244 and not Snowdrop244?

I just went to my local filling station for a diesel fill-up as I'm off to Derbyshire tomorrow.

There was a slight queue.

As I sat patiently awaiting my turn, the diesel price on the main signage flashed briefly as the price increased from £1.659 to £1.689! 

Petrol price remained the same at £1.539, so 15p less than I had to fork out.

Tillman (might be his name ) just laughed when I mentioned it as I mortgaged my life again.

Still cheaper than anywhere within 25 miles of my house though. Just thought they had a bloomin' cheek!

HONEY I'M HOME,

suitably chastened, and with thanks to @Tank for sorting out the misunderstanding.

I have turned, hopefully, a new leaf, my account will now allow me to view the threads I want to, and I will try to ignore those that irritate me.

and,

HB is leaving great clumps of hair everywhere, so I will be busy with both grooming him to remove his winter undercoat, and hoovering under supervision by SWMBO 

but there will still be time for trains, SWMBO permitting 

Quote from: TrevL on April 18, 2022, 10:40:51 PM
What I don't get Alan, why Redcap244 and not Snowdrop244?

to be honest ?

snowdrops sat in the guardroom drinking tea while we fur box mechanics did the real work out in the cold / rain on the airfield 

but also,

when I joined up we had pay parades...

JENKINS

SIR T****244

march up to the table, salute, collect pay in left hand, salute, about turn, march away [do not think about checking your pay at the table !!!!!!!!}

with my new, hopefully more mellow  incarnation as Redcap244, a reference to my days in the TA after demob, pay went into the bank, no pay parades, and to be honest I cannot, without checking my records, remember my last 3 

so, a combination, TA plus last 3 from my RAF days.

I wonder how long it will be before we go the way of the Canadians, with their defence forces, rather than our present three services, not intended as confrontational.

but maybe I'm ahead of the ball 

probably not 

Been there, done that, got the tee shirt

if your name Was Bond... James Bond, you always got issued with a number with the last three of 007... Ops Wing at my last station had two James Bond 007s confusion.. Yep..
Unofficially one was known as Jimmy the other Jim..

even the forces have a sense of humour 

I bet they both got the 'shaken not stirred' taken out of them.

Quote from: TrevL on April 19, 2022, 04:41:47 PM
Been there, done that, got the tee shirt

should that not be shirt, tee, personal issue, x 1 

In triplicate?