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davejb said:
Blackhawk Down - I probably have it here somewhere, my ex wife gave it me for a present a long time back. Watched it once, but it's a film that just reminds me of how, sometimes, the forces get put into bad places with one hand tied behind their backs and I simply found it too much to want to see it again. I tend to think in black and white about that sort of thing, if some bit of the world is mired in chaos and corruption then by all means send troops in, but don't send them in to be glorified policemen - troops should be deployed when you either want to apply violence to the bad guys, or if you are happy to do so should they continue to be naughty. I'm not really a foaming at the mouth Right wing nutjob, I just hate seeing our troops getting killed for a matter of political expediency.... just so some bloody politician can go on TV and say he's doing something when what's probably required is really a low yield nuke.
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Totally agree with you davejb davejb However, my mate loved it, wherever there was trouble he was sent. He conducted our wedding 6 years ago, anyone who's a Notary can do weddings here. Our reception was at a hotel with valet parking only. When we got there my mate nearly shit himself as at the back of the truck was a mini arsenal of weapons, talk about friggin Rambo. That's another thing I dislike about this Country, the ease of getting and the use of guns. You daren't give the finger to a driver who cuts you up for fear of getting shot at.
 
I hope your doing well dave all that matters, i hate to see people sad as i dont know what it is but as i get older myself i just think all we want to be is happy and smile once in a while its not alot to ask for either.
 
Quite right Gerry,
I have friends I spend a little time with regularly, my daughter has just finished a visit of a week or so, I still get out and about a bit. The split was not great of course, unfortunately my eyesight is noticeably reducing and I seem to have had a 'knock you out for a week' bug rather a lot of times in the last year or so, which has all added up a bit to make me feel a bit more fragile than I did - or expected to.

I just don't seem to have the same desire to concentrate on racing - I have the TV on ready for Ascot, but I probably will not bet on anything..... I miss the horses I used to love watching, the current crop just don't seem to fire my imagination the way Ribchester, Battaash, Harry Angel and of course Ulysses, Enable and their fellow competitors did.

I know there are good horses on view still, I'm the equine equivalent of an old rock n roll fan insisting that nobody will ever top Elvis 50 years down the line.

Dave
 
I was up most days seeing my brother who loved horses but he seemed to take it bad when his wife passed away and was just turning corner when he took ill him self and lost all desire for anything.He has passed away himself now.
We dont get younger thats just a fact, but what we do is have this freedom to not care what anyone thinks or does but we also get this feeling of why should i care about anything i do also, and thats the bit we have to say i am free to do what ever i like and i want to choose the happy side of things.I know its not easy dave but be happy every day you can and were here to chat about anything not just horses so if need a chat about life in general we could maybe open a lonely hearts chat post where we can spill.
 
I'm okay folks,
I'm not depressed or anything, the thing is I have had a lot of bug type illness - sometimes it seems like I barely get a week off after having recovered from one when I get another to follow on! (My 69th birthday was on the 2nd, I got all the way to 9pm before going down with something it has taken me a fortnight to get over - I'm lucky that way!)

Throw in the emphysema and reduced eyesight and it makes going off exploring the world a bit difficult - can't walk up hill and dale, and even if i could I'd not manage the bag on my back as even a single shopping bag takes some carrying these days. I do get around a little, I get out and about but tend to stay rather more local than I'd choose to were I up to travelling. It's just the way life is - so I amuse myself, I meet friends from the veterans' community every week or so, I go to cafes for my favourite fry ups and sit here playing games and painting model soldiers just to practise being patient really.... that and forcing my crampy hands and dodgy eyes to work well enough to do a decent job. I'm happy enough, buy whatever i want, eat and drink whatever i feel like, it's a lot better life than a lot of retired folk are living i assure you!

The divorce keeps hitting some judge who queries subsection ump de ump so hasn't been as quick as it ought - so is dragging rather. My ex wife and I keep in touch and are on friendly terms however, so no issues there, it just means I can't marry Scarlett Johansson yet as it'd be bigamous. I also suppose she'd have to ditch Colin Jost first, which would be a shame as I quite like him on SNL.

Dave
 
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