We call in the army....again!

[Semicolon]

This is England's green and pleasant land!  Children are sailing to school in Somerset 
We are having the most terrible floods.

So,  who do we call?   The Army.   Again.

My point is the government have made 20'000 of them redundant.  They have been targeted to take the brunt of Public Spending Cuts.   Yet, they  are the most adaptable and capable people employed by the government.   In recent times we called them in when the fire fighters were on strike.   We called them in during the riots.   We called on them to help clear the motorway when we had a hundred plus cars in a pile up.   We call on them whenever the police can't cope.

So now, they are drafted in again to 'do something' (?) with all this flooded water.   


I am hoping that one day the whole of parliament will go down with food poisoning and we can draft in the army to run the country 

I know that I know nothing about you, but from WHERE are you hailing this insane crapshite?

I live in a country where "The Army"  are NOT subject to Public Spending Cuts. Our five-wide military forces are "financed" and supported by our Federal Government.  There can never be a time when some asinine, uninformed "public" can affect the workings of our military - any five of the Mighty "Arms"  of our military.

Our Military is defined specifically and entirely subject to Federal laws, set down by our constitution, over two hundred years ago.

In all honesty, our "Army Corps of Engineers"  has saved this country from a great number of similar embarrassing moments, built bridges, highways, dams, levees, etc.  All that comes from supporting a "REAL" military.

Bodie is from England, as she said in her post. The Constitution protects the right of American citizens to have a say in how the military is run.

Yes I was belittling the government.  I have been in the army ffs.  What you said Hyke is exactly right,  and the regiment I was part of 'The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters' is no more.  They were disbanded by the gov. to save money.

So when you were in the army, you were a Merry Man?

        

[bodie]

This is England's green and pleasant land!  Children are sailing to school in Somerset 
We are having the most terrible floods.

So,  who do we call?   The Army.   Again.

My point is the government have made 20'000 of them redundant.  They have been targeted to take the brunt of Public Spending Cuts.   Yet, they  are the most adaptable and capable people employed by the government.   In recent times we called them in when the fire fighters were on strike.   We called them in during the riots.   We called on them to help clear the motorway when we had a hundred plus cars in a pile up.   We call on them whenever the police can't cope.

So now, they are drafted in again to 'do something' (?) with all this flooded water.   


I am hoping that one day the whole of parliament will go down with food poisoning and we can draft in the army to run the country 

I know that I know nothing about you, but from WHERE are you hailing this insane crapshite?

I live in a country where "The Army"  are NOT subject to Public Spending Cuts. Our five-wide military forces are "financed" and supported by our Federal Government.  There can never be a time when some asinine, uninformed "public" can affect the workings of our military - any five of the Mighty "Arms"  of our military.

Our Military is defined specifically and entirely subject to Federal laws, set down by our constitution, over two hundred years ago.

In all honesty, our "Army Corps of Engineers"  has saved this country from a great number of similar embarrassing moments, built bridges, highways, dams, levees, etc.  All that comes from supporting a "REAL" military.

Bodie is from England, as she said in her post. The Constitution protects the right of American citizens to have a say in how the military is run.

Yes I was belittling the government.  I have been in the army ffs.  What you said Hyke is exactly right,  and the regiment I was part of 'The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters' is no more.  They were disbanded by the gov. to save money.

So when you were in the army, you were a Merry Man?

        

Like Robin Hood?  hehehe no green tights I'm afraid.

Actually I am making a bow and arrow.  Well its a project I am doing with my brother.  We have made about 5 so far, and are experimenting with arrow shape and size.  When I finish this one I will post pics.  It is a proper long bow with medieval specs and made with wood from the Yew tree. 

['andersom']

This is England's green and pleasant land!  Children are sailing to school in Somerset 
We are having the most terrible floods.

So,  who do we call?   The Army.   Again.

My point is the government have made 20'000 of them redundant.  They have been targeted to take the brunt of Public Spending Cuts.   Yet, they  are the most adaptable and capable people employed by the government.   In recent times we called them in when the fire fighters were on strike.   We called them in during the riots.   We called on them to help clear the motorway when we had a hundred plus cars in a pile up.   We call on them whenever the police can't cope.

So now, they are drafted in again to 'do something' (?) with all this flooded water.   


I am hoping that one day the whole of parliament will go down with food poisoning and we can draft in the army to run the country 

I know that I know nothing about you, but from WHERE are you hailing this insane crapshite?

I live in a country where "The Army"  are NOT subject to Public Spending Cuts. Our five-wide military forces are "financed" and supported by our Federal Government.  There can never be a time when some asinine, uninformed "public" can affect the workings of our military - any five of the Mighty "Arms"  of our military.

Our Military is defined specifically and entirely subject to Federal laws, set down by our constitution, over two hundred years ago.

In all honesty, our "Army Corps of Engineers"  has saved this country from a great number of similar embarrassing moments, built bridges, highways, dams, levees, etc.  All that comes from supporting a "REAL" military.

Bodie is from England, as she said in her post. The Constitution protects the right of American citizens to have a say in how the military is run.

Yes I was belittling the government.  I have been in the army ffs.  What you said Hyke is exactly right,  and the regiment I was part of 'The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters' is no more.  They were disbanded by the gov. to save money.

So when you were in the army, you were a Merry Man?

        

Like Robin Hood?  hehehe no green tights I'm afraid.

Actually I am making a bow and arrow.  Well its a project I am doing with my brother.  We have made about 5 so far, and are experimenting with arrow shape and size.  When I finish this one I will post pics.  It is a proper long bow with medieval specs and made with wood from the Yew tree.

Wow, that has been a very long time ago, that my dad made bows and arrows with me and my one year younger brother. I sucked at aiming, but the bows were good, my brother could hit anything with it.

[Semicolon]

This is England's green and pleasant land!  Children are sailing to school in Somerset 
We are having the most terrible floods.

So,  who do we call?   The Army.   Again.

My point is the government have made 20'000 of them redundant.  They have been targeted to take the brunt of Public Spending Cuts.   Yet, they  are the most adaptable and capable people employed by the government.   In recent times we called them in when the fire fighters were on strike.   We called them in during the riots.   We called on them to help clear the motorway when we had a hundred plus cars in a pile up.   We call on them whenever the police can't cope.

So now, they are drafted in again to 'do something' (?) with all this flooded water.   


I am hoping that one day the whole of parliament will go down with food poisoning and we can draft in the army to run the country 

I know that I know nothing about you, but from WHERE are you hailing this insane crapshite?

I live in a country where "The Army"  are NOT subject to Public Spending Cuts. Our five-wide military forces are "financed" and supported by our Federal Government.  There can never be a time when some asinine, uninformed "public" can affect the workings of our military - any five of the Mighty "Arms"  of our military.

Our Military is defined specifically and entirely subject to Federal laws, set down by our constitution, over two hundred years ago.

In all honesty, our "Army Corps of Engineers"  has saved this country from a great number of similar embarrassing moments, built bridges, highways, dams, levees, etc.  All that comes from supporting a "REAL" military.

Bodie is from England, as she said in her post. The Constitution protects the right of American citizens to have a say in how the military is run.

Yes I was belittling the government.  I have been in the army ffs.  What you said Hyke is exactly right,  and the regiment I was part of 'The Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters' is no more.  They were disbanded by the gov. to save money.

So when you were in the army, you were a Merry Man?

        

Like Robin Hood?  hehehe no green tights I'm afraid.

Actually I am making a bow and arrow.  Well its a project I am doing with my brother.  We have made about 5 so far, and are experimenting with arrow shape and size.  When I finish this one I will post pics.  It is a proper long bow with medieval specs and made with wood from the Yew tree.

Shape? Why not just make a straight arrow?

[bodie]

A straight arrow is no good for going around corners 

Nah there are many things to be considered when making an arrow.  The length and weight of the shaft, for example, then the attachments such as the fletchings.  If using feathers at the back of the arrow it is important to use them from the same side of the bird as the natural way the feathers twist can affect the accuracy.  Then you have to decide on the arrowhead.  These can be bullet shaped with a sharp tip designed to penetrate without doing much damage.  Broadheads are designed to cause massive bleeding, barbed ones are difficult to remove etc. 

I am trying to keep as close to the medieval longbow spec as possible.   As yet I have not made a successful arrow using feather fletchings

My bow and arrow project is taking months but am learning lots through trial and error.  Obviously, it won't be as authentic as a medieval one because I have an angle grinder 

[Semicolon]

A straight arrow is no good for going around corners 

Nah there are many things to be considered when making an arrow.  The length and weight of the shaft, for example, then the attachments such as the fletchings.  If using feathers at the back of the arrow it is important to use them from the same side of the bird as the natural way the feathers twist can affect the accuracy.  Then you have to decide on the arrowhead.  These can be bullet shaped with a sharp tip designed to penetrate without doing much damage.  Broadheads are designed to cause massive bleeding, barbed ones are difficult to remove etc. 

I am trying to keep as close to the medieval longbow spec as possible.   As yet I have not made a successful arrow using feather fletchings

My bow and arrow project is taking months but am learning lots through trial and error.  Obviously, it won't be as authentic as a medieval one because I have an angle grinder 

I've heard it's illegal to hunt with a bow in Great Britain. Otherwise, you could shoot one of the king's deer in Sherwood Forest with your longbow .

[bodie]

AFAIK there are no laws prohibiting the use of a bow.   If hunting, one would have to make sure the prey was not belonging to someone or on someone's land.

[Semicolon]

AFAIK there are no laws prohibiting the use of a bow.   If hunting, one would have to make sure the prey was not belonging to someone or on someone's land.

Here is a law that says otherwise.

[bodie]

Thanks Semi.  Interesting.  I am not intending to hunt anyway,  nor is my brother but it is still good to know.  I did check the law regarding possession of a longbow and carrying it outdoors and it seems I am ok to transport it for target practice with landowners permission.

So far have only been to some farm land (with the farmers permission who is a friend of family) and used road signs as targets.  Yes the road signs were nicked from Severn Trent Water but we put them back afterwards.  My brothers arrow went clean through the metal. 

I have not hit the target.... yet 

[DirtDawg]

I find that new official portrait to be a bit scary, btw. Don't you?

Not so scary.

Nah, any man taking that hard of a shit has to be compromised, at least for a few minutes while he plugs his ass back together.

... or maybe I am reading between the lines ?

 

[odeon]

I find that new official portrait to be a bit scary, btw. Don't you?

Not so scary.

Nah, any man taking that hard of a shit has to be compromised, at least for a few minutes while he plugs his ass back together.

... or maybe I am reading between the lines ?

 

I meant literally scary. There's something about the painting that is a bit off.

['andersom']

I find that new official portrait to be a bit scary, btw. Don't you?

Not so scary.

Nah, any man taking that hard of a shit has to be compromised, at least for a few minutes while he plugs his ass back together.

... or maybe I am reading between the lines ?

 

I meant literally scary. There's something about the painting that is a bit off.

Looks like the portrait of a man who has a physical job, a man who is used to having sweat come in pearls of his face and back because of it. For the occasion he put on a clean blouse, but that's it.
A labourised portrait?

[bodie]

You guys should bring back Tony Blair. He was entertaining.

It is not very flattering.  The skin tones are a bit off.  It does have a 'working man after a couple of pints' feel about it.

[odeon]

Sickly skin tones, unhealthy teeth, a somewhat ill-willed facial expression...

Hmm. It's a keeper.

[bodie]

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