The Mess - Military Forum Off Topic Thread!

Manic Moran

So are we, like, going to the pub or anything when I'm up that way?

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davetherave

BAA declines MoD offer of assistance to clear runway at Heathrow. Some head honcho at Heathrow just said that the staff they want on the ground are efficient personnel

There you have it folks, it's official. The Irish DF are more efficient than the BA

Local-womanizer

Manic Moran wrote: »

So are we, like, going to the pub or anything when I'm up that way?

NTM

How far up this way are you?

BuckJamesRogers

Local-womanizer wrote: »

How far up this way are you?

I knows a wee place...:D

Manic Moran

How far up this way are you

Not North of the Dublin-Galway line. (That Ireland's version of the Mason Dixon line?)

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Local-womanizer

Manic Moran wrote: »

Not North of the Dublin-Galway line. (That Ireland's version of the Mason Dixon line?)

NTM

Not many come up this far!

I suppose it is,the better side of the line being up north!

BuckJamesRogers

Local-womanizer wrote: »

Not many come up this far!

I suppose it is,the better side of the line being up north!

Not many are brave enough

goldie fish

dodgydes wrote: »

I presume it was a Deauville, you got a good bike there. Low mileage, serviced on the button, all original parts... and polished to within an inch of it's life.

A mate of mine had a Deauville a few years back, he sold it and got an RT1150. Says it was the worst thing he ever did, nothing but trouble from the BM.

Exactly.
Was considering a BM initially, but access to where I park the bike ruled it out. The side gate is 3 foot wide. The BM is wider.
Have no complaints with Deauville. Would love to get the flagpoles they had though for touring...

iceage

Sorry to cut across...Been really busy lately, up to my t1ts in it. Merry Christmas you bunch of wasters.

Hope all near and far have a peaceful one, and a beer or two. Best of luck to the lads when you head to Leb.


Iceage.

Local-womanizer

iceage wrote: »

Sorry to cut across...Been really busy lately, up to my t1ts in it. Merry Christmas you bunch of wasters.

Hope all near and far have a peaceful one, and a beer or two. Best of luck to the lads when you head to Leb.


Iceage.

Was thinking it to be a bit quiet around here lately

Have a good one Iceage!

Local-womanizer

Happy Christmas everyone!

Hope its a good one for you all!

Poccington

Happy Christmas lads, hope you all had a good one!

This drink is gonna be the bloody end of me.

Manic Moran

OK, I'm thinking the evening of the third in Dublin.

NTM

Manic Moran

Still haven't figured out what pub yet, but it will be 1930 tomorrow evening, the 3rd.

Manic Moran

TP Smiths on Jervis st, apparently.

Ntm

helimachoptor

When did Grimes become mod? Did i miss the memo??

Manic Moran

*hick*

Local-womanizer

Good night I take it?! :pac:

Manic Moran

Finally got a preview of Hooligans at War. (Available for sale in August).

It's been sent to a bunch of film festivals, but I never realised how hard it was to get into one. Sundance, for example, had over 6,000 submissions, they only showed under 200. Suffice to say, HaW hasn't been picked up yet.

I enjoyed it. I thought Restrepo was overrated, this is just as good. I don't think it's as good as Gunner Palace was, mind, but it's been a few years since I've seen GP. HaW isn't particularly exciting, and it's only an hour and seven long, but I did think you could connect better with the troopers, and there was also a little more humour in it. Then again, I also have a serious headstart on connecting with them, since, well, I was there and knew exactly what we were supposed to be feeling when we watched the movie!

I come out OK. I play diplomat and strategist well enough, but when the shooting starts, the only time you see me, I'm asking "who's got the F*in radio." The bit where I start giving instructions didn't make the cut, so it looks like the NCO takes charge! Apparently he has some 40 hours of raw footage which he says he'll make available to us...

The director felt the need to add more information for me. When someone come up on the screen, it would say something like "LtCol Cunningham. Commander" or "SSG Munoz, Hooligans 1 leader". When I show up, it says "Captain Moran, From Ireland." That ought to confuse people... I'm on exchange!

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Manic Moran

You remember that whole arrest warrant deal?

I've got another one coming up. If he doesn't have himself sorted out by tomorrow, I'm going to call the Sheriff and tell him that I'm about to issue a warrant for him to arrest one of his deputies.

That promises to be an interesting conversation.

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OS119

Manic Moran wrote: »

You remember that whole arrest warrant deal?

I've got another one coming up. If he doesn't have himself sorted out by tomorrow, I'm going to call the Sheriff and tell him that I'm about to issue a warrant for him to arrest one of his deputies.

That promises to be an interesting conversation.

NTM

oh to be a fly on the wall...

what was the effect of the last arrest on the unit morale/effectiveness/attitude?

i suppose it would depend on how the individual was seen within the unit - if it were a highly popular member it might cause resentment, whereas if it were the unit dog people would be thinking 'thank fcuk for that...'. is that a fair assessment?

Manic Moran

I think the general response was 'Cool!'

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Local-womanizer

Have just taken the plunge into the world of smart phones, my first ever post on boards from a phone, a momentous moment indeed. I feel slightly emotional......

BigDuffman

Note to Local Womanizer..beware drunken access to face book when you arrive home on your toblerone after a bad night on the town...portable embarassment machine.

BuckJamesRogers

BigDuffman wrote: »

Note to Local Womanizer..beware drunken access to face book when you arrive home on your toblerone after a bad night on the town...portable embarassment machine.

Sure he deleted his!

Local-womanizer

BigDuffman wrote: »

Note to Local Womanizer..beware drunken access to face book when you arrive home on your toblerone after a bad night on the town...portable embarassment machine.

Yup,got rid of Facebook. Its the free texts that are a danger,but thankfully I don't indulge in the liquor at the same rate I would have in the past,barely touch the stuff now!

I have learned well in my early years :pac:

Manic Moran

Well, called the Sheriff, he wasn't in. Neither was his 2IC. I did, however, speak to my AWOL soldier's Captain.

By complete coincidence, that Captain is the father of another NCO of mine, who was the immediate supervisor of the last chap I issued an arrest warrant for.

Conversation wasn't as odd as I thought it was going to be.

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BigDuffman

Local-womanizer wrote: »

Yup,got rid of Facebook. Its the free texts that are a danger,but thankfully I don't indulge in the liquor at the same rate I would have in the past,barely touch the stuff now!

I have learned well in my early years :pac:

Sage and learned advice. Unfortunately I have yet to grow past the "get bleedin ossified" stage. One of these days my liver or a/c balance will get the better of me!

Manic you need a dog the bounty hunter type squad backing you up.

mhorda

Manic Moran wrote: »

You remember that whole arrest warrant deal?

I've got another one coming up. If he doesn't have himself sorted out by tomorrow, I'm going to call the Sheriff and tell him that I'm about to issue a warrant for him to arrest one of his deputies.

That promises to be an interesting conversation.

NTM

can you be on the police force and in the reserve over there?


A question for you, how hard is it to move up the ranks there? I have heard tell of people moving from recruit training to NCO..thats surely not right is it?

Manic Moran

can you be on the police force and in the reserve over there?

Yes, with one or two exceptions such as the FBI.

A question for you, how hard is it to move up the ranks there? I have heard tell of people moving from recruit training to NCO..thats surely not right is it?

No. There are both time in service and time in grade requirements before you can move up to the next rank. Even if you're the Second Coming of Patton, you have to serve a certain amount of time before you're elible to be promoted, and most officers/NCOs will not promote a subordinate just because they're eligible on whatever date, except for minor promotions such as PV2 to PFC.

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