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Title: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: Banjax on 18 October 2010, 16:35:05
jesus - I just remembered that Tony Blair ordered TANKS TO GUARD HEATHROW AIRPORT


can anyone remember what the hell that was about? ;D ;D


and what it was distracting us from?  :-/




totally forgot about that for years  :o
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: tunnie on 18 October 2010, 16:36:32
2003 from accounts:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2749659.stm

Have you been smoking something?  :-?  ;D
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: Banjax on 18 October 2010, 16:41:26
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2003 from accounts:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2749659.stm

Have you been smoking something?  :-?  ;D


cheers - i just remembered it suddenly, wasn't it a slight overeaction? what exactly would the tanks do? stop fuel laden jeeps ploughing into the airport? so thats no longer an issue is it? glad we're safe  :y
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 18 October 2010, 17:52:46
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2003 from accounts:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2749659.stm

Have you been smoking something?  :-?  ;D


I've sampled some excellent wacky baccy in my time..... ;) :y
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: MaxV6 on 18 October 2010, 17:53:34
i think you're over reacting.


all i did was park my MV6 estate in business parking .
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: Banjax on 18 October 2010, 18:03:02
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2749659.stm

Have you been smoking something?  :-?  ;D


I've sampled some excellent wacky baccy in my time..... ;) :y

purely medicinal I assume - excellent pain relief properties for the aches and strains of everyday life  ;D
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: Banjax on 18 October 2010, 18:04:14
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i think you're over reacting.


all i did was park my MV6 estate in business parking .


Halfords do so much more than mudflaps these days - turrets, guns, armour  :y
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: Gaffers on 18 October 2010, 18:12:34
 :-X
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 18 October 2010, 18:18:09
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2749659.stm

Have you been smoking something?  :-?  ;D


I've sampled some excellent wacky baccy in my time..... ;) :y

purely medicinal I assume - excellent pain relief properties for the aches and strains of everyday life  ;D


Of Course.... ::) ::).... :y
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: albitz on 18 October 2010, 18:40:03
Iirc it was about a month before the invasion of Iraq. It was typical Nu Libore scare tactics., cynical and sinister as ever. Trying to scare the crap out of their own electorate, hoping to get them on side for their illegal war. Despicable and hateful, even by the standards of politicians. This is the sort of thing that we are used to hearing about in African dictatorships or South American banana republics.I still believe Bliar should be spending the rest of his natural in a cell, for the strokes he pulled.
Still, he does have the distinction of being the only Prime Minister in history to be interviewed under caution by the police.
God ,I hate that bloke. >:(
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: Banjax on 18 October 2010, 19:19:28
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Iirc it was about a month before the invasion of Iraq. It was typical Nu Libore scare tactics., cynical and sinister as ever. Trying to scare the crap out of their own electorate, hoping to get them on side for their illegal war. Despicable and hateful, even by the standards of politicians. This is the sort of thing that we are used to hearing about in African dictatorships or South American banana republics.I still believe Bliar should be spending the rest of his natural in a cell, for the strokes he pulled.
Still, he does have the distinction of being the only Prime Minister in history to be interviewed under caution by the police.
God ,I hate that bloke. >:(


thing is Albs - most of us were behind the war, only the libdems and some tree-huggers were moaning about it, nowadays it seems i'm a lone voice supporting the great "blood for oil" adventure - we need oil, you cant have a loony like saddam controlling 25% of the reserves.....whatever the lies and made up intel we used, the end justifies the means surely?  :o
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 18 October 2010, 19:32:43
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Iirc it was about a month before the invasion of Iraq. It was typical Nu Libore scare tactics., cynical and sinister as ever. Trying to scare the crap out of their own electorate, hoping to get them on side for their illegal war. Despicable and hateful, even by the standards of politicians. This is the sort of thing that we are used to hearing about in African dictatorships or South American banana republics.I still believe Bliar should be spending the rest of his natural in a cell, for the strokes he pulled.
Still, he does have the distinction of being the only Prime Minister in history to be interviewed under caution by the police.
God ,I hate that bloke. >:(


thing is Albs - most of us were behind the war, only the libdems and some tree-huggers were moaning about it, nowadays it seems i'm a lone voice supporting the great "blood for oil" adventure - we need oil, you cant have a loony like saddam controlling 25% of the reserves.....whatever the lies and made up intel we used, the end justifies the means surely?  :o



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the end justifies the means surely

It depends upon who is making the case for such justification BJ.

The desire to have influence over Iraq's oil reserves did, in  my view, play a part in the decision to invade the country, however regime change and the development of a powerbase in the region certainly had much more prescience in the overall strategic thinking I would suggest.
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: albitz on 18 October 2010, 19:38:12
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Iirc it was about a month before the invasion of Iraq. It was typical Nu Libore scare tactics., cynical and sinister as ever. Trying to scare the crap out of their own electorate, hoping to get them on side for their illegal war. Despicable and hateful, even by the standards of politicians. This is the sort of thing that we are used to hearing about in African dictatorships or South American banana republics.I still believe Bliar should be spending the rest of his natural in a cell, for the strokes he pulled.
Still, he does have the distinction of being the only Prime Minister in history to be interviewed under caution by the police.
God ,I hate that bloke. >:(


thing is Albs - most of us were behind the war, only the libdems and some tree-huggers were moaning about it, nowadays it seems i'm a lone voice supporting the great "blood for oil" adventure - we need oil, you cant have a loony like saddam controlling 25% of the reserves.....whatever the lies and made up intel we used, the end justifies the means surely?  :o
I wasnt. ;).......I had long since concluded that a very good rule of thumb was, that If tony and his cronies said something was a good thing, then it was almost certainly a bad thing. Even if the basic reasoning had have been sound, the methods used to get there would still have been beneath despicable.
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: MaxV6 on 18 October 2010, 19:58:06
I disagreed with the war in principle, but agreed Saddam needed removing.


personally i'd have voted in favour of an assassination....  not very often i'd do that....    but the war was about oil and western control over the future....    not just the removal of a madman.


granted, there may have been a requirement for another assassination  if one of his nut job cronies had replaced him...   but after 2 or 3 of those, i reckon they'd have got the message..  ::)


my reasons for believing in the removal of the madman were entirely based on his genocidal treatment of the kurds, inhuman treatment of much of the rest of Iraq's populace, and aggressive posturing and intrusions on his neighbours... 


and nothing at all to do with oil.    not one drop.... 
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: Mysteryman on 18 October 2010, 20:02:48
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Iirc it was about a month before the invasion of Iraq. It was typical Nu Libore scare tactics., cynical and sinister as ever. Trying to scare the crap out of their own electorate, hoping to get them on side for their illegal war. Despicable and hateful, even by the standards of politicians. This is the sort of thing that we are used to hearing about in African dictatorships or South American banana republics.I still believe Bliar should be spending the rest of his natural in a cell, for the strokes he pulled.
Still, he does have the distinction of being the only Prime Minister in history to be interviewed under caution by the police.
God ,I hate that bloke. >:(


thing is Albs - most of us were behind the war, only the libdems and some tree-huggers were moaning about it, nowadays it seems i'm a lone voice supporting the great "blood for oil" adventure - we need oil, you cant have a loony like saddam controlling 25% of the reserves.....whatever the lies and made up intel we used, the end justifies the means surely?  :o


Ahmedinejad is controlling it now. ;)
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: albitz on 18 October 2010, 20:05:05
So when are we going to assassinate Mugabe and all the other despots and tyrants who are running countries around the world then ? ;)
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: Mysteryman on 18 October 2010, 20:06:05
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So when are we going to assassinate Mugabe and all the other despots and tyrants who are running countries around the world then ? ;)


Thursday. Too busy with a spending review on Wednesday.
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: albitz on 18 October 2010, 20:07:16
Better to do it tomorrow - there wont be any bullets available after Weds. ;) ::)
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: Mysteryman on 18 October 2010, 20:08:41
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Iirc it was about a month before the invasion of Iraq. It was typical Nu Libore scare tactics., cynical and sinister as ever. Trying to scare the crap out of their own electorate, hoping to get them on side for their illegal war. Despicable and hateful, even by the standards of politicians. This is the sort of thing that we are used to hearing about in African dictatorships or South American banana republics.I still believe Bliar should be spending the rest of his natural in a cell, for the strokes he pulled.
Still, he does have the distinction of being the only Prime Minister in history to be interviewed under caution by the police.
God ,I hate that bloke. >:(


thing is Albs - most of us were behind the war, only the libdems and some tree-huggers were moaning about it, nowadays it seems i'm a lone voice supporting the great "blood for oil" adventure - we need oil, you cant have a loony like saddam controlling 25% of the reserves.....whatever the lies and made up intel we used, the end justifies the means surely?  :o


Ahmedinejad is controlling it now. ;)


http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE69H35820101018
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: albitz on 18 October 2010, 20:12:36
I read recently that China had bought the lions share of the oil extraction rights in Iraq. If thats true, they should have had the decency to send their army in to do the dirty deed. :-/
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 18 October 2010, 20:12:43
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Iirc it was about a month before the invasion of Iraq. It was typical Nu Libore scare tactics., cynical and sinister as ever. Trying to scare the crap out of their own electorate, hoping to get them on side for their illegal war. Despicable and hateful, even by the standards of politicians. This is the sort of thing that we are used to hearing about in African dictatorships or South American banana republics.I still believe Bliar should be spending the rest of his natural in a cell, for the strokes he pulled.
Still, he does have the distinction of being the only Prime Minister in history to be interviewed under caution by the police.
God ,I hate that bloke. >:(


thing is Albs - most of us were behind the war, only the libdems and some tree-huggers were moaning about it, nowadays it seems i'm a lone voice supporting the great "blood for oil" adventure - we need oil, you cant have a loony like saddam controlling 25% of the reserves.....whatever the lies and made up intel we used, the end justifies the means surely?  :o


Ahmedinejad is controlling it now. ;)


Red Lorry ....Yellow Lorry..... is a better tongue twister  Mr Steve....say it quickly and repeatedly.... :D :D ;)
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: Mysteryman on 18 October 2010, 20:15:08
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I read recently that China had bought the lions share of the oil extraction rights in Iraq. If thats true, they should have had the decency to send their army in to do the dirty deed. :-/


They wouldn't have ever left. Ask the dalai lama.
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: albitz on 18 October 2010, 20:16:48
Bovvered ? they will bw running the worldin 30 years time anyway. ;) ;D
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: Mysteryman on 18 October 2010, 20:18:05
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Bovvered ? they will bw running the worldin 30 years time anyway. ;) ;D


Not if the Muslim world has anything to say about it.
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: Mysteryman on 18 October 2010, 20:19:18
So....it's a prayer mat or a bowl of rice....enjoy yourself....it's later than you think. ;D
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: MaxV6 on 18 October 2010, 20:22:03
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So when are we going to assassinate Mugabe and all the other despots and tyrants who are running countries around the world then ? ;)


well I'd have put a contract out on Mugabe, but it seems most seasoned pro's need more than £50 and a tube of smarties....

frankly, he can;t die soon enough....     I had school friends who were born and bred there  (but white) who's famliy had been successfully farming it for several generations, providing employment, housing and economic stability to their local area,,..   

they're now penniless,  homeless, bereaved of several family members as a direct result,

it's one thing to read about it , and hear it on the news, it;'s another when you spent 8 years of your life at school with the victims.

Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: albitz on 18 October 2010, 20:23:12
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Bovvered ? they will bw running the worldin 30 years time anyway. ;) ;D


Not if the Muslim world has anything to say about it.

Cant see it being much of a fight if it comes to it tbh. China has plenty of cannon fodder for any such eventuality.
The occasional suicide bomber there wouldnt cause the same level of shock etc. that it does in western countries.
I would imagine the retribution would  be something to be very afraid of though.
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: Mysteryman on 18 October 2010, 20:23:59
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So when are we going to assassinate Mugabe and all the other despots and tyrants who are running countries around the world then ? ;)


well I'd have put a contract out on Mugabe, but it seems most seasoned pro's need more than £50 and a tube of smarties....

frankly, he can;t die soon enough....     I had school friends who were born and bred there  (but white) who's famliy had been successfully farming it for several generations, providing employment, housing and economic stability to their local area,,..   

they're now penniless,  homeless, bereaved of several family members as a direct result,

it's one thing to read about it , and hear it on the news, it;'s another when you spent 8 years of your life at school with the victims.



It's too late now though, isn't it? I mean, if he copped it tomorrow, it would be 30 years too late.
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: Mysteryman on 18 October 2010, 20:25:16
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Bovvered ? they will bw running the worldin 30 years time anyway. ;) ;D


Not if the Muslim world has anything to say about it.

Cant see it being much of a fight if it comes to it tbh. China has plenty of cannon fodder for any such eventuality.
The occasional suicide bomber there wouldnt cause the same level of shock etc. that it does in western countries.
I would imagine the retribution would  be something to be very afraid of though.


Ah yes, but Muslims are good with computers, and our glorious leaders have told you the damage they can do. ;D
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: albitz on 18 October 2010, 20:26:52
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So when are we going to assassinate Mugabe and all the other despots and tyrants who are running countries around the world then ? ;)


well I'd have put a contract out on Mugabe, but it seems most seasoned pro's need more than £50 and a tube of smarties....

frankly, he can;t die soon enough....     I had school friends who were born and bred there  (but white) who's famliy had been successfully farming it for several generations, providing employment, housing and economic stability to their local area,,..   

they're now penniless,  homeless, bereaved of several family members as a direct result,

it's one thing to read about it , and hear it on the news, it;'s another when you spent 8 years of your life at school with the victims.

Imo, the cowardice of the other African nations - RSA in particular, has been utterly disgraceful in that situation. Can you imagine the global uproar if Mugabe had white skin ? ;)
We would have mass protests all around the world. Concerts at Wembley, etc. etc. Funny how the usual suspects on the left of world politics have barely murmured a word on the subject. ::)
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: aaronjb on 18 October 2010, 20:41:54
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So....it's a prayer mat or a bowl of rice....enjoy yourself....it's later than you think. ;D

I'll take the rice, please.. I love a good Chinese.
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: Goonybird on 18 October 2010, 21:06:16
Used to be the Army with machine guns, in armoured patrol cars around Heathrow1971 due to IRA activity.
Used to patrol the perimeter road and move us "anoraks" on if we were planespotting.
So nothing new.
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: Dishevelled Den on 18 October 2010, 21:40:52
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Imo, the cowardice of the other African nations - RSA in particular, has been utterly disgraceful in that situation. Can you imagine the global uproar if Mugabe had white skin ? ;)
We would have mass protests all around the world. Concerts at Wembley, etc. etc. Funny how the usual suspects on the left of world politics have barely murmured a word on the subject. ::)



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That wisdom - born of the East - grows in stature with each passing day. 8-) :y

(I'll be courteous and not mention Mandela and Embeke) [smiley=thumbdown.gif] [smiley=thumbdown.gif]
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: albitz on 18 October 2010, 23:17:27
I offer my humble thanks, my wise eastern uncle. :-[ :D :D
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: maria on 19 October 2010, 12:16:33
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So....it's a prayer mat or a bowl of rice....enjoy yourself....it's later than you think. ;D

I'll take the rice, please.. I love a good Chinese.


Me too aaron :y
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: Banjax on 19 October 2010, 12:45:56
how come every thread on OOF eventually turns to food?  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: maria on 19 October 2010, 13:20:51
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how come every thread on OOF eventually turns to food?  ;D ;D ;D

Dont know why bj but it always ends up that way lol ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: aaronjb on 19 October 2010, 13:44:00
And guess what I had for lunch?

Beef with black bean sauce and egg fried rice  :y

I welcome our new Chinese overlords!
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: maria on 19 October 2010, 13:50:26
I dont like  beef black bean sauce , yuk
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: aaronjb on 19 October 2010, 13:58:09
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I dont like  beef black bean sauce , yuk

Oh no! *calls off the wedding*  :P
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: MaxV6 on 19 October 2010, 14:01:59
well i just polished off smoked salmon and scrambled eggs on granary toast....


a little treat for working so hard....   :y
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Post by: maria on 19 October 2010, 14:03:57
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I dont like  beef black bean sauce , yuk

Oh no! *calls off the wedding*  :P
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What wedding , please tell as its the first i heard it ::)
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Post by: aaronjb on 19 October 2010, 14:15:30
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I dont like  beef black bean sauce , yuk

Oh no! *calls off the wedding*  :P
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What wedding , please tell as its the first i heard it ::)

Ohhh did I not tell you about that...  :-[
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: maria on 19 October 2010, 14:21:31
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I dont like  beef black bean sauce , yuk

Oh no! *calls off the wedding*  :P
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What wedding , please tell as its the first i heard it ::)

Ohhh did I not tell you about that...  :-[


No you didn't , so tell me i would like to know lol :y
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: MaxV6 on 19 October 2010, 14:37:07
really  Aaron......   you FORGOT to ask the bride ????



I'm dreadfully sorry Maria,  WE all knew.....   

He had a suit picked out and everything.....    had booked all the white (ex Plod) Omega's for the special day , with ribbons and what not....    done the flower arranging....   and bought the honeymoon tickets.....

oh well......   ;D
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: maria on 19 October 2010, 15:13:29
Don't you start , I cant take it , every one likes me and i dont know why, I'm nothing special to look at  but i make you all laugh i suppose which is a good thing :y
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: MaxV6 on 19 October 2010, 15:47:00
because you're genuinely nice, you have a wicked sense of humour.... and heartfelt  empathy with those that need it,   and plainly deserve to be the subject of  a bit of affection.




okay so maybe you're not a Jessica Alba lookalike, ,   but it's not like you're Anne Wddecombe either Maria, don't do yourself down babe.....  be more confident....    you're far from unpleasant, and   not ALL men fancy Jessica Alba !!!

(okay, so i do....  but that's besides the point)

GOD i sound like a condescending idiot

but i really don;t mean to..... 
 :-*
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Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: maria on 19 October 2010, 17:43:11
Aw thanks for the kinds words max.................

Yes i agree with you there i do have a wicked sence of humour..................

Yeah I know i do but i am getteing there max............

yeah you are sounding like a condescending old thingy lol but you are lovely with it lol.......... :-* 8-)
Title: Re: There were tanks at Heathrow!!!!!!
Post by: MaxV6 on 19 October 2010, 17:58:44
it's well meant , no matter how patronising it gets....

chin up lass.....   confident , funny, and caring IS sexy , whoops,  attractive.....   to all men worth a damn..... 

 :o ::) :y