Today I....

Sadly not - in the strange and devious way the world works and the way the cruel bony finger of fate pokes you in the gut and says "you have no right to be joyous, this is a miseable world" - the cash went straight on paying part of the post-Christmas MasterCard bill. Where the feck was all that money spent? All I got was a piggin computer game.

* Sighs *
Easy come, easy go....

today i ... learned that the song waltzing matilda has nothing to do with dancing with a lady called matilda. a matilda was the name given to the pack carried by farm labourers, and waltzing was the act of roving from farm to farm for work. well i never........

really????? well they dont sing about that at the billabong god bless the australians, only they would have the brass face to sing about shagging a bedroll in there national song, i cant wait for the rugby world cup.

Dependant on what you have packed in your bed roll, yer dijgerydo could become a dijgery dont.
and in full view of the coolibar tree, Have these people no dacorum.

Began to refurb one of my m1 lids. Cleaned off and the paint and corking is done. Just waiting for it to dry and its off into the oven.

Began to refurb one of my m1 lids. Cleaned off and the paint and corking is done. Just waiting for it to dry and its off into the oven.

Remember to season the helmet well, before placing it in the oven...It makes all the difference.

Today i....Sorted my leather chin strap on my M1. Removed the aid pack from the lid and placed it on the webbing. although since i fiddled with the rear portion of the webbing, it has become a bit loose and saggy.

Its the herbs and spices that really make an M1 nice, seriously though, lid baked and handpainted 506th clubs done. Best of all I have enough paint and cork to do my other lid. Result.

Its the herbs and spices that really make an M1 nice, seriously though, lid baked and handpainted 506th clubs done. Best of all I have enough paint and cork to do my other lid. Result.

Cool. i've still got paint left over for 1 more helmet. Did you do fit the D-bales?

Not yet, need to find someone with welding gear. needs to be weathered a bit, but thats a job for another day.

Not yet, need to find someone with welding gear. needs to be weathered a bit, but thats a job for another day.

I'll show u mine when i get it back from Mike, hopefully next week.

finished off my M1 lids and fixed the loose stock on my thompson. Busy,busy, busy.

put on my south staffs gear and gave an inter-active talk on the battle of Arnhem with photos, footage from CIA and a bridge too far to three lads aged 11-13 who sat enthralled then gave me a round of applause at the end

also watched my lad make me look bad at pistol training...............

put on my south staffs gear and gave an inter-active talk on the battle of Arnhem with photos, footage from CIA and a bridge too far to three lads aged 11-13 who sat enthralled then gave me a round of applause at the end

HEHEHE So are you now the PBI Recruiting NCO?

Added another Mauser to my collection

Bastard.

applied for a job with the British antarctic survey, i hate to think about being half a world away from my wife and kids for 18 months, but thats how desperate i am for work . ( and the money is crap, but there are no shops on that continent so nothing to spend the 24 grand a year on)

fell out with a major client they sent the wrong disc to a dvd replicating plant, and of course theyre blaming me.

....fixed my MP40 so it now fires beebs further than I can throw them, ordered an MP44.

applied for a job with the British antarctic survey, i hate to think about being half a world away from my wife and kids for 18 months, but thats how desperate i am for work . ( and the money is crap, but there are no shops on that continent so nothing to spend the 24 grand a year on)

Tax free I expect as well? Sorry to hear that mate, no airsofting for 18 months! Atleast you'd be gagging to shoot something by the time you get back.