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Walter swanston

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  1. I only learned today that Tommy had been ill.I wish h I’m al the best and a speedy return to full health
  2. 1.. An independent Scotland 2.A united Ireland 3.Scotland back in Europe.
  3. Happy birthday Tommy huvnae heard from you for ages I was getting worried.
  4. Absolutely correct George an open discussion is by far the best no question.Inthe present depressing circumstances a postal ballot while not perfect is the best alternative.
  5. I am quite sure you are sir I make a general observation on hanging times. Should be changing
  6. My my what price now all those stalwarts who constantly and loudly assured me about 15 or so years ago that the true fancier was always present at his loft.How times have changed......for the better. My my what price now all those stalwarts who constantly and loudly assured me about 15 or so years ago that the true fancier was always present at his loft.How times have changed......for the better.
  7. Archie,I would not expect for one moment to be in front of NNS professionals. Should be NHS
  8. Renewed my driving licence last week and passed an eyesight test with the local optician today so hoping for the best.
  9. At nearly 88 years old I am hoping to be among the first to receive the vaccine..As I have hardly been out the place since February it cannot come quick enough.
  10. Happy Saint Andrews day to everyone.It coming yet for a’ that.
  11. What do you think Mick at least two good chances. Could they be more aggressive.
  12. Yeah right Archie I would rather have been at home in Ayr chasing girls.
  13. It was rough times Archie ,if we left the camp we had to be sure to have our pig sticker bayonets on our belts.Quite a few guys lost their lives.I was there 1951 to1953.Much to my surprise in the year2005 they sent me a campaign medal. Unbelievable.
  14. When I was eighteen years old I lived for about two years in a tent in the Egyptian desert ,one of my tent mates was a soldier of about 40 years of age.He looked about 60.He was a quiet spoken man but occasionally would talk of his experiences as a prisoner of the Japanese at Changi prison campin Singapore Gentlemen his stories were horrendous.I sometimes think of him when I see the multitude of Japanese cars,TVsand computers nowadays.I hope and pray that my grandchildren will never have to suffer ordeals like my friend.The debt we all owe to these guys is massive.l
  15. Birds of Prey in your area?.You gotta be kidding, around her we got sparrow hawks,peregrine falcons ospreys and golden eagles.The tourists love them.k
  16. I once suffered through six months of chemotherapy every Tuesday at the Western Genearal in Edinburgh from April to October right throughout the pigeon racing season ,I felt rotten much of the time but I persevered,bred young birds trained twice a week and raced the full programme (with my usual lack of success).It might have been rank stupidesty or a wilful ignorance of the dangers of such behaviour, but I was determined to get the better of the. cancer and not become an invalid.I wish you all the best for a happy outcome.
  17. Who does the title “world’s greatest living Scotsman “ go to now Alex Ferguson, Billy Connolly
  18. Denied a knighthood for about 12 years by successive unionist governments
  19. I stood in the High Street Edinburgh,with my wife and my sisterI cannot remember the year maybe 2004 and watched as Sean Connery walked with Nicola and Alex to the opening of the Scottish Parliament.He was good natured enoughto agree toa photo with my sister which sent her home to Australia happy
  20. Great name Ayelate I wish Ihad thought of that. Programmed Sheep eh.sounds good to me sign me up.
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