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Today is my last day as an employee, as at midnight tonight I will be officially retired 😀 Feels a bit weird tbh, but no more digging us out of a hole due to Indians fucking up software and yanks setting up worthless meetings with no accounting for time difference (which I decline anyway, but it grated a tad). AND when go-live date of my ridiculously expensive project is imminent and shit’s hit the fan because something’s broken, no more accountants pestering me about “why haven’t you authorised that invoice for $5 yet” (which is the best bit to be leaving behind tbh).

That doesn’t sound nice at all, he got a shit fetish or something ?

If it’s anything other than a concurrent ban it’s a fucking outrage.

I played scrabble with Midge Ure once, a while ago, he only had 4 letters left and he said “they mean nothing to me, O V N R”

The flag England stole from Genoa

Georgia had it first tbh (history nonce)

FYP

They’ve been building a new hospital since 2021 work for that is what uncovered them evidently. Have no idea how long ago he was found (if it is him) but the location (MoD sent me a map of the discovery) also fits with what the letters from his comrades said, at the German second line trenches where attack stalled and killed covering retreat from counter attack.

Yeah, they say he's the only one in his regiment that could have had any link to the Tramways, must have been given the buttons for good luck, or perhaps, given my great grandad was a career soldier and saw significant action in his time pre WW1, maybe a thought of "if the worst happens these might help identify you" - and here we are. They found the link through the 1911 census. When Gordon was killed a young Lieutenants mother wrote to my great grandmother asking if she had any news as her son (also MIA) was reportedly last seen with Gordon, MoD lady I spoke to today said "believe it or not, I was researching Lt's Chapman's next of kin this morning" with regard to remains found close to what we hope is Gordon.

I've posted the photo below before in a discussion about remembrance day. The young man standing and kilted is my great uncle Gordon, he was killed in action in 2015 at the battle of Loos, he has no known grave. We have all his letters up to his death (and letters afterwards from the war office and his comrades). Reading them over the years I feel like I knew Gordon. Well today I received a letter from the MoD, they think they've found him !!! 100 sets of remains were discovered whilst a hospital extension was being built in Lens next to Loos. What makes them think this one particular set is Gordon is that he was found with some buttons from Newcastle Tramways Corporation (weird eh?), my Great Grandfather (retired Sgt Major seated in photo) was Chief Inspector of Newcastle Tramways when he retired from the army. Too much of a coincidence surely. DNA kit awaited to confirm. Excited and quite emotional here !!! (The bairn is my grandfather)

Was it particularly active or did it just loaf about ?

If he doesn’t come up with his $480 million bond by Monday, NY are going to start seizing assets on 25th. Given his assets are likely leveraged to death, could bring the whole pack of cards down. Not holding my breath but hopeful.

Trerst the prercess

If you want to guarantee something turning to shit, involve accountants.

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Ah, the plea to Marshal Grouchy (off chasing Prussians) from his corps commanders, which he declined and Napoleon lost at Waterloo. I suspect a similar fate awaits this utterance.

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If they set off now, rowing is not out of the question

I wouldn’t welcome those cunts to my world even if I was in the depths of Hades.

If that lad hadn’t learned his trade during that time on loan on wearside he’d never have scored that goal (preberbly marra)

Hmmmm

Tino must be ill/crocked

A nose what you mean tbh

You didn’t need to be Nostrildamus to see that happening.