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23/10/2024 9:59 am
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Watched a Doco on BBC 4 last night
Dave Tompkins was a petty thief who craved adventure. His career as an international mercenary began in Africa and took him all over the world - to Afghanistan, Croatia and later to Colombia, where he led a team commissioned to assassinate notorious Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar. He went out with Callan and Copland to Angola he was the explosives guy in the team. While laying some mines he was injured by one going off. Got casavact back to uk just before Callan executed some of his men. Peter McAleese featured. We had one guy in our squadron who was out there he told me that the only way he survived was to keep to SOP’s staying in the bush and no tracks/roads
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0024986/storyville-dogs-of-war
07/03/2026 8:10 am
"The world is just a great big onion!" 🙄Â
07/03/2026 12:15 pm
Old Motown toon!
07/03/2026 4:47 pm
🤣🤣🤣 you got laugh otherwise you'll bloody well cry!
07/03/2026 7:47 pm
Enuff to bring tears to a glass eye! 😢Â
08/03/2026 10:51 pm
Got the old quadrant down ,glued it in place with Grip fill, made a big difference to the room Dave.
09/03/2026 7:47 pm
Makes a nice finnish Bob.Reminds me I,ve still got mine ta do, Starting ta get earache! 🤔Â
10/03/2026 5:19 pm
Dave I just finish one job and she's got another lined up, she wants slatted shelves in the old airing cupboard.
10/03/2026 7:14 pm
Tha needs ta gerra job Bob so tha can av a rest! 🤔Â
11/03/2026 2:40 pm
It's double ended Dave, I'm sorting out my lads gaff as well. He's not very practical,so I can't watch him struggle. You know how it is, you've probably been there done it.
Luckily it's nearly sorted!
Topic starter
11/03/2026 2:47 pm
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11/03/2026 7:24 pm
Been there done that Bob, all part of responsibility for the family man!
12/03/2026 1:31 pm
Yes you do what you can, but sometimes you wonder if it's appreciated. I help them all out as much as I can when it's needed.
12/03/2026 7:40 pm
All part of family life Bob, you do your best both practically and financially and deep down you hope that it,s appreciated. 🤔Â
13/03/2026 11:19 am
They never seem to learn owt Dave, the make the same mistakes again and again.
Not heeding any advice you've previously given them, pisses you off a bit at times if I'm honest.
13/03/2026 6:59 pm
Owt ta soort the probs out fer the common man Bob thi just aint fukkin interested! 🤬Â
