Recent content by daftandbarmy

I've been to Coaldale. It's a truck stop on the side of the highway, pretty much, and some playing fields. How could they justify their own police department? I guess the answer is 'they couldn't'.

FWIW... Rare earth elements facts Rare earth elements (REE) are a group of 17 elements, including the 15 elements of the lanthanide series on the periodic table of elements together with the transition metals scandium and yttrium. The latter two elements exhibit similar properties to the...

Well, this is good news... https://globalnews.ca/news/11297403/montreal-woman-isis-oumaima-chouay-sentence/

At 2.00 you will see an excellent demonstration of how to correctly don a shemagh under enemy fire ;) https://news.sky.com/video/30-000-trapped-in-besieged-city-of-sweida-as-fragile-ceasefire-holds-13399878

FWIW... some interesting observations if you scroll down the page Key findings from the Global Terrorism Index 2025 report • The Sahel region remains terrorism’s epicentre, accounting for over half of all global terrorism deaths • Islamic State (IS) expands its operations to 22 countries and...

The 'Frenemies' are in town... ‘We miss you,’ U.S. senators tell Canada as Lutnick vows tariffs will stay https://globalnews.ca/news/11296450/donald-trump-tariffs-mark-carney-us-senators/

How 'bout... Awesome Commanders, District of Columbia - AC/DC ;)

There, FTFY ;)

Tangentially, I'm enjoying seeing the French being called to account by the Czechs. They and the British now have them surrounded ... ;)

And sometimes it's ladies first, if you're lucky enough to get #1 in the stick ;)

Nein! Extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner, the first skydiver to fall faster than the speed of sound during a 24-mile leap through the stratosphere more than a decade ago, was killed in a crash Thursday along the eastern coast of Italy, according to an official where the crash occurred. He was...

Just a reminder... ;)

The ARes pension does not reflect that status in the slightest, of course ;)

I first heard about that concept in 1987, at RMCS Shrivenham. That's only 38 years ago so I assume we'll give it another couple of decades before that dream comes true ;)

Don't forget your rice, squirt guns and toast ;)