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billd766

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  1. 1 hour ago, terryq said:

    There is no such thing as 'freedom of speech' in a privately run site , which youtube is,

     

    They decide what is acceptable, you should read their 'terms and conditions'.

     

    If you find those terms unacceptable then suggest you set up a rival service 'DaleyTube and post there.

     

     

     

     

    I am sure there will be one poster on DaleyTube, though I doubt that YouTube or the world will notice or care or even miss him anyway.

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  2. On 11/1/2024 at 10:11 AM, billd766 said:

    I know that this is probably a forlorn request, But is it possible to stop continuously updating the forum. It seems as though every week there are changes.

     

    As a retired engineer the advice I was given was brief and simple,

     

    If it works, then leave it alone and don't mess with it.

     

    A good example is that the forum last night is completely different to the one I opened this morning.

    Whoop de doo.

     

    Nothing changed in 24 hours.  :thumbsup:

  3. 4 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:

    Probably thought he could use the one on his phone - which flattened the battery of course!

     

    Old soldier In me suggests a map and compass? No battery required, works in the rain. About as essential as you get if you go off running in the "wilderness"?

    The old airman in me cynically says, move with the times and listen to what other people say. They are probably smarter than you. After all they didn't get lost. He did.

     

    Maps get wet and disintegrate in the rain, and unless you can read an OS map and us a compass properly, the map is not that much use. Paper maps are rarely updated and as there had been a lot of wildfires in the area, paper maps will not show that.

     

    In addition, a GPS has a separate power source and will not deplete your phone battery. The GPS should tell you where you are, how far you have travelled, and if you plot the waypoints and save them, you will be able to go forwards or back to a known point and find your way back to the start point. Also if you stay where you are, it is a lot easier for a rescue team to find you.

     

    In addition if you tell someone who is not going with you, your route, it will also be easier for a rescue team to find you, instead of wandering around with no clue where you are or where you are going.

     

    Common sense seems to be lacking in him.

  4. 1 hour ago, PuiPuiHarry said:

    Every officer, soldier knows, when any nuke is fired, it is a matter of a 1/2-1 hour and also he and his family are evaporated. Putin can order as much as he wants, nobody will follow him into Armageddon

    I would like to hope that would happen.

     

    There are quite a few human steps between Putin actually pressing his button and the 2 guys with separate keys too far apart for 1 guy to turn both keys at the same time. In a submarine I have no idea.

     

    If, deity forbid, it does happen, I hope that I and my family go in the first round, because IMHO the survivors will probably be eating each other, and those in protected bunkers or mountains will never want to come out, and they will die there.

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  5. On 10/29/2024 at 10:17 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

    I've explained it umpteen times that I don't support Trump for himself ( I'm not a fan of billionaires, or millionaires ), but because the opposition is rotten to the core.

    It's a matter of deciding which is worse and voting for the other.

     

    BTW, I do like most of his policies, eg stopping illegal immigration and deporting illegals, drilling for oil, but most of all, ending the Ukraine war and not wasting any more money on it, plus hopefully he won't start any, unlike warmonger Harris who is likely to.

     

    Not all positive, for reasons I don't need to say here as well known.

    But you still support Trump, whichever way you try to explain it.

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  6. 1 hour ago, harryviking said:

    As long as you have Iran feeding these terror organizations, nothing will ever be solved. Iran is the heart that pumps bad blood through the whole of the middle east.  

    And as long as you have the USA feeding the Israeli government you have the the same problem.

     

    IMHO the problem with the USA is akin to a person riding on the back of a hungry tiger.

     

    It is not so hard to get on, but almost impossible to get off safely.

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