tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post2980507964044754639..comments2024-03-23T06:42:28.774+08:00Comments on the view from fanling: one sunday afternoonDennis Hodgsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-4154435149071300902012-05-07T09:39:23.694+08:002012-05-07T09:39:23.694+08:00Awful, yes, but it doesn’t happen often, and I can...Awful, yes, but it doesn’t happen often, and I can assure the US military that they have nothing to fear from this shower (unless the Marine Corps is intimidated by shouting, which doesn’t seem likely).Dennis Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-38366662458209308812012-05-07T08:19:34.055+08:002012-05-07T08:19:34.055+08:00How awful!How awful!Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-27103812345942851242012-05-07T02:48:01.744+08:002012-05-07T02:48:01.744+08:00Dennis, for some reason I missed the part about it...Dennis, for some reason I missed the part about it being an "annual" event, and thought it was a daily occurrence. Relaxed as I am, I wouldn't enjoy living in a war zone 365 days a year. Once a year, or even once a month, would find me chuckling right alongside of you.nothingprofoundhttp://wwwaphorismscom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-39585697299062504422012-05-06T22:10:18.548+08:002012-05-06T22:10:18.548+08:00And I thought you were very accepting of things as...And I thought you were very accepting of things as they are Marty. I’ve learned to treat the PLA as a joke, and if I thought they’d understand, I’d be poking fun at them from the safety of my balcony. They really are pretty useless!Dennis Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-58987799356556518362012-05-06T21:19:59.599+08:002012-05-06T21:19:59.599+08:00Dennis, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry ...Dennis, I didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I read your post and listened to the tapes. I'm sure all that noise would drive me stark raving mad-and I'm not referring to the birds.nothingprofoundhttp://wwwaphorismscom.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-53286929105480038202012-05-01T10:54:09.166+08:002012-05-01T10:54:09.166+08:00A friend who was visiting, after watching several ...A friend who was visiting, after watching several soldiers struggle over the scrambling nets (in profile in the photo), suggested that “they wouldn’t last five minutes in a punch-up with a bunch of [British] squaddies!” They <i>really</i> aren’t very good Bryan.Dennis Hodgsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409579380626581592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290973459084131413.post-22019470260474311662012-04-30T20:52:08.404+08:002012-04-30T20:52:08.404+08:00"They aren't very good." Well, that..."They aren't very good." Well, that's a relief ;DBryan Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01607046468663026271noreply@blogger.com