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I’ve had a keen interest in Military History for quite a few years, I lost three Great Uncles in the First World War, my late Grandfather served in The Royal Corps of The Signals from 37-45 got injured in northern India and had to be put on a medical ship back to Britain, only to get tb in his one remaining lung so spent the war in a hospital in South Africa. My Grandma served in The Women’s Royal Air Force as a Cook at RAF Jurby on the Isle of Man, I believe my late Great Uncle served in the Arctic Convoys in the Merchant Navy, My Mum also had two Uncles serve in the Military in WW2, one of whom is believed to have been one of the first into Bergen Belsen, My Dad was a one eyed clerk in the REME and my late Uncle was in the REME and Royal Military Police.

I’ve been to RAF Cosford museum a few times, I used to go to the Science and Space Museum in Manchester a lot as a kid and a few times as an adult.

I took my mates in 2019 to RAF Bruntigthorpe to watch old Cold War era Jets do fast taxi runs down the old Runway, English Electric Lightnings, Buccaneers, Comet, Nimrod etc.

I also lived a stones throw from the old Avro Factory in Chadderton where they built Lancasters, Vulcans and many more famous planes which were then transported to Woodford for final build and test flights both there and at RAF Ringway - which is now Manchester Airport.

They were used on the famous Black Buck bombing Raids in 1982, where on each mission two Vulcan B2 Bombers flew 6,600 miles to bomb the Runway in Port Stanley in the Falklands. One Vulcan on each mission acted as reserve. They were supported by Handley Page Victor Fuel Tankers. Two of the mighty V-Force. One Vulcan went technical and ended up landing in Brazil, they released one bomb and couldn’t jettison another after their fuel probe broke in the return flight, they had to quickly jettison all top secret documents. The Vulcan and Crew were detained a week before being returned to the RAF.

You seem to know your stuff, and i wasn't very clear. I meant their main purpose of carrying a nuclear payload, and dropping it on the Russians!

Beautiful sunny morning

Good Luck today 😊

Thank you. X

Morning all, it’s old Victor Meldrew here 😂

quite start to the day, didn’t sleep very well last night, only had around four hours of kip. I’m such an eejit for a routine and trap I’ve got myself into. I’ve gotten into a routine of every benefit day, I have an alarm set for just after 2am so as to pay bills and shopping. Not a good thing with mental health, it’s a cycle I’ve got to get out of.

I’m on the phone to the DSS’s PIP Section, been on hold for 40 minutes 😤

I was going to ring Domestic and General, Sky TV, Sky Protect and Sky Home Insurance so as to get the final companies off my list for name change.

I think it shows the mental attitude I have with something like a change of name, I sat down and wrote out my banks, DWP Benefits, Utlities etc and each time my name was changed a green tick went against the side of it on the note pad on iPhone.

I’ve also done a similar thing with my benefits - broken them down into three lists :-

ESA

Universal Credit

PIP & ESA

I’ve then written down all payments be it by card or direct debits on those particular days. I’ve also got them logged on my calendar quite far into the future to. I think it’s good practice to have with both mental health and also brain fog due to long Covid.