Phil Perry

Don't know if I can offer solution Skippy, but it would be useful to know which Model you have. Is it a Mk 1 or 2 ? The Mk 2 has a frequency adjust knob on the top panel, next tp the Vol / Squelch controls.. . .the Mk 1 doesn't. If worst comes to worst, in the next few months there will be a few tons of useless 25Khz Icoms going begging in the UK when the 8.33 Khz voice channel spacing regs are fully implemented. I realise that these rigs will NOT be type approved for use in Australia, this was discussed on this site a couple of years back, BUT I don't think there would be a problem if you changed a chassis like for like ?. . There are still plenty of those models around, being ( Almost ) Bombproof and very reliable.. I am already sending Three Icoms to the states, to a Gent on this site actually. . . for shipping cost only as they have no value in the UK since they will be illegal to use. Ping my email if you want me to look around for a freebie for you ! <[email protected]>

Loads of useful tat here, to improve your local airfield or private strip ?. . . . Heathrow Airport - Terminal 1

Get a landrover ?. . .yes, that was a jocular comment from my very good friend Fly Tornado. . . a mine of useful ideas. ( I mean that in the nicest possible way )

I loved that car so much I asked if there were any available at the local Renault dealer in Wolverhampton ( late 1983 ) bloke said "No such model Sir. . . . ." Oh well. . .I bought a Renault Trafic van, with rear seats and side windows. It was only 3 yrs old, with a dealer warranted 38K Miles on the clock. In the first year, I had to replace the clutch, the gearbox, the turbocharger, a drive shaft coupling ( CV Joint ) and four wheel bearings. That was the LAST Renault 'anything' I ever bought.

Welcome TIB. . .nice to have you aboard the train mate. [ Hic !] ( Our Truck is an Isuzu Trooper. . . )

The Glorious BBC reckon it came down in the South Pacific, SO IT MUST BE TRUE. ( ! )

You are all too kind. This is an incident I'd rather forget TBH. My parting comment to him on the ground was, (apart from remaining clear of cloud ) was, "Watch that Ice mate,. you've seen how quickly it can build up" All I did was throttle back, level the wings and reduce the descent rate. I gave it back to him in around 10 minutes, after clearing the cloudbase, and didn't touch it again. Our Aero club is hosting a GASCO presentation next Thursday ( Gen Aviation Safety Council ) I might well have a chat with the guys after the presentation is complete. .I'd like to think that someone could have even a quiet word with matey to help keep him in one piece. Then again, part of me doesn't want to stir the pudding too much. Sleeping dogs and all that. . .

Here is another site : Aerospace Dashboard. . . you'll have to keep refreshing it though. . . https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/db984c0a406aa66e1559641794b3b63eebec3843fc3bb1188e3db83b79c79564.png

Best car I ever owned in Australia was a Renault 16 TS. (1.6 Litre 4 cyl engine ) This had a steering column mounted manual gearshift ( I know,. . .column shift was very popular in OZ back then, whereas the Brits had dumped it in favour of floorshift years before in the early 1960s. . . ) It went like crap off a shanghai and everything worked. Nothing ever went wrong with it and it was totally reliable. I've never seen one since in the UK, so the model may have been an export only to the poor, underdeveloped colonies (!)

Not sure Bruce,. .but Emirates Airways are always buzzing in and out of there in their A-380s, so flying Must be legal there ?

Ah, the old Button Cell. . . . been so long since I stripped down an A-20 that I'd forgotten about that. This was to maintain the 16 channel memory feature, as I never noticed an Eprom chip in the original circuit diagram, the thing would have a volatile memory, ie, powered down, it forgot them all. I have not had to replace that in any of the A-20s I've repaired in the past. Should have no effect on the mute / squelch circuit though. ( I realise that YOU didn't mention that. . ) I have never had to break open one of the more compact Icom A-3 or A-24 sets, both of which have an alphanumeric channel display feature, so I dunno if those models use Eprom or Button cell for mem backup.

Naturellement . . .

I have the same radio Skippy. WELL, the Mk 1 radio without the frequency change knob on the top panel. . . The battery pack Nicds died, so I had them replaced with Nickel Metal Hydride cells of the same voltage value. This pack has worked continuously with that replacement pack for over ten years. The advantage with NmH cells over nicads is that they do not have the charge 'Memory' problem, where if you charge them from half exhausted, too often, you lose the rest of the capacity completely. I bought the cells and soldered the pack together myself. I've no doubt that if you find a source of these NmH cells, the supplier might be able to suggest someone to replace them if you are not into fiddling yourself. ( Friendly local Radio Ham ? ) At the time I did this, the Icom UK replacement pack was over £95 GBP. I paid less than £30.00 for my pack of NmH cells. No doubt they will be slightly more costly 10 years later ! Fully charged, the pack lasts ages,. .far better than Nicads. Charges the same way with a 'drop in' or wall socket charger. Good fortune with the project.

Seen 'em all, read 'em all, read the accident reports / Horror stories both in the UK and Australia. It keeps on happening though doesn't it ?. . . unless these people who take the risks actually get a really serious fright, and survive it,. . AND LEARN from it. . . It will still be featuring as a major killer in the crash comic reports worldwide. I fully concur with all your other comments on the subject Mon Ami.

Hiya Charlie. . . there is an 'EDIT' button bottom left of the comment window, but this facility is time limited to around thirty minutes. No fat finger alterations after that Bud. . . . !

AND it is all becoming steadily worse Turbo. . . the clampdown on ay kind of 'FREE SPEECH' is very noticable. We are not allowed now, apparently to criticize anyone who is an immigrant into this country, yet we are forced, as taxpayers to support them financially whilst many of our military veterans ( Treated like Scum ) are reduced to sleeping on the streets and begging for food when we are completely aware that someone who cannot even write their own name in their OWN language, let alone speak and write in English, are a protected species, even though their chances of gainful employment are less than zero due to the aforementioned.. Not only this,. . .'They' appear to have an attitude whereby they seem to think that WE owe them a living. . . and should accommodate their 4 wives plus benefits and their Sharia law system. . . .. very odd state of affairs really, but wholly supported by our government. We are being replaced as an indiginous people. And we are not allowed under threat of imprisonment, as criticism is deemed 'HATE SPEECH' to question the status quo. This will not end well. Where is the next Oliver Cromwell I wonder ? ? ? ? ?

I remember the night when one of my old Instructors from Casey airfield Berwick, Alan Basket ( Speedair Essendon ) had a runaway trim problem with a Partenavia P68 doing night circuits and the aircraft came down on top of one of the houses off the end of the westerly Rwy. . .very sad. He survived as did the student, but the family in the house didn't. . anyway this one has been discussed by me some years back . . . It always worried me a little, taking off from Essendon with all that development around it and this was in the mid 1970s . . .

If you read any international social media,. . . ( Not the MSM of course ) you MAY have noticed that we have a regular thing here in the UK where 'Immigrants' of an unmentionable doctrine, seem to like mounting the pavement whilst driving automobiles,. . .in order to hurt people that they don't like. These 'Incidents' when the media is forced, by too many witnesses, to actually report,. . .the charge is always attempted Manslaughter,. . . where it is fairly obvious that the perpetrator simply wished to mow down a load of people, not particularly bothered whether they were killed or not. Thus is the famous British Justice system being distorted in favour of a minority of nasty buggers who really need shooting. The last joke was the conviction of a young man (23) who left a home made bomb on a tube train in London. The bomb was made from 2.5 Kgs of a very high explosive, and contained within a 10 litre paint bucket. but the guy didn't construct the detonator properly, so the man charge didn't go off. Only 23 people were severely burned in the resulting fireball inside the train carriage. The charge ?. . .'Attempted Murder' the Brit judiciary are terrified of using the 'T' word nowadays. . .bad press for the immigrants and most unfair apparently. . . .

Turboplanner said : Car crashes are no more acceptable than aircraft crashes, but the driver has to meet the criteria for culpable driving. It is also possible to be charged with murder, and one truck driver in NSW found out. I am surprised by that Turbo. . . . However, I do not know the extent of Australian Jurisprudence. In United Kingdom Law, as long as I can remember. . .MURDER can only be levied as a charge when there is a provable INTENT to kill, irrespective of the method, or weapon employed. I believe that the USA have a charge of 'Culpable Homicide' where this Hunter pilot could ( Possibly ? ) have been charged with had the incident occurred there. . . . I reckon that the Hunter pilot will be charged and convicted with 'Multiple Manslaughter' as a result of 'Criminal Negligence' in the operation of an aircraft at a public Display. Him being a 'Specialist' Pilot who should have known better due to his significant experience on type. I would be very surprised, due to the body count, if he does not get sentenced to a custodial period. I'm sure that the 'Media', more than likely driven by pressure from the families of the casualties will insist on this, and the Media seems to 'push' the judiciary in the UK in a lot of cases. That is, when they decide to grab the event and run with it. . .

If I'm ever travelling around a major city, I cite London and Birmingham here,. . .I would Always use a Tram, or a bus. If I found that I needed a Taxi, in London, I would only get into a proper Black Cab. With a driver who had ridden around London on a Moped ( it used to be Pushbikes. . .) to learn every nook and cranny for TWO YEARS before being allowed an operator's licence. This is known as 'THE KNOWLEDGE' That is hard work, and quite expensive. These people are Dedicated and damn good at what they do. They know all the back streets, alleys and diversions to get you where you want to go. In Brum there are also Black Taxis whose operators have to learn Birmingham like the back of their hand before getting a licence. Then along comes Uber. Hey guys, use your OWN car, become a taxi driver. . .don't bother with any training, don't bother with any insurance for your passengers. . .( This is generally the case ) and make a fortune in your spare time. Yeah, Right. I'm not particularly bothered about being raped by an immigrant taxi driver, using his second cousin's driving licence, I don't think I'm attractive enough to worry about that aspect. But literally hundreds of women nationwide have found that an Uber cab back from that night club was a bad decision, and not just the simple, easy, Mobile Phone APP ride home that they thought it was going to be. . . .. Immigrants find that this kind of employment is easy to do, no need to speak English, or be able to read road signs either, just buy some Uber stickers and away you go. . . regrettably, those drivers from flyblown crapholes in the Middle East do not have any manners, nor respect for the correct treatment of Lady passengers,. nor other conventions that one would expect of a Taxi driver in the British Isles.. I have some horrific passenger anecdotes,. .. but I won't bother here. My friend's Son tried Uber driving for around three months and is still awaiting compensation for fuel used and any payment for his work from the 'Company'. . .it appears to be a typical 'Ponzi' scheme.

Whilst enjoying a pint in the pub recently, I overheard a rather loud individual telling his friends that it won't be long until we have pilotless Uber Airliners too. . . . "Well. . .they're already automatic ain't they ? ? "

Yes but only when the safety driver is busy sending a text. . . .

I hope that their flying car doesn't run down some poor hang glider pilot whist the driver is distracted. . . .

As far as I understand it, there will be no displays at Shoreham in future, as the site has too much habitation around it. AFAIK There is no blanket ban on air displays at other sites in the UK, though other sites similar to Shoreham were being closely looked at from a safety angle.

For those interested in this piece of Military History . . . .This is the last article in the Falklands tale, and NOT the battle of Goose Green ( my mistake ) The battles of 11th-12th June 1982 – From South to North Mount Harriet Mount Harriet was defended by 4th Argentine Infantry Regiment and they had been able over several days, to dig in comprehensive defensive positions of stone sangers. The orders for the attack on Mount Harriet were issued to 42 Commando on the morning of 11th June. K Company was to attack the eastern side of the mountain, while L Company would attack the southern flank one hour later. J Company was to launch a diversionary attack on the western flank of the mountain. Just before midnight K and L Companies moved forward from their assembly areas on mount Challenger, west of My Harriet, across the Argentine mine fields to their start lines. When they were in position, J Company commenced its extremely loud and distracting attack. K Company’s attack was opened by a fierce naval bombardment that killed two Argentines and wounded twenty-five. The Commandos crossed the start line and moved stealthily up the mountain, knifing to death two sentries on their advance. The British supporting Gun batteries, naval guns and mortars fired over 1,000 rounds to keep the defenders pinned down so the Commandos could advance to the fight through. The British took out machine gun positions when Corporal Newland charged the position, before being shot through the legs. With the Argentine machine guns out of action Corporals Eccles and Ward cleared the other points aided by Marine Barnett. For this action Newland, Eccles and Ward were awarded the Military Medal, Barnet was Mentioned In Dispatches. Argentine soldiers, mainly conscripts began to surrender, but the officers and NCOs stood firm and fought valiantly. L Company crossed the start land just after K Company and was immediately engaged by effective Argentine machine gun fire. Milan anti-tank missles were used to neutralise the machine gun nests, with 105mm guns from Mount Challenger. It took L Company five hours to advance 600 metres, stiff enemy fire consisting of at least seven machine guns. By first light 5 troop of L Company advanced towards Goat Ridge when they were engaged by machine guns, which were covering the Argentine withdrawal from the summit. Supressing mortar fire was requested, but a single, brave and well dug-in Argentine conscript just below the summit, held out until he was killed by a Milan fired at close range. The battle proved good planning and deception was effective even against a resolute enemy in good defensive positions. Two Marines were killed and thirty wounded. Eighteen Argentines were killed on Mt Harriet. The Marines were much impressed with the conduct and fighting spirit of the Argentine troops and were forced to correct British reporters who were filing stories to the effect that the conscripts caved in after the first shots had been fired. It just proves that from the Crimean War to the Gulf and Afghanistan, the media have always been a bunch of spinning, lying, conniving bastards. “2 COYS OF 42 CDO HAD TAKEN A REGIMENTAL POSITION FOR 2 KILLED AND 30 WOUNDED … WE HAD BEEN ORDERED TO BE PREPARED TO PRESS FORWARD THE ATTACK ONTO MOUNT TUMBLEDOWN AND MOUNT WILLIAM IF THE ENEMY FLED OUR INITIAL ATTACK, AND TIME ALLOWED. BY DAWN IT WAS OBVIOUS THAT WE WERE IN NO POSITION TO ATTACK. WE WERE EXHAUSTED, OUT OF AMMO AND SUFFERING SIGNIFICANT CASUALTIES. MY 21C, A RADIO OPERATOR, MY TAC HQ MACHINE GUNNER AND ONE OF MY TROOP COMMANDERS HAD ALL BEEN SHOT, AND A FURTHER 10 ALSO WOUNDED. ANOTHER TROOP COMMANDER I DISCOVERED WAS SUFFERING FROM SHELLSHOCK”. A Rifle Company Commander’s Perspective, Major David G. Wheen, Two Sisters The RM Mountain and Arctic Warfare Cadre had been patrolling Two Sisters and discovered dug in, command detonated mines protecting the eastern flank of the mountain. 45 Commando’s X-Ray Company spearheaded the attack, but came up against determined defence from the Argentine 4th Infantry Regiment. Unable to advance, the Marines were pinned down for four hours on the mountain slopes, while naval gunfire support tried to dislodge the defenders. Colonel Andrew Whitehead realized that a single company could not hope to secure Two Sisters without massive casualties, and brought up the unit’s two other companies. Yankee and Zulu Companies attacked the northern peak of Two Sisters at 1230 Local and engaged in a two-hour firefight, during which the Argentine mortar platoon’s officer was killed. The mortars were out of ammunition. However, the Marines lost two platoon commanders who were wounded. Z Company’s platoon commander realised that with their ongoing rate of fire the Marines would run out of ammunition, so Lieutenant Dytor rallied his troops and led them on a bayonet charge to clear and take the northern peak. He would win the Military Cross for this action. The Argentines no longer held the peaks and began to withdraw towards Mount Tumbledown. The cover to this withdrawal was most effective and a number of Argentine troops were decorated for bravery. Sergeant-Major George Meachin of Yankee Company, later praised the fighting abilities and spirit of the Argentine defenders: We came under lots of effective fire from 0.50 calibre machine guns …At the same time, mortars were coming down all over us, but the main threat was from those machine-gunners who could see us in the open because of the moonlight. There were three machine-guns and we brought down constant and effective salvoes of our own artillery fire on to them directly, 15 rounds at a time. There would be a pause, and they’d come back at us again. So we had to do it a second time, all over their positions. There’d be a pause, then ‘boom, boom, boom,’ they’d come back at us again. Conscripts don’t do this, babies don’t do this, men who are badly led and of low morale don’t do this. They were good steadfast troops. I rate them. Mount Longdon Mount Longdon was defended by the Argentine 7th Infantry Regiment and attached support formations. These were not conscripts but recalled reservists, dug-in well prepared positions. The British forces were 3 Para commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Hew Pike, six 105mm guns of 29 Commando RA with 2 Para in support. HMS Avenger’s 4.5” gun provided Naval gunfire support. 3 Para’s Tactical Advance to Battle (TAB) was conducted in atrocious weather conditions, and after crossing the start line, Corporal Milne triggered a mine. This drew about twenty Argentines out of their tents to lay down fire but the Para’s 4 Platoon machine-gunned and grenade the startled Argentine troops. The Paras continued up the mountain into effective machine gun fire and so began a four hour fire-fight to clear the first line of defending bunkers. The Argentine forces moved in reinforcements and the battle had degenerated into small individual combats with both side fighting for their lives. Argentine resistance was strong and well-organised and as night fell, it became obvious that the Argentines had been issued with night fighting equipment, probably supplied by the Americans via a third party. A heavy machine-gun position was causing the Paras considerable problems for 4 Platoon and Sergeant McKay knew that they had to act. He led an assault on the machine-gun position into heavy fire. Two were wounded and one killed, but McKay kept going and charged the enemy position alone and was killed. For this act he was awarded the Victoria Cross. Unfortunately the machine-gun wasn’t knocked out. The Paras withdrew to allow fire support to attempt to soften-up the enemy defences. Under continuing heavy fire, 4 and 5 Platoons continued towards their objective codenamed “Full-Back” to consolidate. They realised that further advance would be impossible without suffering unacceptable casualties. A Company moved through B Company and assault, from the west, the eastern objective of ‘Full Back’, still heavily defended position, with covering fire being given from Support Company. Second Lieutenants John Kearton and Ian Moore mustered their platoons near the western summit and had briefed them on how to deal with the enemy. They then attacked the position, clearing it of its Argentine garrison with rifle, grenade and bayonet in close quarters combat. As A Company was clearing the final positions, Corporal McLaughlin was injured by a Czekalski recoilless rifle round fired from Wireless Ridge, he was subsequently killed by a mortar bomb fired from Wireless Ridge as he made his way to the aid post. The Argentines continued to defend “Full Back” but Milan missile rounds and artillery support systematically destroyed their bunkers. By the next day, the mountain was strewn with the Argentine and British dead, some side-by-side in the same bunkers, mutually killed in close combat. The battle lasted twelve hours and cost the lives of seventeen Paras and a Royal Engineer. Forty were wounded. The Argentines lost thirty-one dead, 120 wounded and fifty prisoners. As one Para remarked: “I thought the Argies were supposed to be <mod censored> crap.” 13th – 14th June 1982 – Maintaining the Momentum. Mount Tumbledown and Wireless Ridge Mount Tumbledown was defended by the Argentine 5th Marine Battalion, which had been brought up to brigade strength by a company of the Amphibious Engineers Company, a heavy machine-gun company of the Headquarters Battalion. Additionally a battery of the 1st Marine Field Artillery Battalion and three Tigercat SAM batteries of the 1st Marine Anti-Aircraft Regiment, as well as a 2nd Marine Infantry Battalion platoon and a 3rd Marine Infantry Battalion platoon defended the high ground. The attacking British forces consisted of the 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards, mortar detachments from 42 Commando, Royal Marines and the 1st Battalion, 7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles, as well as support from a troop of the Blues and Royals equipped with two Scorpion and two Scimitar armoured vehicles. On the morning of 13th June the Scots Guards were flown by helicopter from Bluff Cove to Goat Ridge west of Tumbledown. For the capture of Tumbledown, in phase one, G Company would take the western end of the mountain. Phase two would see Left Flank Company pass through G Company to capture the centre summit. Right Flank Company wound pass through Left Flank Company and secure the east of Tumbledown. It was felt that manoeuvre in daylight would be suicidal. At 2100 following a diversionary attack on Mount William by the Blues and Royals and the Guards Recce Platoon, G Company reached its objective unmolested. The western end of the mountain was undefended and Left Flank Company passed through and reached the central peak. But then they came under heavy fire. For the next four hours Argentine machine guns and mortars kept the Guards pinned down with fire from bunkers. The Frigates HMS Yarmouth and Active continued to fire on Tumbledown, but the commander of 2 Scots Guards thought the Battalion might have to withdraw and fight the next night. At 0200 the Guards fixed bayonets and went forward to try to clear the bunkers. The fighting which included artillery support went on throughout the early hours and by 0600 it was clear the attack had stalled. The Argentines continued to bring up reinforcements and Left Flank Company was exhausted. Guards Right Flank Company was ordered to go in and clear the ridge. As they went forward advancing out of the central region of Tumbledown ridge they came under heavy fire, but by advancing in pairs under support fire they cleared the area and then gained control of the mountain’s eastern side. The Gurkhas deployed south to Mount William leaving the Scots Guards with eight dead and forty-three wounded. During the battle, Guardsman Philip Williams was knocked unconscious by an explosion, and left for dead. When he came to, the rest of the British soldiers had gone. Williams’ parents were informed of his “death” and a memorial service held for him. After seven weeks he found his way back to civilization, to find himself accused of desertion by the media and fellow soldiers. I find this account extraordinary and if I were his platoon commander, I would have to ask just where the hell he had been for seven weeks. Wireless Ridge On the morning of 13 June, it became clear that the attacks on Tumbledown had been successful. 2 Para marched around the back of Mount Longdon to take up their positions for the assault on Wireless Ridge. As the action was expected to be concluded quickly, they took only their weapons and as much ammunition as possible, leaving most other gear behind in the camp. On Bluff Cove Peak, the Battalion’s mortars and heavy machine guns were attacked by Argentine A4 Skyhawks, which delayed their planned move forward, although they suffered no casualties. During the day British artillery had fired 6,000 rounds with their 105 mm guns and as they began their push, they were further backed by naval fire and the 76 and 30 mm guns mounted on the light tanks. After their losses at Goose Green, the Paras were taking no chances. By the time 2 Para reached their first objective, the Argentine 7th Infantry Regiment defenders had withdrawn. As a result A and B Companies were convinced the enemy on the “Apple Pie” objective had been defeated, and began to advance confidently, but they met fierce resistance when they left their trenches. They came under heavy machine-gun fire and ordered massive retaliation from the British machine-gunners and the guns of the Blues and Royals light tanks. A and B Companies took “Apple Pie.” D Coy then began the final assault from the western end of Wireless Ridge, under the cover of heavy fire from HMS Ambuscade’s 4.5 inch gun, the light tanks, twelve 105 mm artillery pieces, several mortars and anti-tank rockets. Major Neame’s D Coy took the first half of the objective after a hard fight with Argentine paratroopers of the 2nd Airborne Infantry Regiment. Major Neame’s officers and NCOs rallied the men to capture the final part of their objective and in the face of heavy fire, the Argentines having run out of ammunition, broke and retreated, covered by supporting machine gun fire. 2 Para had suffered three dead and 11 wounded. The Argentines suffered approximately 25 dead and about 125 wounded, about 50 were taken prisoner. In the final stages of the battle, the Argentine commander, Brigadier-General Jofre had been offered the use of Skyhawks to bomb Wireless Ridge with napalm but he declined, believing that the British response would be equally violent and the chances of a surrender being accepted, non-existent. Soldiers take a dim view of the operators of flame weapons, as the crews of Churchill Crocodiles found to their cost in Normandy. The Bitter End The mountains surrounding Port Stanley were the last line of defence, and the Argentine defenders were streaming off them, heading back to the town. The Argentines were ordered to take up positions in the buildings and if the occupants refused, they were to be shot. The Argentine troops had had enough and knew the game was up. Their chances of getting home to Argentina would be zero if they started killing the Islanders. Many melted away. Some looted food, some sat down and told their officers and NCOs to <mod censored> off. Initial contact between the opposing forces’ headquarters was made by radio at 6 pm. A ceasefire was then ordered. The two commanders General Mario Menendez, and the British second-in-command Brigadier John Walters, met at Moody Brook, the former Marines barracks with an interpreter. A ceasefire was declared on 14 June and the commander of the Argentine garrison in Stanley, Brigadier General Mario Menéndez, surrendered to Major General Jeremy Moore the same day. The British gun line was down to its last case of 105mm ammunition. The ships were blistered and rusted by the Southern Ocean. The Harrier engines were scarified by the salt water. British troops hobbled like old men, caused by immersion foot, the ones that hadn’t had the good sense to take the superior boots off the Argentine dead. "It has been a damned nice thing – the nearest run thing you ever saw in your life, by God!" Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ( His quote following Waterloo ) Blown Periphery 2018 Going Postal Blog