Flights Of Fancy

Dangerous events on air planes and at airports are thankfully very rare  .....

The Plane Oxygen Mask Seemed
Rougher Than Expected .....

.... but when they happen they can be serious ....

Super Trooper

Nevada Highway Patrol state trooper Briita Foesch was going home from a Halloween fancy dress party with her dog Caliber .... the Ewok!

Britta Foesch With Her Dog, Caliber As An Ewok

 ....... where she had gone as a Star Wars empire Storm trooper.

Meat Grinder Tactics

Its reported that Russia has now  put 40 % of its economy in war footing ....

Nothing Changes In Russia But The Enemy.

.... The highest percentage since the end of the Second World War and the start of  the Cold War. So Russia spends 6% of GDP on weapons and the military, which is more than twice what most European states are spending.

Florida Tale

In October 2018, Crystal Methvin (sic) was arrested (or is that Nicked?), in St Augustine, Florida, with her boyfriend Douglas Nickerson (along with a third unidentified suspect) for possession of ....

What Crystal Meth Looks Like .....

.... you guessed it 'Crystal Meth' 

Bring Me The Head Of Jesús María Baranda

When a neighbour gives you a box of 'something' to look after for them these days .....

Jesus and Maria Before He Wrote A Will

.... its really a good idea to insist of examining those 'something's' before accepting to box into your safekeeping.

Cradle To The Grave - Don't Work

The UK Labour Government has just tinkered with the welfare benefits system .....

Cradle to The Grave Welfare Systems Deincentivise Work

 .... to save just £5bn pa by 2030 (when double or triple that amount needed to be shaved off it).

Blog Slog

 This Blog has been running continuously since the 16th of February 2007 ....

Most Popular Posts

.... that's a lot of posts under the bridge.

Then And Now

Modern body armour adds to the already enormous loads for modern soldiers. 

Modern Soldiers Heavy Equipment -
Means Men Need Help Getting Up.

With weapons, food, batteries and other gear, US infantry in Iraq and Afghanistan sometimes carried as much as 100lbs (45 kg) of kit while on foot patrols, and although some improvements in body armour technology such as the introduction of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), may eventually reduce the weight, its still a real bulky weight.

Mixed Messages For Mixed Times

Comic creation, Superman, was nothing if not an American Patriot .... 

Superman The American Patriot

...... Indeed a 'Super Patriot'.

Car Crackers

Man's love of his motor car is almost overwhelming for some ..... 

Man Potty About Cars

.... and when this is challenged in some way, they lose whatever common sense they had in the first place .... the following are just illustrations of the bad choices cars some drive people to ...

Crime Shorts (or No Shorts)

Crime stories have always held our interest .....

Real Crime Shows On TV

Hence the success of reality crime stories on TV shows such as The Murder Tapes or Cold Justice. I am no different, and have collected a number of news snippets from various sources:

Agent Trump Anyone?

I have seen some strange stuff on the Web this week (screen prints in story). A lot of it on the Have Your Say comments on the BBC website.

A Piece Of Paper From
Moscow, Probably Worthless.

One thing was a reminder that Ukraine had only given up their nuclear arsenal acquired at the dissolution of the Soviet Union, after Russia, the USA and the UK, all agreed to respect and protect Ukraine's then borders as a sovereign nation, in exchange for them doing so.