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27th Jun 2016jambojim commented on:
Who would you choose to replace David Cameron as Prime Minister?Don't necessarily disagree with most of your points but I think it's unfair to pick on Cameron for the disgraceful 'politicising 'of the civil service The Labour party are the culprits They started the rot and the other parties rubbed their hands with glee and followed suit Would you believe that many local councils now have political advisors 'ViewDate:
27th Jun 2016jambojim commented on:
Brexit new referendumIts ironic isn't it It turns out that the bloke who started the petition (in May ) is in favour of Brexit (OUT) and he did so that they would get a second chance if their majority was low I think it's called "it for tatViewDate:
23rd May 2016jambojim commented on:
Did you see Elvis Presley at RAF Chicksands in the 50s?Hello Canada I worked on contract work several times in the 50’s at RAF Chicksands Unfortunately I couldn’t confirm if Elvis Presley appeared there , but I would not be surprised because the Americans had an enormous number of USAAF airmen there I was working on the living quarters and a huge building like an aircraft hangar that was the PX store ??/ ( super store something like a glorified NAAFI ) I know that the ‘Yanks ‘ had super shows put on by American stars and it is certainly credible that Elvis was one of them ; at that time I was more concerned in helping to raise a young family rather than American stars Your letter does however bring back many memories of my experience at RAF Chicksands The contrast between the USAAF and RAF personnel and living quarters was incredible I believe it was known as RAF Chicksands something to do with the sovereignty of the site, but clearly the RAF were only acting as a security force When you entered the site you were stopped by the RAF and then drove through the RAF section then over a small bridge that led to the American section It was like two different worlds the RAF quarters were in typical war time huts ,drab looking and very shabby whereas the American ‘s had bright new huts with inbuilt bathing facilities RAF personnel wore the familiar air force blue thick serge uniforms , whereas the ‘ Yanks’ had smart uniforms I am not sure if the RAF had their own NAAFI but the American PX store was something just out of this world for us just after the war They seemed to have every luxury goods imaginable food , clothes radio equipment etc A veritable Aladdin’s cave We were used to the stories about the luxuries of the American service personnel , , but the glaring differences between the American way of life compared to that of the British forces and civilian life in that period is now hard to believe The main contractor for this job came from Cambridge and one instance that I will always remember was the distasteful sight of the contractors men when they arrived in the mornings, jumping out of their lorries and running to the dustbins to scavenge what the ’Yanks’ had thrown away Mixed memories of a time long forgotten jambojim