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On 13 March 12 members gathered at a new venue for the branch, Brasserie Blanc
situated on Jewry St in Winchester. A number of members had recommended it so we
thought we would give it a try. I was unable to attend but reports seem quite positive.
Some tried the set cheaper menu and some had the more expensive one. All seems to
enjoy their meal. The service by all accounts was good and the meal unrushed.
We also welcomed for the first time Jennifer Jones ex Signals who has just joined us.
Welcome hope to see you again.
Brasserie Blanc
WRAC Association
Winchesters Pride
NEWSLETTER DATE: APRIL 2015 VOLUME 4 ISSUE 2
Next Meeting
The next meeting is on Thursday 14 May. The location is ASK (opposite Zizzi) in Winchester
High Street. Its an evening meal so timing will be 7 for 7.30. I will book the table in my name.
Hopefully I should be there.
If you would like to join us an you please let me know by the end of April so that I can book the
table.
Concorde Trip
Due to lack of interest 2 yes and 1 possible this trip is cancelled.
Armed Forces Day Guildford 27 Jun.
You should all know about this as details were in the last Lioness. Maggie and I have decided to
go. We will be going by bus, so if anyone else is going let me know and perhaps we can meet up
somewhere.
1 In which castle are the Scottish Crown Jewels kept?
2 Which famous castle is on the island of Anglesy?
3 At which castle was there a major fire in 1992?
4 According to legend where in Cornwall is king Ar-
thurs castle?
5 The Trip to jerusalem pub, said to be the oldest in
Britain lies under which castle?
6 Which castle in Kent shares its name with a city in
Yorkshire?
7 At which castle was Mary queen of Scots crowned
in 1543?
8 Carisbrooke castle is on which island of the U.K?
9 Where did the investiture of Prince Charles take
place?
10 In which English County is Corfe castle?
YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2014 when... 1... You accidentally enter your PIN on the mi-crowave. 2... You haven't played Solitaire with real cards in years. 3... You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.. 4... You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you. 5... Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses. 6... You pull up in your own driveway and use your mobile phone, to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries... 7... Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen 8... Leaving the house without your mobile phone, which you didn't even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic, and you turn around to go and get it 10. You get up in the morning and go on line, before getting your coffee 11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : ) 12. You're reading this and nodding, and laughing. 13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message. 14. You are too busy to notice there was no 9 on this list. 15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a 9 on this list.
Castles Quiz Questions British Army's answering machine
HELLO …? IS THAT THE BRITISH ARMY?
“Thank you for calling the British Army. I am sor-
ry but all our units are out at the moment, or are
otherwise engaged. Please leave a message with
your country of origin, name of organisation, the
region, the specific crisis and a number to call
you.”
“As soon as we have sorted out the Balkans,
Northern Ireland, The Firemen, Iraq 2, marching
up and down bits of tarmac in London and equal
opportunities training, we will return your call.”
“Please speak after the tone, or if you require
more options, please listen to the following.”
“If your crisis is small and close to the sea, press
1 for the Royal Marines.”
“If your problem is distant, with a tropical climate
and good hotels, and can be solved by a few low
risk – low level bombing runs, press # for the Roy-
al Air Force. – Please note this service is not
available after 16:30 or at weekends.”
“If your enquiry concerns a situation that can be
resolved by a bit of grey funnel, bunting, flag
waving and a really good marching band, please
write WELL in advance to the First Sea Lord, The
Admiralty, London.”
“If your enquiry is not urgent. Press 2 for the Al-
lied Rapid Reaction Corps.”
“If you are interested in joining the Army and wish
to be shouted at, paid little, have premature ar-
thritis, train to be a fire-fighter, execute regime
changes in hot places, put your wife and family in
a condemned hut miles from civilisation, and be
prepared to work your arse off daily with leave
being cancelled at short notice, whilst watching the
treasury erode your original conditions of service
and career – your call will be connected to a bit-
ter, passed-over recruiting Sergeant in a grotty
shop out of town.”
“Thank you for calling the British Army!”
1 Edinburgh
2 Beaumaris
3 Windsor
4 Tintagel
5 Nottingham
6 Leeds
7 Stirling
8 Isle of Wight
9 Caenarvon
10 Dorset
Castles Quiz Answers
Funny Quotes about Radio
Communication
"If two people can't see each
other, then it's impossible to
communicate"
- Unknown roman warfare
expert (63 ad.)
"Samuel Morse most have
lost his mind if he believes in
this idea himself!"
- Senator Oliver Hampton
Smith, (1842)
after having seen a demon-
stration of Morse's new in-
vention.
"It is only righteous that
Joshua Coppersmiths, who
has tried to find investors to
finance the development of a
so-called telephone, is ar-
rested for fraud!"
An article in the Boston
Post (1865)
"The radio has no future!"
- Lord Kelvin, British
Mathematician(1897)
"Radio is just a fashion con-
trivance that will soon die
out. It is obvious that there
never will be invented a proper receiver!"
- Thomas Edison
.The purpose of Side Boy Honour Guard aboard military ships
In today's military, we have many unique customs. What is not realized is that what is now custom
formerly had a real purpose. Take the use of Side Boys to welcome a ranking visitor aboard a mili-
tary vessel. It is the task of assigning two, four, six, or eight men to line both sides of the gang-
plank based on the ascending rank of the officer visiting the vessel, with two being assigned for
ensigns and Lts, up to eight for admirals and above. More rank, more honour guard, right? But this
system originally served a darker purpose....
this custom came from the British Navy of the 17-18 century. back then, men did not often have
the luxury of walking on to their ships: most had to transfer from a small boat to the larger ship
by Ladder, or by a device called a bosun's chair, which was essentially a seat attached to a yard-
arm by a block and tackle. Here where the relevance comes about: the younger and less rank you
had, the lighter you were. thus, a light midshipman or LT needed only two men on the haul rope,
while a long endurance and often very stout Admiral, having eaten everything and then some over
their forty year careers, tended to need eight men to pull them up. additional jobs, such as avail-
ing themselves to steady the person after getting them to the deck, and helping with the persons
luggage and other dunnage they would bring with them, also necessitated a required number of
hands based on their weight or amounts of belongings collect throughout the years.
WRAC Association
This QR Code
should take you to
the Association
Website.
THE FIVE MOST DANGEROUS THINGS IN
THE ARMY:
A Private saying, "I learned this in boot
camp...."
A Sergeant saying, "Trust me, sir..."
A Second Lieutenant saying, "Based on my
experience..."
A Captain saying, "I was just thinking..."
and a Warrant Officer chuckling, "Watch
this shit..."
The difference between Infantry, Cavalry and Artillery.
OFFICERS
Infantry: Are morons and should stay away from the trenchlines
Cavalry: Are morons and should stay out of the vehicles
Artillery: Are morons and should stay away from the gun lines
FAVORITE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
Infantry: Anything but walking
Cavalry: Tanks. Tanks. Tanks. TankstankstankstanksTANKS!
Artillery: Don't you have to move around to require
transport?