[bordie]

my boy is in the falklands for 6 months.its a lonely place

 

[Polimba]

It is. My OH was out there last year, it was an interesting experience, he kept going on about the lack of food in the shops (trust him ) everything is out of date and fresh vegetables cost a fortune.

 

[Guest]

Would he like lists of things to read or watch on the internet, from us? He could watch a gentle comedy, from Canada, about a little isolated town and all the petrol station's owner's family and friends. Called CORNER GAS.

Google B-17 Flying Fortress Made It Home by Allen Ostrum. All his mates will love it, too, especially the photos.

 

[MissShelley]

Good luck to him Bordie

Hope it all goes really quickly for him and he'll be home before you know it

 

[Guest]

B-17 incredible airplane

another gobsmacker

Just make him promise if he does feel low, to come on here and dump, and get lots of attention from middle aged ladies.

 

[bordie]

Good luck to him Bordie

Hope it all goes really quickly for him and he'll be home before you know it

will miss him at xmas.but we can have one when he comes home

 

[rona]

At least he should be fairly safe there Bordie
I'm sure he can cope with the isolation better than most, being that he's your son

 

[Polimba]

Would he like lists of things to read or watch on the internet, from us? He could watch a gentle comedy, from Canada, about a little isolated town and all the petrol station's owner's family and friends. Called CORNER GAS.

Google B-17 Flying Fortress Made It Home by Allen Ostrum. All his mates will love it, too, especially the photos.

Lovely thought but think of the Internet 20 years ago and that's the connectivity in the Falklands. It costs about £130 per month for something like half the speed of normal dial up.

I used to work for the company that run the comms out there and it's not been invested in for years.

 

[bordie]

B-17 incredible airplane

another gobsmacker

Just make him promise if he does feel low, to come on here and dump, and get lots of attention from middle aged ladies.

thanks sent it to him

 

[MissShelley]

will miss him at xmas.but we can have one when he comes home

I bet! But you'll have a great time when he does come home.

 

[1290423]

offering a prayer that he and his comrades keep safe bordie.
infact i'll extend that to all our brave men wherever they be serving.

remember me to him bordie.
x

 

[bordie]

offering a prayer that he and his comrades keep safe bordie.
infact i'll extend that to all our brave men wherever they be serving.

remember me to him bordie.
x

will do.will post more pics later.he is ok.i dont have to worry to much not like when he was in iraque

 

[1290423]

will do.will post more pics later.he is ok.i dont have to worry to much not like when he was in iraque

If ya posting more piccys bordie ya knows the ones i like
The group of em with there kit off

 

[BeagleOesx]

It looks very remote out there, hope the 6 months goes by quickly for him and that you'll all soon be back together celebrating the Xmas you missed.

It's thanks to people like your son that mean we can sleep peacefully in our beds at night. My utter respect to him and to others who serve our country x

 

[bordie]

If ya posting more piccys bordie ya knows the ones i like
The group of em with there kit off

ye like when i posted pics from iraque they loved it

 

[Guest]

You could print out articles, if I send you details, and post them. Maybe check out recommended dvds, check em out, and if you think he'd like them, post em. I've only had the internet less than a year. Have no idea of what it was like. If he likes the linked plane, he'll love the Allen Ostrom article, too. Is he army/air force/navy? Have most info on AF.

 

[tashi]

Always a Christmas when they come home, whether they have been away for it or not !! The reaction off our girls used to be funny, one couldn't leave him alone the other wouldn't look at him for a fortnight and she was the daddies girl x

 

[DoodlesRule]

good luck to him Bordie. My sons best buddy was out there last year so he was away over christmas too. Internet & phone access isn't much cop out there & really expensive isn't it - Eblueys!

 

[cheekyscrip]

best luck to them all

 

[bird]

At least he's got a tour relatively safe bordie. has he got thermals packed? Heard it can get a wee bit frosty there.