invergowrie arab Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Gordon S is alive and well on Twitter. That might be overstating it. He's alive in any case. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 On 24/11/2021 at 19:20, doulikefish said: Nothing better than getting a gun shoved in yer face at port Harcourt airport as a welcome to Nigeria Having an assault rifle type gun pointed in my face at a military checkpoint at the Jordan/Israel border, is the moment in my life I realised what fear really was. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Maturin Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 1 minute ago, MONKMAN said: Having an assault rifle type gun pointed in my face at a military checkpoint at the Jordan/Israel border, is the moment in my life I realised what fear really was. Had a rifle pointed in my face from a soldier at a bank In Bhopal Central India due to having the temerity to want to exchange money. Ah travel it broadens and the mind and strains the heart. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 A taxi driver pranking me by playing the machine gun scene at the end of the Bonny and Clyde as we approached a British Army checkpoint on the bridge in Derry/Londonderry fair emptied my pants on my first visit to NI. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 23 minutes ago, MONKMAN said: Having an assault rifle type gun pointed in my face at a military checkpoint at the Jordan/Israel border, is the moment in my life I realised what fear really was. In a pub in Italy at the World Cup for me. One of those machine pistol type things. I could've been like Swiss Cheese if I hadn't drank up and left. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 I'm optimistic enough to think that when I snuff it I will be famous enough by then to be worth precious Dead Pool points to someone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Just now, tamthebam said: I'm optimistic enough to think that when I snuff it I will be famous enough by then to be worth precious Dead Pool points to someone. Are you planning on confessing your crimes? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 1 minute ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Are you planning on confessing your crimes? Honestly, you shag just the ONE sheep and.... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Just now, tamthebam said: Honestly, you shag just the ONE sheep and.... That might get you in the local paper. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiegoDiego Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Got mugged at gunpoint by a Krgyz policeman many moons ago. Didn't really hit home until about an hour later. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Walked across the desert from Arad to Masada in the Negev desert in Southern Israel. Was told the sunrise was something that shouldn't be missed from the remains of the fort, so I went at night in midsummer, the starlight was just enough to see by. A patrol of Israeli soldiers appeared out of nowhere about 3 hours in, all close up with guns pointed to my head. They quickly realised I wasn't a Palestinian with a rucksack full of explosives, a bit lost after sneaking over from Jordan, but a dumb hippy. They pointed out I could have just got a bus and climbed up from the Dead Sea side, but accepted my excuse that it wouldn't be the same, and escorted me the rest of the way. It's great being white sometimes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 This isn't like @Jacksgranda at all. Does anyone know if he is on any social media or know him irl? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 (edited) 21 minutes ago, johnnydun said: This isn't like @Jacksgranda at all. Does anyone know if he is on any social media or know him irl? He hasn't posted on Fitbanorth either. I sent him an email about a week ago to ask how he was, as he did to me when I went AWOL for a bit. No reply I'm afraid. Next step is probably sending a letter to his house which I think I've tracked down from his email address which is a company one, I think he was self employed. He had medical stuff going on, so it's possible he hasn't got access to the internet at the moment. Edited November 26, 2021 by welshbairn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 8 hours ago, welshbairn said: He hasn't posted on Fitbanorth either. I sent him an email about a week ago to ask how he was, as he did to me when I went AWOL for a bit. No reply I'm afraid. Next step is probably sending a letter to his house which I think I've tracked down from his email address which is a company one, I think he was self employed. He had medical stuff going on, so it's possible he hasn't got access to the internet at the moment. It’s clear your thoughts are coming from a good place, but I think I’d stay one step short of tracking down his home address and sending a letter as that could be incredibly creepy for a family member to open and read. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Honest_Man#1 said: It’s clear your thoughts are coming from a good place, but I think I’d stay one step short of tracking down his home address and sending a letter as that could be incredibly creepy for a family member to open and read. I don't really think so as we've shared quite a lot of private stuff on pm and email, and a letter isn't much different from an email imo. No idea what to say or how to address it though. P.S. Someone has pm'd me with a better plan so I'm leaving it in their hands. Edited November 26, 2021 by welshbairn 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clockwork Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 This isn't like [mention=22050]Jacksgranda[/mention] at all. Does anyone know if he is on any social media or know him irl?It isn’t like him at all, spends quite a bit of time on here, and openly posts when he hasn’t been feeling too well. Just hope the auld boy is just taking a wee break and is ok. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Can you folk get back to being dreadful to each other please? We have an image to maintain. Spoiler Aye, hopefully he's alright. The auld c**t. Grr. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 13 hours ago, Honest_Man#1 said: It’s clear your thoughts are coming from a good place, but I think I’d stay one step short of tracking down his home address and sending a letter as that could be incredibly creepy for a family member to open and read. I'm not at sure that would be the case. I'd take great comfort in knowing that a loved one is missed. In the meantime wouldn't it be great if a period of silence turned out to be a dark tour de force 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clockwork Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Can you folk get back to being dreadful to each other please? We have an image to maintain. Spoiler Aye, hopefully he's alright. The auld c**t. Grr. Aye, reckon he’d appreciate that sentiment![emoji1] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eindhovendee Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Any news/update on @Jacksgranda ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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