Good, keep going…

Everyone is aware

Cool, tell me more about Al Yamamah…

Of course not war… accountability, sanctions, halting arms trade and military support for their campaign in Yemen etc…

But being as Her Majesty’s goverment is so tied up with them by the Al Yamamah arms deal, the main thing to do for the time being is raise awareness 😉

Tick tock old chap…

You’re being silly for silly’s sake…

Here’s a random quote I found on the internet:

It’s always a good idea to continue to make excuses for others abhorrent behaviour…

and another:

Dude,

whatever

No real roots?

estimates “Saudi spending on religious causes abroad as between $2bn [£960m] and $3bn per year since 1975 (comparing favourably with what was the annual Soviet propaganda budget of $1bn), which has been spent on 1,500 mosques, 210 Islamic centres and dozens of Muslim academies and schools”.

More than that they have flooded the Islamic book market with cheap well-produced Wahhabi literature whose print runs, Birt says, “can be five to 10 times that of any other British-based sectarian publication, aggressively targeted for a global English-speaking audience.” This has had the effect of forcing non-Wahhabi publishers across the Muslim world to close. It has put out of business smaller bookshops catering for a more mainstream Muslim market.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/wahhabism-a-deadly-scripture-398516.html

But since western intervention has so obvious an impact on global events, just why is it that the (well funded by the taxpayer) intelligence services don’t intervene in the root causes that bring about such a degree of column filling horror?

In part. There’s a bit (lot) more to it than that IMHO.

No doubt, like the wahhabist faith, spread without challenge by allies Saudi Arabia (just don’t mention 9/11)

I’m not scaremongering… there was a terrorist attack yesterday, that was a result of ideologies that are on the increase due to radicalization fueled by taxpayer funded conflict.

And shortly after Katie Hopkins bought up refugees fleeing war in the Mediterranean, much of the media jumped on it in the run up to the EU referendum

Support ain’t free though…

Neither is training, arming etc, or the ministerial involvement in arms being sold to Saudi to use in Yemen

How long before it’s illegal for UK citizens to work in (or perhaps even visit) countries that we previously had full access to, because of scaremongering built up via a narrative involving immigration and refugees fleeing wars that were paid for by our taxes?

Then why all the hype and closing of borders?

But we wouldn’t have an Al-Qaeda if MI6 (along wth the CIA and many others) hadn’t armed the Mujahadeen via a UK trained Saudi Prince:

Strange the same resources have never been dedicated to curbing the Saudi funded and distributed wahhabist ideology that is at the heart of Islamic Extremism

Appreciate it’s tricky… I’ve been mates with plenty of squaddies over the years and they’re all good folks, but it’s not really about personality, or ensuring jobs for the boys, or protecting our little island against anyone crazy enough to invade it for whatever reason (why would anyone invade anyway?) it’s more about the damaging impact of weapons of mass destruction, which our taxes just happen to pay for.

The sad fact is, if Her Majesty’s government hadn’t played a significant role in arming Saddam (via a subsidized industry) in the 1st place there wouldn’t have been an invasion of Iraq and there wouldn’t have been ISIS and the people that died yesterday, wouldn’t have died.

Is that a voluntary contribution, or an enforced one?

Genuinely interested JHJ in what do you think would have happened in places like Sierra Leone without military intervention from the UN and more importantly the British and how would they have been resolved?

Hmm… perhaps if private military contractors linked to the UK intelligence services hadn’t covertly supplied the weapons which led to escalation of conflict in the 1st place things wouldn’t have become nearly so bloody:

A British firm, Sandline International, was hired last July by allies of ousted President Tejan Kabbah to provide “logistical support” – namely the supply of arms and a helicopter – for a counter-coup.

The mercenary company, based in London and headed by the former Guards officer Tim Spicer, is accused of breaching a UN resolution by arranging for a shipment of 35 tons of Bulgarian-made AK-47 rifles to Sierra Leone.

A key part of Sandline’s defence is that it kept Foreign Office officials and Whitehall defence intelligence staff fully informed of the operation.

It’s worth bearing in mind that Tim Spicer mentioned in that article was key in setting up Aegis Defence Services, which profited immensely from Iraq and Afghanistan and is chaired by Prince Charles’ best mate, Nicholas Soames

If you want deeper insight into Sierra Leone and the arms industry in general, read this book:

Taxation complexity vs increasing global instability and more terrorist attacks…

Hmm, tricky choice

dedicated defense force.

But situations like that could just as easily be dealt with by an army of firemen, medics, or divers.

The word ‘defence’ is often used well out of context.

Bit like 1984 really ‘War is Peace’

If the money goes on sharks with frickin lasers then I’m happy to pay in

That’s not a bad shout, I reckon inflatable sumo costumes and rock paper scissors would be a good way to settle most disputes, failing that get full aggro with the paintball.

Terminator drones and skynet is probably taking it a bit far though…

It’s tricky to quantify:

aid/relief/emergency response stuff

Is that on a purely domestic level, or in overseas conflicts which in many instances have come about as a result of government subsidized arms sales?

So let’s find that data… must be available somewhere in this day and age

Appreciate everyone is a bit distracted by yesterday’s horrific events and rightly so, but it’s worth paying attention to what’s happening with Trump’s campaign manager, Paul Manafort.

Won’t go into too much detail at the moment, but it connects a hell of a lot of dots.

I’ve done no such thing… if you have to ban me, ban me, but I’m not the one mentioning flat earth…

It’s a damn shame that there’s people dying the world over, due to twisted facts and legacies of ill decisions made in the same building the brave policeman who died today was protecting.

That’s a very reasonable point votchy, but since the powers that be seem intent on blaming Muslims, why are they all allied with Saudi Arabia, who actively spread the most extreme forms of Islam globally?

Like I said, we’re lucky, just look at what’s happening in Iraq, Syria and Yemen…

Came to a similar conclusion with fridges… the modern 240V A+ (and A++) fridges are way more efficient than the expensive 12v ones, so run an inverter and you’re away.

On top of that, if you’re running from solar, you get the power when you most need it.

Regarding Solar, if you’re thinking of semi flexible panels, it’s worth checking as I found that 80w ones actually work out cheaper per watt than 100w ones and being smaller, are easier to find spaces around rooflights etc to mount.

That said, I’ve just checked ebay to try and give you a link and the panels I managed to get for £65 a pop are now closer to £85 a pop, so maybe I got lucky.

That’s an interesting theory, but with modern technology, a bomb the size of a laptop could have a significant blast~ then of course there’s ample possibility that the bag with the laptop in could be against the fuselage in the hold.

Before todays tragic incidents, the BBC news bulletins were mentioning that the Shadow Justice secretary, Richard Burgon, had made a similar point.

It’s a damn shame but it makes you realize how lucky we are… things like this are a regular occurence in many of the countries that have to live with the legacy of decisions made in our parliament, paid for by the taxes we have to pay.

Imagine having to flee your country with your family because of utter devastation caused by a conflict decided upon by men in suits half the world away.

The problem is conflict breeds conflict and hate breeds hate and despite the best efforts of a lot of good people, it doesn’t seem to be slowing down.

Thoughts to all those affected, let’s not let hate and fear divide us.

Are the holds on planes bombproof or something?

Surely if a bomb goes off during the flight, you’re screwed either way?

And how would one know if his ambulance was an emergency responders or a morgue transporter

Like anything it’s just a matter of doing your research 😉

A lot of non NHS ambulances will have had relatively easy lives; think of how often you see medics ambulances at events, doing not a lot; that said, a lot of the ones with 350,000 miles plus are emergency ones, so the horrors of cold starting can’t be too damaging.

I’m curious to see if having a coolant heater effectively gives you free-ish energy by reducing fuel consumption; of course, it burns a bit of diesel itself, but is that negated by the engine already being warm at start up?

Back to OP, it’s worth considering the width to allow a cross ways bed, giving you more flexibility with layout, also bear in mind the lower floor of front wheel drive vans should give you better fuel economy and handling.

If that’s the case, it’s worth a look at this:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/522756/converting-a-vehicle-into-a-motorhome.pdf

As usual in goverment documents, there’s lots of words… the real thing to do when the time comes is click this link which you’ll find on page 3 of the above document and edit the letter to suit your conversion:

http://www.caravanwise.co.uk/Resources/reclass.rtf

Also worth bearing in mind that not all ambulances are emergency ambulances 😉

Also worth considering ambulances… among other things, they’re already lined and insulated, have lights, ventilation, skylights, heating (though someone had already swiped the heater from mine when I got it 😥 ), overhead lockers, swanky electrics, air suspension and not too many windows.

They’re also very well serviced, but it it can be tricky to get low mileage ones; on the plus side, they regularly make it past 350K.

Left to right: Sir Norman Fowler, Baron Michael Howard, Baron John Gummer, Kenneth Clarke, Sir Leon Brittan, Sir David Frost, Baron Norman Lamont.

I’ll give you a further breakdown of how they tie into Al Yamamah later, bit busy at the mo…