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Alasdair Mackie

@remember1418.bsky.social

War bore - WFA, GWG, CWGC archive volunteer

137 Followers  |  353 Following  |  76 Posts  |  Joined: 19.10.2023  |  2.0495

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I’ve just been invited by a French friend to use ‘tu’ instead of ‘vous’ and am now somewhat confused and having to think more!

19.02.2026 13:04 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Indeed. I’d love to know how they found these two buildings, with so many stories!

06.01.2026 21:03 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

BBC repeating the Berlin/London one. Excellent series, watching again! Edinburgh is next one coming soon. Is that the one Paul?

06.01.2026 20:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

The delivery date of your book has slipped. I hope it’s because you’re adding a pair of these to accompany each order!

02.01.2026 13:42 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Just spotted - yes mine‘s gone up having gone down in oct 24 With noinput from me!

28.11.2025 20:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I’ve assumed it was VAT, although it wasn‘t applied initially, but started appearing a while ago (for me). Is it VAT-able?

28.11.2025 18:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

#FaceTheMusic At time of recording, those 2 guests were 64 and 62! Gulp!

24.11.2025 21:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Their ‘mini documentaries’ (usually just trailers for a later programme) also annoy me. Stories might be worthy, but I just want the news! I think the main TV news in Germany is just a 15 minute prog with no waffle.

19.11.2025 16:59 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Marmite & honey/syrup is just as good!

14.11.2025 10:55 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

good to have a photo like that!

11.11.2025 17:21 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Could your GFather ride before the war? Mine lived in central Edinburgh and I’m sure he didn’t. I presume he learnt as part of his training. He was a telegraphist but served in an Air-line section in the RE.

11.11.2025 11:50 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I have exactly the same issue… didn’t note it down. I think my grandfather’s was named along the lines of the dog in ‘The Dambusters’…….

11.11.2025 11:16 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I agree! Greener too.

08.11.2025 10:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Better memory than I have!😀

08.11.2025 10:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

were they not called ‘dib-dabs’ Or was that something else?

08.11.2025 08:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

Wouldn‘t want an over-shoot at the airport!

02.11.2025 15:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

+1 for Niederegger. Who couldn't eat marzipan all day?

25.10.2025 07:42 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yes, so i predict Alan out next, then with one big dog gone(Fry) Ross will go leaving Cat in the final. I’ve not watched the show before but I presume there is one last banishment in the final episode.

25.10.2025 07:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Oh! I think they did and he’ll be out next week. The editing made sure WE saw it, and there was some discussion afterwards.

24.10.2025 21:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

2CV or not 2CV?

19.10.2025 16:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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is it possible that even @lewisbaston.bsky.social won’t get it in one today. Unzoomed #639 4/6 🔴🟡🟡🟢⚪️⚪️
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18.10.2025 07:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Be cool (but probably infringes copyright) if the circling logo stopped fully at the top for a second… à la Swiss Railwalys.

16.10.2025 15:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yup. Plague of both. Shame ladybirds can’t eat the acorns…

06.10.2025 19:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Still a lot of building works gave it away to me! Got in 1

02.10.2025 09:18 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

I spotted the large amount of existing and former railway routes, but didn’t pick up that ‘hint’.

26.09.2025 19:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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One extreme to the other today! Railways and old railways on this one were, ahem, interesting.

26.09.2025 07:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

order placed!

25.09.2025 20:03 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Perfect line and length from Ian McMillan on the other place

23.09.2025 16:38 — 👍 25    🔁 8    💬 3    📌 2

I was seriously misled by some text I saw!

21.09.2025 10:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

How sad am I? I recognised the cemetery despite only visiting once (visit grave of distant relly J V Williamson)……

20.09.2025 15:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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