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Old 13-11-10, 17:41
malcolm erik bogaert malcolm erik bogaert is offline
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Dave Walker ex RN(MVT) and myself braved the cold conditions today selling poppies for the RBL outside the historic town hall of the ancient border town of Berwick on Tweed...could have done with one of gregs canadian parkas! regards malcolm
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Old 13-11-10, 17:54
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Unless it was -30C in the UK, you will not need a parka. Anything warmer than that in Canada is T shirt weather! hehehehe
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Old 14-11-10, 00:04
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Indeed Ed. There really are only two seasons in Canada. Too soft to skate and too hard to swim.

BTW, the parka is just the outer layer on top over a sweater, a combat shirt or flannel shirt, and long sleeve cotton underwear, scarf, tuque or full face balaclava, arctic mitts (with a fur snot-wiper pad on the back) and anti-contact cotton gardening gloves.

I doubt the city authorities would approve of even broken-down war veterans leaving a crop of arctic turnips ....
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Old 14-11-10, 13:33
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indeed gentlemen when I was much younger cold would nt bother me but alas now its a different ball game...regards malcolm
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Old 28-11-10, 14:58
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postcard from the RBL informs me that we collected £87.00 regards malcolm
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