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Whats happened to Rolaid ?.

Post by sharpshooter » 03 Aug 2016, 22:14

Hi everyone, has any nvfuk members seen or heard from Rolaid of Rolaids bench fame. What a guy, he along with Marky, somebloke and many more inspired me to start my own nv builds. They all produced fantastic youtube vids full of information, there knowledge of nightvision and the willingness to share with others is outstanding. Where ever you are and what ever your doing i wish you good health, keep up the good work. Cheers Trevor.

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Post by Frogman Ladue » 07 Aug 2016, 02:32

He was taking a large chunk of time off during the winter to travel. His boy was big on skiing. He only lives about 350 klicks south of me. Early winter was warm, and most everyone dragged the ski season out until March. He's probably just starting his summer now. ;)
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Post by rodp » 07 Aug 2016, 11:31

Frogman Ladue wrote:He was taking a large chunk of time off during the winter to travel. His boy was big on skiing. He only lives about 350 klicks south of me. Early winter was warm, and most everyone dragged the ski season out until March. He's probably just starting his summer now. ;)

Only 350 clicks ? :shock: That's over halfway down our country :lol: I don't go that far on holiday.
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Post by CustomRifleScopesUK » 12 Aug 2016, 09:54

rodp wrote:
Frogman Ladue wrote:He was taking a large chunk of time off during the winter to travel. His boy was big on skiing. He only lives about 350 klicks south of me. Early winter was warm, and most everyone dragged the ski season out until March. He's probably just starting his summer now. ;)

Only 350 clicks ? :shock: That's over halfway down our country :lol: I don't go that far on holiday.


Reminds me of when i worked with the Yanks a few years back, I told them i worked near London and one of them asked if i new "#### ####" ?
Oh come on, UK isn't that small :lolno:

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Post by Radagast » 12 Aug 2016, 21:42

Yes it is. I have to drive for seven hours to visit my folks and I still have to drive three hours past that to get to the state border. It's not a real country if it doesn't cross time zones. :lol:

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Post by rodp » 12 Aug 2016, 23:57

Radagast wrote:Yes it is. I have to drive for seven hours to visit my folks and I still have to drive three hours past that to get to the state border. It's not a real country if it doesn't cross time zones. :lol:

We do have time zones, there's Somerset time which is a few hours behind, Cornish time which is days behind then there's doley time, and they don't give a monkeys what day it is, it's all the same to them :thumbup:


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Post by CustomRifleScopesUK » 13 Aug 2016, 08:18

We invented time zones .......hello !
That's why Greenwich is 0 and everyone else is some other insignificant other number lol .

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Post by rodp » 13 Aug 2016, 11:26

splatty wrote:We invented time zones .......hello !
That's why Greenwich is 0 and everyone else is some other insignificant other number lol .

We had to, it was the only way of keeping the serfs overseas punctual :thumbup: Have to keep our commonwealth servants hard at it for their betters :roll:
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Post by Frogman Ladue » 14 Aug 2016, 21:42

If you ask us in US (don't bother asking, we'll just tell you anyways...we're good like that :lol: )... The Greenwich time was the "invention of standartized time". Greenwich time would be the first "standard of time" built for mariner purposes.

Timezones were a 'Murican thing. The country was so big, trains were never on time and crashed into one another. The invention of timezones forced the railroads to a punctual standard.
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Post by rodp » 15 Aug 2016, 14:44

Frogman Ladue wrote:If you ask us in US (don't bother asking, we'll just tell you anyways...we're good like that :lol: )... The Greenwich time was the "invention of standartized time". Greenwich time would be the first "standard of time" built for mariner purposes.

Timezones were a 'Murican thing. The country was so big, trains were never on time and crashed into one another. The invention of timezones forced the railroads to a punctual standard.


Had to laugh at that :lol: :lol: :lol: Really tickled me :lol: :lol:
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