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Cheers CC
My dad is a member of a photography club Eric and as Fords European head quaters is here we get a lot of people from the US living in the area
to cut a long story short a woman whos husband worked for Fords and as it happens he was a pilot in the 80's for the USAAF joined the club she stayed in the UK for just over 3 years and visited everything she could in europe from Scotland to Yugoslavia and saw a heck of a lot more than I have . She was a nice lady and her kids went to a local state school instead of the American school in London. It really suprised me when she dropped my dad a letter and said the kids had joined their new school in Detroit and where 2 years ahead of the kids in their class.
I met her Husband and he was telling how he went to Duxford and standing by a Mig he was telling his kids how he would intercept the aircraft during the cold war after two minutes he looked around and there was a crowd of people listening to him as well as his kids.

[evangilder]

Pretty cool. On Wednesday, I was talking to a neighbor who recently came back to the states after living three years in Cambridge. Both of her children were in English schools, so they are also ahead of the kids here. What's really funny is that both of her daughters have that East Anglian accent, very cute.

Funny how once you have a little knowledge and start to share it, especially with history, people start to listen. I had that happen when I went to look at a visiting B-17. The sad part is the guys on the tour didn't really know much about it. I was talking to a couple of people about it and the role that the B-17 performed and similarly, I noticed I suddenly had a crowd as well.

Then again, people who go to see these planes and museums obviously have an interest in the history, or they wouldn't be there.

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I find it really strange to be honest as the US education System has a very good reputation around the world.
Its a small world Eric when I was in Normandy at Arromanche museum I was telling the wife about the Assault landing craft and the kedging anchors and my fathers experiences ect and I had the same thing as you, people didnt want to be seen to be listening so they sort of slowly edged sideways towards me while pretending to look at something else I thought it was quite funny.

[evangilder]

hehe, some are less conspicuous than others I guess.

The public education system here in this country is full of political correctness, sad to say. Some public school districts are better than others. That was one of our criteria when choosing where to buy our house.

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It must be very hard getting it right Eric as academic ability and qualifications are looked upon as being number one when getting a decent job these days.

[FLYBOYJ]

Neat Stuff Track!

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Thats very kind of you to say so FBJ.
Are you lulling me into a false sense of security before a straffing run ?

[FLYBOYJ]

[Nonskimmer]

Great pics. You do get around.
Interesting stuff.

[lesofprimus]

Great shots.... But u look sooooooo young... No recent Global Trottings????

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I am young, bleeding cheek Les im only a Youngster (sorry I miss-spelt it I ment a Munster) Well anyroad were off somewhere in september but have'nt decide yet Les might get the misuss to come over to the states heres todays offering not exactly globe trotting it took 45 mins to get there by train this morning The london Triathlon, 8000 competitors in and around the London docks. Ill do a double post and stick the stills on next

[Nonskimmer]

That's a lot of shark bait.
Nice vids, m8.

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Heres a few stills from the event and as we wander off to tower bridge I took some there as well

[Nonskimmer]

I love that shot of the Belfast!

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One day I,ll go on board and run off a few dozen shots for the site Skim
Thanks for the info on the vids quality Skimm as it was only mpegs taken with my stills camera.