tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post190117228469213949..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Somerset breeds themUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-66488866204606172452017-05-16T17:09:08.774-07:002017-05-16T17:09:08.774-07:00It's not the fall, it's the sudden stop.It's not the fall, it's the sudden stop.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-72520921593089883162017-05-15T14:49:45.591-07:002017-05-15T14:49:45.591-07:00A sense of humour is EVERYTHING! old beanA sense of humour is EVERYTHING! old beanJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-46471701908614656182017-05-15T13:26:35.209-07:002017-05-15T13:26:35.209-07:00Yes,very clear, but only through the eyes of a chi...Yes,very clear, but only through the eyes of a child. I was 16.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-3743107734307804222017-05-15T13:22:34.200-07:002017-05-15T13:22:34.200-07:00Sans sense of humour, sans anything...Sans sense of humour, sans anything...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-27775232773305083432017-05-15T13:21:20.669-07:002017-05-15T13:21:20.669-07:00Oh, ok - Périphérique would be more accurate. U co...Oh, ok - Périphérique would be more accurate. U could be considered as the Road to Hell, sans handcart.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-51173277250133766372017-05-15T13:17:36.606-07:002017-05-15T13:17:36.606-07:00That is obviously far too young. Do you have clear...That is obviously far too young. Do you have clear memories of him as a dad?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-56161961384653695552017-05-15T11:55:46.146-07:002017-05-15T11:55:46.146-07:00I think there must have been a Royal Anglian regim...I think there must have been a Royal Anglian regiment at Verdun. My father was Jack after his father. He would have been 101 this year if he was still alive but he kicked the bucket at 50.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-80621899873410719172017-05-15T11:48:01.516-07:002017-05-15T11:48:01.516-07:00As in, 'I'm alright Jack'? No, I doubt...As in, 'I'm alright Jack'? No, I doubt it. My father was old enough to pretend to help load the anti-aircraft guns on the Embankment when he was a London kid. He would be 110 years old now if he hadn't gone and kicked the bucket.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-17699191552234409872017-05-15T11:43:36.592-07:002017-05-15T11:43:36.592-07:00I think they all did. There were about 4 or 5 gene...I think they all did. There were about 4 or 5 generations of family jumping with him. Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-48667693624306950652017-05-15T11:42:20.574-07:002017-05-15T11:42:20.574-07:00You like Culs de Sac, don't you Johny?You like Culs de Sac, don't you Johny? Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-27355940801543766372017-05-15T11:14:44.647-07:002017-05-15T11:14:44.647-07:00Many men are named Verdun here who lost Father'...Many men are named Verdun here who lost Father's at Verdun in 1916 in WW1. My father lost his father at Ypres and was named Jack. I am glad the Verdun here lived so long and did the sky dive.xRachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-28044226212123969622017-05-15T10:39:26.644-07:002017-05-15T10:39:26.644-07:00More of " route principale" me thinksMore of " route principale" me thinksJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-618133592101515722017-05-15T06:30:12.034-07:002017-05-15T06:30:12.034-07:00I don't think there is any danger of you doing...I don't think there is any danger of you doing so, John, but should you ever find yourself at a crossroads please don't turn into Tom. He is a dead end.<br /><br />UAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-87414671299901382082017-05-15T06:25:46.015-07:002017-05-15T06:25:46.015-07:00I wonder if Mr Hayes' family or doctor gave hi...I wonder if Mr Hayes' family or doctor gave his jump the thumbs up? <br /><br />Former President George Bush senior did a similar jump a few years ago. (I will let others supply a punch line.)Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-45259421816749270552017-05-15T06:08:39.780-07:002017-05-15T06:08:39.780-07:00Do you still need one?Do you still need one?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-53035790355502686652017-05-15T04:47:45.126-07:002017-05-15T04:47:45.126-07:00I just use an inflated lorry inner tube around my ...I just use an inflated lorry inner tube around my waist, and bounce when I hit the ground.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-70404734028216183542017-05-15T04:45:53.524-07:002017-05-15T04:45:53.524-07:00My friend it for charity and his chute failed on t...My friend it for charity and his chute failed on the first jump. He remembered the emergency one just in time. Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-40202959556406015172017-05-15T04:43:28.229-07:002017-05-15T04:43:28.229-07:00A few years ago we gave an elderly German WW2 bomb...A few years ago we gave an elderly German WW2 bomber pilot a tour of Bath in a light aircraft. It crashed on landing!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-66591959567697875042017-05-15T04:40:46.523-07:002017-05-15T04:40:46.523-07:00I don't mind the jumping, it's hitting the...I don't mind the jumping, it's hitting the ground which I don't want. Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-68625347689146229632017-05-15T04:38:30.232-07:002017-05-15T04:38:30.232-07:00It was just a pleasing image. A joke! Don't tu...It was just a pleasing image. A joke! Don't turn into Ursula!Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-24017055189362226872017-05-15T04:25:46.947-07:002017-05-15T04:25:46.947-07:00No! Never where did you dream that one upNo! Never where did you dream that one upJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-16259632957549456632017-05-15T03:00:53.059-07:002017-05-15T03:00:53.059-07:00When I read this in the paper I did for a second w...When I read this in the paper I did for a second wonder if to put it on my bucket list for my next birthday - then decided perhaps not.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-59756990783157148492017-05-15T02:47:23.809-07:002017-05-15T02:47:23.809-07:00Verdun . Bloody spellcheck !! XXXXVerdun . Bloody spellcheck !! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-56696231490840400762017-05-15T02:46:32.442-07:002017-05-15T02:46:32.442-07:00WOW .... Verdan has got a lot of bottle !!!! Good ...WOW .... Verdan has got a lot of bottle !!!! Good for him. Makes doing a bit of housework look pretty lame !!! I need to get a life !!! XXXXJacqueline @ HOMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06154045482594773377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-52462581266631045192017-05-15T02:42:25.440-07:002017-05-15T02:42:25.440-07:00Oh, hell no!
No jumping out of a perfectly good p...Oh, hell no!<br /><br />No jumping out of a perfectly good plane for me!<br />Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.com