Comments on The Pensive Quill: Long Hot Summer Days ... and Checkpoints

Menace- "I met some brit's in Fermanagh ...

2013-06-17T19:45:11.025+01:00

Menace-

"I met some brit's in Fermanagh just a couple of years ago"-

Were they on a fishing holiday with some French friends-

Now I know why there are so many police about these few days-its to stop all the locals from hugging O'bama-

Security threat my arse-

Ah, the memories of RUC/Brit roadblocks, these fuc...

2013-06-17T16:24:41.102+01:00

Ah, the memories of RUC/Brit roadblocks, these fucker's detaining you under EPA/PTA and asking you for your drivers licence, the bastards got well annoyed when, as a young student I realised the difference between the Road Traffic Order(s) and emergency legislation and refused to provide said document, they're at it again today.
MH, back in the day is not so long past, I met some brit's in Fermanagh just a couple of year's ago.

Michaelhenry my days would be dull without you

2013-06-14T15:33:21.268+01:00

Michaelhenry

my days would be dull without you

Anthony ,itsjustmackers c,mon lads ease of on Mick...

2013-06-14T09:37:01.132+01:00

Anthony ,itsjustmackers c,mon lads ease of on Mickeybroy ,he,s on a long journey,down the yellow brick road.

michaelhenry: "Some of the precious here ...

2013-06-14T02:51:03.322+01:00
michaelhenry:

"Some of the precious here cant even handle just police patrols now-lot of good they would have been back in the day"

Aye Michael , the same patrols who lifted some of your own, Latest being Mr Downey, WHO SUPPORTS THE ot Fuck All. You have to wise up Michael and see the big picture, Britain has now decided that "SF" are expendable , Britain has done what the are good at, "Use and Abuse", No what I mean Michael? , If you don't, I apologise for saying this, You are one hell of a moron, you have to take the blinkers of, the road is never that straight.

trust our luck Michaelhenry that the only war the ...

2013-06-14T00:03:22.916+01:00
trust our luck Michaelhenry that the only war the clown won was here

Thanks for sharing your thoughts Davy. Its funny ...

2013-06-13T23:29:03.126+01:00
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Davy.

Its funny how things pop into peoples minds, even just looking at a Photograph. I used to keep a Diary In early 70s, Then our house was raided, Myself and younger brother were not at home and as we sat and watched in from a safe distance further down the street , but on the otherside from a friends window, now we both new my da would not be up yet, 15 minutes later theres my da and another younger brother being dragged down the passage and a special branch guy bringing out a rifle, it was under my da's mattress!, they both got one hell of a beating, that's one thing that keeps popping into my mind, and ,who was the tout. But memories from the past never leave us, especially from the troubles era, some memories have to be kept closed and private . But , The first thing I done when it was okay to go back to the house was, get my hidden diary and burn it, now for a good laugh, I can't remember one thing which was written in it!.

Davy Carlin- Enjoyed reading that- Some-things I...

2013-06-13T22:42:15.711+01:00
Davy Carlin-

Enjoyed reading that-

Some-things I will never miss-some
i cant do without but the brit army checkpoints is one that I was glad to see the back off although there was no or very little media coverage given to this fact-

Heard a brit army officer crying on the news tonight because he is going to lose thousands of more soldiers to budget cuts-
"but how are we going to fight the next war" he complained-aye the next one-despite is army losing their last few wars he still wanted another one to be beat in-

Some of the precious here cant even handle just police patrols now-lot of good they would have been back in the day-

That swimming pool in the Falls park was called th...

2013-06-13T21:46:04.540+01:00
That swimming pool in the Falls park was called the "cooler" Davy and for good reason ,it was always fucking freezing, and all sorts of things floated in it, believe me a cara ya missed nothing, the yarn about the road block will stir many memories among many here who have had the pleasure of such experiences on dark lonely country roads, I for one can still taste the SLR rifle barrels,happy days eh!good post.