PeterFV
@peterfv.bsky.social
Working on battle planning by the BEF on the Western Front. Formerly a management consultant, test manager, technical writer and a Revolting Student (1968).
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If I were even living in _York_ I'd worry.
November 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
If I were even living in _York_ I'd worry.
'Punch' got there first in the 1920s: 'Q: What could be better than a cold bath before breakfast? A: No cold bath before breakfast'.
October 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
'Punch' got there first in the 1920s: 'Q: What could be better than a cold bath before breakfast? A: No cold bath before breakfast'.
I'd love to see some discussion about the number of casualties involved and the fact that 58% of the battalions taking part on the Battle of First Albert had no orders. And whether there was some connection between these two facts ...
October 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I'd love to see some discussion about the number of casualties involved and the fact that 58% of the battalions taking part on the Battle of First Albert had no orders. And whether there was some connection between these two facts ...
Were they refurbished during WW-II?
October 19, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Were they refurbished during WW-II?
Happy Birthday Chris!
October 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Happy Birthday Chris!
France is realising (again) that it cannot spend its way out of trouble. And (again) it spurns the rational alternative.
Nothing new to see here.
Nothing new to see here.
October 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
France is realising (again) that it cannot spend its way out of trouble. And (again) it spurns the rational alternative.
Nothing new to see here.
Nothing new to see here.
But maybe this is part of The Great Innoculation of the USA against idiots. At some point sufficient idiots will be dead for the rest to revolt against the Republican Party.
No, I won't hold my breath.
No, I won't hold my breath.
September 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
But maybe this is part of The Great Innoculation of the USA against idiots. At some point sufficient idiots will be dead for the rest to revolt against the Republican Party.
No, I won't hold my breath.
No, I won't hold my breath.
Open the form using Word, edit it and send it back. Yes You Can.
September 25, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Open the form using Word, edit it and send it back. Yes You Can.
Congratulations anyway!
September 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Congratulations anyway!
Those would be the Norfolk Alps in the background ...
September 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Those would be the Norfolk Alps in the background ...
Disenchantment with British rearmament decreased inversely as the distance from 1918, the rearmament of Germany and the Spanish Civil War. By 1939 it was replaced by anger that we had rearmed so late.
September 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Disenchantment with British rearmament decreased inversely as the distance from 1918, the rearmament of Germany and the Spanish Civil War. By 1939 it was replaced by anger that we had rearmed so late.
U. Bham. and Aston were supposed to have merged years ago but were stymied by alleged database incompatibilities.
A great advert for the respective IT departments.
A great advert for the respective IT departments.
September 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
U. Bham. and Aston were supposed to have merged years ago but were stymied by alleged database incompatibilities.
A great advert for the respective IT departments.
A great advert for the respective IT departments.
The referencing style was less of a problem than AJP's overwhelming need to be controversial.
Has anyone written an AJP debunking paper?
Has anyone written an AJP debunking paper?
September 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The referencing style was less of a problem than AJP's overwhelming need to be controversial.
Has anyone written an AJP debunking paper?
Has anyone written an AJP debunking paper?
'Will to power' made manifest. 'Artur' and 'Fred'.
September 9, 2025 at 10:44 PM
'Will to power' made manifest. 'Artur' and 'Fred'.
I'm still waiting for the 'turning over a new leaf' joke.
September 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I'm still waiting for the 'turning over a new leaf' joke.