Originally Posted by twothreeuptwothreedown

I heard you were a regular in the South Western Hotel?

Or the Tahiti Hotel?

Originally Posted by twothreeuptwothreedown

Another day tripper who has good recollections.

Tell the truth mate......Racy Tracey Blew you ...Didn't she!

That she certainly did!!

Originally Posted by sebcoe

That she certainly did!!

You are a naughty little Hat!

I saw what you did there!

Wait till Tracey finds out......You're in the scheisse pal!

Originally Posted by twothreeuptwothreedown

Have you actually been inside the new health center.....No!...didn't think so!
Mate, it might not look impressive to you from the outside, but having had the pleasure of using it on quite a few occasions including this week. I can tell you now, you won't find a better facility like that anywhere in the country.

As for housing Bdes from Germany. I take it that you're under the impression that the military town is empty & that we've got the room for another Bde?
If the MOD hadn't sold off Monty lines Browning & the CMH plus outbuildings, maybe we would have.
There's as many troops in Aldershot today as there was 30 years ago.

Here's whats planned for the CMH. I wonder how many of the Chavs that you seem to think outnumber everybody else, will be able to afford a platz there!

Grainger Plc | News | Latest News | Grainger recruits local people to join in the fun at the Aldershot Garrison Show

How long were you in Aldershot?

Mr Angry - sorry, missed your post.

I have been inside the Medical Centre, hence my observation about the piece of modern "art "in the middle - a new Labour era wet dream. I've wasted as much time there as anyone else, whilst disinterested reception staff try to ignore anyone in front of them, been amused as the freaks of Aldershot attend the civie medical practices. At one stage I even managed to get through to the Med Centre on the phone!

Surely it's not a matter of how long you were there, suffice to say that I had an Assignment Order with Aldershot written on it.

Some parts are fine, I prefer the older Victorian buildings, rather than the screaming kitsch of the 1970s shopping precinct.

I do understand the Allenby-Connaught plans, I was just thinking what a shame that the extra space has been sold off for legoland type Barrett homes, but then the strategy during the new labour regime was to starve “conservative” electorates and transplant facilities into labour electorates whatever the cost and no matter how illogical.

Will it work, as I said maybe, but I can’t see the CMH precinct becoming a meca for the professional commuter class. I am a pessimist, and I think in ten years it will become just another failed urban re-development like the old Queens depot in Guildford that is the bane of the locals. Still, the dealers will have a pleasant backdrop whilst knocking out their skunk.

Personally, I think Aldershot deserves better and it would be brilliant to see another A class Bde there and 16X would be my preference, but I think those days are past.

It is correct that Aldershot is a fucking dump. However, the best times of my life - Airborne.

I have not not been to the shot for a few years,last time I was there the town centre was dead, seems everyone shops at the tesco. Seems so very different from the mid 90s, when the town was buzzing on a saturday with shoppers (especially on market day) and the pubs were full, both civies and squaddies. I know its been a long time since 5AB was dispanded, but if you speak to any blokes that served in the shot, (airborne types) they all seem to have happy memories of it.

Just remembered, does that mad bloke still drive around in an open top miliary landrover? Probably in his 50s and has a big tache? Always shouted when he drove passed a parade, or bibbed his horn. Anyone know who he was?!

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Originally Posted by loggielad

Just remembered, does that mad bloke still drive around in an open top miliary landrover? Probably in his 50s and has a big tache? Always shouted when he drove passed a parade, or bibbed his horn. Anyone know who he was?!

That was me - I want the Pegasus reopened so i can drop in for some goats milk and have a chat with the non ANA crap hats.