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'Aussie Rick', Moderator
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Dec 13, 2024 11:51AM
I will be out of communications for the rest of today and half of tomorrow. I am heading down the coast with Jayne to have a Christmas lunch with my father, brother and sister.
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'Aussie Rick' wrote: "I will be out of communications for the rest of today and half of tomorrow. I am heading down the coast with Jayne to have a Christmas lunch with my father, brother and sister."Enjoy!
Wreath across America https://wtop.com/arlington/2024/12/ar...
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Liz V. wrote: "Free days at U.S. National Parkshttps://wtop.com/national/2024/12/loo..."
This is handy
Dj wrote: "https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/spent...Kind of cool but not for me. Too Long."
Great idea.
With an early Happy/Merry Christmas Frederick Forsyth’s The Shepherd
has a movie adaptation
https://eisenhowerlibrary.org/frederi...
Disclaimer : Haven’t seen
It was released last Christmas, and it's fantastic, although the tacked on ending spoiled things a bit.
Good to know. Had read that a full length film was planned, until Covid restrictions ruined the production schedule. Didn’t know there was a tacked on ending.
A very Merry Christmas to all the group members - I hope everyone has a great Christmas and all the best for the New Year!🎅🎅🎅
'Aussie Rick' wrote: "A very Merry Christmas to all the group members - I hope everyone has a great Christmas and all the best for the New Year!🎅🎅🎅"
Thanks Rick! Hope Santa Claus doesn't melt in the heat Down Under!!
Very merry Christmas and happy new year to everyone. Marc wrote: "'Thanks Rick! Hope Santa Claus doesn't melt in the heat Down Under!! "
A predicted 37c this Saturday here in Brisbane. All praise the aircon.
Merry Christmas, all! No air conditioning necessary here in Detroit- yesterday was quite nice, but as I type this the temperature is right at 32º Fahrenheit/0º Celsius...
Anyone else have problems with not getting any notifications from this group? I click on the "notify me" button and it lasts maybe few days and then silence.
Yes, I've had the problem since the end of 2024. It's a real pain in the arse!
Perato wrote: "Anyone else have problems with not getting any notifications from this group? I click on the "notify me" button and it lasts maybe few days and then silence."Same for me, Perato. It's been a couple weeks. I contacted GR. They gave me instructions to do all that I had already done. The problem remains unresolved.
Notifications and the feed update are very poor. It takes a lot of time and effort to read reviews from GR friends, as only a handful of friends appear on my feed. I have done everything suggested by GR, but to no avail.
When I started school again about 5 years ago, I wanted to keep up with all of the discussions and started keeping them on Word docs. (I am a few years behind on all the threads, but I regularly update the docs with the new posts by going to the recent notifications button - the thing in the top of the main GR webpage that looks like word clouds from a comic strip - and posting all of the new entries on my docs.)It might not be a solution for everyone, but if you do that practice, you will know where you left off, and it might help so you don't miss anything.
I hope that's a helpful suggestion. (Of course, you may end up like me - reading news from 2021 in 2025, but it's a price I pay.)
Anyone with netflix Surviving Black Hawk Down is out for viewing and it is intense.
I just signed up for Netflix. I was very compelled by Black Hawk Down. I will give it a whirl.
Liz V. wrote: "Balkan War submarine https://greekreporter.com/2025/03/06/..."
Great link! Thanks for posting Liz!
Liz V. wrote: "New National Medal of Honor Museum openinghttps://mohmuseum.org/"
Looks pretty amazing!
Another great story Liz! Pretty interesting on wrangling rhinos!
Helicopters are what caught my eye, but I felt the article was unusually well written.
Liz V. wrote: "Greece honoring ANZACshttps://greekreporter.com/2025/04/25/..."
Great story, thanks for posting the link, Liz!
Liz V. wrote: "Israeli spy Eli Cohen’s archive retrieved from Syriahttps://apnews.com/article/israel-syr..."
Very interesting link, Liz.
Today I am pre-packing our household items and furniture including most of my books to go into storage tomorrow for 8-10 weeks. I have selected a few books to take with me on my wanderings until we can move into our new apartment. I should be able keep involved in the group discussions except for the occasional day or two without internet service. First item on the agenda once I move in is to get some new bookcases built so I can unpack my books. It may be a few more weeks of no access to my library :(
'Aussie Rick' wrote: "Today I am pre-packing our household items and furniture including most of my books to go into storage tomorrow for 8-10 weeks. I have selected a few books to take with me on my wanderings until we..."Hope all goes well with the move. New bookcases are definitely something to look forward to!
Liz V. wrote: "1922 evacuation from Smyrna https://greekreporter.com/2025/05/22/..."
Thanks for that link Liz. Asa Kent Jennings was amazing, a real hero.
Bucharest, Romania -- We'll be roaming around Bucharest for a couple days in August, gee never thought I'd ever say that. Any info on, especially WW2, history musems or sights ?
I see the usual Art and history museum listed, but often the military items don't make tour books.
Happy 4th of July to all our American members - 💥✨💥✨💥🎆🎆🎆
Hard to believe it's already the 4th of July. This year is going by quickly! Still listening to all the crackles, booms, and pops! 🎆
carl wrote: "Bucharest, Romania -- We'll be roaming around Bucharest for a couple days in August, gee never thought I'd ever say that. Any info on, especially WW2, history musems or sights ?
I see the usual..." My uncle flew in a B-24 during the raids on the oil fields around Ploesti.
I probably not get the opportunity for that perspective ....Billy wrote: "My uncle flew in a B-24 during the raids on the oil fields around Ploesti.
I ..."
carl wrote: "Bucharest, Romania -- We'll be roaming around Bucharest for a couple days in August, gee never thought I'd ever say that.Any info on, especially WW2, history musems or sights ?
I see the usual..."
https://wartraveller.com/ww2-location...
Thanks Liz, good for all kinds of travels .Liz V. wrote: "carl wrote: "Bucharest, Romania -- We'll be roaming around Bucharest for a couple days in August, gee never thought I'd ever say that.
Any info on, especially WW2, history musems or sights ?
I see..."
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