A Random Selection...
Aircraft Disinsection
Though life has brought me close to several of the world's great catastrophes it has so far spared me involvement in any of them. We had left Czechoslovakia in 1967 a good... › more
Jack van der Zyp
Jack was a Dutch immigrant, short and blond and amazingly fit. Like most of his kind he was prepared to have a go at anything, which I suppose is the reason they have been such... › more
The Simple Life
I built a little hut on my bit of land and made it as comfortable as I could. It had a pair of bunks, (salvaged from the bach), at one end; a bench with sink, (salvaged from a... › more
World Food Programme
One wonders whether the World Food Programme isn't run by a group of half-witted shopkeepers. When they learn that some of the poorest countries are short of grain, their... › more
Jury Service
I can understand the reluctance of the legal profession to tinker with Magna Carta. After all it is a significant document. But after 782 years it could be time to take a... › more