it was split into two the nearest to the town and the crown pub was the heavy plant, and the one near the m2 was 36 engr regt. we started off in aldershot as you travel down the road towards the town you have the PT school on your left and swimming pool then the barracks on the right then the drop field for jumps and then 9 para on the corner before you turn left to go to the town about half a mile from the kentucky fried
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objection on the grounds he is hijacking the thread and trying to divert us away from sex.....MODERATOR NEEDED
Funny , there is an "Aldershot " in Nova Scotia , Canada that has live firing ranges for the basic training base in Cornwallis . Shot a rifle for the first time there in 1970 . Got posted on the other side of the country after basic training with the 3rd PPCLI Good times !
Nope, I live just outside Edmonton and my business partner is an ex Patricia and so is a couple of my neighbours
I love the Canadian accent though. Just ****ing love it. I've learnt from Trailer Park Boys. One of my favorite comedy's. Love Canadian Humor. Jim Carry, John Candy, Leslie Nielsen, Colin Mochrie and I just love Tom Green. I'm a massive soul fan so you can guess how much time I've got for Dan Aykroyd. I love Maple Syrup(Crazy expensive here) and want to learn to hunt. I want to have Canada's babies, but would settle for living there
I was gonna say hang on there a minute hahaha. I don't actually notice the accent on people anymore, but then I have been here nigh on 13 years now. The only accent that stands out is the Newfie accent, part Irish part ****ed up, lol.
Yeah it does have its moments mate. After 23 yrs in the RAF it got watered down so I didn't have to keep repeating myself for the thick southerners who couldn't understand me, haha.
