Royal Visit to the USA

[Jock Scot]

No offense to the Prince, who is probably an excellent fellow, but this thread reminds me of why I don't much like posting here any more.

Actually Alan, with your sailing, hiking and physical fitness prowess-es your skills would be perfect for encouraging the youngsters along the right lines to achieve these awards. I am not recruiting, by they way!

[Alan H]

Actually Alan, with your sailing, hiking and physical fitness prowess-es your skills would be perfect for encouraging the youngsters along the right lines to achieve these awards. I am not recruiting, by they way!

Oh, I doubt that. I'm nowhere near correct enough to be thought a good example for the leaders of tomorrow.

But carry on, whatever. The Awards sound like good things, though I'm not familiar with them. I think it's great that the Prince is visiting one of the Games in the USA, I hope he enjoys himself while he's here.

[Jock Scot]

Oh, I doubt that. I'm nowhere near correct enough to be thought a good example for the leaders of tomrrow.

But carry on, whatever.

Oh I don't know, a good dollop of plain speaking still works wonders with most youngsters, even today.

[Alan H]

I just deleted my very plain-spoken/written post in favor of restraint, will save my plain-speaking for face-to-face encounters where it might have some impact, and will retire back to the Athletics forum.

As just Alan to Jock....I'd love to get over there and tramp around your land sometime. Perhaps we could put a dent in the trout population. I'd like that a lot, and I promise that when it's dumping down rain And the mud is ankle deep and I'm grubbing around trying to get close to an animal to shoot it........with a camera......... I'll have the common sense to wear modern raingear, and not my finest wool kilt.

Carry on.

[Jock Scot]

I just deleted my very plain-spoken/written post in favor of restraint, will save my plain-speaking for face-to-face encounters where it might have some impact, and will retire back to the Athletics forum.

As just Alan to Jock....I'd love to get over there and tramp around your land sometime. Perhaps we could put a dent in the trout population. I'd like that a lot, and I promise that when it's dumping down rain And the mud is ankle deep and I'm grubbing around trying to get close to an animal to shoot it........with a camera......... I'll have the common sense to wear modern raingear, and not my finest wool kilt.

Carry on.

I would like that too.

[Pleater]

Duh - I just realised that the comment earlier in the thread was about the divine right of kings to rule - a concept dispensed with here some considerable time ago, and at some cost too.

Our royalty are for the most part a hard working lot, and they are involved with many organisations which strive to make the world a better place. Sometimes the media put them in danger by trying to make them into celebrities, for instance by revealing where their military duties have taken them and so laying them open to attack whilst praising their bravery in facing the threat they have created by their reports.

With Prince Phillip getting on a bit now it is only sensible for younger family to take on the awarding of the DoE scheme achievements - they are a serious undertaking and require time and dedication, particularly the higher level ones. It is more than likely, however, that Prince Edward is visiting in order to further various British interests and the visit to the games is to raise public awareness of his presence in the country.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

[Paul]

Duh - I just realised that the comment earlier in the thread was about the divine right of kings to rule - a concept dispensed with here some considerable time ago, and at some cost too.

Our royalty are for the most part a hard working lot, and they are involved with many organisations which strive to make the world a better place. Sometimes the media put them in danger by trying to make them into celebrities, for instance by revealing where their military duties have taken them and so laying them open to attack whilst praising their bravery in facing the threat they have created by their reports.

With Prince Phillip getting on a bit now it is only sensible for younger family to take on the awarding of the DoE scheme achievements - they are a serious undertaking and require time and dedication, particularly the higher level ones. It is more than likely, however, that Prince Edward is visiting in order to further various British interests and the visit to the games is to raise public awareness of his presence in the country.

Anne the Pleater :ootd:

I'll save posting deep into my own views, as they'd form a discussion which I could appreciate would not be very welcome on Xmarks, however, I will say from a non-political perspective that I don't believe someone should be born with such power, status, nor workload. Each bears a tonne of responsibility, and I feel this should be taken by choice; not by inheritance.