Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Nazis: was Re: JOB: Senior Security Engineer | LOCATION: London, England, UK

2009-04-29 Thread Damian Brasher
Lisi wrote: This being a very emotive subject, I feel that I had better nail my colours to the mast and preface what I am about to say by saying that many of my family were exterminated in the Holocaust; and that I owe my existence to the fact that my father managed to escape. Thanks Lisi,

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Nazis: was Re: JOB: Senior Security Engineer | LOCATION: London, England, UK

2009-04-29 Thread Vic
Her story of how she escaped death in Budapest during the war was a gripping tale over coffee and cake no matter how many times she told the same story. An old dive buddy of mine was born in Germany. She escaped the Nazis by riding her bicycle all the way across Germany, hiding in ditches on

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Nazis: was Re: JOB: Senior Security Engineer | LOCATION: London, England, UK

2009-04-29 Thread Martin A. Brooks
Apologies for slight thread breaking, and for being somewhat OT, but I don't have an early enough email in this thread to reply suitably. James was moderated on the GLLUG mailing list a few weeks ago for his continued refusal to adhere to the commercial advert posting rules there. A few

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Nazis: was Re: JOB: Senior Security Engineer | LOCATION: London, England, UK

2009-04-29 Thread Lisi
On Wednesday 29 April 2009 12:21:57 Vic wrote: Sadly, she passed away a couple of years ago. Right to the end, though, she still swore blind she was in her sixties... She still holds the Guiness Book of Records record, I see, as the youngest foetus to cycle across Germany. ;-) Lisi --

Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Nazis: was Re: JOB: Senior Security Engineer | LOCATION: London, England, UK

2009-04-29 Thread Damian Brasher
Vic wrote: An old dive buddy of mine was born in Germany. That reminds me, great weather for Kayaing, had a good session down at Calshot last weekend, hope to get some more in Sun or Mon:) How's that distro you mentioned you were hand rolling going btw? Damian -- WWW http://www.diaser.org.uk