A question of etiquette and focus

Tomb

-Popping out of digest mode-

"comments. I'll even let people continue to poke fun at the Scots and the
Kiwis... (you'd have to have been on the test list to appreciate this
one...)

Tomb Raider "

Make sure that you have a very very long stick before you try poking too much
fun at us Kiwis as we have a vicious long beak!

> At 09:04 14/05/01 +1200, you wrote:

Ha Ha Ha! Too bad they can't fly:)

> >Make sure that you have a very very long stick before you try poking

It's a sad day, now that New Zealand has lost its fighters.

I think the Government should have bought F/A 18 E or F versions.

Ha Ha Ha! Too bad they can't fly:)

        Derek

Yes I must admit I am hanging my head in shame...

For those out side of the region our wise and forward thinking government has
decided that we don't need an air combat wing or training branch so is going
to disband them. The main argument put forward is that "we have never used
them in anger so what use are they" My reply is "So they did work then!!"

At least we will still keep some transport capabilities and our cut down
maritime surveillance (above surface as they have scraped the anti sub
upgrades). Well we will have them until some bright young accountant thinks up
the idea that commercial carriers can do the transport job.

> Well we will have them until some bright young accountant thinks up

I believe they made that mistake with East Timor, not realising that the
commercial carriers stop flying to/from war zones!