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Jon. Hinchliffe and some Family History – A brief summary till Christmas 2017.

Born at home 56 Kyrle Road near Clapham common May 1961 Brother Owen 2.5 years older Mum Margaret – Dad Arnold – sort of Uncle Ron Crossland . Moved Henderson Rd – Beartrix Potter Primary school 5-11 Emanuel School 11 till A levels . Met oldest friends , . South Thames College for a year to improve grades . Brunel University degree – scraped through .( 2.2 ) Mentor didn't like me living in a converted van ( the OX ) Joined the OAP “ Hiking “ club , Started shooting as a hobby Started doing paid building work and “ homesteading “ - Living in a house whilst modernizing it Met , fell in love and Married Julie Coker . Had Adam and Emma Moved to the Isle of Wight after kids old enough for school about 1991 , Paintball and shooting then Diving – made friends through these . Developed property there and started residential lettings business . Built a Tank Museum ( with some help lol ) . Brought up kids . Adam worked for Safeway then Morrisons Emma Po

The Unofficial Robin Koerner Quotes Database

Robin Koerner Huffington Post Quotes in reverse date order . Some abridged and combined  by the man from the Clapham Omnibus . https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/a-voice-from-americas-fut_b_856937.html If an American wants to go anywhere and feel welcomed and appreciated, he could do little better than go to Poland . America, as proven by its history, does have something exceptional to offer the world - the primacy of the individual and a philosophy of the restrained exercise of power, which acknowledges the robust ethical position that a man is entirely free up until the point his freedom bears on someone else’s https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/first-do-no-harm-constitu_b_858300.html Left and right are not the two paradigms of American politics. They are the two flavors of only one. America has been brought to its knees by a Left that has empowered the state and a Right that has subsidized big business. The rest of us have paid for it in liberty a

From the IOWMHM through CHARM to the Isle of Wight Military and Heritage Museum part1

 I wrote this for the members of the Central Whidbey Sportsmans Association so bear with me .    Hi all . I am as far as I know the only English member of the CWSA . I also own the biggest privately owned gun in the club ( if not the county or the State ) The 120mm high velocity rifled tank main armament on a Conqueror Tank   ( all be it I have no ammo for it ) I also own four other tanks .Picture of me in my Centurion . Lots of other members have asked me what I have been doing on my trips to the UK . I thought I would put this in the newsletter for those interested . Firstly some background . I moved to the USA and obtained a green card for myself and my family by investing lots of ( borrowed ) money in Urban Storage - This partnership built a storage building on the site of the old Ranier Brewery in SODO Seattle . I came in search of Liberty and freedom ( but I am a bit late it seems ) I was disturbed at the loss of the traditional liberties in the UK and decide

The Wisdom of Malcolm X

Here are some of my favourite quotes from this American hero .     here's the " preloaded   content "