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Wishing Well
Single Cell Organism
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 Posted - 13 December 2008 : 02:38:29 AM
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Originally posted by Parmenion
i think Baku is disputed territory, currently under Kazakhstan right now, but in dispute with azerbaijan
Hi Parmenion,
Baku is definitely Azerbaijan, no dispute. Azerbaijan is in the Caucasus, on the west of the Caspian Sea. Kazakhstan is over the other side, on the east of the Caspian Sea, and that's where the Tengiz oil field is.
The main territorial dispute involving Azerbaijan (that I know of) is with Armenia over the territory of Nargono Karabakh. But that's another story and little to do with oil.
Alex, thanks for the welcome. I've been out of the UK for ten years now and not a week goes by without hearing about some gang or teen violence in the UK . It's sad, and it doesn't make me want to hurry back. That said, I'm back to Blighty tomorrow to visit family, and it's never as bad as the news makes out! :)
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WarrenH
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13 December 2008 : 6:21:05 PM
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Ok - so there were a few slip-ups! So what....
When I read a story, I read it for the enjoyment, for the excitement! Not to check wether the author got it "right".......
I read a number of books, and there have been a number of "mistakes" "misconception" etc... so what... IT IS A STORY!
Enjoy reading them, or ..............................
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Justin Time
Single Cell Organism
United Kingdom
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Posted - 26 March 2009 : 4:26:02 PM
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Got this the other day in Tesco, read it in one sitting yesterday, just my kind of book! Couple of points bothered me though which I'll try to write so they're not spoilers.
1> The Explosion scene... I think the "bad guys" would have come off worse than the "good guys" by my reading.
2> The Service station, it would have fire exits, well signposted too.
Still enjoyed the story though
Thanks
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Alex Scarrow
Ape
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Posted - 26 March 2009 : 4:57:22 PM
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Hi Justin....explosion secen...do you mean the 'pink compound' in Iraq?
nb: thanks for taking the trouble to find me, btw. glad you enjoyed it. |
Edited by - Alex Scarrow on 26 March 2009 4:58:18 PM |
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Justin Time
Single Cell Organism
United Kingdom
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Posted - 26 March 2009 : 5:29:50 PM
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Aye, that's the one!
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Alex Scarrow
Ape
993 Posts |
Posted - 27 March 2009 : 10:13:13 AM
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Ah well...I'd imagined the bad guys held back a bit and let the truck roll on. Maybe that didn't come across.
As for the service station, yes...fire exits. That occurred to me after the hardback hit the shelves. Sigh. |
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Justin Time
Single Cell Organism
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27 March 2009 : 1:21:31 PM
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Nae worries, it didnae spoil the book for me. In fact I've ordered October Skies, couldn't get it from your bookshop though.
OK, maybe the Manager had padlocked the fire exits, deciding that Health and Safety regs had been suspended for the duration? ;-)
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Alex Scarrow
Ape
993 Posts |
Posted - 27 March 2009 : 3:38:11 PM
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| There you go...that was it, I remember now ;-P |
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Welsh Dragon
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
153 Posts |
Posted - 30 March 2009 : 7:17:23 PM
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| Just added my review to Amazon. (It's actually one I wrote for a different online bookseller when they sent me a preview copy, but that was ages ago, so guess they can't complain.) |
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scarrow
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Posted - 31 March 2009 : 08:55:49 AM
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| Cheers WD. As they say, 'every little helps'. A very nice review, thanks. |
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Welsh Dragon
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
153 Posts |
Posted - 31 March 2009 : 9:06:56 PM
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| Glad you liked it. |
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Deva
Dinosaur
279 Posts |
Posted - 14 July 2009 : 12:47:26 AM
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I can't believe I started this topic 2 years ago and it's still 'live'!
I know many disagree with pointing out little faux pas (it's often considered nitpicking) but readers genuinely do pick up on them and they do grate. For example, in the first LL, Alex mentioned how they flew on an 'Easyjet 727'. Instantly I thought 'Easyjet don't fly 727s.'
And in October Skies Alex mentioned Germany in 1856, when Germany didn't actually exist until 1870 (till then there was Prussia, Schleswig, Bavaria etc, regional states but no 'Germany'). There was also a left-handed guy firing a SA80 in LL - if you're left-handed and fire a SA80, the spent shell will go directly into your eye and kill you instantly!(as any soldier knows).
Nitpicking? Yes. Important? Yes, as well.
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Nick Warren
Single Cell Organism
United Kingdom
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Posted - 25 July 2009 : 12:57:42 AM
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They actually flew on a GoJet plane from Turkey to Heathrow(a fictional airline, so they COULD have flown 727s, though not many operators do these days) but agree, EasyJet only flies 737s and not to Heathrow, but this was a major emergency situation.
'I've got the worst hangover ever/I'm crawling to the bathroom again/It hurts so bad that I'm never gonna drink again/I'll probably never drink again/I may not ever drink again/At least not 'til next weekend . . .' |
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scarrow
Forum Admin
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Posted - 27 July 2009 : 09:24:02 AM
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Left handed!? I put a left-handed guy in? Are you sure he just wasn't left-handed for something else? I can't believe I'd be that much of a dumb-ass! AAArghhhhh!!!
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Parmenion
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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Posted - 27 July 2009 : 10:45:26 AM
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he might have been left handed, but there are many left handed people in the army all are taught to fire right handed though!!
Centurion Parmenion
LASCIATE OGNE SPERANZA, VOI CH'INTRATE
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Graeme Canty
Homosapien
United Kingdom
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CTL666
Invertebrate
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10 October 2009 : 7:09:26 PM
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I wouldn't say it's a mistake as such, but some people may well have taken Alex's advice on food as being serious.  PILCHARDS as a sole food source, or any single food as the only source, will get very boring, very quickly. The perceived wisdom regarding food stocks is simply this: Store what you eat and eat what you store. Keep extra tins of the foods that you and your family both like and are used to. Regularly eat from that store and replace what you eat - thus rotating the stored food for newer versions. Changing to a new source of food during an emergency can be a bad idea for numerous reasons. Eating the same foods as normal helps keep a feeling of consistency, normalcy almost. This is particularly important for the psychological well being of children who often dislike new situations, or foods, anyway.
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Edited by - CTL666 on 10 October 2009 7:12:14 PM |
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