Bornunder Dutchess
11-06-2009, 12:33 AM
Hi All...
Little request. My big brother is away in Afghanistan fighting at the moment, and will be remaing there over xmas, whatever your opinion of the war be it for or against, he lost a few friends this week out there, and its the human toll that matters not the politics behind it.
He's out there because his priority is to protect everyone he loves and nothing more.
The people out there are just doing their job, like the rest of us...whatever your opinion you have to respect that.
Anyway...Id like to just tell you a bit about him, because if anyone has interesting "BRM" tales to tell...its him, despite not being an owner himself.
He and I have had many BRM based adventures whilst I was learning to drive, he was one of the few people brave enough to help me practice driving when I first brought Roxanne, he was sitting calmly in the passenger seat when I ploughed us both into a petrol pump and I got a bollocking from the staff at the station, but diddn't go mental because he understood we all have to learn and his patience is endless when it comes to his little sister.
He also sat in grim silence the first time I ever negotiated the twelve exit box junction that is Piccadilly Circus at pub kicking out time on a friday, and diddn't show any nerves or temper when I flew sideways accross the centre of it narrowly missing a black cab and a man with a sandwich board which claimed "Jesus loves you"....make of that what you will.
When I accidentally ended up on the M1 on a provisional licence (bad) his advice was "your L plates have blown off anyway, take the next exit and I'll bollock you then because if I give you a 70mph bollocking I'll have to do it from the comfort of that wall over there"..and when I switched my headlights up in a tunnel pissing EVERYONE else off, and complained how hard it was to see, without a word he leant over pushed my sunglasses up off my eyes and sat back in his seat.
Most importantly he and risked licence and job to drive us 134 miles in 1 hr 50minutes in a car with an empty fuel tank so I could make my Grannys funeral recently, then despite the speed camera flash and inevitable fine/points which may follow he never complained once, and instead joked with me about my cars innapropriate green and orange funeral attire to stop me from crying when me, him and the BRM took our place in the funeral procession.
Theres a million more stories about our adventures, and not all of them are nice. He once hit me over the head with a big book and knocked me out cold when we were younger! the meany! but belive me when I say I can't think of anyone in the world I'd rather have as a big brother,hes looked after me for years and only asked the occassional pint in return. Imagine the magnitude of his job. Having me as his younger sister AND touring warzones!
Most importantly, with one thing and another, he's had a tough week. If anyone here could just give him a few encouraging words, and let him know we are thinking of him and his less lucky frineds who wont be coming home this time around, I know it would really cheer him up.
Thanks Guys.
K xxxx
Little request. My big brother is away in Afghanistan fighting at the moment, and will be remaing there over xmas, whatever your opinion of the war be it for or against, he lost a few friends this week out there, and its the human toll that matters not the politics behind it.
He's out there because his priority is to protect everyone he loves and nothing more.
The people out there are just doing their job, like the rest of us...whatever your opinion you have to respect that.
Anyway...Id like to just tell you a bit about him, because if anyone has interesting "BRM" tales to tell...its him, despite not being an owner himself.
He and I have had many BRM based adventures whilst I was learning to drive, he was one of the few people brave enough to help me practice driving when I first brought Roxanne, he was sitting calmly in the passenger seat when I ploughed us both into a petrol pump and I got a bollocking from the staff at the station, but diddn't go mental because he understood we all have to learn and his patience is endless when it comes to his little sister.
He also sat in grim silence the first time I ever negotiated the twelve exit box junction that is Piccadilly Circus at pub kicking out time on a friday, and diddn't show any nerves or temper when I flew sideways accross the centre of it narrowly missing a black cab and a man with a sandwich board which claimed "Jesus loves you"....make of that what you will.
When I accidentally ended up on the M1 on a provisional licence (bad) his advice was "your L plates have blown off anyway, take the next exit and I'll bollock you then because if I give you a 70mph bollocking I'll have to do it from the comfort of that wall over there"..and when I switched my headlights up in a tunnel pissing EVERYONE else off, and complained how hard it was to see, without a word he leant over pushed my sunglasses up off my eyes and sat back in his seat.
Most importantly he and risked licence and job to drive us 134 miles in 1 hr 50minutes in a car with an empty fuel tank so I could make my Grannys funeral recently, then despite the speed camera flash and inevitable fine/points which may follow he never complained once, and instead joked with me about my cars innapropriate green and orange funeral attire to stop me from crying when me, him and the BRM took our place in the funeral procession.
Theres a million more stories about our adventures, and not all of them are nice. He once hit me over the head with a big book and knocked me out cold when we were younger! the meany! but belive me when I say I can't think of anyone in the world I'd rather have as a big brother,hes looked after me for years and only asked the occassional pint in return. Imagine the magnitude of his job. Having me as his younger sister AND touring warzones!
Most importantly, with one thing and another, he's had a tough week. If anyone here could just give him a few encouraging words, and let him know we are thinking of him and his less lucky frineds who wont be coming home this time around, I know it would really cheer him up.
Thanks Guys.
K xxxx