What actually is this?
The sou’wester or the metal shears?
It’s a aircraft direction finder, pre RDF
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The second one of these
It was fucking epic 
It was an epic get together in the wilds of Devon with some music and breathtaking quantities of food and drink. And fire. And rain. Gory details (some very gory indeed) here 1st SOUTH WEST Weekender.
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and capes
don’t forget capes
I’m trying very hard to forget the capes. But they just won’t go …
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Maybe, just maybe I will bring the large search lights I have in the garage so we can illuminate your car like daylight over night 
I shouldn’t bother. I’ve heard that Graeme is a crack shot with a catapult
Oh I’ve got a cape.
It smells odd.
No further detail is necessary, thank you
Oh 
Given the Knob Creek then that fruit/vodka (?) that John brought I think that arming anyone would be a bad idea. It wouldn’t be necessary though. I’ve slept in economy class on Delta transatlantic flights. Just as long as there isn’t someone defrosting his car at 6am on the Sunday. BobC.
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Axes, there were axes too 
Indeed, the axes were not adequate though. Very poor.
I have a much betterer one to bring this time, tres sharp, it will take fingers if you look at it wrong.
Very good. I like sharp axes.
I have a couple of these
Great for chopping sticks for the fire. You can get them really sharp 
What could possibly go wrong 