I'm impressed with the postal service; about 4 working days all told from post office to front door (or mail box). Enjoy it - I hope the wait was worth it,...
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Harri
tnr_lady
Jun 1, 2011 10:36 am
Always is. Could've been the timing; perhaps you dropped 'em just iin time for someone to grab the box and load it on the truck to the airport. ... -- Blessed...
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Tony R
tonyrobertsb...
Jun 1, 2011 11:13 am
Or the intimidating way I leaned over the counter, fixed the clerk with a gimlet like stare, and demanded a proof of posting for all 22 packages I was posting...
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Harri
tnr_lady
Jun 1, 2011 11:20 am
*snerk* Don't spook the government employees; they stampede easily. We don't get a lot of help on overseas mail; you can insure it but nothing by way of ...
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Tony R
tonyrobertsb...
Jun 1, 2011 12:12 pm
I have to keep a careful eye on them; only yesterday one of the soppy so-and-so's double charged me for a book to Canada, charging me Ł7.59 ($12.14) instead...
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Visvaldis Dzelzkalns
dzevi01
Jun 2, 2011 6:08 pm
Tony, I received 34 & 35 today, 2 Jun 2011. Allright! Visvaldis From: CASCAtheEternalMercenary@yahoogroups.com ...
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Kevin Schmitt
kschmittt
Jun 2, 2011 6:42 pm
Ye Old Postal Rider delivered my book yesterday while I was at work. There was also another load of horse apples. Just because I wanted him to swim the ...
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Tony Roberts
tonyrobertsb...
Jun 2, 2011 6:59 pm
Visvaldis; happy reading, and thanks for letting me know they'd arrived. Tony  CASCA website www.casca.net ________________________________ From: Visvaldis...
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Tony Roberts
tonyrobertsb...
Jun 2, 2011 7:00 pm
Let him out to stud and he'll be happy enough. Good to hear your book got there too. TonyR  CASCA website www.casca.net ________________________________ ...
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Harri
tnr_lady
Jun 2, 2011 7:22 pm
Wait'll you get to the part about the chicken! (sniggering uncontrollably) On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 1:59 PM, Tony Roberts <tonyrobertsbristol@......
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Robert McCool
rob.mccool
Jun 3, 2011 12:33 pm
I watched a quite good film about the Roman`s attempting to subjugate the Picts in Scotland,worth a look. Centurion (2010) - IMDb ...
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Andy Bow
andybowus
Jun 3, 2011 2:35 pm
The "sequel" is The Eagle. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1034389/ It's not on dvd yet (6/21/11 on Amazon). ...
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Harri
tnr_lady
Jun 3, 2011 2:37 pm
Haven't seen either one yet; how are they in terms of history, anachronisms, etc?...
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Robert McCool
rob.mccool
Jun 3, 2011 4:15 pm
It mentions in the information about Centurion that its based on a true story but there may be archaealogical evidence that the 9th Legion was active in...
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Andy Bow
andybowus
Jun 3, 2011 5:30 pm
I've even heard that the whole "destrucion" of the 9th is more legend than fact. Maybe an exaggeration of a small Roman battle in the vicinity of Hadrian's...
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Andy Bow
andybowus
Jun 5, 2011 8:10 pm
The following link is from one of the Casca bookcovers, with the noticable scar coming down from the left eye. ...
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steveseg@...
segutorio
Jun 5, 2011 9:10 pm
I'm still making my way through the original 22 Casca books, having read the first 8 so far. I've also been reading the new ones as they come out and have been...
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Visvaldis Dzelzkalns
dzevi01
Jun 5, 2011 9:31 pm
The Defiant From: CASCAtheEternalMercenary@yahoogroups.com [mailto:CASCAtheEternalMercenary@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of steveseg@... Sent: Sunday, June...
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Tony Roberts
tonyrobertsb...
Jun 5, 2011 9:51 pm
Steve I presume you mean 'Liberator' rather than 'Conqueror'. TonyRÂ Â CASCA website www.casca.net ________________________________ From: "steveseg@..."...
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steveseg@...
segutorio
Jun 5, 2011 11:36 pm
In a message dated 6/5/2011, tonyrobertsbristol@... writes: I presume you mean 'Liberator' rather than 'Conqueror.' Yes Tony. Sorry, I did not have...
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Harri
tnr_lady
Jun 6, 2011 12:17 pm
Wierd; Casca meets Ziggy Stardust! a possible inspiration, surely; though as a soldier he'd be pretty likely to sport some scars anyway. ... -- Blessed are the...
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Kevin Schmitt
kschmittt
Jun 6, 2011 6:46 pm
Yesterday I got to the part where Casca is holding a chicken. I thought it was perfectly understandable. A man is drinking but he also wants some chow. A woman...
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Harri
tnr_lady
Jun 6, 2011 6:51 pm
*snerk* nothing so complicated. He just THAT snockered, is all, and "the rest is silence" as tne Bard says... ... -- Blessed are the PURR in heart!...
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Andy Bow
andybowus
Jun 7, 2011 3:44 am
Tony, I wrote a review of #35. Very exciting read! I'll now start gathering pix for the Warriors & Weapons Album for it. Andy Beau Tony, I wrote a review of...
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Tony R
tonyrobertsb...
Jun 7, 2011 7:23 am
Andy many thanks for the review, much appreciated. Will look forward to the pictures of the weapons etc connected with that period. As to the chicken, I like...
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Andy Bow
andybowus
Jun 8, 2011 6:20 am
I added pix for #35 to the Warriors and Weapons Album. Start here and click through them at the bottom of each pic. ...
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Christopher SzabĂł
chrisszab
Jun 8, 2011 9:59 am
Wow! Some really great pix. I recognise some of them from the Warrior series, but I presume you drew/painted some. I’m impressed by the research that went ...
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Andy Bow
andybowus
Jun 8, 2011 2:35 pm
Glad you like them, Chris. And thanks for the compliment, but I only wish I could draw - all of these are from the internet. And what is the Warrior series -...
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Christopher SzabĂł
chrisszab
Jun 8, 2011 2:44 pm
Ah, I can’t draw either, so I take photos! I couldn’t call to mind the publisher, it’s Osprey Publishing, one of their series is the “Warrior”, but...
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Robert McCool
rob.mccool
Jun 8, 2011 6:07 pm
Great pictures,I love looking through the album-I`ve sent a link about Roman day which you may find interesting.This is held in Chester,a city close to where...
