25 Pounder info needed.

[Mike Cecil]

Tony,

FS Ltd = Ford Sherington Ltd, of Sydney. Also made other leather products such as Vickers MMG spare parts cases.

Mike

[Jacques Reed]

Hi Tony,

Great to see you back!

I just stumbled upon this thread as I never get far past the Soft skin
and Restoration forums.

Same old, same old, here. Mainly "old" with the accompanying issues that goes with it. Cataract surgery next month will improve things. Doing anything that requires working in dim light or precise work has been a problem for the past year. LED headband torches and magnifying glasses are standard equipment at present for almost everything I do in the shed. Hopefully not required as often in a few weeks time.

Take care, stay healthy, and Best Wishes to you and your family for 2021.

Cheers,

[Private_collector]

Hi Jacques,
Good to hear you're OK down there! Years ago I worked with a couple of opthalmic surgeons who did cataract surgeries. Even 20 years ago it was fast, safe, and very successful. I imagine it is now much better still. I gave up my clinical work a few years ago and took a position in education and infection control. It seemed like a good idea at the time,.......then 2020 came along. My hair is considerably more grayed with 12 months of dodging the Sword of Damocles. This year I'm scaling back considerably, and intend to be working only a couple of days a week, by mid february. We want to take more short trips away from home, while still able. That's assuming there aren't more lockdowns coming. Not convinced the virus is done with us yet. I imagine the goings on of 2020 would have seriously affected your Sons career, and continue to do so? I suppose you've had quite dramatic restrictions affect you folks in the sdouthern states, no matter whether working or not!

[Jacques Reed]

Hi Tony,

Sure has been a year to forget. But being alive still beats the alternative!

Yes my son is out of flying for a long time as he joined the Qantas International fleet 6 months before it all came to a screeching halt. Presently working in a freight depot in Dandenong. Not using his piloting skills in it but at least providing for his family by doing so.

With international travel unlikely to resume to any great extent even by the end of this year we are not being too optimistic about the future.

I hope I am wrong and the vaccine is a silver bullet but I feel everything will take time to reset after such a massive hit to the world.

Cheers,

[Private_collector]

Yes. I feel the same. Do have my doubts about degree of success from any one vaccine, though. It's the way, and rate that the virus is mutating that alarms me. That, and reflecting on some comments which were made early in 2020, that in hindsight give cause to believe there was a lot more known about it, well before in-depth study could have been achieved by civilian medical research. Also concerning was the statement from our Prime Minister, regarding need to increase military budgets because 'a post COVID world will be a very different place'. He has insight in the situation, far beyond that known to the rest of us! I don't subscribe to the conspiracy theories. I do think we still know very little about how things unfolded!

What broke my heart was the inability to celebrate ANZAC Day in the traditional manner. That was hard to take. Many were far worse off than missing an ANZAC Day ceremony though, so in perspective, we got off lightly I guess. I did create and broadcast an audio Dawn Service, played on the car stereo via bluetooth. Like many, we marked the event from our driveway. I did so with bowed head, wearing WW2 style outfit, and with a deactivated L.E rifle. I hope it was a one-off! Standing still for 40 minutes is harder than it wouls first seem.

I think I'd already told you the Defender was finished, and think you may have even seen the Dalek before (made for an event that 2020 would eventually cancel!), but the lack of physical ability to carry on with the CMP has resulted in me turning to other smaller, less demanding projects, like a 1970s Dr Who era K-9 for example. Don't think I was doing that one, last time we spoke. He's finished now, and I'm playing around with a B9 robot these days. Gives me something to do in the evenings! I don't like to be bored.

[Private_collector]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

Tony,

FS Ltd = Ford Sherington Ltd, of Sydney. Also made other leather products such as Vickers MMG spare parts cases.

Mike

Thanks Mike!
Few people have your wealth of knowledge, and I'm always grateful to benefit from that.
T