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Good use for old magazines......send to Soldiers.
18. Nov 2009 at 11:49

I saw this on another site and thought you chaps would be only to happy to help out here........

"Some help please, I am currently running a camp in Helmand Province in Afghanistan and I would like to get as many people as possible to send my blokes your read bike/car mags. I appologises for the direct approach but due to having to cater for everyones tastes bike/car mags are not delivered as part of our Operational welfare package.

Remember females are out there serving too ....

The postage is free (upto 2kg), all it would cost is the envelope. 2kg is approx 4/5 magazines

The postal address is you would like to help is:

QM
TFH
Lashkar Gar
BFPO 715

Any help will be greatly appreciated and all mags will be read multiple times.

Thanks

Major Andy Lothian

I know some guys on another forum have already sent a few parcels and they have said the post office are very strict on the 2kg limit but dont seem to be mind how many parcels you send. Thumbs Up!

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Kevin Wood Global Moderator Admin Team Offline Posts: 20377 Alton, Hampshire Gender: Drives: 3.2 MV6 (LPG), Westfield	Re: Good use for old magazines......send to Soldiers. Reply #1 - 18. Nov 2009 at 11:57 Car and bike mags? Shame. I could dig up quite a lot of 2kg parcels of unread copies of "Engineering & Technology". Not sure they'd be of much interest, though. Kevin
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Re: Good use for old magazines......send to Soldiers.
Reply #2 - 18. Nov 2009 at 12:05

Kevin Wood wrote on 18. Nov 2009 at 11:57:

Car and bike mags? Shame. I could dig up quite a lot of 2kg parcels of unread copies of "Engineering & Technology". Roll Eyes

Not sure they'd be of much interest, though. Embarrassed

Kevin

Trust me, any magazines you have would be helpful as the variety of interest out there is huge Thumbs Up!

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Debs. Omega Lord Offline A denizen of The Wirral peninsula Posts: 7386 Gender: Drives: 2.5 V6 CDX Estate (1999)	Re: Good use for old magazines......send to Soldiers. Reply #3 - 18. Nov 2009 at 12:08 I have some "Knitting Today" and "Modern Sewing" magazines; the guys out there will surely enjoy them.
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Welung666 Omega Lord Offline Posts: 9768 West Midlands Gender: Drives: 99 2.5 saloon Tractor	Re: Good use for old magazines......send to Soldiers. Reply #4 - 18. Nov 2009 at 12:57 I've just shipped off our 5 xmas boxes to the Support Our Soldiers BFPO address as we do every xmas. The only mags we have here is a TV mag and the usual gossip type mags, I never read anything
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Richie London Omega King Offline A HANDSOME DEVIL OF A MAN!! Posts: 10146 heathrow Gender: Drives: a blinking lovely 2001 2.5 elite auto.	Re: Good use for old magazines......send to Soldiers. Reply #5 - 18. Nov 2009 at 13:27 got some old readers wives specials but your need a crate to export them in.
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Mr Skrunts Over Active Poster Offline 3.O Elite Saloon with all the toys, Posts: 23830 Skruntie Land. Gender: Drives: Jimbob Mad It seems	Re: Good use for old magazines......send to Soldiers. Reply #6 - 18. Nov 2009 at 13:31 I threw 3 massive piles of car and bike mags out a few years ago, will certainly keep them in mind if I find anymore.
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Mr Skrunts Over Active Poster Offline 3.O Elite Saloon with all the toys, Posts: 23830 Skruntie Land. Gender: Drives: Jimbob Mad It seems	Re: Good use for old magazines......send to Soldiers. Reply #7 - 18. Nov 2009 at 13:33 Debs. wrote on 18. Nov 2009 at 12:08: I have some "Knitting Today" and "Modern Sewing" magazines; the guys out there will surely enjoy them. They could make thier selves knitted willy warmers.
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Mr Skrunts Over Active Poster Offline 3.O Elite Saloon with all the toys, Posts: 23830 Skruntie Land. Gender: Drives: Jimbob Mad It seems	Re: Good use for old magazines......send to Soldiers. Reply #8 - 18. Nov 2009 at 13:34 Richie London wrote on 18. Nov 2009 at 13:27: got some old readers wives specials but your need a crate to export them in. What about your "Sheep Monthly" mags.
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Re: Good use for old magazines......send to Soldiers.
Reply #9 - 18. Nov 2009 at 13:38

Kevin Wood wrote on 18. Nov 2009 at 11:57:

Car and bike mags? Shame. I could dig up quite a lot of 2kg parcels of unread copies of "Engineering & Technology". Roll Eyes

Not sure they'd be of much interest, though. Embarrassed

Kevin

I'm sure the REME(Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) and RE(Royal Engineers) would look and laugh at them.Although most forms of publication do require the use of semi-clad women to hold the sqauddies attention so the readers wives may have some use as well

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Guffer Omega Lord Offline Music to watch girls by.... Posts: 6142 Hampshire Gender: Drives: R Reg 2.5V6 Omega ELITE & P reg Omega 2.5 V6 CDX	Re: Good use for old magazines......send to Soldiers. Reply #10 - 18. Nov 2009 at 13:41 Actually it would benefit magazines to give free copies to the lads out there as they come home with a large wedge of wonga and are looking for ideas on what to spend it on
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Re: Good use for old magazines......send to Soldiers.
Reply #11 - 19. Nov 2009 at 00:00

Be a tad careful about sending "adult" mags, or mags with "adult" content, of ANY description out that way ... these are Muslim countries and they have very strict rules .... folks found in possesion can and do get into very deep sh1t.

Military police/UK customs will try and filter such content but it is NOT worth the hassle.

I have seen first hand the agrevation of someone being found in this situation .. and it is NOT funny.

I know I've not been "sandy side" for over a year and things "might" be different ... perhaps "Gaffers" can either agree with me or put the latest info up ..

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