Russia, Ukraine and World War III

rostasi · 02-25-2022, 04:48 PM

I think they've already declared a state of emergency and closed their airspace.

What a complicated history they have!

rostasi · 02-25-2022, 05:21 PM

I was born during the First Cod War (and that's not a typo!)

Paul Smeenus · 02-25-2022, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by rostasi

I was born during the First Cod War (and that's not a typo!)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wa...ptember%201958.

rostasi · 02-25-2022, 05:31 PM

Hey "Paul"! Good to see you.
Hope all is as well in Portland.

**Exo** · 02-25-2022, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by rostasi

I was born during the First Cod War (and that's not a typo!)

rostasi · 02-25-2022, 08:47 PM

**Janszoon** · 02-25-2022, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by elphenor

no, not really

Damn, I thought you were in your 30s for some reason.

grindy · 02-25-2022, 11:55 PM

I'm fine here in Germany but worried about my family in Ukraine. My uncle, his wife and younger son live in Odessa and it looks like the Russians are advancing on the city. So far they seem fine though. Glad my older cousin is studying in Germany, he's 20 and would be conscripted. The younger is 14.
This is all very ****ed up. To be honest I thought that the talks about Putin preparing to attack during the last weeks were mostly the US warmongering. Not that I like Putin, or wouldn't expect him to be ****ty, just that the US has a bit of a history.

Trollheart · 02-26-2022, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by grindy

I'm fine here in Germany but worried about my family in Ukraine. My uncle, his wife and younger son live in Odessa and it looks like the Russians are advancing on the city. So far they seem fine though. Glad my older cousin is studying in Germany, he's 20 and would be conscripted. The younger is 14.
This is all very ****ed up. To be honest I thought that the talks about Putin preparing to attack during the last weeks were mostly the US warmongering. Not that I like Putin, or wouldn't expect him to be ****ty, just that the US has a bit of a history.

Hey man! Stoked you're ok. Was really quite worried, having not heard from you. Hope your family will all be safe; keep us updated yeah?

grindy · 02-26-2022, 07:33 AM

Nah, I'm fine here. I'll even be in Iceland for the next two weeks which is probably a pretty good place to be in case of a nuclear war or something...

My aunt and cousin will try to get to Germany, hopefully there'll be no problems with that. They apparently already left Odessa. My uncle is staying behind. He's under sixty, so couldn't leave anyway. Don't think he'd want to, though, he's pissed. Hope Odessa will be more or less fine, apparently it's pretty difficult to reach by land nowadays.

02-25-2022, 11:55 PM	#118 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	I'm fine here in Germany but worried about my family in Ukraine. My uncle, his wife and younger son live in Odessa and it looks like the Russians are advancing on the city. So far they seem fine though. Glad my older cousin is studying in Germany, he's 20 and would be conscripted. The younger is 14. This is all very **ed up. To be honest I thought that the talks about Putin preparing to attack during the last weeks were mostly the US warmongering. Not that I like Putin, or wouldn't expect him to be ty, just that the US has a bit of a history. __________________ A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.**

02-26-2022, 07:33 AM	#120 (permalink)
grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	Nah, I'm fine here. I'll even be in Iceland for the next two weeks which is probably a pretty good place to be in case of a nuclear war or something... My aunt and cousin will try to get to Germany, hopefully there'll be no problems with that. They apparently already left Odessa. My uncle is staying behind. He's under sixty, so couldn't leave anyway. Don't think he'd want to, though, he's pissed. Hope Odessa will be more or less fine, apparently it's pretty difficult to reach by land nowadays. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

02-25-2022, 04:48 PM	#111 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,007	I think they've already declared a state of emergency and closed their airspace. What a complicated history they have!

02-25-2022, 05:21 PM	#112 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,007	I was born during the First Cod War (and that's not a typo!)

02-25-2022, 05:31 PM	#114 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,007	Hey "Paul"! Good to see you. Hope all is as well in Portland.

02-25-2022, 08:47 PM	#116 (permalink)
rostasi . Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 4,007