Not sure when central heating started-this was the time of coal fires paraffin fires and immersion heaters -no breakfast telly just music on the radio with a man every 10 minutes telling you the time time -I had to catch the 8.10 bus or would be late for school-that would mean missing assembly which was a complete no-no-and you were in trouble
Glyn -that sounds like fun-will you be posting reports from the front?
Becks- you still need baking powder coz the 'rise' in SR flour deteriorates the longer the bag has been open.
Geoff- I caught the '4 candles' too- much sniggering to daughter's annoyance.
OH just said that he didnt realise that the presenter was that old. I said but they're all dead. OH referring to Chris Packham.
I can remember walking on the tops of frozen hedges. Somewhere there's photos/slides of Dad, who was a shade off 6', standing in a path through a snow drift well above his head.
Anybody remember liberty bodices? 'B' fiddly rubber buttons. Can remember Mum getting me up the road, steep hill, in a blizzard one winter & was wearing one- no idea how I know that but I just do. I dont think 62/3, as was old enough by then to go to school on my own. Our school didnt close- typical- OH said his in Shropshire/Welsh border did for 2 weeks.
Right, enough rambling from me. Daughters' order for seeds need moderating. J.
Here on the Island the school closes for power outages; the bus doesn't run if it snows; the high school boat doesn't run in windy weather, and the school closes in snow if it gets deep enough! On a windy, hilly island, it's a safety measure--as acting head, I've had to close twice. It's a nuisance, because if the kids are there, we have to make sure everyone gets picked up before the staff can leave--lots of phoning! Luckily the school is very small. We also have a phone notification tree. The school boat will return early if necessary--kids can pick up school work here.
We got central heating in the early 70s I think, it was coal fired. We lived in a council house and we had to move out in 1974 when they refurbished and put in new central heating which was gas.
I certainly will report from HK. Most of the students choose English names when they are in school. Last year I had Ghost, Dreamy and Kenix!
Leaving Wednesday around lunchtime, will get there mid Thurs afternoon. Going via Dubai this time, will go A380 part of the way. more room for my long legs! Got about 3 hours wait in Dubai though.
I remember skating on the local lake in Surrey and tobogganing down the hill at the end of our road, which went uphill to the church, in 63. I also remember Cliff Michelmore on the Tonight programme, he lived not far from us and was very tall. Daddy always watched Tonight when he got in from work and we weren't allowed to talk to him before it was finished. I didn't have a liberty bodice but we wore vests and thick grey knickers.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I didn't have a liberty bodice, I had a horrible yellowy woolly vest which itched - didn't wear it for long, as it was too uncomfortable (I still can't wear wool next to my skin) and then I had lovely smooth cotton vests.
Dubai airport is more like a shopping mall than an airport, from what I remember.
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Not sure when central heating started-this was the time of coal fires paraffin fires and immersion heaters -no breakfast telly just music on the radio with a man every 10 minutes telling you the time time -I had to catch the 8.10 bus or would be late for school-that would mean missing assembly which was a complete no-no-and you were in trouble
Glyn -that sounds like fun-will you be posting reports from the front?
Never grown garlic-it seems very popular
I wonder if it is time to pack in medicine??
Right, whilst I still remember:
Becks- you still need baking powder coz the 'rise' in SR flour deteriorates the longer the bag has been open.
Geoff- I caught the '4 candles' too- much sniggering to daughter's annoyance.
OH just said that he didnt realise that the presenter was that old. I said but they're all dead. OH referring to Chris Packham.
I can remember walking on the tops of frozen hedges. Somewhere there's photos/slides of Dad, who was a shade off 6', standing in a path through a snow drift well above his head.
Anybody remember liberty bodices? 'B' fiddly rubber buttons. Can remember Mum getting me up the road, steep hill, in a blizzard one winter & was wearing one- no idea how I know that but I just do. I dont think 62/3, as was old enough by then to go to school on my own. Our school didnt close- typical- OH said his in Shropshire/Welsh border did for 2 weeks.
Right, enough rambling from me. Daughters' order for seeds need moderating. J.
BTW we've already had one power cut this evening, & the lights keep flickering so will sign off now.
We had no central heating 'til '68. shiveringsmiley J.
Here on the Island the school closes for power outages; the bus doesn't run if it snows; the high school boat doesn't run in windy weather, and the school closes in snow if it gets deep enough! On a windy, hilly island, it's a safety measure--as acting head, I've had to close twice. It's a nuisance, because if the kids are there, we have to make sure everyone gets picked up before the staff can leave--lots of phoning! Luckily the school is very small. We also have a phone notification tree. The school boat will return early if necessary--kids can pick up school work here.
I certainly will report from HK. Most of the students choose English names when they are in school. Last year I had Ghost, Dreamy and Kenix!
When do you leave Glyn and how long does it take to get to base?
I remember skating on the local lake in Surrey and tobogganing down the hill at the end of our road, which went uphill to the church, in 63. I also remember Cliff Michelmore on the Tonight programme, he lived not far from us and was very tall. Daddy always watched Tonight when he got in from work and we weren't allowed to talk to him before it was finished. I didn't have a liberty bodice but we wore vests and thick grey knickers.
Don' t fall asleep in Dubai as one of the forkers did and missed the flight
I didn't have a liberty bodice, I had a horrible yellowy woolly vest which itched - didn't wear it for long, as it was too uncomfortable (I still can't wear wool next to my skin) and then I had lovely smooth cotton vests.
Dubai airport is more like a shopping mall than an airport, from what I remember.