......you're ahead of me, Frank. I was known to abuse the odd cinema, to the tune of Bill Haley & his Comets, all poshed-up in me drainpipes, blue suede shoes and wiv me Tony Curtis (with Brillcream) hair-do.....Sheesh, it woz cool to leave those (Brian Adams) short back and sides behind.
Nearest thing to stuffy was Jo Loss, Ted Heath and Jack Parnell.
Just look what I've come down to, Frank......I grow sweet peas, take photos & keep chickens.
Know what you mean David, I sit in my arm chair with more electrics than my I-pad, I have the best of three falls to get it out of Rumba mode so I can watch Strictly in peace, my feet dance the rest of me fights to keep awake. Once stood four square master of all I surveyed now my Daughters tell me what to what to wear though still think I am the best cook. What happened David? I grow tomato's still bringing them in and ripening them in the kitchen. My hair cuts were military for thirty years, ducks thingees and beetles cuts verboten. Now I am told the bacon breakfasts I have eaten all my life will kill me, I ask what is taking it so long?
Plant Pauper you would have loved me the day I had three haircuts. The Squadron Sergeant Major saw me getting out of my truck after three weeks in the desert, he did not like what he saw. Water was rationed and we would rather drink it, my shorts were a cut down pair of trews, my weapons cowboy style and when he got his voice back told me to take my bush hat off, big mistake as he nearly drowned in hair. Three haircuts and inspection later he admitted there could possibly be a soldier in there somewhere and put me on a charge for dumb insolence. My punishment driving the CO's wife around and acting as her body guard? It was me needed the bodyguard. One extra duty was keeping her small garden with lawn neat and well watered. Two weeks later I was dancing in Port Said, another story.
Oh Frank, If I was built for running I'd run away with you!!!!! Definitely my kind of guy.
In our family no taps ever drip or run....EVER. My grandfather was in a desert campaign at one time (we're not sure which one but he was born in 1886 so WW1 presumably) and our entire family rations water on a permanent basis! It's funny how things carry down through families. We're also terribly judgmental and if you don't have shiny shoes well then you can't be up to much!!!!
As for dumb insolence....we'll say no more.
If you get the opportunity you should read Spike Milligan's war memoirs. They are at once hysterically funny and tragically sad! They continue after the war and are well worth a read.
Plant Pauper, the CO's wife had the same idea, they had separate bedrooms that says it all. She found this tall blond well tanned 19 year old at her beck and call who had no qualms in telling her she could not go into the souk dressed for tennis, get covered up or we do not go, I expected anger and got the opposite. The garden was the only patch of Eden in hundreds of miles, whom ever laid the lawn knew what they were doing. It was surrounded with high posts with hessian stretched to the poles, I could wet the hessian and the breeze cooled the area, running some more over the lawn in the heat of the day shaded it enough. The poles had tropical climbers and there were pots large ones with plants in, to me used to a drab brown landscape it was heaven. She had an old wind up gramophone and Victor Sylvester records so when requested I would dance on a small patio in army boots with her. I have read that book and looking back over my writings where it always appeared more fun than bad times I saw where he was going, make the most of what you have at that moment.
Your granddad could well have been in that area as we drove the Turks out of what we now call the Middle East, we had soldiers there from early 1800's until 1956.
Tell me about it PP, when you were back mobile you got to wear a WW1 uniform dyed blue white shirt and red tie to walk out in, Red tie? Handy reminder that was. I was glad to get back to base.
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......you're ahead of me, Frank.
I was known to abuse the odd cinema, to the tune of Bill Haley & his Comets, all poshed-up in me drainpipes, blue suede shoes and wiv me Tony Curtis (with Brillcream) hair-do.....Sheesh, it woz cool to leave those (Brian Adams) short back and sides behind.
Nearest thing to stuffy was Jo Loss, Ted Heath and Jack Parnell.
Just look what I've come down to, Frank......I grow sweet peas, take photos & keep chickens.
Know what you mean David, I sit in my arm chair with more electrics than my I-pad, I have the best of three falls to get it out of Rumba mode so I can watch Strictly in peace, my feet dance the rest of me fights to keep awake. Once stood four square master of all I surveyed now my Daughters tell me what to what to wear though still think I am the best cook. What happened David? I grow tomato's still bringing them in and ripening them in the kitchen. My hair cuts were military for thirty years, ducks thingees and beetles cuts verboten. Now I am told the bacon breakfasts I have eaten all my life will kill me, I ask what is taking it so long?
Frank.
I'm quite partial to the old short back and sides!
Neat and clean and tidy!
Frank.
Plant Pauper you would have loved me the day I had three haircuts. The Squadron Sergeant Major saw me getting out of my truck after three weeks in the desert, he did not like what he saw. Water was rationed and we would rather drink it, my shorts were a cut down pair of trews, my weapons cowboy style and when he got his voice back told me to take my bush hat off, big mistake as he nearly drowned in hair. Three haircuts and inspection later he admitted there could possibly be a soldier in there somewhere and put me on a charge for dumb insolence. My punishment driving the CO's wife around and acting as her body guard? It was me needed the bodyguard. One extra duty was keeping her small garden with lawn neat and well watered. Two weeks later I was dancing in Port Said, another story.
Frank.
Oh Frank, If I was built for running I'd run away with you!!!!!
Definitely my kind of guy.
In our family no taps ever drip or run....EVER. My grandfather was in a desert campaign at one time (we're not sure which one but he was born in 1886 so WW1 presumably) and our entire family rations water on a permanent basis! It's funny how things carry down through families. We're also terribly judgmental and if you don't have shiny shoes well then you can't be up to much!!!!
As for dumb insolence....we'll say no more.
If you get the opportunity you should read Spike Milligan's war memoirs. They are at once hysterically funny and tragically sad! They continue after the war and are well worth a read.
Plant Pauper, the CO's wife had the same idea, they had separate bedrooms that says it all. She found this tall blond well tanned 19 year old at her beck and call who had no qualms in telling her she could not go into the souk dressed for tennis, get covered up or we do not go, I expected anger and got the opposite. The garden was the only patch of Eden in hundreds of miles, whom ever laid the lawn knew what they were doing. It was surrounded with high posts with hessian stretched to the poles, I could wet the hessian and the breeze cooled the area, running some more over the lawn in the heat of the day shaded it enough. The poles had tropical climbers and there were pots large ones with plants in, to me used to a drab brown landscape it was heaven. She had an old wind up gramophone and Victor Sylvester records so when requested I would dance on a small patio in army boots with her. I have read that book and looking back over my writings where it always appeared more fun than bad times I saw where he was going, make the most of what you have at that moment.
Your granddad could well have been in that area as we drove the Turks out of what we now call the Middle East, we had soldiers there from early 1800's until 1956.
Frank.
He was shot, patched up and sent back for more!
Tell me about it PP, when you were back mobile you got to wear a WW1 uniform dyed blue white shirt and red tie to walk out in, Red tie? Handy reminder that was. I was glad to get back to base.
Frank.
Thought Helen, Jay and Anita were really good tonight.
Had a 10-15 min powercut tonight so missed Katie and Kirsty. Will have to record it again.
But at the mo think Carole should leave tomorrow.