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Confessions of a campsite courier, Part 3

8th March 2021 Going Postal 0

Il jouait du piano debout C’est peut-être un détail pour vous Mais pour moi, ça veut dire beaucoup Ça veut dire qu’il était libre Heureux d’être là malgré tout Il jouait du piano debout Il [more…]

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A Perfect Weekend

10th February 2021 Going Postal 0

It started with a gig Back in July 2017, my son’s band (pop punk – you wouldn’t like them!) were invited to play at the Workington Touch Down Festival. As the money was good, they [more…]

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Confessions of a campsite courier, Part 2

27th January 2021 Going Postal 0

Je vous parle d’un temps Que les moins de vingt ans Ne peuvent pas connaître …..  C’est là qu’on s’est connu Moi qui criait famine Et toi qui posais nue….. Charles Aznavour – La Bohème [more…]

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Wankpuffin’s 2020 Going Postal Fireside Christmas Special Spectacular

26th December 2020 Going Postal 0

Thanks to all of you who wrote the songs. Merry Christmas puffins. Have a great Christmas! © EJ 2020 Ed. If you receive an age restricted message I have found that Firefox doesn’t seem to [more…]

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The Twelve Wines of Christmas

24th December 2020 Going Postal 0

As requested by a fellow deplorable I am listing below some wines that I will be drinking over the festive period. I am no expert on wine but I know what I like as the [more…]

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Postcard From Berlin, 1979

10th December 2020 Going Postal 0

Back in the late 1970s, when we were both rising stars in IT in the Ministry of Defence, my friend was posted to Berlin to run the Army’s computer centre there. Being a good mate, [more…]

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Confessions of a campsite courier, Part 1

24th November 2020 Going Postal 0

Background For some of you, the title of this piece has probably resurrected memories of certain quality films from the 1970’s. Here, however, I have used the word “confessions” mainly for alliterative purposes. Not that [more…]

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Further Childhood Holiday Memories

13th November 2020 Going Postal 0

Dad changed jobs in early 1963 and went to work for, what was at the time, the worlds 3rd largest auction house. They were family business based in a turning off Bond Street. Dad’s new [more…]

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Holding Hands – Part Three

19th October 2020 SharpieType301 0

The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring. In [more…]

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