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The White City Flasher

30th March 2021 Going Postal 0

The recent hoo-ha about the level of harassment / male attention endured by the other gender (assuming two here, despite the controversy that may cause) got me thinking about a particular form of said harassment.  [more…]

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Cnuteneering, Part Eleven

22nd March 2021 El Cnutador 0

This one goes up to eleven! Welcome back to Cnuteneering, where the possible is made more difficult by bone headed ignorance, overenthusiasm and pointy metal things being brought together. You may want to refresh your [more…]

20th Century

The Story of a Watch

18th March 2021 Grimy Miner 0

This is the story of a watch. A plain, simple, pocket watch. Probably bought in the early 1940’s for three Half-Crowns (7/6, or in “New Money”, 37.5p) from a Woolworth or a High Street Jewellers. [more…]

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My First Foreign Holiday

16th March 2021 Going Postal 0

I left school in July 1966 and started work as an apprentice in that September. I didn’t earn a lot of money but I did manage to save a little in the Bradford and Bingley [more…]

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De Profundis or How Green Was My Valley?

15th March 2021 Tom Pudding 0

I qualified as a public health inspector (PHI) in Hull in 1968 and after a couple of years with a rural district council in South Norfolk, at the tender age of 22 I found myself [more…]

Engineering

Cnuteneering, Part Ten

13th March 2021 El Cnutador 0

Welcome back to Cnuteneering, where the possible is made more difficult by bone headed ignorance, overenthusiasm and pointy metal things being brought together. You may want to refresh your memory on the project in: Part [more…]

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Always Worth Saying’s Oprah Meets Meghan Review

8th March 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

Oprah Meets Meghan and Harry 7th March 2021 Contributors: Oprah Gail Winfrey (Media billionaire) Racheal Meghan Markle (Actress) Harry Wales (Retired Army officer) Venue: Montecito, Near Santa Barbara, California. Lights. A bleaching brightness covers the [more…]

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The Glorious Adventures Of Freckle Faced Meg

2nd March 2021 Always Worth Saying 0

Speaking of happy couples, it is our silver wedding anniversary this week. You may think that after a quarter of a century it might be difficult to surprise a spouse. Think again. When my other [more…]

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Larry’s Diary, Week Eighty Two

28th February 2021 Going Postal 0

Monday At breakfast this morning Bozzie was still ecstatic from hitting the 15,000,000 vaccination target with yesterday’s announced numbers. He keeps muttering about doubters and distracters. He was asked why in some places they had [more…]

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