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  2. Usually several folks! And usually in the first few minutes.
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  3. Back to the original topic - coronavirus... we have both got our second jabs on Sunday afternoon, so that will be another thing out of the way. When I was at the hospital eye clinic a couple of days ago, Paul wasn’t allowed in because of the current restrictions so he spent a couple of cold hours sitting in the car in the hospital car park. He did go for a bit of a walk but he was on level 5 and that was 96 steps down and then same when he came back up again. There is a lift but the restrictions stated that only family bubbles could use the lift together, and it was busy. I know all yo
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  4. 'Lost' and 'Twin Peaks'? too silly for words, neither rhyme nor reason to them, can't stand illogical plots. Will not be watching the Terror. I'm at an age now here I don't like to be frightened, not that I ever did like horror after seeing 'The Beast with Five Fingers' down the Cavvo picture house. Keeping Faith was OK ditto Line of Duty. It seems that a lot of programmes now are thinly disguised propaganda. I started an American series 'The Coroner', what a load of tripe! The main character is a female coroner deep in therapy for several issues, she is in
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  5. Ñ DJ, if you're on a tablet, just keep your finger on the letter n....ñ. Simples.
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  6. Broadly true I think Dave.. but my parents did invest in 'Newnes Pictorial Knowledge'.. which was a multi-volume encyclopaedia. I found it very helpful as a child. but we finally decided to 'skip' it when Mum died and we cleared her house. Our version was 'Chamber's Encyclopaedia.', whichwe bought in the 1970s. 15 volumes. Our girls never 'got' the idea that there was a huge amount of info in it. It may be the next to go...
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  7. Congrats Col, I’m sure you’ll enjoy being a grandad to another little treasure.
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  8. DJ Congratualtions on the expected birth of your new gfad daughter. But what is a pinada? Here its a huge pot or something that is easy to break with a long stick. Its used in childrens games. The pinada is usually filled with sweets etc.
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  9. I recall with great affection the time my mum and dad spent with me on Janet and John books teaching me to read. I found it hard and remember struggling at times, in tears, but gently they persisted. By the time I got to Berridge I was way beyond my reading age. Its never gone away. I read voraciously now, and have done for many decades.
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  10. Talking of grandads. When my son was little, he always referred to his maternal grandad as "Boggis". We never understood why. His bedtime prayer was always finished as, "God Bless Nana and God Bless Boggis".
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  11. Been in Bristol since 75. Burton Joyce from 64. Weeding in back garden thinking about god knows what when "Y'aright serry?" suddenly popped into my head. Always assumed it was a corruption of 'sirrah' after it was suggested by a friend smarter than me. I was seven when we moved to BJ and the dialect change from my Liverpool birthplace was astonishing. I frequently had my parents in hysterics once I'd become naturalised. One particular one which had them perplexed was "ahm goin rarnd Gunny" as I was about to cycle to Gunthorpe, and "ah layed one on Johno" after I'd hit my best fr
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  12. Lucky devil... Best wishes to all...
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  13. Re. DJs post. Good point, did we own them or borrow them? I think we were too poor to own any, except the odd Rupert for me. So we used the library a lot.
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