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Could it be Wayne Neddy?

Yes I recall the old gas street lamps, and I also recall the change over from DC to AC mains, all the electrical appliances had to be left outside the front door and were collected and returned after they had been converted.. re the rationing, you are probably correct with it being regard to sugar, because if I remember rightly it was for sweets etc that the coupns had to be produced..

I've always sensed there were those on here with Aristocratic breeding! It wasn't till the early seventies that I experienced the delights of an inside convenience and hot running water, those that did must have been very lucky.. at one point when we lived at Kimberley there wasn't even electricity, the whole house was run solely on gas, with a mantle on the ceiling for the main lighting, and a seperate washroom outside with a gas boiler.. the back window faced onto an open field where a horse called Beauty was kept, and quite often her head would be hung through into the living room waiting

For years we lived with the outside toilets and thought nothing of it, it was natural to go outdoors and do one's business, they weren't as hienous as what they make them out.. the only drawback was the middle of the night excursions, especially during winter, but we even had this sussed, with portable devices called a guzunda or a po.. it was kept under the bed, and designed for this very purpose.. occasionally there would be fumes rising from these devices, and another slight drawback was alighting from one's bed in the morning and accidently placing a foot into the contents of the same..

Christmas eve was always an extra special time in our house.. mummy would leave Santa a mince pie and a glass of port, she would also unlock all the doors in case he needed to use the outside loo, and we would retire to our beds early in anticipation of his visit... waking up on Christmas morning to see our stocking filled to the brim was pure magic, we would hurridly run downstairs to check out what Santa had brought us during the night.. I remember on one occasion it contained an orange, a bag of chocolate money and a piece of string.. we were indeed very lucky that year, as Santa had

The fact of the matter is, whatever present you get kids nowadays they'll play with it for around thirty nanoseconds before losing total interest and moving onto something else.. basically they're all spoilt with their X boxes and ps2's, they expect only the best, and no expense is spared by the parents in placating their little darlings! It was different in our day, we were happy with the plastic soldiers, tin toys and kaleidoscope, not to mention the smokers outfit, sugar pig, and Roy Rogers cap gun.. and the only thing that came anywhere close to being a video game was staring at a st

I find Xmas shopping a breeze.. merely enter Woolworths, Wilko's or Boots with eyes closed, and right arm extended.. once the hand latches onto an object merely tighten the grasp and head for the checkout.. the item will thus be placed in a bag, you will be charged accordingly, and smartly on your way.. now repeat the same procedure at various other retail establishments, until the amount of presents you require reaches the total you have planned, and then stop! take home said items, and wrap them up, place a fancy label and bow on the top, and the exercise is then complete.. all that rem

It is indeed Clint Walker.. can't find a date when the photo was taken, so he may even look older than this.. it appears the ravages of time are kinder to some than others, but bearing in mind he's nearly eighty, I suppose he's not looking too bad. not sure about Ty Hardin, I always remember him as Bronco Layne.

An horrible thought has just struck me! do they have computers in LA?

This is the piccy he sent me, there's some discrepency somewhere!

SO, that's what he told you is it? there may be some discrepency there .. I'll reserve my comments for later, after I've checked the facts! right then.. who's next?

Good job he ain't around, it gives us brief respite whereby we can let off a bit of steam and tell everyone what we really think of him! you go first Caz!

Don't be shy Ann, tell us who it is!

Never been much of a mince pie fan, they tend to give me indigestion, and it's the same with Christmas pudding when it's been cooked.. BUT sliced cold and spread with butter then it takes on a whole new meaning .. cholesterol inducing I know, but what the heck, it's shear nirvana!

Scoots and bip have sussed him out, not sure about the white hat though tuts! below is his mate Smitty

It's customary around our way for the children to climb a ladder after Xmas and scoop the excreta from the roof.. as well as making marvellous fertiliser for the garden it has the added bonus of being an excellent ingredient in mince pies!

Sorry ayup, I see the resemblence but it's not him. this dude was of tall stature, born in 1927, and a winner for Warner bros .

Indeed it is Caz.. but it's not Randolph Murphy and neither is it Hop a long Rogers, so you'll have to dig a bit deeper..

I wish to relate a very strange incident which happed roughly around this time last year.. after hearing strange noises on the roof I went outside to investigate.. looking up, I could see there was indeed somebody fumbling around atop the chimney stack .. when asked to give account of who he was, he replied in a very low gruff voice and I could hardly hear what was said.. well this apparent lack of respect made me very annoyed, and I let him know in no uncertain terms what I thought.. thus I replied.. "WELL I DON'T CARE WHO YOU ARE FATMAN.. CLEAR OFF!.. AND TAKE THOSE REINDEER WITH YO

Will you be taking Rude Olf with you again? .. my advice is to leave him behind this year, especially after last years fiasco of having to jet wash the interior after every pickup.. he's just not condusive to good trading practice!

.. wizzit?

I reckon Caz is having us on .. she knows full well it's the Flying Apricot Brothers who had that massive hit with GHERKIN MY WAY BACK TO YOU BABE it was around the time Dire Scrapes rose to fame with THE SULTANAS OF SPRING ! .. can you remember? oops no! .. I was wrong!

any of these? The Lemon Pipers The Strawbs The Applejacks The Rockin Berries The Cranberries The 1910 Fruitgum company Moby Grape or Tangerine Dream did they sing the Harry Lime theme? or goodbye Blackberry way? was any of the them related to Gladys Knight and the pips? I'm plum stuck on this one, it's driving me nuts!

I didn't know that! .. it was his hat that attracted me to him initially!

ah, good old yma! .. It is no exaggeration to say that Yma Sumac possessed the most extraordinary voice of our times. If it were but a vocal instrument it would be exciting, but this beautiful Ican princess played her fabulous four-octave range with a variety of emotions, attitudes and tonal color that resulted in a unique and spellbinding experience.. and who can forget Ivan Rebroff that Germanic singer of Russian descent .. one of my all time favourites and true exponent of vocal splendour... he sang the unforgattable Volga song, Kosakev-Patroville and that all time eastern block favourite