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    Tales of Woe, of Gerry, a Nottingham lad. Chapter Two: Mother's many Endearing Qualities 1) Losing Her Son On occasions (four), she went home from the public washhouse leaving him sat waiting in his pram. (She later admitted this) On a day trip to Mablethorpe, (His Dad worked for the Railway so they got free rail tickets) where she was in her elements smoking away and playing bingo (Minimum 3 cards at a time) to her hearts' content. Gerry was usually left on the beach, in any weather, but if she'd had a win or two, he'd get 3d (1¼p) or 6d (2½p), and told to get lost for three hours
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    I wrote em in Office Word, and copied pasted em, is that one okay to use?
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    Ta! Lookin' back nar - it wus just how it was, un the best wus made of it. No good me moanin' and a groanin'. I'll do the next chapter soon as possible, health permittin' - not doin' too bad today though (one of me better ones I hope), so when I get back from the clinic, I might manage to start chapter two post. Hope your keepin' well all, I know many of us are suffering. Best wishes to you all, and may your foibles be fermented with happiness... oh dear, better get ready fer me appointment now, a quick session of ablutions then a cuppa, and off to the clinic fer me. TTFN and taketh mu
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    Where? Wot 'ave I missed? Oh dear...
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    TGC: The True Tale of Woe "Tales of Woe, of a Nottingham lad" Currently a short portly-but-wobbly bespectacled 67 year-old, made redundant four times, dedicated NHS patient, with his new heart, arthritis, angina, prostate cancer, minuscule wedding tackle, knock-knees, deafness, hernia, bad eyesight, blood disorder and dizzy spells. The disasters, disappointments, successes (both of them), his failures, shattered dreams, false arrest, romantic frustrations, the rejections, inefficacious incidents, lack of education, along with the misfits misconceptions, misunderstandings, misadventure
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    I decided that for this Lent, I would give up naked sky diving, nubile young women and caviare. Didn't have the strength to give up me porridge, Marmite or medications. Oh what a fibber I am!
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    The silly Billy!
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    Years ago, I had a Panda Sisley 4x4 - and the exhaust dropped off on s Sunday morning on the way home from work. Needing the vehicle to get back to work, and in desperation and against my better judgement and advice given me - I went to Kwik-Fit. Never again I said. But foolishly (and out of idleness) I returned there for an MOT. While I was waiting, an engineer (using the term loosely) appeared from the workshop with brake block in hand, and showed me the crack in it. Selling me a replacement. Then told me the exhaust had been fitted incorrectly and needed working on? ? TTFN.
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    I thought I wus improving... Yesterday, I got all me things right and remembered fer me NRI tests at the QMC. This morning I wrote down all me questions to ask at the City Homes desk, remembered me glasses, hearing aids, pen etc. Dead chuffed I wus. Then the chap asked fer me log on detail... Tsk! TTFN all.
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    Yes Minister/Yes Prime Minister. Open All Hours. Dads Army. Morecome and Wise. The Two Ronnies. Porridge. Are you being served. Hancock's Half hour. Keeping Up Appearances. The Thin Blue Line. The Likely Lads. One Foot in the Grave. Black Adder. Red Dwarf. Dick Emery. Eric Sykes. Monte Python's Circus - loved em all! Although me favourite comedy was on the radio: The Goons, Hancock's Half Hour, The Navy Lark, Round the Horne (Beyond Our Ken), Parsley Sidings. Mind you, what's on offer nowadays I don't know, not having a TV now - but I don't think I'm missing much? TTFN
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    No wonder me gravy always tasted a bit tangy. Hehe!.
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    My Dad worked on the horse and drays, then articulated BR delivery lorries there Stephen. Small world innit. Or not. Or perhaps. Maybe...
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    I ain't not gorra TV. This year, after a period of about 18 years, me bruvva-in-law Pete, went wimme to get a set - an' he installed a freeview thingamigig. But it kept swithin' ittsen off? I tried to read the manual, but the print is a bit small fer me - then I gorra leaflet Tellin' me to phone a number if I was havin' bovva with a freeview box? From g4 whatever that is. I tried this, but could not hear whoever was on the line. I gave up - too much hassle. When... or I should say IF, I ever get ensconced in sheltered housing, I'll try again. Tsk!
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    Handsome? What me? Eh? There is link in there though Michael - They used to say I looked hansom dancing, but they were referring to the horse that pulled the hanson cab methinks. Hehehe! I'll put the kettle on then... Evenin' all!
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    I wus just wonderin' like - do yer reckon that Jackson and Katjay might have been among the plethora of pulchritudinous lasses that used to ignore me advances? Just a thought, I can't blame em. TTFN
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    God job I can remember me current telephone number. 92666... no, 962264... 9622... er?.... oh blow it!
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    I fink, yer 'onour, I wus in the middle of losing me battle to get Suzanne to weaken and allow me into her bra. She relented later, but that was in 1968.
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    I wus so proud of missen last Monday... I really wus! I got up good un early like - made sure I 'ad a good clean up. Got all me required samples ready to take wimme to the hospital. Ensured I'd got me shoes and not slippers on. Bus pass in me pocket. Hearing aids de-coked and new batteries in. Cleaned and wore the right spectacles. Rubbed me pain-gel into me knees, took me medications rememberin' not to take me water tablet. Remembered the time of appointment, 1000hrs. Remembered to take me walking stick, midday medications, paperwork and to lock the door behind me as I set o
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    Good job it wont me, I'd 'ave to take more medications yer know - not used to excitement me. Hehe!
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    In informal British English, something or someone who has gone for a Burton is missing; a thing so described might be permanently broken, missing, ruined or destroyed. The original sense was to meet one’s death, a slang term in the RAF in World War Two for pilots who were killed in action (its first recorded appearance in print was in the New Statesman on 30 August 1941). The list of supposed origins is extremely long, but the stories are so inventive and wide-ranging that you may find them intriguing: Spanish Burton was the Royal Navy name for a pulley arrangement that was so complex and
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    What were them cube shaped really sharp tasting, wrapped in foil thingy sweets - yer could taste em for ages after you'd 'ad one? Worrit Barnips, or something like that?
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    When I made arrangements, and was given times for delivery of me BT broadband thingamigig - I waited all day (0700hrs to 1600hrs the time given me by BT, for delivery). I stayed sat at the window for this period. After ringing BT, they said they would ring me back. I then called Daybrook postal services - who arrogantly told me it had been delivered at 0715hrs that morning. Again, as often in the past, I explained that a road of the same name but without the e on the end, often got my mail, buy had a differing post code - I knew this, because I often got their mail - No no he said. it had
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    I fang you! I'll investigate tomorrow on me way though town - cheers!
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    I'n an admirer of Trad Jazz - particularly Acker Bilk and Ken Colyer. Where in Nottingham, can get some CD's by these two genius bands please?
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    When visiting the City Homes counter in the City Library - I was having extreme difficulty hearing the lady talking. (And she was chewing gum which didn't help with the lip reading) I saw the T-Induction sign, and had put me hearin' aids onto T-mode but still no improvement. I asked if the loop was working and operational. My brother-in-law joined me at the counter. She had a look down under her desktop and said: "Yer... oh... there's a red light on it!" I gave up and returned another day, when it was working thankfully.