benjamin1945

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  1. I am sure the breathaliser came out late 60s,i remember being in Birmingham and having a slight panic attack seeing the Police stopping cars late one night when i had been drinking,think it was 69' may be wrong?
  2. Work forced me into useing a mobile,and i must admit it became indispensible when on the road,and i like texting,it means you can answer in your own good time if you are doing something else,like driving.
  3. Tellys today are like some people ALL FRONT
  4. Could'nt believe it the other day,went in my regular paper shop,and Abdul the owner gave me 10p too much in my change,he twigged staight away and said,'i gave you too much change'.............i said 'yes i know,thank you very much Abdul'.......he laughed and said 'cheeky bugger' as i left the store with his 10p. magic moment.
  5. Back in the 50s and 60s you would never believe that one day we would all be walking about with a computer in our pockets,even a TV,Camera and a sat nav,that the USA would have a black president,another 'Holy war' and England a 3rd rate football team. Amazing really int it.,wonder whats coming next?
  6. Face to face in business,is what ive been used to,then you know who you are dealing with,the travel the expectation,the aura of the people (or not) and the place,the general feeling of being involved,perhaps its just me,but thats what i call being alive.
  7. Touch,feel,talk,smile,smell,personal interactions,..........computers are putting an end to them.
  8. Thanks Lizzie,........me Granny loved sexy gear,
  9. BEEN using Old Spice' since the 6os,back then it made me face 'tingle' and was a definate 'puller'.................they must have changed the ingrediants............. cos it does neither now.
  10. Don't know whats all the fuss about i was only 'NAILING' my new Satellite dish up, #1
  11. Its a wonder your 'KYBER' WAS STILL OK
  12. Hope none of you used the 'KYBER PASS'
  13. Funny that colly' went for a blood test this morrning at Riverside centre Bulwell,big butch lady (very nice though) administered to me,tried one arm hurt like hell and told me 'you gonna be a problem' veins too small,roll your other sleeve up ! this time did'nt feel a thing. I then asked for me Tea and a biscuit,she told me 'no chance' just go now,and i was just starting to like her as well. you just don't know where you are do you with some of these women do you.
  14. 50 yrs ago bumped into Judy Dench' literaly, they were constucting Maid Marian way,i was running for a bus and jumped over a barrier on mm way knocking her over,...........i helped her up and told her how sorry i was, she was'nt best pleased...neither was i ,............missed me bus!
  15. Just finished reading 'Immortal, biography of George Best,so very very sad,
  16. #6 yes Limey,a definate conection Sawley way,i read somewhere he was on a train to Attenborough,and was woken up by someone shouting ATTENBOROUGH' or might have been his brother David?
  17. All gobbledegook to me,anyway aint found another bulb like it ,it was a 60w osram,do they still make em?
  18. When i was skint in the 80s and living in Basford i had a light bulb (old type) that would'nt go out,it was in the bathroom and the string broke on ON,It was on permantley for at least 5 years, also the sink and door were hanging off,but they were some of our happiest days,we still reminise and laugh about those halcyon days,.