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Re the top picture, Loppy. If that was England there wouldn't be just three properties on that amount of land; there would be a dozen at least.

Malc, I am still on Windows 7. I did not upgrade to 10 because W7 does everything I want. The new bells and whistles and other so-called advantages are no good to me. W7 successfully drives my printer and its scanner and everything else that is plugged into it. Leave well alone, I say. When I got W7 ( with a new computer) its Word could not do something that my old Word Me (Word 2000) could do. So, I had the old disc Me discs and installed it to replace W10 Word. BTW Malc. Where were you yesterday?

Runs in the family, Ben; runs in the family.

Ugh! 1960s British kitchen sink, 'reality' films. When I, and many others, went to the cinema we went to get away from real life and lose ourselves in a different world, sometimes a fantasy world. Why people wanted to pay money to see the seedy side of life, which perhaps was the only life some of them knew, I will never know. Thankfully these types of films quickly had their day, though perhaps now perpetuated in TV dramas. Yes, I went to see Saturday Night and Sunday Morning when it came out, but I was only interested in the scenes of Nottingham. I thought nothing of the story.

Three years ago I posted examples of dad's signwriting and artistic endeavours. I thought had shown them all but the post about where were you born reminded me that I have the birthday poster (not birthday card) that dad did for our daughter's first birthday. Found it in the loft. It's size is 63 inches by 36 inches.

Three cards from Birds and their young set.

Has it wore off yet, Margie.

I was born in 1939 at what was later renamed The Firs - in my day it was Collins. Fast forward thirty years and Mrs C was in there, now The Firs, and I went to visit her one evening and as I walked in I heard a baby crying. I stood in a corridor, just me, and quickly a nurse came out of a door with a swaddled baby and put it into my arms. The first words she heard was 'Welcome to the world, Barbara'.

Yes I did, and still have. I posted a picture of it a while back; if you can find it.

As quoted a few months ago; the government says it gets 12 billion from tobacco duty, and NHS spends 1 1/2 billion treating ailments related to smoking. Not a bad return by any standard.

The lady climbing into the Vulcan reminds of the Battle of Britain shows at Finingley. They used to demonstrate the 4-minture scramble - the time they supposedly had to get into the air before the bomb dropped. From the word GO the crews ran to four of the aircraft. The first one up the ladder hit a button that started up all four engines so that by the time the crew were at their stations and strapped in, the throttles could be opened. The services electrical supply plugged in at the rear of the aircraft just pulled itself free with the forward movement of the aircraft. Within the four minute

The Lockheed L1011 TriStar was fuel efficient. It had a successful life but did not have the long range. I flew in one to LA and we had to refuel in Maine.The Boeing 757 and 767 aircraft had two engines and were certified for ETOPS (Extended Twin engine Operations). So they had the range on two engines instead of three. These operations were subject to very strict rules and regulations to cater for the event of having to shut down an engine and relying on one to get you there. I could explain but don't want to frighten you to death, but this is how most of the long-distance air travel is now

Here is the opening scene to the film, after the credits. As an opening scene it does not get better than this. All shot on an indoor sound stage where the lighting can be controlled. The plot of the story is that she has shot the man who tried to take advantage of her. Everyone is on her side and told her that she has nothing to worry about. BUT, the man had an Asian wife, who has a letter that Bette Davis sent to him proving her affection for him. The widow demands payment for it, and it is paid. However, the truth gets out and it starts to get awkward for BD. I'll leave it there but just sa

This page has a nice sketch of the Castle and Castle Boulevard. It also has a Brough Superior car. There used to be two of these in the industrial museum at Wollaton Park. Maybe they are still there. The BSA car had fluid flywheel transmission. I never really understood how that worked.

Well I never, Margie. Your opinion of the film is the only dissent I have ever read. There is more to a film than the story itself. Did you not take notice of the wonderful subdued photography that gave the opening and closing scenes a wonderful atmosphere. The acting was superb, and noticeably so by the Chinese character actor Sen Yung with his creepy attitude. As for Bette Davis, she was the finest of the Hollywood actresses in the 1940s, and this role shows her well on form. (Sigh), you are not really an appreciator of old films, are you Margie.

Distemper. Give 'em a Bob Martins.

CARNI. At 3.00 on BBC2 this afternoon - Saturday, there is a film that you really should not miss. It is Bette Davis in The Letter. Just superb. It is a Somerset Maugham story. If there any other lovers of the old films then have a look. Sorry could not give earlier warning but have just spotted it in the TV listings.

The Austin Ruby was the most popular pre-war car on the road when I was young. The ones I remember well had the spare wheel in an encasement at the back. Surprised to see that it had four synchromesh gears. At 125 pounds, no wonder it was a very popular car. Is that Plantfit and Rosemary in the three-wheeler?

Radfordred; I have created this dedicated thread specifically for the cigarette cards that I will post. A chap at where I worked had one of those Alvis drop-head saloons.