MargieH 7,594 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 Don’t believe in ‘class’ Phil. Silver spoons don’t impress me! I look much deeper than that.... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,378 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 But not past political inclinations??? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 ......but would you rather be in a comfortable lounge sipping a G&T with elegant people or in a spit and sawdust quaffing ale with a bunch of oiks? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,267 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 I'd rather be sipping a glass of decent Aussie red by the fire with no people of any political/religious persuasion,, my cats around me, listening to JS Bach and the collected work of Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle or similar to read. That, to me, is heaven. Misanthropic heaven, perhaps, but it will suit me! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 À chacon son goût! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,267 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 Absolument! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 1 hour ago, MargieH said: Don’t believe in ‘class’ Phil. Silver spoons don’t impress me! I look much deeper than that.... You look much deeper eh Margie. Deeper than a sinkhole ? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,378 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 48 minutes ago, philmayfield said: ......but would you rather be in a comfortable lounge sipping a G&T with elegant people or in a spit and sawdust quaffing ale with a bunch of oiks? You've obviously never attended one of the more enthusiastic Bullingdon Club dinners Phil.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 I used to be in the Young Conservatives many years ago so I do know what it was like to be ebullient! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 49 minutes ago, Brew said: But not past political inclinations??? Yes, you've got me there Brew, but wanting fairness and justice in the world doesn't mean I actually hate the politicians who don't bring this to their country. I think some of them are selfish and sometimes even worse, but somewhere, deep down in their very being, I believe there must be a small glow of goodness. However, there are some with whom I probably wouldn't enjoy socialising, whether it be in a Con Club or even a Labour Hall! But it has nothing to do with 'class' Phil, please define OIKS...I'd like to know in case I'm one as well 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 2 hours ago, MargieH said: Ben, just looked up dances in Downham Market but all I could see was a Zumba class, Ne mind Margie,,twas a long time ago,, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willow wilson 891 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 1 hour ago, philmayfield said: in a spit and sawdust quaffing ale with a bunch of oiks? Eee, that takes me back a few decades. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 ‘An uncouth or obnoxious person’ as defined by the dictionary. Sounds a lot like me actually! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 1 hour ago, philmayfield said: t quaffing ale with a bunch of oiks? When i lved in a villge Did that for a while Phil,,couldnt stand it,,mind you i weren't their fav either,,I'm not one for drinking with a bunch of blokes talking shit with false laughter,, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 That sounds just like the Waggon & Horses! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
trogg 2,002 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 Years ago 5 of us went out drinking visiting many pubs, we took it in turns to stay dry and drive to make sure we all arrived home safe. I hated it when it was my turn not because I could not drink but as the evening wore on the conversation became boring, pointless and utterly pathetic also they laughed and joked about the most childish things. Was I actually that stupid. No answers please. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 A pint after football training or a game of cricket with the blokes was enough........always liked a drink at home too,, Whisky was my tipple up to my illness ...same with a smoke.been over 2 years now not touched a drink and dont bother me...but still get the urge to smoke,,, Get really jealous when i see the star in an old movie...sat at a crowded bar with a bottle of Whisky smoking a cig......not needing any company........well male anyway......lol 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted November 14, 2020 Report Share Posted November 14, 2020 Yes, there's nothing like a few beers to make you start talking gibberish. I'd love a pint of beer but since my gout's under control with medication I won't even look at it. Back in the days when you could go into a pub it was always soft drinks for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,712 Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 13 hours ago, philmayfield said: I like the bleakness of the fens especially in winter Many years ago I took a piece of Hi Fi kit to a house on the edge of Chattereris, Cambs. The house owner claimed to be interested in buying said bit of kit. It was early in the year.. maybe around March. As I got out of my car to unload the kit (a pre-amp) , I was already freezing. There was one of those steady, cold winds blowing. I was invited into the house and I swear it was colder inside. The house owner and his wife were both nurses and both were in short sleeves in a house that was at about 13 degrees C... if that.. I kept my fleece on and was still freezing. They didn't buy the kit. That is fair enough, except that the reasons they gave were utter cobblers. I blame hypothermia. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,712 Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 Today I jet washed the drive and the side path. My joy knows no bounds.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,594 Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 What an exciting life you lead, Col. Our drive needs cleaning but that might just show up that it actually needs replacing. I’d miss the doggy footprints that are sunk into the concrete though. You say you went to Chatteris once - the only time I’ve ever been there was to take the grandchildren for swimming lessons at he baths..... and it’s only a few miles away from us! You pronounce it Chair’riss in these parts - it may come in useful if you are ever out here in the sticks again... (or not) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 I have an old mate that went into block paving with his redundancy from Blidworth pit, made a fortune, he advised me never to jet wash it, monthly sweep with a shovel full of kiln dried sand does the job. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,094 Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 Morning Margie, talking of Chatteris , that used to be my delivery area every Thursday, (when I drove for SPD). Always started at Whittlesey, March, Chatteris, Haddenham, Ely and sometimes on to Long Sutton and Sutton Bridge. That were back in the 70s. Happy days. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,118 Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 Part of my old stamping grounds also in the 70s Barrie.........bet we went to same shops.....funny folk in chatteris,,,bought a transit van there about 79...whole street came out to watch me drive off in it...think Phil was there playing his Banjo....lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,089 Posted November 15, 2020 Report Share Posted November 15, 2020 Not me. I've only had my banjo for three years. I sit in my rocking chair on the veranda and play. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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