General Chat

Barbra :-D

Kiss me quick hats, sewage washed up on the beach, happy days!


I remember when I first started working at Manchester Town Hall I'd borrow my dad's car fill it up with petrol (five shillings a gallon) pick up some co worker and head to Blackpool. This was on a Friday night when the Union (NALGO) held a dance at the Tower Ballroom every week.

A few pints, this was before the breathalyser, and an unsteady journey back home :-D :-D


Last visited there in the very early 1980's when we went to see an Aunt who lived in Preston. That was just before we came out to Oz. It must have been late in the year as it was cold and miserable :-(


Morecambe was also a place I remember well as we went there several times when we visited another Aunt who was an inmate at Lancaster Moor Hospital.


"Shrimp boats are a-coming, their sails are in sight" :-D :-D

I once had a job in a shoe scrap yard, but I had to leave.

It was sole destroying :-(

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Well I worked in a Bakery kneaded the money .it was just crumbs though :-D :-)

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Were is everybody on the Bland thread is it to bland to comment on now must be some exciting news somewhere ;-) :-D

Well, it is the BLAND thread Barbra ;-)

Went out today for lunch to celebrate our daughter's birthday, which was last week.

The café /restaurant is on the Bunbury beachfront. Fantastic venue but a long wait for lunch, which, when it came, was very good. OH and I had the fish and chips which I have to admit is not our usual Sunday fare :-0

I should have stuck with the seniors portion which would have only had one fish fillet, as I struggled with the two we received, and would have been four dollars cheaper :-D

Snuck the remains of the second fillet out, which our cat seemed to enjoy ;-) :-D :-D

Sorry I wasn't bland enough to read the thread for a few days, but I can see Barbra has kept you going nicely Allan :-)
Allan it is my daughter Birthday today and she wants fish and chips!! so whilst not the same day the same meal.

Never been to Blackpool I'm afraid but plenty of other sewage infested British beaches.

Allan sounds great sat on the beach front no wonder you moved form Lancashire x seniors portion are you that old x happy birthday to your Daughter for last week our youngest son is 42 on the 14th August a son to be proud of will be down again to visit in September for a holiday .it will be getting late were you are ? my lunch is ready Bye Barbara :-) :-) Caroline how dare you our sands are clean in Scotland :-D don't know about England ;-) :-D Happy Birthday to your Daughter :-)

Thanks Barbra :-)
Sands in Scotland like Wales are lovely....though a tad cool at times :-)

Caroline, only four days difference :-D

Barbra, daughter turned 38 last week and in September our son will be 42 :-D

Where do the years go? :-0

I know our eldest Son is 51 September its our 52nd Wedding Anniversary also September .age doesn't matter that's what I tell myself count my blessings well while I can remember numbers :-D :-D

September is a good month then, Barbra. It is our 48th Anniversary :-D :-D

Mine turned 20 today and changed her mind no fish and chips Chinese instead !!

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Caroline you are only a youngster x a dry day here some sunshine .sorting my bedroom out my wardrobe is busting at the seams not me :-D charity shop in for some more stuff to sell ,.then more room for winter clothes x Barbara :-D :-D

Thanks Barbra...having spent all morning cutting weeds/grass don't feel it....feels early thirties rather warm to say the least.

It's a little known fact that Anne Boleyn actually had a brother called Tenpin..

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It's the way I tell them! ;-) :-D :-D