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    Aston hippodrome

    While I was in the Scouts, St Mary's 120th. A few from each troop would play in the annual Gang Show which was put on each year. It seemed we practiced a lot and spent a lot of time been acts in pretty seedy dressing rooms (of course we did not have star rooms), there were 8 or 10 of us in each...
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    NewStreet Birmingham

    Ell, what is a Buffet Hut?
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    NewStreet Birmingham

    Goodness gracious what a wonderful picture!
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    NewStreet Birmingham

    OMG, I love the old Brum drawings/pictures...…...Its like a wonderful history lesson. To think I grew up with this and took SO much for granted, now I can't get enough of it!
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    Ex Pats and Brummies abroad

    Pedro, I think you raise some excellent points! Although I have been told that I make a fool of myself without too much effort
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    Ex Pats and Brummies abroad

    Bob, IKEA should care a lot more for some reason they don’t. With the Chinese I think it’s like Japanese instructions from some years back. Not sure they care too much either!
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    Ex Pats and Brummies abroad

    On the same topic with a different angle, I do a lot of work with factory automation using PLC;s (programable logic controllers) HMI's (human machine interface) & facial recognition controls. The later being the newer technology is actually less difficult to deal with. The primary manufactures...
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    Engines

    I believe that a European company, Micro Matic make most of the taps and beer supply piping now. They are global in supply. they also make a majority of the valves that are in each stainless steel keg. And that they work with the breweries managing the maintenance programs you mentioned.
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    Happy Birthday BAZZM

    Happy Birthday Bazz & many many more!
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    disgusting food

    Nico, my gran did that with me...…….It was a game to get me to eat the soup!
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    disgusting food

    MW, when I worked in the butcher shop after school sheep's brains were a delicacy.....Many people would order them for the weekend and Friday for some reason. I remember being taught how to split the sheep's head with a clever so that the brain was split cleanly in half!
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    disgusting food

    Nico, they served (we ate) powdered eggs during the war years as well as a few years afterward!
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    disgusting food

    My condolences Nico :cool:
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    Then & Now

    Thank you Alan, great observations!
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    Then & Now

    oldMohawk, about what year is the older picture?
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