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I too vaguely remember the Lucas Sports Annual Event. I have a feeling a couple of the other main factories had an Annual Sports Event, I think GEC did too.

Yes, my dad would aftern say that too

Halladays Drop Forgings?

Your right it not. Linux is fine if you like that sort of thing, but it has limitations, as does the PC and the MAC. It does give a platform for the pantomime arguments to the ones that are capable of having an argument with themselves in an empty room. Such as the MAC v a PC or the Amega or a...

There is a story I was told that women wore headscarves at work because of line shaft accidents. I did recall in the early 60’s seeing a factory where my grandmother worked with all that line shafting still in use

I found school diner to be variable. My first school had a kitchen, but the food was tended to revolve around cabbage, carrots and sweed. Not much meat, very few chips and a lot of veg. My next school had food bought in in alloy insulated containers, it was quite dire and seems like it came...

I used to like blancmange as a set custard dessert

I have and had a bumper crop

Most certainly the unforgettable chocolate concrete, not my favourite. I liked the cornflake tart and rice pudding. They also did what we called frog spawn, was it tapioca?

That is sad news indeed. He was a very talented and prolific artist who painted numerous scenes in and around Birmingham. He would often paint the same location at different times, leaving us with a superb record of places and their social and seasonal changes. We are fortunate that Eric's...

yes of course, that row of lettering is the give away

I think you have nailed it

The Pegasus horse was the logo for Mobilgas or the Mobil Oil Corporation

That did cross my mine too. When you consider that Gas Street to Worcester and the Severn is I think about 52 locks lower, the technical challenges would have been significant.

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