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l have used both Crisco products solid and liquid and would recommend it anytime, its good fo frying especially chicken "yum yum" fried shrimp etc, also good for baking cookies and it makes the best pastry so go ahead and try it, years ago it seemed it was the only product on the shelves but...

l was never really scared of lighting or thunder, always knew to never stand under a tree and get indoors....but after experiencing my first thunderstorm in Texas l can really say l was scared l thought the end of the world had come,l was alone in our apartment when it hit and it seemed to go...

Maggieuk, l to remember when the steam roller came around along with the hot tar...dad would say go and get a whiff of that it will do you the world of good, l had asthma all my life and thought the fumes of the tar would be of no benefical quality...but one always did what dad said....Brenda

it did'nt open for me either, but glad it was fixed as l would have missed a great picture.....thats how l remember the high streetl l was a member of Burlington Hall, for many years as were my parents and it was a wonderful community club for all ages,and have many happy memories of our camping...

Barry, just read of your sad news, no one knows what your going through right now, but you have 40yrs of happy memories to look back on to keep you strong, god bless...Brenda

David, loved your story, l bet you can haver a chuckle about it now..l wonder if the kids of to-day have to do lines like we did.???...they would probabily but them in the copier and just carry one, Brenda

l left the uk 1958 in a DC 3 from elmdon to glascow then on to the US....never flew before and you can imagin how scared l was alone 22year old who had never travelled further than Devon...we settled in a very small town in Texas and a very quiet place too..the most noise we hear is a train...

crown and cushiob...perry barr...brenda

David, can you imagine today what the law would have done to these teachers of days gone bye, for starters there would have probably a law suit, the teachers then the school district would have been liable for thousands for cruelty to children etc,..or the kids of today would turn round and...

l lived in copely street all my life untill l got married and mom and dad lived at no. 9 from 1933 to 1969 copely street was a cul-de-sac, and all of us knew each other.....when l made a visit in 1969 my first trip home in over 9 years, mom and dad met us both very upset as they had to move...

l think l've mentioned this before my g/mother thought syrup of figs was a cure all..my g/parents my brother and l evacuated together in 1940...if a fell down and hurt myself it was go to bed with a good dose of syrup of figs....one day l fell (l was climbing) split my lip wide open l should...

Dav and Lyn, you discribed your cellar identical to ours in Copley street, l always had to count the coal bags, when the coal was delivered, so the count would be idential to the invoice....we always had a lot of slack and my dad would mix it with some kind of cement l think, and set it up in...

David l always remember my dad telling me about vicarage rd school when the boys and girls were seperate....l don't know what year it was that he left school he was born 1905...well on his last day he was caught climbing the wall to look at the girls got caught and said he had the worst caning...

as good as done...Brenda

Claribel, its nice to know someone remembers my uncle and aunt Bill and Edie Coates, also Mary, and the Pagets, Mary was my little bridsmaid at my wedding 1956 at Aston Church...Mary lives at Bridgenorth now and enjoying her retirement although has had a few health issues but is on the...

Could any of you tell me if a Mary Cioates was at your school, Mary is my cousin and lived in Church Lane and was about your ages....Brenda

Remeber we were told not to cross our eyes as we would stick like that.......was l the only one who used to do that....but my eyes never got stuck.....Brenda

Bernard, you brought back memories to me,when ron was in the RAF,he had seperate collars to his shirts l think it was 2 collars to a shirt, and we still have his studs laying around somewhere, he always hated having to wear collar and tie and still does, thank goodness for weddings etc or l...

This maybe off topic but could anyone tell me the name of the gown shop opposite the 33 bus stop on martineau street.....l got my wedding dress from there nearly 55years ago and just can'nt think of the name....l'm having a senior moment.....brenda

l was always told if you drank vinegar it would dry your blood up......never thought about this while eating fish and chips though....Brenda