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  1. OtherHalf

    postcards from the war front

    he chose to join RAMC said he didnt have to shoot anyone :) the one postcard is embroidered by hand and I see that your card is as well .. I suppose they were fairly common but who did them ???
  2. OtherHalf

    postcards from the war front

    Churn camp ....a photo of her Grandad .. Belgium 1917 with love to my dear mother on the back ...and a french lady :)...with on the back .. another for your album I will be amused to see all these again when I come home
  3. OtherHalf

    postcards from the war front

    Got these today from Maggies sister Heather of her Grandads some postcards from France:)
  4. OtherHalf

    David Fowler

    sorry don't particularly like snakes :P and lots of people have a phobia about them :) especially monster ones:)
  5. OtherHalf

    Self pay?

    ..Terry Try a bit of "self control " ,,,it must be a man thing as I have the same problem with that as well my wife keeps telling me off
  6. OtherHalf

    I Remember When.....

    I remember the run up to Christmas Len three weeks before stocking up on turkeys capons and poultry of various sorts :) dressing them and freezing them to sell them later towards christmas eve as Fresh:shocked: after thawing of course ;) I also remember selling smelly old chickens past the sell...
  7. OtherHalf

    Witton grave photo

    normally we would do this for someone who is out of the city :)
  8. OtherHalf

    The Riddings,Stechford

    there may be something here ?https://billdargue.jimdo.com/glossary-brief-histories/
  9. OtherHalf

    The Riddings,Stechford

    Try Google maps it aint what it used to be...
  10. OtherHalf

    Think Tank

    :D Froth a paraphrase dick martin used on the programme :D:D;)YouTube- Rowan & Martin Laugh In - Quickies #2 a "quickie"
  11. OtherHalf

    Maudsley Car Manufacturers

    :thumbsup:thanks John :D
  12. OtherHalf

    Maudsley Car Manufacturers

    nice ...John... yes please ...good link :)some lovely trucks the AEC badged Maudsley is great with the sign above :)
  13. OtherHalf

    Pop - Drink

    good answers its funny never thought of "coke" as a pop or is that just me ?:D
  14. OtherHalf

    Maudsley Car Manufacturers

    absolutely brilliant :) I like it the bridge could be anywhere not just southall:)
  15. OtherHalf

    Think Tank

    FROTH It hurts me I still think the museums should be free :rolleyes:how many cant afford to take their families to see some wonderful things that we used to see when we were kids prejudiced you bet yer sweet bippy as they used to say on Rowan and Martins laugh in :rolleyes::D... NICE pics
  16. OtherHalf

    Can YOu Remember Your First Day At Work

    I remember my first day at work LH Durrant of Harborne my mom got me the job and I had to wait in the shop till I got sent out with an electrician and I hadn't got a clue what I was supposed to do while I was there but I was put with a very nice man who had a lot of patience with me and all for...
  17. OtherHalf

    I Remember When.....

    Wendy speak to any OLD Time copper and they will tell you things were not always rosy .. thugs and bullies of any age dont have respect ...for anyone or anything ...but some of the old type villains.. at least had some respect and I do remember one or two men being drunk coming home and the...
  18. OtherHalf

    Enjoying a Joke

    Wendy ...was it something I said thats rendered you speechless ;):P
  19. OtherHalf

    Enjoying a Joke

    HAH all you Brawomen only want him back to rip some MORE bits off him we Barmen aint that dumb are we ??:rolleyes::rolleyes:;):P
  20. OtherHalf

    Enjoying a Joke

    Sanity returns at long last:D
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