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And then it wanted my MS password, no-one has asked for that for years, but I surprised myself and managed to reset it, eventually!

Thanks both, it's easy to change an "English" to something else but more difficult trying to change "Chinese" to English especially when the new machine uses different logos. But I've got there! Ta!

HELP PLEASE! Just bought an Amazon Kindle on line but it "Speaks" Cantonese! The supplier e-mails me saying "it can easily be switched to English in Settings, but how? I'm not very computer literate and don't read a word of Chinese!

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/camp-hill-line-birminghams-new-28646689?utm_source=birmingham_live_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=_newsletter&utm_content=&utm_term=&ruid=dcc7b28c-6c0f-4440-a981-3cadae2a751e Newspaper update

Don't you find that someone has been in and knocked it down?

Current Google shot shows Friends Meeting place still there, many years ago I saw, I think Tibetan Buddhists, doing a talk there.

Realise that things are going full circle. Eye sight deteriorating so driving is off the menu so now walking to local shop, a Tesco, good exercise, taken to using a step counter. Suppose I shall be looking to the once a week "Ring and Ride" next!

We have frog's spawn.

Surprised that "search" doesn't show that someone has not extolled the joy of Subbuteo! Strictly speaking I never had a Subbuteo but the earlier version which I remember was called "Newfooty" or something very similar. Hours of enjoyment in 1950's

I know this is probably not the best place for this, it's just a "heads up" I spotted this morning. The travel photographer of the year exhibition is coming to NEC (is it still called that?) and I thought there would be those interested to know, anyway it's 16-19 March...

I suppose all of us of a certain age grew up with the local shop concept, no car in the home, there wasn't until late 50's at best, moms needed a range of shops within bag carrying distance. My earliest locals were on the Warwick Rd at Tyseley some near to Knights Rd. the others on the corner of...

My e-mail account has recently been hacked by someone in Lagos, Nigeria. My contacts received an e-mail inviting them to buy me a gift voucher. For a couple of days I received no incoming e-mails I guess they were being diverted to my new friend in Lagos, but on the plus side I have had lots of...

KES promote "bright" pupils from the Grammar Schools to the high school at Edgbaston. A couple of my class mates were similarly treated.

Probably KES Edgbaston, Camp Hill head in 1950 was Tom Rogers, a Quaker so we didn't have Cadet Corps.

Remploy which started in 1940's after WW2 probably took on some of the employment of the visually disabled. There was a Remploy factory in Garretts Green for many years.

These pictures from "Phil" show a Chestnuts in Garretts Green, where St Thomas's Church was built in 1950's

Happy New Year Everyone, Big Thank You to all the Moderators!

Mom worked in school meals, this meant she could be home when we boys were off school. She was "cook-in-charge" at Oldknow Rd in Small Heath but trained previously at Central Grammar and Blakenhale schools. This was in the "meat and two veg" days ie well prior to the burger and chip days.

No-one in 1970's would refer to our MD by his Christian name, David. We had a tannoy system which he would use if he wanted to speak with you. One day my name was broadcast, you felt that you had to stand to answer, after listening to the instruction I replied "OK, Dave, I'll do that" You could...