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    RIP MAURICE (sospiri)

    Never met anyone on BHF but it feels like I've lost family. Loss of friends is all too common these days and R.I.P. is becoming routine. Regardless...RIP Maurice, gonna miss your wisdom. Dave A
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    Peaky Blinders - A world away from Downton!

    I was reading an article on the BBC about Birmingham City FC going back to it's original name.. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-birmingham-60523752 Dave A
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    THINKING OF SOSPIRI (maurice)

    Sending love from Canada! Dave A
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    Guildford Street Lozells

    Right across from Gower St school...I'm surprised it's still standing. Dave A
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    Guildford Street Lozells

    so whereabouts was this picture taken? Dave A
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    High Street Aston

    It is true that jellied eels were more about London & the South of England. I was a regular diner at Hawkins in the High St. I didn't have eels as they didn't appeal to me but I did love whelks and peas, which were the marrowfat kind. They went great together...I also went to the Hawkins on...
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    Gas attacks and gas masks in WW2

    I remember the gas masks...biggest memory was the smell of the rubber, and the nose flap you could make noises with. Dave A
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    Milk

    We used to use a coin, usually halfpenny to flatten out and bring the rim up to have a sharp corner. It would spin better, or so we thought. Dave A
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    Milk

    We just used our thumbs... Dave A
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    Milk

    I can drink milk now if it's cold, but that just goes to show that the cold kills the taste. Dave A
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    Milk

    I never liked milk, never knew what was sterilized and what was pasteurized. It didn't help that our mom made tomato soup with milk...cooked fish in milk...and had coffee made with milk and we had hot milk on our cereals...yuk! In addition, we had a local dairy on Rodway St called Holt's and...
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    Vintage clothing and other items you still own

    I still have 2 cardigans our mom knitted for me in 1966, before leaving for Canada. I also have number of ties from our dad's collection that are like Arthur English. Dave A
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    Steam Locos

    Saltley Sheds... Dave A
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    Peaky Blinders has made us cool

    works in the USA, lots of Peaky fans here and I'm the beneficiary... Dave A
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    ITS SOSPIRI'S ( MAURICE) BIRTHDAY TODAY

    Happy Birthday Maurice! I hope you are feeling OK. Dave A
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    Tamworth field trainspotting

    For me, that was what it was mostly about, the Stanier Pacifics, especially the Semi's Dave A
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    Paddington Street Aston

    I cannot be 100% sure, but I believe that Paddington St had only one 'courtyard', which happened to be where I lived. I guess to define courtyard would mean that houses that faced the street had only one entrance and likewise the houses behind them. There were many different layouts that may...
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    Old tram routes in birmingham

    This is heart wrenching to watch...so many memories and now trams have made a come back, seems so pointless. Dave A
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    My First Car

    Got my first car for my 21st birthday. 1959 Morris Mini, got it in part exchange for my 1960 Norton Jubilee motorbike, I still have the receipt. Dave A
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    HAPPY NEW YEAR 2022

    Have a Happy New Year everyone, you deserve it! Dave A
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