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Sending love from Canada! Dave A

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

so whereabouts was this picture taken? Dave A

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...

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

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

We just used our thumbs... Dave A

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

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...

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

Saltley Sheds... Dave A

works in the USA, lots of Peaky fans here and I'm the beneficiary... Dave A

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

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

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...

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

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

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

Unfortunately Lyn, this area of Florida reminds me of 1998 when we rented a house for 8 people, all of them Brummies except for my Canadian wife. 4 of the Brummies are no longer with us. It's a sad reminder of life and the precious times had. Dave A

Spending Christmas with family in Florida. Not very Christmas like weather, however, the decorative lights are amazing! I'd like to wish everyone on BHF, a very Happy Christmas and good health to all. Dave A