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I never met Ron, he and Frank had a fall out over something or other. He and Frank were in the RAF, Ron was not a flyer (I think groundcrew) and Frank worked in Radar, he was ground based too but did fly missions when new radar equipment was being developed (he also landed with US ground troops...

I knew Frank from when I was eleven through to his death, a gentleman and one of the most intelligent people I have ever met. He loved ham radio (G5IW) and after retiring to Wales got a part time job at Aberystwyth University in the physics department. They were doing an upper atmosphere...

My step father was Frank Barlow, he and his brother Ron took over from their father Fred when he retired. The company was sold to Ryman's IIRC. They had a yellow Transit van, minivan and mini...the mini was given to me when I past my test age 17...lots of great memories of that mini. Frank...

Good site for aerial photos https://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/ We're so lucky living here in South Wales, Brecon Beacons is a 20 min drive, Barry Island/Porthcawl about 40 mins and an hour to the Gower Peninsula :cool:

The good curry houses use mutton or goat, still do. I love goat but can only get it when I drive into Cardiff. There used to be a fantastic Jamaican cafe/take away on Dudley road and their goat dishes were fantastic. If you were a regular you could buy little bags of off menu 'special herbs'...

" how curry houses offered an affordable meal out for many people at the time" The business plan and the food served. Most restaurant's were family owned and run with members working long hours for less pay than the workers in unionised industries around them is and was a major factor for...

4K video downloader is free, downloads from a lot of sites including youtube and dailymotion plus you have the option to rip only the sound/audio track which is great for getting a copy of harder to find music. It creates a folder called 4K video downloader in your W10 video directory so easy...

VLC with handle any media you throw at it, I'm in the radio shack typing this and VLC is playing one of my blues playlists in the background; works well on Android phones too.

Don't let facts stand in the way of a good story ;)

State Enrolled Nurse was a two year course and you had more limited promotion prospects compared to a State Registered Nurse who trained for three years. Day to day clinical role was much the same, both could issue patient medications etc. My mom nursed there (SRN), my wife also then went on...

Another foot tapper for you all

My lad sent me this, he said it sums me up a treat Hope he was joking :)

I watch very little live TV these days, its all streaming or the home computer network (I collect films). Working through some American shows at the moment, Boston Legal and Justified, both very good IMO. If you have Amazon Prime take a peek at Goliath, entertaining and not too heavy.

I'll tell you one thing Maurice, the Cypriots don't like it when a brummie starts beating them at Tavli ;) Change happens everywhere, we went to Paris for a weekend in 2018, not been for years and the youngsters were there drinking coke and smoking Marlboro, the day of vin rouge and Gauloises...

I've a good American friend who' also an anglophile and he and his wife have restored several British bikes which they use. The pre WW2 bikes they use on day outs they dress up, tweeds and knickerbocker trousers, front basket with period picnic set.... He's also into British camping equipment...

On Cyprus I was much happier in the village playing Tavli than in town with the tourists and off season was my favourite time of year. Many times I'd take some food to the Roman amphitheatre in the early morning and I'd be the only one there, sitting eating fruit and ham...happy days.

Our daughter got married on Crete in 2017. We stayed in the Stella Palace Hotel Resort and Spa; they had the civil wedding then the ceremony at a small chapel that is onsite. Beautiful island and real five star service at the resort, wonderful staff and food. I lived on Cyprus back in the 80s...

On the news earlier Tui said booking to Crete went up 500% in the twelve hours after Johnson's speech. I hope the lifting of restrictions don't end in tears. That said it will be Cyprus or Gran Canaria for all of October if its safe...covid owes me three holidays!

I'm lucky, I'm a short(ish) drive to the Brecon Beacons and the Gower Peninsula so day trips are sorted and we still go family camping (weekends) here in Wales. Growing up in brum day trips were often to places like the Cotswolds and we'd have caravan holidays. It would be nice to think brits...