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    Stereos, Hi-Fi’s, Record Players, Gramophones

    I bought my first 10 inch LP in 1953 for my late Wife while we were in Hong Kong with the RAF she was mad on Frankie Laine, I think it was before Vinyl but it does not seem like Bakelite. It still plays OK despite being 67 years old. Eric
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    RIP JENNYANN

    I remember meeting a couple from Canada a few years ago at a meet in the Bull, I still have the Canadian pennant she gave me, I gave them a framed painting of the Bull, not sure whether this was Jenny. Anyway my sincere condolences. Eric
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    Telephone history: Telephone Service in Birmingham

    Radiorails, re post 341, that is the old EAS (east) telephone exchange, later having the 327 all figure code, part of the Birmingham (021) telephone system, I worked for PO telephones 1956 t0 1987, although the last 3 years it was privatised and became BT, one of the reasons why I took early...
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    Who painted this picture?

    mw0njm, Yes everything else is in proportion, I cannot understand why he has made the car and cyclist so small. I still like the painting. Personally I would have left both the car and cyclist out of the painting as I finds it distracts from the main subject, the tram, which he has painted very...
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    Who painted this picture?

    I thought it was a lad on the bike but I now realise it is a woman by the figure and pony tail, she like the car is far to small and both feet together instead of one up and one down, I do not want to sound critical of an other wise good painting but as a painter myself I notice these things. Eric
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    Who painted this picture?

    I have heard of him and seen his work (that tram is typical) but know nothing about his background or where he hails from. He is not listed in my Artists hand book. Eric
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    Who painted this picture?

    I like the painting, my only criticism is the foreground car, it looks much to small, compare the size to the background figures also I find it distracting, I would have left it out, that's only my opinion of course. Eric
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    Who painted this picture?

    Cannot help you this time Frothy, except to say it was not me. I like it though. Eric
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    Radio

    Learning morse is like riding a bike, once you have mastered it you never forget. I was aircrew wireless operator for 8 years in the RAF 1948 - 56 but because of a weak eye was 'grounded' for the last 12 months and worked in a signal centre at Bletchley where we took messages down on a...
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    IT'S LYNS (ASTONESS )BIRTHDAY TO DAY FOLKS.

    A very Happy birthday and many of them. Eric
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    THE COST OF PROGRESS

    Surely the only people who can work from home are office workers, not factory workers, builders, transport workers, those who work in the utilities shop workers etc... it goes on. Eric
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    Onion Fair

    was not the ICI/IMI also at one time also called Kynochs ?
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    Windows 10

    I have a daughter and Son in law and a sister and Brother in law neither have a Computer so you can live without them. I did not have one when my Wife was alive 22 years ago, purchased my first one about 18 years ago and would not be without it now but I think you have to be careful you do not...
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    Windows 10

    mikejee and oldMohawk, thanks for enlightening me, don't think I have need for any of them but its nice to know what they are. Eric
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    Windows 10

    I now know what an iPad is, could some kind person tell me, in plain English, what an iPhone and a Tablet is. Eric
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    Windows 10

    Just checked on Argos, just realised my 18 yo great grandson has one, wondered what it was. Eric
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    Windows 10

    Thanks all for explanation, I'm at an age when it difficult to grasp new technologies but I have an idea now what it is. I will stick to my Acer Predator tower PC Windows 10 which I can understand (mostly). I have not even got a mobile phone, I slung that in March when I packed up motoring after...
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    Windows 10

    I know this is a naïve question but what exactly is an iPad ? Most of the posts on this thread are beyond my understanding but I would like to know what an iPad is. Eric
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    Steelhouse Lane Lock Up

    They have since use the painting to make a 1000 piece jigsaw surrounded by some of the peaky blinder villains who spent time in there, pic attached. Eric
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    SALFORD BRIDGE AREA NEW PHOTOS

    Ray, I always credit the owner of the pics (where known) and will certainly will do so in your case. I lived near there donkeys years ago, Queens Rd and Vicarage Rd. If I do a painting it will be donated to the raffle at our next meet assuming we ever have one. Thanks Eric
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