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rosie, that Billy Conolly comedy slot in his show ( Archers theme tune should be the " beat " for our National anthem ). Top funny. Would be interesting to see the result if one of these ' National Referemdums ' were to be held on the subject.

THAT NATURAL TECHNIQUE. Been thinking about some of the people that make up, or have made up ,part of many Brummies everyday experiences and in particular those who come to us by way of our Television or Radio. Local News and local Talk Show announcers come to mind in respect to this. People...

A LITTLE LOOK ROUND THE FACTORY SCRAP HEAP. Creating little things made up from factory scraps was an occasional lunch time activity for young workshop beginners and apprentices. Around the early Post War period I recall the factory youngsters got into making a variety of ' toys ' for their...

Hey Smudger, you didn't happen to be the ' speech writer' for Cassius Clay , at his best, as well did you ?

KEEP YOU SHIRT ON. ( Period 1949 ish ). A name some might recall. CHARLES ATLAS. The story used to run about him that a bully kicked sand into his face at a beach. At this time in his life he was reportedly to be only 97 pounds in weight. Humiliated he began to do numerous exercise routines...

" OVERTURES AND BEGINNERS PLEASE ". What a treat to quietly watch your kids and their friends playing out their little ' Grown Up ' mimicking. Right across all districts and during all periods of history the kids have played their own ' interpretations ' of grown up behaviour in the form of...

SWITCHING TRACKS.( Always good for a smile when I think back). There appeared to be times when our parents used covvenient ' change of rules ' to cover some events. We had stayed out in the rain to finish off one of our street games and gotten a bit wet. Returning home our parents would probably...

A Comparison ( How some of our childrens upbringings have changed overtime ). You might like to click onto this link. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/katie-hurley/secrets-of-highly-happy-children_b_3722259.html There's a deal of truth therein for me.

Eddie, reference your post( # 719 this thread ). Perfect place to post it.

" NO NEED TO SEE THE DOCTOR ". Going back a piece, Moms and Dads attempted to sort out their children's minor illnesses and injuries with some of the old fashioned remedies. MALT EXTRACT : Prevention, to banish winter sniffles. CALAMINE LOTION : For insect bites and stings, rashes and sunburn...

The Tap powered Potato scraper. ( a bit of nostalgia ). I think that probably only the senior age groups would remember this device. Children sometimes happily volunteered to do the peeling potatoes duty when this devise was going to be used. Seemed that stacks of swirling water and potatoes...

THE ' BLAZER ' OUTFIT. ( Middle to late 1950's ). Chrome buttons, breast badge, open white shirt, cravat, matching breast pocket handkerchief, a nice pair of Grey flannel trousers and best shoes polished to perfection. Clothe rationing had gone and from their ' jam jar ' savings young men found...

When the ' Bravado' bit became a mite weak. 1952 ish. I recall four of us young men attending the " Onion Fair " at the Serpentine grounds, Aston, around this period. Prior to our visit some of our other Pals had described a particular new ' awesome ' ride on offer that they had seen at the...

Another nice afternoon out. ( 1950 ish ). There were a couple of outdoor sports to be enjoyed around this period. One was the local Motor cycle " Grass Track " event. This was often held on a couple of ' hired ' farm fields. An oval racing track being marked out with White Washed lines...

THEY JUST GOT ON WITH IT. Whilst, quite rightly , we're paying just tributes to many ' Services ' and ' Organisations ' that paved the way to victory in WW2, I would like to add thanks and a tribute to our own Grandads and Grandmas, our own Dads and Moms and all those other ' Grown Ups ' of the...

FLATTERED NOT BATTERED. ( School leaving reports ) 1940's onwards. Basic schools during this period provided end of school " character " references and in some cases provided starter job opportunities. Sorting through a few old boxes recently I came across a couple of " references " that had...

POLISHING UP THE PLOT A BIT. Just had a couple of hours in the garden, Pruning, Slab cleaning and Weeding. Job done and thinking back brought a few things to mind. As kids we were pretty sound in the area's of endurance, energy and physical abilities and that all important ' agility' and now I'm...

" WHAT'S THE WEATHER GOING TO DO " BBC censorship during WW2 didn't allow weather forecasts to be broadcast which would reveal weather conditions, around Great Britain, to the enemy. ( Didn't want to tell ' Jerry ' that it was going to be an ideal afternoon or night to bomb our towns and cities...

GEOMETRY. ( The battle with the bent ruler ). Imagine it's the weekly geometry lesson. A pencil, a piece of paper and a wooden ruler has been handed out to each pupil. Under the worst circumstances three unfortunate things could happen to you now. (1) You haven't understood hardly a word that...

rosie. That little story that your husband relayed to you. ( Post#672 this thread ). Loved it. I can just imagine the opening expectations of the kids in that Woodwork class. Nice little story.