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    Donbogen reacted to A Sparks's post in the thread Scams via telephone, email 2026 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    So sorry, what a horrible thing to happen. As you say, it's not the money but everything else we carry around and the inconvenience of...
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    Donbogen reacted to Smudger's post in the thread Scams via telephone, email 2026 with Sad Sad.
    Touch wood, I've never been scammed, but yesterday a pickpocket got me. Took my wallet with only £40 but the hassle of losing my...
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    oldroddy reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Chance Brothers with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Picture from Joe Russell's Smethwick by Russell, Joe (Published 2000), but no date given.
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    oldroddy reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Chance Brothers with Appreciate Appreciate.
    The Packing and Dispatching Department of Messrs. Chance Brothers' Works. Publication date 1919, from Internet Archive.
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    Morturn reacted to A Sparks's post in the thread Chance Brothers with Appreciate Appreciate.
    An article about Chance Glassworks from the BBC Birmingham website this morning... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crrvwrp41deo
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    Lady Penelope reacted to mikejee's post in the thread Sutton Archeology with Appreciate Appreciate.
    William Cobbett’s Rural Rides and his road to reform Talk by Chris Barnett Wed 5 August, 7.30pm Linton Village Hall, Linton...
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    Lady Penelope reacted to RobT's post in the thread Photo Help Please with Appreciate Appreciate.
    And one from me, sorry it's two years late!
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    Lady Penelope replied to the thread Brookvale Park & Witton Lakes.
    Viv, I can still remember the smell of the boathouse on a hot summer's day. I think we had gone for an ice cream which they used to sell...
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    Morturn reacted to A Sparks's post in the thread Scams via telephone, email 2026 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    So sorry, what a horrible thing to happen. As you say, it's not the money but everything else we carry around and the inconvenience of...
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    A Sparks replied to the thread Chance Brothers.
    An article about Chance Glassworks from the BBC Birmingham website this morning... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crrvwrp41deo
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    A Sparks replied to the thread Scams via telephone, email 2026.
    So sorry, what a horrible thing to happen. As you say, it's not the money but everything else we carry around and the inconvenience of...
  • BrianE
    BrianE replied to the thread Hall Green Technical College.
    I went day release to Hall Green tech from 1960 from BSA tools Montgomery Street Spark Brook to do my ONC ordinary national certificate...
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    A Sparks reacted to Smudger's post in the thread Scams via telephone, email 2026 with Sad Sad.
    Touch wood, I've never been scammed, but yesterday a pickpocket got me. Took my wallet with only £40 but the hassle of losing my...
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    Smudger replied to the thread Scams via telephone, email 2026.
    Touch wood, I've never been scammed, but yesterday a pickpocket got me. Took my wallet with only £40 but the hassle of losing my...
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    Smudger reacted to Graham2's post in the thread IN OUR GARDENS 2026 with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Birch trees we have by the million, it's also the wood we burn on our stove in the winter, so i have a 4wood sheds full of Birch...
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