I had to travel on a London bus today for the first time in more years than I care to remember. As I put my 30 pence in coins back in my pocket and tapped the contactless out I moved a few paces down as standing only was available. Then a harmonious bellow was heard from the drivers cabin area of All aboard....All aboard... which I felt compelled to reply with gusto "With the D..... D......" An eerie echoing silence ensued throughout as I quickly tried to suck the words back in. It then dawned on me that I was quite possibly the eldest traveller on that splendid vehicle. Those of a certain vintage with excessive nasal and ear hair will know the melodic phrase that I spouted.
On a side note, it's true that Two Buses do come along at once as after going years without taking one I've got to take another tomorrow to North Greenwich thanks to the Train drivers strike so I can get to Guys at London Bridge.
I had to travel on a London bus today for the first time in more years than I care to remember. As I put my 30 pence in coins back in my pocket and tapped the contactless out I moved a few paces down as standing only was available. Then a harmonious bellow was heard from the drivers cabin area of All aboard....All aboard... which I felt compelled to reply with gusto "With the D..... D......" An eerie echoing silence ensued throughout as I quickly tried to suck the words back in. It then dawned on me that I was quite possibly the eldest traveller on that splendid vehicle. Those of a certain vintage with excessive nasal and ear hair will know the melodic phrase that I spouted.
On a side note, it's true that Two Buses do come along at once as after going years without taking one I've got to take another tomorrow to North Greenwich thanks to the Train drivers strike so I can get to Guys at London Bridge.
I recently told my young grandaughter to, "Come on ya daft apeth" (she was holding up the flow in a crowded corridor). It dawned on me a bit later that no one has said that since the ten bob note was around.
From Googling it seems the half penny left circulation in December 1984 ... even sadder the one to which I referred (pre-decimalisation) died in 1969
It sure was mate, met in the Euston Flyer and it was downhill from there. Funny enough i remember walking out with Dave Thompson and a few others after the game going back to the pub.
Builder insisting that I had his seat on the Elizabeth line, first time it happened to me, then he told his mate to shift so my wife could sit down. Really nice of the bloke and frankly I needed a seat as I got a bad foot. But my wife was vert moody about it. Yes I did feel old but was thankful for such a kind gentleman.
You smash through your Xmas shopping at Bluewater then spend the whole journey home increasingly fearful you left all the bags in the car park and not in the boot.
You smash through your Xmas shopping at Bluewater then spend the whole journey home increasingly fearful you left all the bags in the car park and not in the boot.
at least you could remember your car park, and actually find the car, we have 3 cars in the household and I am always looking for the wrong one, and walking past the one I forgot we came in.
I was in a massive queue in Tenerife airport and to help things along they were letting old people and the disabled into the EU queue. I stared at the guy doing the picking of who gets through and smiled with my lovely bald head and grey beard and he beckoned me and the wife through. She was mortified.
I was also recently at the bowls club watching the mother in law play and was shown to the dressing room as the steward thought i was playing.
Well, there's a small lake and church in the distance but even more curious is the church at the top of the chalk cliffs. There must be some mention of that in records of the history of the area - maybe in The British Library.
When I saw that painting my thought was the same as yours that it could be where the East Terrace was. I then had doubts because I thought the perspective looked more as if it was looking downhill rather than up. Of course it's a painting not a photo, so the painter could have messed around with the composition to make it look more appealing, giving an impression of the area rather than a facsimile.
I was in a massive queue in Tenerife airport and to help things along they were letting old people and the disabled into the EU queue. I stared at the guy doing the picking of who gets through and smiled with my lovely bald head and grey beard and he beckoned me and the wife through. She was mortified.
I was also recently at the bowls club watching the mother in law play and was shown to the dressing room as the steward thought i was playing.
When you forgot you shared that story on the previous page? 😆 knew I had read that recently on here.
A few weeks ago I went to the bowls club to watch my mother in law in a final. When arriving a lady started showing me where to get changed thinking I was in the bowling team. I was fuming. My wife didn’t stop laughing
My barber is just round the corner - I tend to walk past to see if they're busy or not. If they are busy, I walk home again - no worry. The problem is I can't keep walking past them because they'll think I'm mental.
Last time I took the car for a repeat check and sure enough they were free. I parked up, had my haircut and walked home. Then I had to go back and get the car cos I forgot it. They probably think I'm mental anyway
Having a Covid jab and telling the nurse it was "the best jab since Sonny Liston", and getting a blank stare in return, followed by my wife saying "She's not as old as you, you eejit".
Well, there's a small lake and church in the distance but even more curious is the church at the top of the chalk cliffs. There must be some mention of that in records of the history of the area - maybe in The British Library.
When I saw that painting my thought was the same as yours that it could be where the East Terrace was. I then had doubts because I thought the perspective looked more as if it was looking downhill rather than up. Of course it's a painting not a photo, so the painter could have messed around with the composition to make it look more appealing, giving an impression of the area rather than a facsimile.
Having a Covid jab and telling the nurse it was "the best jab since Sonny Liston", and getting a blank stare in return, followed by my wife saying "She's not as old as you, you eejit".
Having a Covid jab and telling the nurse it was "the best jab since Sonny Liston", and getting a blank stare in return, followed by my wife saying "She's not as old as you, you eejit".
Blimey mate, the nurses' mum probably doesn't remember Sonny Liston
Watching Cassius Clay beat Sonny Liston on a black and white TV as a wee boy in the middle of the night when my big Brother switched BBC on and Harry Carpenter was the voice and face of boxing.
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Then a harmonious bellow was heard from the drivers cabin area of All aboard....All aboard... which I felt compelled to reply with gusto "With the D..... D......"
An eerie echoing silence ensued throughout as I quickly tried to suck the words back in.
It then dawned on me that I was quite possibly the eldest traveller on that splendid vehicle.
Those of a certain vintage with excessive nasal and ear hair will know the melodic phrase that I spouted.
On a side note, it's true that Two Buses do come along at once as after going years without taking one I've got to take another tomorrow to North Greenwich thanks to the Train drivers strike so I can get to Guys at London Bridge.
Can’t believe it was 20 years ago
From Googling it seems the half penny left circulation in December 1984 ... even sadder the one to which I referred (pre-decimalisation) died in 1969
I was also recently at the bowls club watching the mother in law play and was shown to the dressing room as the steward thought i was playing.
Last time I took the car for a repeat check and sure enough they were free. I parked up, had my haircut and walked home. Then I had to go back and get the car cos I forgot it. They probably think I'm mental anyway
I wonder why that memory came into my head 🤔