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Not having to get up multiple times in the night for a pee, is either bloody rare, or a laundry disaster.5
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You read that Jonny Wilkinson's World Cup winning drop kick happened 20 years ago today.5
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You scroll through your old WhatsApp/text messages and are counting those that are no longer with us.0
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you don't know what a tv advert is about7
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You blame your new phone for a missed photo opportunity because it didn’t open on facial recognition 🤷♂️
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Leicester away. Me and Curbit and loads of others on the train when we wonRaith_C_Chattonell said:You read that Jonny Wilkinson's World Cup winning drop kick happened 20 years ago today.3 -
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.
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Quality day that @GreenhitheGreenhithe said:
Leicester away. Me and Curbit and loads of others on the train when we wonRaith_C_Chattonell said:You read that Jonny Wilkinson's World Cup winning drop kick happened 20 years ago today.
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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.Penfolds Perm said: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.
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
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all the RIPs on here are my age ...1
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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.AFKABartram said:
Quality day that @GreenhitheGreenhithe said:
Leicester away. Me and Curbit and loads of others on the train when we wonRaith_C_Chattonell said:You read that Jonny Wilkinson's World Cup winning drop kick happened 20 years ago today.
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Watching Downton Abbey for the high production values0
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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.2
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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.7
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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.AFKABartram said: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.3 -
When you have to think hard about how many days to go to Christmas when there are only three left1
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When there are more sleeps than there are days left 'til Christmas.
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When you tell youngsters 'When I was young ... or, when I was your age ....'.0
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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.7 -
Apologies if already been mentioned but could this other church be St Paul's which stood at the junction of Fairfield Grove and Charlton Lane? It has the distinction of being the first church to be destroyed in London in WW11 by enemy action. https://blitzwalkers.blogspot.com/2010/04/other-st-pauls-first-church-in-london.htmlStig said:
This map suggests that as well as St Luke's at the top of Charlton Church Lane there was another church on Charlton Lane, where the mini roundabout is now. Could that be it? https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/spy/#zoom=16.3&lat=51.48727&lon=0.02453&layers=1&b=1&r=30jimmymelrose said: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.
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When you forgot you shared that story on the previous page? 😆 knew I had read that recently on here.Greenhithe said: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.Greenhithe said: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 laughing7 -
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
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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".6
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When does WW11 start please? Will make sure I'm away then 😁cherryorchard said:
Apologies if already been mentioned but could this other church be St Paul's which stood at the junction of Fairfield Grove and Charlton Lane? It has the distinction of being the first church to be destroyed in London in WW11 by enemy action. https://blitzwalkers.blogspot.com/2010/04/other-st-pauls-first-church-in-london.htmlStig said:
This map suggests that as well as St Luke's at the top of Charlton Church Lane there was another church on Charlton Lane, where the mini roundabout is now. Could that be it? https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/spy/#zoom=16.3&lat=51.48727&lon=0.02453&layers=1&b=1&r=30jimmymelrose said: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.3 -
Did the nurse say, “just a little prick”?Big William said: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".0 -
Blimey mate, the nurses' mum probably doesn't remember Sonny ListonBig William said: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".
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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.
I wonder why that memory came into my head 🤔0 -
Back in the late 70's being mistaken for David Cassidy, now in 2023, after another fracture of the ankle, you're Hop a long Cassidy !2
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‘Mistaken for David Cassidy’ ?? How can I be sure ?soapboxsam said:Back in the late 70's being mistaken for David Cassidy, now in 2023, after another fracture of the ankle, you're Hop a long Cassidy !3 -
When you change your deodorant from Lynx Africa to Asda Fresh.7
