You must be ~10 or 12 years younger than me, I seem to recall I had been working 2 or 3 years when it happened, & it was definitely on my long short list.
Vividly recall Harold Wilson visiting the scene a day or two later. And the then Chairman of the NCB (National Coal Board) Lord Robens handling it all so terribly, & denying responsibility.
I remember seeing it on the news, black and white TV still then. Just do very sad.
I'm 67, just a bit younger than that old fella Red Dog.
You must be ~10 or 12 years younger than me, I seem to recall I had been working 2 or 3 years when it happened, & it was definitely on my long short list.
Vividly recall Harold Wilson visiting the scene a day or two later. And the then Chairman of the NCB (National Coal Board) Lord Robens handling it all so terribly, & denying responsibility.
I remember seeing it on the news, black and white TV still then. Just do very sad.
I'm 67, just a bit younger than that old fella Red Dog.
You must be ~10 or 12 years younger than me, I seem to recall I had been working 2 or 3 years when it happened, & it was definitely on my long short list.
Vividly recall Harold Wilson visiting the scene a day or two later. And the then Chairman of the NCB (National Coal Board) Lord Robens handling it all so terribly, & denying responsibility.
It being Ramadan should make no difference to numbers as gambling is Haram for followers of the Muslim faith. However I live in the real world and suspect that it probably does. Ho hum, life goes on.
My first job after university was in one of the livelier William Hills in NW London - the clientele was full of characters.
One day two of them got into a massive row about something or other.
One of them said to the other 'You shouldn't even be in here - you're a Muslim'
To which the Muslim replied 'You shouldn't be in here either - how that judge only gave you a suspended sentence for throwing that traffic warden through that shop window I'll never know'
So lovely to hear from you Andrew.
Do you & your brother still play Online poker? One of you was "Dr Marbles" iirc?
Still in touch with Claire/Claw? Anyone else from the old gang?
The first tragedy registered in my mind just before my 8th birthday. I think because the victims were mainly children. 1966 the Aberfan disaster.
I remember walking in to a bar in Spain on Boxing Day and the tsunami was being reported on Sky News. I'm a frequent visitor to Thailand now, but hadn't yet travelled there.
Good times watching Muhammad Ali on TV live via satellite.
What IS the matter with you people? Ever tried proper music?
I was sceptical, but took my best friend to see her at Wembley for her birthday last summer, and it was fantastic.
Now I'm on Vegas sabbatical I've turned into a concert boy, and have a good set lined up for the middle half of the year.
Think I've got 8 or 9 in the next 6 months.
Glad I'm on electric now, and not paying for petrol anymore at these prices!
Pros & cons of electric cars?
I have nothing against them as such except the sort of insecurity of having to stop for a few hours on a long journey to re-charge, the faff of plugging them in every night, & the lack of the "vroom vroom" noise of an ICE.
