Vagueness and the Aftermath - A sporadic diary

[tonytats]

Sadly for him yes - although he was lucky enough the nickname didn't stick.

Sara, having grown up in the mobile age (and in the over? protective age) can't believe we used to leave the house in the morning, with a sandwich, a cagoule, a sheath knife and with the instructions to be back by dark.

We didn't suffer too many bad injuries, apart from Baw-Kebab there was one lad went up a pine in a forestry plantation (where they plant the trees close together to force them to grow tall and straight with spindly little side branches), we could climb them as little kids so long as you only took one hand or foot off a branch at a time - that spread your weight, and you could get to wood pigeon nests that way. He got up the tree put his hand up and into the nest & the mother was still there, she burst out the nest, he used both hands to shield his face and the branches under his feet snapped - he managed to snap every branch off that tree on the way down. His landing wasn't too hard as the branches had cushioned his fall, but the stubs had raked his thighs so he walked home like John Wayne.

There was another guy who decided to pee on an electric fence, got a shock in a sensitive place and jumped, falling over backwards, while still pissing, straight up...... He just got up and walked home without saying anything (we were laughing too hard to listen anyway) and he never went nesting with us again...

Aaahh the good old days we used to do that too as we got older we wanted air rifles too some parents allowed them some didn't so al the didnts used to store them round the dids then go over the woods n shoot each other
Gradually we progressed to motor bikes too anything from Honda 50s bantam 175s all stripped down for grass / off road use gallon of petrol was 5 bob ( 25 p) we always clubbed together for petrol or if skint went n siphoned some the night before
If you were flush you smoked embassy regal if you wernt it was players number 6 number ten sovereign or Carlton in descending order of wealth
Some of the girls who hung around the rec with us would show a bit of nipple for an embassy regal but sadly not much for a players number ten
I wonder where they all are now ?? Now I can afford embassy

[Karabiner]

You'd better give Camellia a hot-water-bottle and a blanket tonight

[hector62]

Mr T.

I was led to believe that the fish knife was a different shape not to be able to cut the fish up better but so that you knew which knives had been used to eat fish with. The idea was that the knife would pick up some of the smell of the fish and you don't want to be eating your roast beef with a fishy tasting knife.

[tikay]

Mr T.

I was led to believe that the fish knife was a different shape not to be able to cut the fish up better but so that you knew which knives had been used to eat fish with. The idea was that the knife would pick up some of the smell of the fish and you don't want to be eating your roast beef with a fishy tasting knife.

Ahh, thank you hector, that works. In those days, doubt they had Fairy Liquid.

[tonytats]

We used to walk / play along side the railway track when it rained we would walk the track to huts with small stoves in get a fire going to warm up if we were lucky there would be an old Mayfair or playboy in there to read / fight over
Or if we were really lucky we would find a few detonators in there suppoed to be put on the track to warn trains of fog or ?
We would have great fun with them throwing bricks at them on concrete in the rec until they went off ,then some nosey old bug* er would call the police so we would all scatter I never knew I could run so fast as when a copper was after you !!
Now it's all snap chat Instagram n Facebook I know what I'd rather have ??

Plenty of embassy

[Rod Paradise]

We used to walk / play along side the railway track when it rained we would walk the track to huts with small stoves in get a fire going to warm up if we were lucky there would be an old Mayfair or playboy in there to read / fight over
Or if we were really lucky we would find a few detonators in there suppoed to be put on the track to warn trains of fog or ?
We would have great fun with them throwing bricks at them on concrete in the rec until they went off ,then some nosey old bug* er would call the police so we would all scatter I never knew I could run so fast as when a copper was after you !!
Now it's all snap chat Instagram n Facebook I know what I'd rather have ??

Plenty of embassy

A chase off the polis was exciting - but for real terror a gamekeeper with a shotgun & a couple of dogs would really see you sprout wings to get away 

[Jon MW]

Mr T.

I was led to believe that the fish knife was a different shape not to be able to cut the fish up better but so that you knew which knives had been used to eat fish with. The idea was that the knife would pick up some of the smell of the fish and you don't want to be eating your roast beef with a fishy tasting knife.

Ahh, thank you hector, that works. In those days, doubt they had Fairy Liquid.

Would have thought it was more to do with gently 'scraping' fish off the bone and that it still gets used now out of tradition

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We used to walk / play along side the railway track when it rained we would walk the track to huts with small stoves in get a fire going to warm up if we were lucky there would be an old Mayfair or playboy in there to read / fight over
Or if we were really lucky we would find a few detonators in there suppoed to be put on the track to warn trains of fog or ?
We would have great fun with them throwing bricks at them on concrete in the rec until they went off ,then some nosey old bug* er would call the police so we would all scatter I never knew I could run so fast as when a copper was after you !!
Now it's all snap chat Instagram n Facebook I know what I'd rather have ??

Plenty of embassy

Embassy Regal? You flash bugger.

[Mohican]

Thought this might interest you-

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Thought this might interest you-

Wow!

That's brilliant.

I could never have imagined an engine without inlet or exhaust valves. No cam shaft, no rockers or tappets. Only three spark plugs for 5 cylinders. Amazing.

The best bit is, now that I've seen it, it looks obvious.

Fantastic!

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Lion attack.

Warning! Very graphic.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwJ2qCxOHZA

[mulhuzz]

amazing(ly cute) picture of tiger cub (one of triplets) born at London Zoo recently and said today to be in 'rude health' to balance horrific scenes of Lion attack.

Click to see full-size image.

Two incredible extremes which makes you think about having animals in captivity. I can never make my mind up whether I think all zoos are terrible or do serve some really useful purpose. I seem to flit between the two thoughts all the time.

[Junior Senior]

gross. what on earth was he doing in there anyway. didnt seem to bother the little dog wandering around!
all a bit weird.

[RED-DOG]

I've just been watching this blackbird sunbathing.

First he rolled around in the grass, then he unzipped his feathers, (birds do that, feathers work in a hook and eye principle) then he just kicked back and lounged in the sun.

[Junior Senior]

Lovely. I have been gardening for the last 2 days. About 6 hours each day. A female blackbird was following me around hoping i disturbed a worm or three, which i did. She came within inches of me a few times. Very tame and delightful birds.