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    Concorde

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    On 06/10/2017 at 08:46, Chelsea14Ian said:

    The last BA Concorde in service is now going on Display in Bristol. I have been over the prototype at Duxsford .If I get a chance would like to see the one at Bristol. Inside it is very small.Sadly I never got a chance to fly on her,what a plane when you think the design was sixties.I did see the last flight from work,5 or 6 can't remember went over what a sight.Sadly I think we missed a trick Think the Americans put a block on it and would have been  great if they came up with further developments. Suppose it came down to money.All that is left of Concorde,is her call sign.Speed bird 1.That is now used by BA planes flying from London city Airport to New York. 

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    Hi ian, i went to duxford the other day & went in concorde & you're right it really is narrow , if you decide to visit it , take your own food , it was £9.00 just for two scones, but it is a nice place to visit with 7 hangars full of planes, 

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    Any Tablet Techies?

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    I bought my daughter an acer aconia tablet & it broke down about 6 months down the line WITH -you guessed it , charging problems , i could'nt get the charger to stay in & i tried various others to no avail & i started to get lines on it too so it went back & i got a refund, clares now got my samsung one & she uses it every day & no problems, samsungs are real work horses & thats why i stick to samsung fones, lol  lori

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    Shoes

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    :wave i definitely could'nt walk in them now, i'd break my neck lol, i did wear them sort years ago & one time went & broke the heal, seeing someone hobbling down the road with only one shoe on is not a pretty site hahaha. lori

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    Depressed Now...

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    On 03/06/2017 at 10:19 AM, Gracie said:

    Leaving our hire boat is one of the worst feelings. When we finally arrive back at the boat yard, always being the last to arrive (and late) the engineers stand there looking at their watches and shaking their heads lol, have to practically prise my hands from the rails

    We spend the rest of the day looking on all the boats for our next hire and don't arrive home until very late that night absolutely shattered but worth every second of it

    I feel your pain, I really do

    Grace

     

    you think that's sad, when we used to go with colin sandersons we always used to take the boat out again for a half an hour trip up the river the next morning before we were due to go home, just to say goodbye to the boat lol, & colin did'nt mind bless him it was a ritual of ours lol, lori

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    Ladies, Am I Allowed To Smirk?

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    On 18/03/2017 at 4:31 PM, Gracie said:

    I very much think you're allowed to smirk Timbo, I absolutely don't understand that look, what I also can't understand for the life of me why the girls of my generation have to send selfies pouting which only succeeds in making them look like constipated ducks :naughty:Apparently biting your lip is also sexy I sent a photo to im indoors of me biting my lip once, it didn't go down too well, apparently it's your bottom lip you're supposed to bite :facepalm:(not a good look, I can tell you)

    Grace

     

    what i find aweful gracie , is when people stick their tongues out & they have a stud in it, ouch,  it looks painful, lori

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    Brooms Promo

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    On 15/03/2017 at 0:29 PM, Baitrunner said:

    That might not have been such an easy moor up!!:party:

    i like the fact they went from brundall to Norwich, stopping for lunch enroute and needed water!!! What did they do with it all? Or do brooms charge more if you want a full water tank when you pick your boat up?:facepalm:

     sure it's just creative licence to show the various aspects. 

    Is that woman on speed though? No wonder he didn't say much. Couldn't get a word in:party:

    hahaha i thought the same baitrunner, i thought i was hearing things lol, we NEED to fill up with water after one day, WHAT ?? thought that was brooms job lol,

    Perfect Timing

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    :wave i get most of my spam calls from my mobile more than the home phone,  i downloaded one of those apps to stop unknown numbers calling where you just add the unknown number to their book ,but it kept blocking all unknown numbers which is not good, as my doctor called to have a chat about my medication & it cut me off & my home was'nt working properly so had to get rid of app quickly then phone docs back, what a pain, & these calls are usually about ppi grrrr.  lori

    Every One Should Watch This.....

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    It's a good advert, but it's not just in cars that you've got be careful when it comes to mobiles, my hubby nearly knocked someone over a few months ago, we were just coming upto a zebra crossing when a young woman with a young  child in her arms just stepped into the road & was using her mobile, & she did'nt even look before crossing, luckily we'd spotted her before she crossed, & as we went passed i shouted to her to put her mobile down when crossing roads with a child,& she just looked at me as if to say, whats your problem. silly woman.  lori

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    Cruising Into York

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    :wave ive been on one of those trip boats just down from the crowther pub, not abad trip but abit short,& i remember seeing that very same tripboat  when they had bad floods there, with it's rear sticking up out of the water which was still attached to a floating pontoon , someone had been in a canoe filming around york  & went past the boat, bet it took ages to dry it out . lori

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    The Big Move

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    On 11/01/2017 at 11:54 PM, riyadhcrew said:

    Hi peeps,

    Our cats have just arrived. It's been along time since the end of October, but the girls are happy.

    Aaaaaah , yey , glad you've got your puddys back, & glad they are ok & happy,  i bet they've missed you as much as you've missed them lol  :clap   lori

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    Uncle Albert, Very Poorly.

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    On 10/01/2017 at 0:14 AM, Timbo said:

    Last and final update on this subject guys.

    Bill is still in hospital. He's still very confused indeed, and talking with my cousin we have decided it is not a good idea to agitate him further by giving him the sad news about my Dad until Bill is very much recovered.

    A service will be held for Uncle Albert on Friday 13th (that's about right for the old bugger) at 3PM at Rosehill in Doncaster. He will be coming in to The Band of the Royal Marines playing 'Sailing' and going out to The Band of the Royal Marines playing Hearts of Oak/ Life on the Ocean Waves. He will be taking with him photos of the family and of Royal Tudor and of course his sailors hat. Donations to RNLI.

    Boats were always a part of the life of Uncle Albert, Gordon to his family. His first job from school was a keelman. The 'boy' sitting to starboard is my Dad at fifteen.
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    My maternal great grandfather was the lock keeper and lived in the cottage at the center of the picture. Uncle Albert became the 'boy' on the humber keel Comrade, but as soon as he was able he joined the Royal Navy. Fred Schofield the master of the Comrade dropped him on hull docks.

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    This must be 1962 as Uncle Albert, right, is now joined in the RN by his brother Bill. They served together on HMS Wotton the first brothers to serve on the same ship together in the RN since WW2. Dad was Chief Stoker, Bill was Chief Gunner. Oh and the 'battle axe' is my Great Grandmother.

    Dad did 18 years in the RN as a marine engineer. 8th Destroyer Fleet Far East Station ending up on nuclear submarines up Iain's neck of the woods. He met my Mum again, they had been childhood friends, while she was on holiday in Lowestoft with her fiance. Uncle Albert was coming out of the ladies loo when he bumped into her an apologised 'sorry I've been stationed in Scotland I thought it said laddies'. Good line! They were married in 1964...after Dad did a stint 'guarding' Mum. Mum worked for the 'ministry'. As what we don't know as Mum's files are stilled sealed. But once they were married Mum resigned and followed him out to Singapore...where I turned up to spoil the fun!

     When he retired he worked at International Harvesters in Doncaster, still diesel engines. With redundancy from IH he got a job as a 'house parent' in a children's home in Goole. He attended Hull University and qualified as a social worker specialising in the elderly.

    As a member of the British Legion he became a caseworker using his professional knowledge to help ex service men get the help they needed following their military career. I've found file after file of notes and letters he wrote on behalf of various service men and their families while sorting out his flat.

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    In the last few years Dad was never happier than when on the Broads on board Royal Tudor with my daughter Holly, the beagles and me. Failing that I would read bits of the forum out to him and pop videos and photos of the Broads up onto his huge TV screen so he could see them. His last wishes to be back on RT and that's what we will do.

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    Sleep well Dad. What the hell are we going to do without you? xx

     

    hi tim thanks for sharing your story, i know it must have been hard for you to write, & we will all miss the funny stories you used to write about you & your dad, may he rest in peace, & i'm sure he'll always be looking down on you . xxx

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