chartpolski
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When I was at school I delivered papers in the evening, delivered for the local butcher in the morning and was a butcher boy in the shop on Saturday. All my money went on Levi jeans and sta-press, Ben Sherman shirts, made to measure suits from Burtons and every gadget and gizmo I could get for my lambretta ! Cheers.
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All my mates bought tabs…. I bought a savaloy dip ! Cheers.
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My eight year old grandson called me on face time last night, he was telling me that his mum gives him 100 riyals a week allowance, about £20 . I asked if he spends it or saves it and he told me it goes into a school “bank account” and the more that goes in the more interest he gets and the longer it’s in he gets compound interest ! I was taken aback that he knew such things, but his mum said it’s part of the maths lessons and designed to teach the kids financial responsibility ! This is at a private school, I never had anything like that when I was at school, I’d like to hope it’s be
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It does sound odd, mate, because you sound like a good role model ! Cheers.
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Labour will close grammar schools and effectively prevent a lot of less affluent parents sending their children to private schools by putting VAT on school fees. What have Labour got against aspiration, why should more gifted children be discriminated against , is it simply class hatred ? Cheers.
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When I worked for Lockheed and also Saudia, which was then still partly owned by Americans, the Yanks got a better deal than the Brits ; They got 30% cost of living pay, we got 15% , even though the COL in the US was lower than the UK. They got 40 days vacation, we got 30. They got two day off for their birthday, we didn’t. We all got a day off for Xmas, New Year , Easter , Haj and Ramadan , the yanks also got a day off for Thanksgiving and July 4th. They got two days travelling when they went on vacation, we didn’t. I never complained as I accepted the pay and cond
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I think the tv adverts have changed dramatically. Children with hare lips and cleft pallets, Children with glaucoma, Amputees, Obese people dancing, Almost every family has a mixed race couple and children. Homosexual couples. Adverts with overt and covert political innuendo. A far cry from the old adverts where everything looked perfect Mind you, I do laugh at the one with the scruffy looking bloke selling potatoes and asks "what is your preferred method of digital currency" and the black bloke says " I've got a fiver" but the seller replies "nah..
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I've never had a sweet tooth, mate, which is why I have almost all my own teeth at my age ! LOL ! Cheers.
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Wolfy, you were in the military weren't you ? Remember the chocolate in the M.R.E.s during the Gulf war ? Now that WAS shit, and no mistake ! Cheers.
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When I left to go abroad in the mid 70’s my take home pay was £53 a week, it would have been less in ‘72. I was only 20 then and still an apprentice so those stakes would have been well over a weeks wage. I was picking up a few Bob on the flapping tracks aswell with a little 45lb greyhound bitch. Happy days ! Cheers.
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No, he was almost full whippet, 32lb. Back then the BWRA had a 32lb limit, now it’s 55lb !! Cheers.
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Rch Kinky Boy ( Bilko x The Kink). Racing champion on straights and bends. I had two match races against it with one of my dogs in 1972 and beat it both times. Decent money back then, but lost the next match race, still up over the three matches though . Cheers.
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Be all right on the slop ! Cheers.
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From whippet studs to polar bears ! Thats what I love about this site ; you don’t know where the meander will take you ! Educational ! LOL ! Cheers.
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It wasnt just office furniture they assembled, the one I knew assembled electric circuit boards; basically push component “A” into hole “B”, place in plastic bag, put in box. More than likely fully automated now or done by kids in China. Cheers.
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You can be on the left and not support Labour. You can be on the right and not be a Tory. They have both strayed far from and abandoned their original purpose and remit. Cheers.
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“Compassionate Conservative”…….. Cheers.
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Anyone remember the Remploy Factories, whatever happened to them ? There was a one next door to a place I worked. They would employ mentally and physically handicapped people, on a very basic wage, doing low level assembly jobs. I thought they were a good idea, it got them involved, a sense of purpose and a bit more money than benefits. I think those jobs have now been outsourced to the private sector. My local Asda has a young lad and lass, who are quite obviously “not all there”, they don’t seem to do much but stand around, never on the tills or even stacking shelves, but they are
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Like the rest of the world, only some parts of America are shit, and it's all subjective. I didn't like New York, too claustrophobic for me, but the missus loves it. Texas is one of the best places I've ever been. We've got our fair share of shit places in the U.K. And some fantastic places. Cheers.
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At one time I'd jump on a plane and go anywhere to do a bit of hunting or see dogs work. Still got a few things planned. I was jealous when I saw the fun my missus had North of the Arctic circle, sled dogs, reindeer, ice fishing, etc. Thought "I've got to have some of that " ! Cheers.
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A few years ago I took up an invite to judge the whippet show at Birr Castle game fair in county Offaly , Ireland. I drove from Newcastle to Anglesey and took the Ferry to Dublin then drove across Ireland to Tullymore. I had Foxgun Tom in with me for company. The organisers paid our ferry fare and three nights in cottages on the banks of the Grand Canal. I managed to fit in a bit of fishing and a mornings coursing, but it was a long old drive, 800 miles not including the ferry. It would be far easier, quicker and cheaper to just fly this time ! Cheers.
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I’ve got a standing invite to judge the biggest running dog show , Carrisbrook , in Australia, I’d love to do it some day. At the moment I’m planning to take up an invite to Northern Ireland to do a bit hunting with a lad who sent the greyhound dam to my bitch over and who my pal has sent a deer/grey and teckel over there. My mate wants to drive and take the ferry so we can take the dogs, but I can fly from Newcastle to Belfast, return for £100. Better make my mind up soon, I’m not getting any younger ! Cheers.
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I just asked on the Ozzydoggers site if anyone would like to take an old Pom out hunting and I was inundated with offers! I went down there for three months and had the time of my life ! Same with New Zealand, only went there for a month and had a go at pig hunting. Had an invite to run hares in Southern Ireland, only ran two , caught none but great fun Was invited to meet Sheik Hasan Ghunaim in Dubai, went over for a month and saw his kennels in Abu Dhabi and his falcon mews in Dubai. Been invited up Scotland a few times including four days on permissi
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I met him through Andy and he invited me for a days running hares around Brampton, but sadly I never managed to take the invite up. Cheers.c
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Of course, putting a top class non-ped over a coursing bred bitch might just mean the progeny wouldn't need to take 10-12 minutes to catch a hare............PMSL ! Cheers.
