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    Near death experience.

    We were returning to Harare from UK, the pilot announced Harare was fogged in but "I will have a go" , alternative was Bulawayo , about an hour away. There were a few nervous looking passengers, we bounced along in the fog and the runway appeared suddenly, there was a round of applause for the crew
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    Dash pot time delay for starter overloads, was it real.

    I worked a few shutdowns at a local GSK plant, one of the jobs was changing dashpot oil
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    Rat problem.

    We had a few furry visitors in our garden a few years ago, then our neighbours cat befriended us and became a regular visitor, caught a few mice and rats disappeared, the neighbours moved and the rats are back
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    What have you been doing today?

    Took the car in for an investigation into a spanner light on the dash, booked a courtesy car, filled in the form and produced licence, then was asked for NI number, luckily Mrs CB had hers written in her diary, never had that before
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    Holiday with my Girls.

    Went to Japan last October via Amsterdam, flew over middle east on the way out, return over North Pole
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    Bare wire heating system gives fast heat up time, really?

    A factory I used to work in used electrode boilers to generate steam to condition leather, every so often they would trip the RCDs, a few spoons of salt used to cure them
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    Jet2 Brawl

    I doubt I would ever be allowed on board, I like a few complimentary G&Ts before and during the flight, I can hold my drink and usually fall asleep
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    Post the best photo you took today

    I was parked at Tesco eating a sandwich, I observed an old lady pull into a space, fairly well positioned, she then took five minutes to manoeuvre and succeeded getting a wheel in each of the four spaces, must be the holy grail of bad parking
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    Conservatory.

    Never noticed any difference, its the kitchen and has a big window on the other side
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    Conservatory.

    We have had one for 20+ years, live in it from early March to October, South facing, nothing better on a sunny day watching the birds coming and going to the feeders
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    Notable Obituaries.

    Mark Tully https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4nnp4d064do
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    Has Trump Finally Lost His Marbles?

    No, but use of the swimming pool and free bar
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    Has Trump Finally Lost His Marbles?

    Germans : when I worked in Zimbabwe, it was alongside GTZ a German aid agency who were better funded than ours, to a man they were all real gents, very generous , letting us use their cars and inviting us to many functions
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    Notable Obituaries.

    Norman Gifford https://wccc.co.uk/news/norman-gifford-mbe-1940-2026/
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    Cheap Back Then...

    I stayed at a hotel outside Halifax which featured on Last Tango, in the foyer was a photo of The Beatles leaning on a Ford Zodiac, they had stayed to celebrate John Lennons birthday in the early 60s ( probably a few associates too) the bill was £42. Reckon tradesman rate would be about £8 -...
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    On This Day

    Saw him Sydney 83, serious moonlight tour, probably the most theatrical gig I have seen RIP DB
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    Snow, what snow?

    During my apprentice years at Vickers Armstrong Barrow, a good number of tradesmen were "travelling men", usually from Glasgow, Newcastle & Liverpool, stayed in digs, many on room share, worked three out of four weekends and travelled home on the fourth with an early finish on friday and a...
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    Notable Obituaries.

    Martin Chivers https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c0r4q22pe4lo
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    Venezuela

    I worked on several government construction sites in Zimbabwe, hard hats , safety boots & overalls were mandatory
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    Snow, schools, clearing, etc.

    Cumbria
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