Ray’s Rants back to the 1960s 1970s 1950s in the UK Great Britain. Entertaining and fun. British music scene, Jimi Hendrix The Rolling Stones. The English pubs and clubs, Watney’s Red Barrel beer, Babycham, Cherry B the night life. The cars, the workplace, television and pirate radio. England. Schools back in the early days. 60s fashion and clothes, flairs and miniskirts. London, Caroline, Luxembourg. Mini cars skirts. Holiday in caravan, Butlin’s
Episodes
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
Do It Yourself, or a professional job?
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
If you want a job doing properly, do it yourself. That’s what I was told when I was young, and very often it’s good advice. Join me in this episode as I look at the difference between a professional job and DIY. You might be surprised by some of my revelations!
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Automations and Job Losses
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Automation is progress, it’s great… But it means job losses. Automatic letter sorting replaced dozens of men. Electric trains replaced steam, the fireman was redundant. The bus conductor was made redundant. Shops disappeared with progress and the advent of retail parks. The coal shop, the wool shop, the ironmonger… In this episode, I look at the jobs that no longer exist.
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Children!
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
The joys of bringing up children. The tantrums, slamming doors, the tears… And the things our parents used to say to us. You’re not going out until you’ve tidied your room. Yeah but, why can’t I? Because I said so! Join me for a look at the joys of parenting and kids.
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
My brush with the Aristocracy.
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
My brush with the Aristocracy is a fun look at the lives of the people in the Big House on the hill. My clandestine visits to the house revealed just how different my Lord and Lady were to us commoners in the village.
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
Junk – To Keep or Dump?
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
You find an kid’s bike in the attic, it’s from the 1950s… Do you dump it or keep it? An old vacuum cleaner from the 1940s… Do you take it to the rubbish tip or clean it up and keep it? One man’s junk is another man’s treasure. If you throw something away, you can be sure that you’ll regret it. But you can’t keep everything!