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Bad drivers, tea sets, fish and chip prices, pubs open late, council houses, pub quiz, and more...

Let's rant about bad car drivers. Why do we use mugs rather than cups and saucers? Where have proper tea sets gone? Fish and chip prices have gone through the roof! Pubs can stay open later... That's all very well but landlords can't afford to pay the staff to stay until midnight! Council houses, new-build house prices, quiz night... and so much more!

Midweek Message 236.

Prefabricated buildings, so-called friends who let you down, warning notices on TV programs, loud adverts and films... and more! Please, join me!

Rural Living Museum. 1960s Fashion. Friday Club Night. Fish & Chips.

I loved visiting the Rural Life Living Museum in Hampshire. I also loved 1960s Fashion, Friday Club Night, Fish & Chips with loads of salt and vinegar... Happy days!

Midweek Message 235.

The railway quickly developed and spread throughout the country. Goods were carried from A to B, which was great, but... people also started to uproot and travel around the country. Was that a good thing? We're off to Hampshire, the weather is boring, but I hope you'll join me for this week's Midweek Message. 

Dreams, Stalkers, Control Freaks, Lies, Thieves, Jobs Worth... and more.

Dreams, Stalkers, Control Freaks, Lies, Thieves, Job's Worth... and more. There's a mixture of stuff to chat about! I hope you enjoy this hour of rants and inane drivel! 

Midweek Message 234.

Old busses, trams and other stuff. A girl who fell for a control freak. 

Change is inevitable, smelly farms, noisy schools, ghosts and much more.

Change is inevitable, but it happens too fast. People can't keep up with the changes going on in society. Also... ghosts in the woods? Steam engines. Smelly farms and noisy schools. Plus, loads of other stuff. Please, join me for a good old chat.

Midweek Message 233.

Dumping friends, lying about your car, being an unpaid taxi driver and loads of other stuff. Please, join me for this Midweek Message. 

Buying and selling property, what Americans think of Brits, living alone and more..

Buying and selling property, moving house can be a nightmare! What Americans think of us Brits and our strange sayings. What's it like living alone? I don't think I'd like it. Join me for a chat this Sunday.

Midweek Message 231.

Poisonous frogs, train strikes, gridlocked roads, nothing works properly... what's happened to our country? Join me for a good old moan! 

Friends Not Lovers, red phone boxes, gold diggers, no driving license...

Friends Not Lovers, red phone boxes, gold diggers, no driving license... quite a mixture this Sunday. I hope you enjoy the episode.

Midweek Message 230.

The music intro last week went down well... NOT! I knew it! People do NOT like music introductions to podcasts or videos. You'll be pleased to know that I'll never do that again. I've had a haircut... stone the crows, it's cold! 

Family Life. Milky drinks, Tizer, bonfires in the Autumn, phone boxes, television...

Family Life. Milky drinks, Tizer, bonfires in the Autumn, phone boxes, television... What a title! I hope you enjoy this hour-long episode as much as I enjoyed recording it. 

Midweek Message 229.

This is the BBC Home Service. Here is the news... News readers spoke the Queen's English back in the old days. Now, anything goes! Such a shame. I hope you're keeping well. Autumn is well on the way now, time to go scrumping! 

Sex Drugs and Rock and Roll 1960s and more...

Yes, we had sex, drugs and rock and roll in the 1960s. But, we still have that now... don't we? In this episode, I look back at the 60s and the fun we had back then. I also rant about cars, busses, trains, people and... well, just about anything and everything!