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Midweek Message 228.

Leaving your doors open in the old days wasn't always a good idea! It wasn't only neighbours who popped in! New washing machine, anyone? Ripped jeans... why buy them when you can rip your own jeans? Happy days! 

Doors not locked, neighbours wander in, people were trusted.

Is it true that people didn't lock their doors in the old days? Neighbours would wander in for a chat or to borrow a cup of sugar or some milk if they'd run out. People were more trustworthy back then... most of them, anyway! 

Midweek Message 227.

Cars, dustmen, seagulls, hammering... plenty of background noises to day! Is eating meat good for you? Or should we all go vegan? Noooo... I'd miss my cheese and pickle sandwiches! 

Have we progressed as a society?

Have we progressed as a society? Have things changed for the better? Good question. Also, bicycles with no lights, More on allotments, electric trolly busses replaced by diesel, paper bags rather than plastic... Join me for a good old rant!

Midweek Message 226.

Dentist, optician, teeth, glasses... Stone the crows! Expense! Local councils might be selling off allotment for developers to build houses. Sacrilege! I hope you're keeping well. Let's have a good old moan!

Your first car, first house, new or old? Plus, thunder and Lightning!

Your first car, first house... do you prefer new or old? I love old cars. It doesn't matter if the car is scratched or dented, who cares? Old houses have character, history and stories to tell. Would you cover your entire garden with a greenhouse? The ide sounds great but... Do you like electrical storms? In this episode, I’m in the garden recording the storm!  Join me this Sunday for a good old natter. 

Midweek Message 225.

Eating out. Chinese, Indian, Thai restaurants. Fish and Chip shops. Join me for a chat about the good old days... and these days.

Picnics countryside unexploded bombs Swanbourne Lake Arundel and more...

Picnics in the countryside, unexploded bombs and a German aircraft found in Swanbourne Lake, Arundel. And, of course, lots more! Please, join me. 

Midweek Message 224.

A lovely Sunday afternoon listening to live music in the pub... NOT! What a disaster! The train was cancelled, my knee hurt, my ears were tortured with the noise... Then there's the window cleaner who decided clean our windows. Stone the crows!

Heating house in the 50s. Man caves. house husbands, good manners and more...

How did we heat out homes back in the 50s and 60s? We had a coal fire in the lounge but, what about the bedrooms? Also, man caves.... every man, and woman, should have one! Would you like to be a house husband? Imagine staying at home doing all the household chores while your wife is at work. Manners maketh man, does that still hold today? Electronics everywhere! It's all too much!

Midweek Message 223.

The weather, computers, cars, a big shout out... apparently, a top doctor reckons that going to the pub is good for mental health. I'll drink to that! Sadly, we're losing pubs at the rate of one a day. 

What Girls Wanted in the 60s. Trains. Pubs Closing. School and more

What girls really wanted in the old days and what they wants now. Steam trains, or not. Pubs closing at the rate of one a day!  Leaving school and more... Join me! 

Midweek Message 222.

Massive rain storm, heatwave on the way, town centre shop closing, moaning and complaining, stress... Join me for a good old natter!

We know about the past. What about the future? AI, driverless cars, no shope, no pubs...

We know all about the past, what happened when and where. But, what about the future? AI, will authors and playwrights be out of a job? Will we need to learn to drive a car? Cars will be driverless! Will shops exist? Order everything online. Join me this Sunday for a chat. 

Midweek Message 221.

It's hot, too hot! I mustn't complain about the heat. After all, I've been moaning about the cold throughout the winter and now it's summer. I hope you're keeping well and not overheating... like me!