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[Tony Taylor]

I was born in Lanarkshire before WW2 in my grandparent's house (my mother's side). I remember as I grew up there was no electricity, lighting was by means of gas mantles, there was gas on, all cooking was done on a black leaded grate. One thing that stands out in my mind is a huge frying pan hung over the open fire on a hook. There was only a cold water tap fitted to a large sink. There was a large corridor where a coal bunker which was always filled up as my grandfather was a coal miner, perk of the job I suppose.
Fouro.

Fouro, those conditions persisted for quite a few years, longer than you might have thouht. I had an aunt who lived inPrudhoe Northumberland, she lived in a one room hovel just of the main street, accessed via an arched coach entrance which opened into a courtyard; she had one room off the courtyard with no running water or toilet. There was a cold water tap in the yard which was used by several other residents as well as a communal toilet. It was Dickensian at best. She was eventually rehoused in a new OAP bungalow in late sixties/ early seventies.
Some years (73/74) laterI went with a RFA mate of mine to visit his relatives in Dundee for a few days; We went to see one of his uncles in central Dundee and it was like deja vue, virtually the same conditions as my aunty, although he had a tap indoors. Absolutely disgusting having anyone living like that; I have no doubt at all that there were people living in similar places all the country for many years after.

[Thomas Daley]

When King Edward 1st (Long shanks) was in power all Jews were ordered to leave England, then when Cromwell came to power, he allowed all Jews to return to England.

Fouro.

Did they get their land and homes back....... what is a few centuries.
Asking for a friend with sarcasm dripping off his spoon.

[happy daze john in oz]

Now Notayahoo wants to build some 8000 houses on the West Bank, says Israel should still have control over Gaza when the war ends.

So this is not just about removing , or attempting to remove, a terrorist organization, it is also about taking more land for Iseral to extend outside the 1948 borders.

[James Curry]

They have been an expansionist state for years.

[thomas michael]

hi john sabourn #99
good afternoon, As i write this, the time is coming up to 4 bells and my position is roughly 53 . 38 . 50. N and 3 . 0 26. 38 W , im sorry i cannot put the correct notions in as my keyboard does not have the necessary keys or i cannot find them , for the degrees to be added in the correct positions, But i have to impress on you that my wife has never served breakfast in bed for me, I believe she may have come close over the years to putting it over my head now and again but one expects the occasional misfortune when upsetting the lioness of the pride whom is totally in charge of all and she must not be stressed, especially in the morning , As for my sleeping arrangements i am a early riser and fill my day to the full god willing it keeps on that way ,
tom

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Thomas.
My wife has, since we came to live in Cooma always got up and had breakfast on her own, as she says she likes a quiet breakfast; and I talk to much, she then brings in a mug of tea each and we discuss the week past and the day to come. I don't mind missing out on a breakfast conversation as long as she brings the mug of tea .
Des

[happy daze john in oz]

My wife has had breakfast in bed for the last 20 years ever since I retired.
I sit at the kitchen table and eat mine all alone.
Sometimes the cat comes and looks at me while I eat.

[j.sabourn]

Does it stay out all night John and you have to let it in ? Is it a Tom ? JS

[happy daze john in oz]

Since the 'operation' it is now a trans gender cat as are many Tom cats that have been 'seen to'.
He stays in for about 20 hours a day.

[James Curry]

We men are lucky we retire , Wives & Mothers never retire, what would we do without them , respect.