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23rd August 2017, 08:37 AM
#61
Re: employment

Originally Posted by
Des Taff Jenkins
Hi Cappy.
Article in the paper here states that in the UK there has been a leap in the number of older entrepreneurs 69 year old and over starting up business in the UK . You active again?
Cheers Des
#### morning des business wise not involved day to day have a couple looking after some affairs ........but most now of my life is with my kids and grankids ..and friends in my social life......retired 17 years now.....when i feel really good ithink ...let me get involved.....but bussinness is not a part time job as im sure you are aware des......so just rolling along .....or in geordie gaanin canny
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23rd August 2017, 10:12 AM
#62
Re: employment
#64... Cappy always tries to keep up with the times. It was really a cats whisker he listened to. Called it Sooty. Cheers JS
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24th August 2017, 06:46 AM
#63
Re: employment
Poor Cappy, never been the same since he was in the panto and had to be the back half of the horse.
The fog in there got to him and when he saw Mary he thought he was in heaven, but it turned out to be North shields.


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
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24th August 2017, 07:14 AM
#64
Re: employment

Originally Posted by
happy daze john in oz
Poor Cappy, never been the same since he was in the panto and had to be the back half of the horse.
The fog in there got to him and when he saw Mary he thought he was in heaven, but it turned out to be North shields.
###ah yes the sound of mary in the panto horse clop clop clop click......ah the memories......
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24th August 2017, 08:11 AM
#65
Re: employment
That wasn't click, that was plick. Js
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24th August 2017, 08:28 AM
#66
Re: employment

Originally Posted by
j.sabourn
That wasn't click, that was plick. Js
#####mary didnt like chinese or japanese so no likee plick
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25th August 2017, 06:37 AM
#67
Re: employment

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cappy
###ah yes the sound of mary in the panto horse clop clop clop click......ah the memories......
Was that memories or mamories Cappy?


Happy daze John in Oz.
Life is too short to blend in.
John Strange R737787
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25th August 2017, 06:51 AM
#68
Re: employment
as men get older John some lose the former and grow the latter
Rob Page R855150 - British & Commonwealth Shipping ( 1965 - 1973 ) Gulf Oil -( 1973 - 1975 ) Sealink ( 1975 - 1986 ) 

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