Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:46:53 +1000, SH <i.love@spam.com> wrote:
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
I'm 80
Likely the turnip is older than that
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"75
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 03:09:55 +1000, "Rod Speed"Spot on Nick.
<rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:46:53 +1000, SH <i.love@spam.com> wrote:
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
I'm 80
Likely the turnip is older than that
I'll let him speak for himself but I've always believed him to be
around the same age as myself - which is 76. He and I worked at the
same time, I think, in different companies in the same industry for a
while and I've always presumed we were contemporaries.
Nick
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 03:09:55 +1000, "Rod Speed"
<rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:46:53 +1000, SH <i.love@spam.com> wrote:
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
I'm 80
Likely the turnip is older than that
I'll let him speak for himself but I've always believed him to be
around the same age as myself - which is 76. He and I worked at the
same time, I think, in different companies in the same industry for a
while and I've always presumed we were contemporaries.
Nick
On 23/06/2026 17:46, SH wrote:
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"75
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 03:09:55 +1000, "Rod Speed"
<rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:46:53 +1000, SH <i.love@spam.com> wrote:
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
I'm 80
Likely the turnip is older than that
I'll let him speak for himself but I've always believed him to be
around the same age as myself - which is 76. He and I worked at the
same time, I think, in different companies in the same industry for a
while and I've always presumed we were contemporaries.
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
SH wrote:
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the >>oldest on here?
I'm 77 3/4 ;-)
I'm not planning any major projects right now, though still feel
reasonably able. SWMBO prefers that I limit ladder work, which
seems entirely sensible.
I found myself thinking, when I decorated hall, stairs and
landing in 2017; it is 17 years since I last did it, will I
be up to it in another 17?
I remarked a while ago that my aged Bosch PBS 700 RES drill
doesn't get much use these days, but whenever I have to tighten
the chuck, the pressure required, on the button that stops it
rotating, is more than I can easily provide.
I never had great grip strength, and time is not helping matters.
Sometimes it is the small things that confound us.Nick
Chris
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
75, soon to be 76.
Lack of hand grip, lack of flexibility, and arthritis limit what I can comfortably tackle these days.
I have a shed full (load?) of tools which haven't been used recently.
Noting the Usenet demographic in the responses.--
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
SH <i.love@spam.com> wrote:
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
I was born under Thatcher. Should give you some error bars :-)
Theo--
How uncomfortable. Couldn't your mother have moved her over a bit?54!
I was born under Thatcher.-a Should give you some error bars :-)
How uncomfortable. Couldn't your mother have moved her over a bit?54!
I was born under Thatcher.-a Should give you some error bars :-)
-aThe lady is not for turning ?The exclamation mark on the OP's declared age makes him the youngest.
On 24/06/2026 12:05, David wrote:
75, soon to be 76.I am fortunately clear of that by and large,. My problem is extreme
Lack of hand grip, lack of flexibility, and arthritis limit what I can
comfortably tackle these days.
fatigue and breathlessness under any exertion at all. Sometimes my O2
levels are in the low 80s
I am doing D-I-Y medical trials on my medications to see if I can ID
what is causing it because I don't-a believe it is simply old age or illness.
I have a shed full (load?) of tools which haven't been used recently.Indeed.
Noting the Usenet demographic in the responses.
On 24/06/2026 12:11, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 24/06/2026 12:05, David wrote:Define illness.-a a year ago (actually 15 months) I was diagnosed with kidney failure. symptoms seem similar>
75, soon to be 76.I am fortunately clear of that by and large,. My problem is extreme
Lack of hand grip, lack of flexibility, and arthritis limit what I can
comfortably tackle these days.
fatigue and breathlessness under any exertion at all. Sometimes my O2
levels are in the low 80s
I am doing D-I-Y medical trials on my medications to see if I can ID
what is causing it because I don't-a believe it is simply old age or
illness.
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
In message <111ed9t$2d74c$1@dont-email.me>, SH <i.love@spam.com> writes >Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the >oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
I'm 75 . The last bit of DIY I did was about 2 hours ago, when I had to replace the claw rake handle which broke as I was doing the garden
Found suitable length of dowel in the woodpile . 15 min job.
Brian
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
SH <i.love@spam.com> wrote:
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
I was born under Thatcher. Should give you some error bars :-)
Theo
On Tue, 23 Jun 2026 17:46:53 +0100, SH <i.love@spam.com> wrote:
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
Come off it! If you really were only 54 you wouldn't even know what
usenet is!
Nick
On 17:46 23 Jun 2026, SH said:
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
Didn't someone in the Portable Air Conditioners thread recently say they >were over 80?
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:52:15 +0100, Pamela
<pamela.private.mailbox@gmail.com> wrote:
On 17:46 23 Jun 2026, SH said:
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
Didn't someone in the Portable Air Conditioners thread recently say they
were over 80?
Several people in this thread have already said they are eighty or
over. I would tell you how many but I lost count on the way down the
list. It's my age, you know :-(
Nick
I never had great grip strength, and time is not helping matters.
Yes I am really 54! I remember compuserve, BBSes and when teh sony
walkman came out....
And I know what the connection is between a audio cassette and a pencil!
Anyway, theres Theo who was born during the Thatcher years so he's
definitely younger than me!
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:52:15 +0100, Pamela
<pamela.private.mailbox@gmail.com> wrote:
On 17:46 23 Jun 2026, SH said:
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
Didn't someone in the Portable Air Conditioners thread recently say they
were over 80?
Several people in this thread have already said they are eighty or
over. I would tell you how many but I lost count on the way down the
list. It's my age, you know :-(
Nick
Nick Odell <nickodell49@yahoo.ca> wrote:
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:52:15 +0100, Pamela
<pamela.private.mailbox@gmail.com> wrote:
On 17:46 23 Jun 2026, SH said:
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
Didn't someone in the Portable Air Conditioners thread recently say they >>> were over 80?
Several people in this thread have already said they are eighty or
over. I would tell you how many but I lost count on the way down the
list. It's my age, you know :-(
Nick
JFTR I was (almost) born in an Anderson shelter.
Two hours later a bomb destroyed a house across the road.
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:23:40 +0100, SH wrote:
Yes I am really 54! I remember compuserve, BBSes and when teh sony
walkman came out....
And I know what the connection is between a audio cassette and a pencil!
Anyway, theres Theo who was born during the Thatcher years so he's
definitely younger than me!
And here am I, on my third monarch...
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:23:40 +0100, SH wrote:
Yes I am really 54! I remember compuserve, BBSes and when teh sony
walkman came out....
And I know what the connection is between a audio cassette and a pencil!
Anyway, theres Theo who was born during the Thatcher years so he's
definitely younger than me!
And here am I, on my third monarch...
On Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:24:01 +1000, Bob Eager
<throwaway0008@eager.cx> wrote:
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:23:40 +0100, SH wrote:
Yes I am really 54! I remember compuserve, BBSes and when teh sony
walkman came out....
And I know what the connection is between a audio cassette and a
pencil!
Anyway, theres Theo who was born during the Thatcher years so he's
definitely younger than me!
And here am I, on my third monarch...
Me too
On 25/06/2026 22:47, Spike wrote:
Nick Odell <nickodell49@yahoo.ca> wrote:
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:52:15 +0100, Pamela
<pamela.private.mailbox@gmail.com> wrote:
On 17:46 23 Jun 2026, SH said:
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and
the oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
Didn't someone in the Portable Air Conditioners thread recently
say they were over 80?
Several people in this thread have already said they are eighty or
over. I would tell you how many but I lost count on the way down
the list. It's my age, you know :-(
Nick
JFTR I was (almost) born in an Anderson shelter.
Two hours later a bomb destroyed a house across the road.
are we talking 1st world war or the 2nd world war?
On Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:42:37 +1000
"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:24:01 +1000, Bob Eager
<throwaway0008@eager.cx> wrote:
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:23:40 +0100, SH wrote:
Yes I am really 54! I remember compuserve, BBSes and when teh sony
walkman came out....
And I know what the connection is between a audio cassette and a
pencil!
Anyway, theres Theo who was born during the Thatcher years so he's
definitely younger than me!
And here am I, on my third monarch...
Me too
And me, but I don't remember the first.
On Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:42:37 +1000
"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:24:01 +1000, Bob Eager
<throwaway0008@eager.cx> wrote:
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:23:40 +0100, SH wrote:
Yes I am really 54! I remember compuserve, BBSes and when teh sony
walkman came out....
And I know what the connection is between a audio cassette and a
pencil!
Anyway, theres Theo who was born during the Thatcher years so he's
definitely younger than me!
And here am I, on my third monarch...
Me too
And me, but I don't remember the first.
And me, but I don't remember the first.Oh, I do, hearing all the sombre reporting of the king's deat on the
radio. Then the coronation for which (among other things) we had
bought a television to watch. I was quite youg, about seven.
Davey <davey@example.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:42:37 +1000Oh, I do, hearing all the sombre reporting of the king's deat on the
"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:24:01 +1000, Bob Eager
<throwaway0008@eager.cx> wrote:
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:23:40 +0100, SH wrote:
Yes I am really 54! I remember compuserve, BBSes and when teh sony
walkman came out....
And I know what the connection is between a audio cassette and a
pencil!
Anyway, theres Theo who was born during the Thatcher years so he's
definitely younger than me!
And here am I, on my third monarch...
Me too
And me, but I don't remember the first.
radio. Then the coronation for which (among other things) we had
bought a television to watch. I was quite youg, about seven.
On Fri, 26 Jun 2026 08:42:37 +1000
"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, 26 Jun 2026 07:24:01 +1000, Bob Eager
<throwaway0008@eager.cx> wrote:
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:23:40 +0100, SH wrote:
Yes I am really 54! I remember compuserve, BBSes and when teh sony
walkman came out....
And I know what the connection is between a audio cassette and a
pencil!
Anyway, theres Theo who was born during the Thatcher years so he's
definitely younger than me!
And here am I, on my third monarch...
Me too
And me, but I don't remember the first.
On 25/06/2026 22:47, Spike wrote:
Nick Odell <nickodell49@yahoo.ca> wrote:
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:52:15 +0100, Pamela
<pamela.private.mailbox@gmail.com> wrote:
On 17:46 23 Jun 2026, SH said:
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the >>>>> oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
Didn't someone in the Portable Air Conditioners thread recently say they >>>> were over 80?
Several people in this thread have already said they are eighty or
over. I would tell you how many but I lost count on the way down the
list. It's my age, you know :-(
Nick
JFTR I was (almost) born in an Anderson shelter.
Two hours later a bomb destroyed a house across the road.
are we talking 1st world war or the 2nd world war?
On 26/06/2026 in message <7hl1hm-rd2.ln1@q957.zbmc.eu> Chris Green wrote:
And me, but I don't remember the first.Oh, I do, hearing all the sombre reporting of the king's deat on the
radio.-a Then the coronation for which (among other things) we had
bought a television to watch.-a I was quite youg, about seven.
We lived in Brockley, SE4, then. I was 5 and we bought a TV, 9" black
and white, to watch the coronation. The new queen actually drove past
our house and we waved from the balcony. Tommy Steele did the same most days, much more exciting :-)
I'm 77 3/4 ;-)
On 26/06/2026 in message <7hl1hm-rd2.ln1@q957.zbmc.eu> Chris Green wrote:
And me, but I don't remember the first.Oh, I do, hearing all the sombre reporting of the king's deat on the
radio. Then the coronation for which (among other things) we had
bought a television to watch. I was quite youg, about seven.
We lived in Brockley, SE4, then. I was 5 and we bought a TV, 9" black and white, to watch the coronation. The new queen actually drove past our
house and we waved from the balcony. Tommy Steele did the same most days, much more exciting :-)
On 24/06/2026 12:05, David wrote:
75, soon to be 76.I am fortunately clear of that by and large,. My problem is extreme
Lack of hand grip, lack of flexibility, and arthritis limit what I can
comfortably tackle these days.
fatigue and breathlessness under any exertion at all. Sometimes my O2
levels are in the low 80s
I am doing D-I-Y medical trials on my medications to see if I can ID
what is causing it because I don't-a believe it is simply old age or illness.
On 26/06/2026 08:40, Jeff Gaines wrote:
On 26/06/2026 in message <7hl1hm-rd2.ln1@q957.zbmc.eu> Chris Green wrote:That reads as though Tommy Steele waved from your balcony. :-)
And me, but I don't remember the first.Oh, I do, hearing all the sombre reporting of the king's deat on the >>>radio.-a Then the coronation for which (among other things) we had
bought a television to watch.-a I was quite youg, about seven.
We lived in Brockley, SE4, then. I was 5 and we bought a TV, 9" black and >>white, to watch the coronation. The new queen actually drove past our >>house and we waved from the balcony. Tommy Steele did the same most days, >>much more exciting :-)
In article <gsG9BrIaLVPqFwc9@b-howie.co.uk>, nospam@b-howie.co.uk
says...
In message <111ed9t$2d74c$1@dont-email.me>, SH <i.love@spam.com> writes
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
I'm 75 . The last bit of DIY I did was about 2 hours ago, when I had to
replace the claw rake handle which broke as I was doing the garden
Found suitable length of dowel in the woodpile . 15 min job.
Brian
85
Still pottering around, mainly garden and repairing things I made years
ago.
It's the knees you know :)
On 26/06/2026 in message <111lmkt$28g17$3@dont-email.me> Indy Jess John >wrote:
On 26/06/2026 08:40, Jeff Gaines wrote:
On 26/06/2026 in message <7hl1hm-rd2.ln1@q957.zbmc.eu> Chris Green wrote: >>>That reads as though Tommy Steele waved from your balcony. :-)
And me, but I don't remember the first.Oh, I do, hearing all the sombre reporting of the king's deat on the >>>>radio.a Then the coronation for which (among other things) we had >>>>bought a television to watch.a I was quite youg, about seven.
We lived in Brockley, SE4, then. I was 5 and we bought a TV, 9" black and >>>white, to watch the coronation. The new queen actually drove past our >>>house and we waved from the balcony. Tommy Steele did the same most days, >>>much more exciting :-)
:-)
My dad was very impressed with Tommy's car but I can't remember the model.
On 24/06/2026 12:11, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 24/06/2026 12:05, David wrote:
75, soon to be 76.I am fortunately clear of that by and large,. My problem is extreme
Lack of hand grip, lack of flexibility, and arthritis limit what I can
comfortably tackle these days.
fatigue and breathlessness under any exertion at all. Sometimes my O2
levels are in the low 80s
I am doing D-I-Y medical trials on my medications to see if I can ID
what is causing it because I don't-a believe it is simply old age or
illness.
I have just tested my oxygen level and it is 98, but I am sat in a chair using a keyboard.-a If I walk uphill I get out of breath very quickly and have to either slow right down and keep going or stop to get my breath
back and then carry on until I have to stop again.
Almost 9 years ago I had what the medical records call a TIA.
Effectively a short-lived stroke.-a I collapsed on the bathroom floor partway through my morning wash and shave when I lost control of the
right side of my body.-a But over he next minute or two I gradually recovered enough to haul myself back on my feet and I stumbled back to
the living room where my wife took one look at me and dialled 999.-a The ambulance arrived surprisingly quickly afterwards and I was quickly
assessed then helped into the ambulance, and the phone call ahead meant
that I was wheeled immediately into the stroke unit where there were a
few more tests before I was given anti-coagulant injections and put to
bed to rest. I had more injections about 4 hours later and then went to sleep.-a When I woke up the following morning I felt completely back to normal.-a During the day I was wired up to a couple of machines, then
kept under observation for another 24 hours before being discharged home with an appointment to have a lot more diagnostic tests.
A long story short, the TIA was caused by Atrial fibrillation which overnight had formed a soft clot in the heart and being active the next morning had dislodged it and it had been pumped around my body.-a The bit that arrived in my brain actually worked its way through thanks to the anticoagulant injections but the bits that ended up in my lungs stayed there.-a The artery that goes into the lungs divides into a branch to
each, and each of the branches then divides into three smaller arteries,
and in each of these one of the three is still blocked by a clot.-a So a third of my lungs have no circulation and are effectively non
functional, my heart has to work harder to get blood through fewer
routes through the lungs so I now have an enlarged heart.
I was subjected to various things to try to get rid of the AF, none
fully successful.-a The final one before they decided I would have to
live with it was where they gave me an injection to knock me out, then stopped my heart, then restarted it with a defibrillator with the
intention of the electrical discharge destroying the rogue nerve in my
heart which was responsible for the AF.-a I was assured that this was a routine process.-a Most patients had their rhythm restored by the third attempt, and if the third attempt failed to restart the heart, they
would increase the power for the fourth attempt and that would be successful.-a When I came round afterwards, I had a huge electrical burn across my chest.-a Apparently the fourth attempt also failed, the fifth
at the highest recommenced power didn't either, and the sixth one was at
the highest output possible from the machine (hence the burn) but it did restart my heart. Over the years since I have had to have annual tests
with MRI scans, timed walking trials, electrocardiogram tests, ECGs and blood tests. At the first tests I was told that the AF was improved, in
that it happened now and again and not continuously, but I am now on anticoagulant tablets for the rest of my life to prevent a repeat of any clot formation.-a I was told that normally, the treatments would either slowly remove the clots in my lungs and I would then be fully back to normal, or there would be a repeat, and if it didn't kill me there was
only one hospital in the country with the skills and specialised
equipment to remove clots from deep in the lungs.
Typically I did neither.-a After the sixth annual review I was told by
the consultant that I was one of the rare cases where I was almost
entirely stable. My walking distance over a timed 6 minutes was almost exactly the same (+ or - 5 metres), my electrocardiograms and ECGs were almost identical.-a I was told that there was no point in the hospital continuing to monitor me, and I was discharged.-a So I just carry on regardless.-a I know one day my enlarged heart will give out, but it
could have been worse as the electrical burn on my chest showed. Every
day above ground is therefore a good day. I was 78 in March.
I lived in Sunbury-on-Thames in those days and quite a few famous
people lived around that area. Tommy Steele lived in nearby Hampton
Wick. I was very confused when I bumped into the actor Richard Vernon
once, near some shops in Molesey because I regularly watched
children's tv and by rights he should have been in Brighton with his
family and their new French au-pair. [1]
On 26/06/2026 16:23, Nick Odell wrote:
I lived in Sunbury-on-Thames in those days and quite a few famous
people lived around that area. Tommy Steele lived in nearby Hampton
Wick. I was very confused when I bumped into the actor Richard Vernon
once, near some shops in Molesey because I regularly watched
children's tv and by rights he should have been in Brighton with his
family and their new French au-pair. [1]
I lived a village or two over from Eric Clapton for the first 15 years
of my life. Never saw him, never met him.
Ditto Barnes Wallis. And Petula Clark. And the Tyrell racing team.
Much more exciting were the V bombers making roof top approaches to the 'unmarked secret' airfield just down the rad where William of Occam was born.
Ada Lovelace used to live down the road 100 years ago. Her house was
bought by Tommy Sopwith.
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:23:40 +0100, SH wrote:
Yes I am really 54! I remember compuserve, BBSes and when teh sony
walkman came out....
And I know what the connection is between a audio cassette and a pencil!
Anyway, theres Theo who was born during the Thatcher years so he's
definitely younger than me!
And here am I, on my third monarch...
I let myself get out of shape.
I've lost just over a stone this year
and am taking a lot more exercise (mainly walking).
On 26/06/2026 17:44, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 26/06/2026 16:23, Nick Odell wrote:I recognise those references, Ada's house is now a hotel and is hosting
I lived in Sunbury-on-Thames in those days and quite a few famous
people lived around that area. Tommy Steele lived in nearby Hampton
Wick. I was very confused when I bumped into the actor Richard Vernon
once, near some shops in Molesey because I regularly watched
children's tv and by rights he should have been in Brighton with his
family and their new French au-pair. [1]
I lived a village or two over from Eric Clapton for the first 15 years
of my life. Never saw him, never met him.
Ditto Barnes Wallis. And Petula Clark. And the Tyrell racing team.
Much more exciting were the V bombers making roof top approaches to
the 'unmarked secret' airfield just down the rad where William of
Occam was born.
Ada Lovelace used to live down the road 100 years ago. Her house was
bought by Tommy Sopwith.
a village picnic on Sunday.
SH <i.love@spam.com> wrote:
On 25/06/2026 22:47, Spike wrote:
Nick Odell <nickodell49@yahoo.ca> wrote:
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:52:15 +0100, Pamela
<pamela.private.mailbox@gmail.com> wrote:
On 17:46 23 Jun 2026, SH said:
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the >>>>>> oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
Didn't someone in the Portable Air Conditioners thread recently say they >>>>> were over 80?
Several people in this thread have already said they are eighty or
over. I would tell you how many but I lost count on the way down the
list. It's my age, you know :-(
Nick
JFTR I was (almost) born in an Anderson shelter.
Two hours later a bomb destroyed a house across the road.
are we talking 1st world war or the 2nd world war?
We have so many warsrCatake your pickrCa
On 26/06/2026 08:48, Spike wrote:
SH <i.love@spam.com> wrote:
On 25/06/2026 22:47, Spike wrote:
JFTR I was (almost) born in an Anderson shelter.
Two hours later a bomb destroyed a house across the road.
are we talking 1st world war or the 2nd world war?
We have so many warsrCatake your pickrCa
I think "Anderson shelter" pins it down pretty well to the second half (after a two decade, half time interval).
Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> wrote:
On 26/06/2026 08:48, Spike wrote:
SH <i.love@spam.com> wrote:
On 25/06/2026 22:47, Spike wrote:
JFTR I was (almost) born in an Anderson shelter.
Two hours later a bomb destroyed a house across the road.
are we talking 1st world war or the 2nd world war?
We have so many warsrCatake your pickrCa
I think "Anderson shelter" pins it down pretty well to the second half
(after a two decade, half time interval).
After the war my dad turned the Anderson shelter into a chicken coop, so we had a nice supply of fresh eggs (and roast chicken).
When that phase was over I can remember it being dismantled for scrap, apparently there was a demand for scrap steel and so it went for a good price.
I can just remember the (very smelly) pig bins at the end of our street, I donrCOt think they lasted as long as the Anderson shelter.
Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> wrote:
On 26/06/2026 08:48, Spike wrote:
SH <i.love@spam.com> wrote:
On 25/06/2026 22:47, Spike wrote:
JFTR I was (almost) born in an Anderson shelter.
Two hours later a bomb destroyed a house across the road.
are we talking 1st world war or the 2nd world war?
We have so many warsrCatake your pickrCa
I think "Anderson shelter" pins it down pretty well to the second half
(after a two decade, half time interval).
After the war my dad turned the Anderson shelter into a chicken coop, so we had a nice supply of fresh eggs (and roast chicken).
When that phase was over I can remember it being dismantled for scrap, apparently there was a demand for scrap steel and so it went for a good price.
I can just remember the (very smelly) pig bins at the end of our street, I donrCOt think they lasted as long as the Anderson shelter.
Our bomb shelter was in a field about 200m from the house. Why anyone thought the Germans would target a relatively isolated farmhouse is
unknown.
People these days don't realise how little 'new' stuff there was and how >much it actually cost.
We lived on second hand furniture and hand-me-downs. During covid I >dismantled some of my grandmothers home made quilts, stuffed with
chicken feathers from her chickens. These dated to the 1930s.
On 27/06/2026 09:40, Timatmarford wrote:
Our bomb shelter was in a field about 200m from the house. Why anyone
thought the Germans would target a relatively isolated farmhouse is
unknown.
Behind the family house, there was a field. Around 20 miles from London
we were. well outside any target and until the suburbanisation of the
1950s entirely rural.
Nevertheless there was a bomb crater in that field.
On 27/06/2026 09:54, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 27/06/2026 09:40, Timatmarford wrote:
Our bomb shelter was in a field about 200m from the house. Why anyone
thought the Germans would target a relatively isolated farmhouse is
unknown.
Behind the family house, there was a field. Around 20 miles from London
we were. well outside any target and until the suburbanisation of the
1950s entirely rural.
Nevertheless there was a bomb crater in that field.
We are still 20 miles from central London! The Germans were said to
target the Vauxhall works at Luton (then making light tanks) which took
them over us. It was also said that they used the area North of London
to gain altitude so the actual bombing run was at maximum speed to get through the AA fire.
I don't think the village was ever targeted, the few craters were likely caused by releases to lighten the aircraft.>
I don't think the village was ever targeted, the few craters were likely caused by releases to lighten the aircraft
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
People these days don't realise how little 'new' stuff there was and how
much it actually cost.
We lived on second hand furniture and hand-me-downs. During covid I
dismantled some of my grandmothers home made quilts, stuffed with
chicken feathers from her chickens. These dated to the 1930s.
When my parents' CC41 (1) bed was eventually replaced, I
acquired some of the timber. One of its main beams has been
supporting my workbench for over 50 years.
(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CC41
On 27/06/2026 10:01, Chris J Dixon wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
People these days don't realise how little 'new' stuff there was and how >> much it actually cost.
We lived on second hand furniture and hand-me-downs. During covid I
dismantled some of my grandmothers home made quilts, stuffed with
chicken feathers from her chickens. These dated to the 1930s.
When my parents' CC41 (1) bed was eventually replaced, I
acquired some of the timber. One of its main beams has been
supporting my workbench for over 50 years.
(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CC41
And Utility furniture was very well made. We had a second-hand utility dining table right up until around 1980.
Jeff Gaines <jgnewsid@outlook.com> wrote:
On 26/06/2026 in message <7hl1hm-rd2.ln1@q957.zbmc.eu> Chris Green wrote:
And me, but I don't remember the first.Oh, I do, hearing all the sombre reporting of the king's deat on the
radio. Then the coronation for which (among other things) we had
bought a television to watch. I was quite youg, about seven.
We lived in Brockley, SE4, then. I was 5 and we bought a TV, 9" black and
white, to watch the coronation. The new queen actually drove past our
house and we waved from the balcony. Tommy Steele did the same most days,
much more exciting :-)
CanrCOt go back that far, but in 1959 we were marched across the playing field adjacent to my Primary School in Chiswick to the edge of what most still called The Great West Road , from there we waved at President Eisenhower going past in an open top Rolls. Later research to pinpoint the date has shown he requested an open vehicle and the Government had to
borrow one off a businessman as the official car pool only had saloons.
Often when people used to ask my age but I didnrCOt want to be too precise I used to reply ,old enough to have ridden on the Trolleybuses but not the Trams.
For a decade or more though younger people have queried rCLWhatrCOs a Trolleybus?rCY.
On 25/06/2026 22:24, Bob Eager wrote:
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:23:40 +0100, SH wrote:
Yes I am really 54! I remember compuserve, BBSes and when teh sony
walkman came out....
And I know what the connection is between a audio cassette and a pencil! >>>
Anyway, theres Theo who was born during the Thatcher years so he's
definitely younger than me!
And here am I, on my third monarch...
But how many prime ministers :)
In article <YOY%R.395$Iymb.44@fx17.ams1>, not@home.com says...
On 27/06/2026 10:01, Chris J Dixon wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
People these days don't realise how little 'new' stuff there was and how >>>> much it actually cost.
We lived on second hand furniture and hand-me-downs. During covid I
dismantled some of my grandmothers home made quilts, stuffed with
chicken feathers from her chickens. These dated to the 1930s.
When my parents' CC41 (1) bed was eventually replaced, I
acquired some of the timber. One of its main beams has been
supporting my workbench for over 50 years.
(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CC41
And Utility furniture was very well made. We had a second-hand utility
dining table right up until around 1980.
As I recall the 'logo' was like a pacman biting another pacman 'CC'
For a decade or more though younger people have queried rCLWhatrCOs a
Trolleybus?rCY.
We never had trolleybuses in Liverpool, though I think I can remember
them in Brighton (family visits, mid-1950s). But we did have trams and I
can just remember riding on the number 6 (later replaced by the same
number on busus).
In article <YOY%R.395$Iymb.44@fx17.ams1>, not@home.com says...
On 27/06/2026 10:01, Chris J Dixon wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
People these days don't realise how little 'new' stuff there was and how >>>> much it actually cost.
We lived on second hand furniture and hand-me-downs. During covid I
dismantled some of my grandmothers home made quilts, stuffed with
chicken feathers from her chickens. These dated to the 1930s.
When my parents' CC41 (1) bed was eventually replaced, I
acquired some of the timber. One of its main beams has been
supporting my workbench for over 50 years.
(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CC41
And Utility furniture was very well made. We had a second-hand utility
dining table right up until around 1980.
As I recall the 'logo' was like a pacman biting another pacman 'CC'
On 26/06/2026 08:58 PM, alan_m wrote:
On 25/06/2026 22:24, Bob Eager wrote:
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:23:40 +0100, SH wrote:
Yes I am really 54! I remember compuserve, BBSes and when teh sony
walkman came out....
And I know what the connection is between a audio cassette and a
pencil!
Anyway, theres Theo who was born during the Thatcher years so he's
definitely younger than me!
And here am I, on my third monarch...
But how many prime ministers :)
Same number of monarchs here.
PMs?
19: Attlee / Churchill / Eden / MacMillan / Douglas-Home / Wilson /
Heath / Wilson again / Callaghan / Thatcher / Major / Blair / Brown / Cameron / May / Johnson / Truss / Sunak / Starmer.
On 28/06/2026 11:18, JNugent wrote:
On 26/06/2026 08:58 PM, alan_m wrote:
On 25/06/2026 22:24, Bob Eager wrote:
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:23:40 +0100, SH wrote:
Yes I am really 54! I remember compuserve, BBSes and when teh sony
walkman came out....
And I know what the connection is between a audio cassette and a
pencil!
Anyway, theres Theo who was born during the Thatcher years so he's
definitely younger than me!
And here am I, on my third monarch...
But how many prime ministers :)
Same number of monarchs here.
PMs?
19: Attlee / Churchill / Eden / MacMillan / Douglas-Home / Wilson /
Heath / Wilson again / Callaghan / Thatcher / Major / Blair / Brown /
Cameron / May / Johnson / Truss / Sunak / Starmer.
Ditto.
Looking at the list I can only think of two that I had any respect for whatsoever as peacetime PMs. Macmillan and Thatcher.
They say Attlee was wonderful, but he gave away the British empire and created so many problems in the middle east....
We never had trolleybuses in Liverpool, though I think I can remember
them in Brighton (family visits, mid-1950s). But we did have trams and I
can just remember riding on the number 6 (later replaced by the same
number on busus).
On Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:14:22 +0100, JNugent wrote:
We never had trolleybuses in Liverpool, though I think I can remember
them in Brighton (family visits, mid-1950s). But we did have trams and I
can just remember riding on the number 6 (later replaced by the same
number on busus).
There were trams in Brighton until 1939. My mother remembered travelling
on them. They were replaced by trolleybuses.
It was a complicated arrangement. Brighton Corporation operated the trolleybuses, out of the old tram depot. Brighton, Hove and District
Omnibus Company operated diesel buses (trolleys didn't enter Hove, heaven forfend). And the Southdown Motor Company operated longer range diesel buses.
The trolleys were phased out in the very early 1960s, but I remember travelling on them. The last journey was done by bus FUF 1, which had also done the first journey. I think some of them went off to Bournemouth.
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
In article <YOY%R.395$Iymb.44@fx17.ams1>, not@home.com says...
On 27/06/2026 10:01, Chris J Dixon wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:
People these days don't realise how little 'new' stuff there was and how >> >> much it actually cost.
We lived on second hand furniture and hand-me-downs. During covid I
dismantled some of my grandmothers home made quilts, stuffed with
chicken feathers from her chickens. These dated to the 1930s.
When my parents' CC41 (1) bed was eventually replaced, I
acquired some of the timber. One of its main beams has been
supporting my workbench for over 50 years.
(1) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CC41
And Utility furniture was very well made. We had a second-hand utility
dining table right up until around 1980.
As I recall the 'logo' was like a pacman biting another pacman 'CC'
On 28/06/2026 11:18, JNugent wrote:
On 26/06/2026 08:58 PM, alan_m wrote:
On 25/06/2026 22:24, Bob Eager wrote:Same number of monarchs here.
On Thu, 25 Jun 2026 19:23:40 +0100, SH wrote:
Yes I am really 54! I remember compuserve, BBSes and when teh sony
walkman came out....
And I know what the connection is between a audio cassette and a
pencil!
Anyway, theres Theo who was born during the Thatcher years so he's
definitely younger than me!
And here am I, on my third monarch...
But how many prime ministers :)
PMs?
19: Attlee / Churchill / Eden / MacMillan / Douglas-Home / Wilson /
Heath / Wilson again / Callaghan / Thatcher / Major / Blair / Brown /
Cameron / May / Johnson / Truss / Sunak / Starmer.
Ditto.
Looking at the list I can only think of two that I had any respect for whatsoever as peacetime PMs. Macmillan and Thatcher.
They say Attlee was wonderful, but he gave away the British empire
and created so many problems in the middle east....--- Synchronet 3.22a-Linux NewsLink 1.2
On 23/06/2026 17:46, SH wrote:
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
Chronological or Biological ? :-)
On 23/06/2026 17:46, SH wrote:
Following on from the "A Step too far for DIY - Cooker thread"
I thought it would be illuminating to see who's the youngest and the
oldest on here?
I'll kick off with:
54!
Chronological or Biological ? :-)
On Sun, 28 Jun 2026 11:14:22 +0100, JNugent wrote:
We never had trolleybuses in Liverpool, though I think I can remember
them in Brighton (family visits, mid-1950s). But we did have trams and I
can just remember riding on the number 6 (later replaced by the same
number on busus).
There were trams in Brighton until 1939. My mother remembered travelling
on them. They were replaced by trolleybuses.
It was a complicated arrangement. Brighton Corporation operated the trolleybuses, out of the old tram depot. Brighton, Hove and District
Omnibus Company operated diesel buses (trolleys didn't enter Hove, heaven forfend). And the Southdown Motor Company operated longer range diesel
buses.
The trolleys were phased out in the very early 1960s, but I remember travelling on them. The last journey was done by bus FUF 1, which had also done the first journey. I think some of them went off to Bournemouth.
Interesting stuff. I'm sure we only used "ordinary" buses, but some of
them were... er... topless.
On 28/06/2026 12:40 PM, Bob Eager wrote:
Trolleybuses would have been my era there on holidays with family,
1950s: 1956 and 1958, to be precise. My memory of the place was that of
a magical strip between the Pier and Rottingdean. The relatives lived in
one of those prefabs in Woodingdean and we took two buses each way, affording a grand view of all the amusements between the coast road and
the beach. And there was the fountain in the Stein, with its changing coloured lighting.
It was a complicated arrangement. Brighton Corporation operated the
trolleybuses, out of the old tram depot. Brighton, Hove and District
Omnibus Company operated diesel buses (trolleys didn't enter Hove, heaven
forfend).
The trolleys were phased out in the very early 1960s, but I remember
travelling on them. The last journey was done by bus FUF 1, which had also >> done the first journey. I think some of them went off to Bournemouth.
On 26/06/2026 12:21 PM, Marland wrote:
used to reply ,old enough to have ridden on the Trolleybuses but not the >> Trams.
For a decade or more though younger people have queried rCLWhatrCOs a
Trolleybus?rCY.
We never had trolleybuses in Liverpool, though I think I can remember
them in Brighton (family visits, mid-1950s). But we did have trams and I
can just remember riding on the number 6 (later replaced by the same
number on busus).
On Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:28:09 +0100, JNugent wrote:
Interesting stuff. I'm sure we only used "ordinary" buses, but some of
them were... er... topless.
There wasn't a trolley route along the coast; the infrastructure was never built. It mainly served inland residential areas.
The topless bus would have been a number 17 and was probably cream/white.
Did you see the policemen in summer white helmets? That was a Brighton
thing.
JNugent <JNugent73@mail.com> wrote:
On 26/06/2026 12:21 PM, Marland wrote:
used to reply ,old enough to have ridden on the Trolleybuses but not the >> Trams.
For a decade or more though younger people have queried ?What?s a
Trolleybus??.
We never had trolleybuses in Liverpool, though I think I can remember
them in Brighton (family visits, mid-1950s). But we did have trams and I can just remember riding on the number 6 (later replaced by the same number on busus).
My initial comment was about the early years of my life in West London, but funnily enough having relatives in Sussex I did see Trolleybuses in Brighton, plus a few other places. Dad worked with a firm who was involved in supplying some equipment to the round of Nuclear Power stations that
were being constructed so he often stuck a weekend away onto a site visit
so we travelled to a few places.
It was on of those I was actually taken for a ride on a Glasgow tram as
they were the last UK City system which was about to finish. I wish now I knew what his role was ,worked for a firm called Wallis and Tiernan . We
were all set to move with the firm to Tonbridge but the big C got him
first.
As an aside the premises they were vacating in Chiswick they sold to
a then little known Japanese Motor cycle manufacturer which the adults
around me were quite disparaging of as some still held strong views on the Japanese and their role in WW2 and thought nobody would buy them.Honda has come along way since then.
GH
JNugent <JNugent73@mail.com> wrote:
On 26/06/2026 12:21 PM, Marland wrote:
used to reply ,old enough to have ridden on the Trolleybuses but not the >>> Trams.
For a decade or more though younger people have queried oWhatAs a
Trolleybus?o.
We never had trolleybuses in Liverpool, though I think I can remember
them in Brighton (family visits, mid-1950s). But we did have trams and I
can just remember riding on the number 6 (later replaced by the same
number on busus).
My initial comment was about the early years of my life in West London, but >funnily enough having relatives in Sussex I did see Trolleybuses in >Brighton, plus a few other places. Dad worked with a firm who was involved >in supplying some equipment to the round of Nuclear Power stations that
were being constructed so he often stuck a weekend away onto a site visit
so we travelled to a few places.
It was on of those I was actually taken for a ride on a Glasgow tram as
they were the last UK City system which was about to finish. I wish now I >knew what his role was ,worked for a firm called Wallis and Tiernan . We
were all set to move with the firm to Tonbridge but the big C got him
first.
As an aside the premises they were vacating in Chiswick they sold to
a then little known Japanese Motor cycle manufacturer which the adults
around me were quite disparaging of as some still held strong views on the >Japanese and their role in WW2 and thought nobody would buy them.Honda has >come along way since then.
In article <naf9m3Fruu2U2@mid.individual.net>,
gemehabal@btinternet.co.uk says...
JNugent <JNugent73@mail.com> wrote:
On 26/06/2026 12:21 PM, Marland wrote:
used to reply ,old enough to have ridden on the Trolleybuses but not the >>>> Trams.
For a decade or more though younger people have queried ?What?s a
Trolleybus??.
We never had trolleybuses in Liverpool, though I think I can remember
them in Brighton (family visits, mid-1950s). But we did have trams and I >>> can just remember riding on the number 6 (later replaced by the same
number on busus).
My initial comment was about the early years of my life in West London, but >> funnily enough having relatives in Sussex I did see Trolleybuses in
Brighton, plus a few other places. Dad worked with a firm who was involved >> in supplying some equipment to the round of Nuclear Power stations that
were being constructed so he often stuck a weekend away onto a site visit
so we travelled to a few places.
It was on of those I was actually taken for a ride on a Glasgow tram as
they were the last UK City system which was about to finish. I wish now I >> knew what his role was ,worked for a firm called Wallis and Tiernan . We
were all set to move with the firm to Tonbridge but the big C got him
first.
As an aside the premises they were vacating in Chiswick they sold to
a then little known Japanese Motor cycle manufacturer which the adults
around me were quite disparaging of as some still held strong views on the >> Japanese and their role in WW2 and thought nobody would buy them.Honda has >> come along way since then.
GH
Newcastle had trams until 1950 and I have an early memory of seeing one
(aged ~4), but no recollection of riding in one.
Trolley buses ran there until 1966 and were continually coming off the overhead wire. The driver/conductor used a long pole stored under the
vehicle to hook it back on again.
I lived in Nottingham in the early 60s and the only thing I remember
(being a physicist) was that appeared to short the dynamo to assist with braking. They stopped running in 1966 too.
On 26/06/2026 12:21 PM, Marland wrote:
Jeff Gaines <jgnewsid@outlook.com> wrote:
On 26/06/2026 in message <7hl1hm-rd2.ln1@q957.zbmc.eu> Chris Green wrote: >>>
And me, but I don't remember the first.Oh, I do, hearing all the sombre reporting of the king's deat on the
radio. Then the coronation for which (among other things) we had
bought a television to watch. I was quite youg, about seven.
We lived in Brockley, SE4, then. I was 5 and we bought a TV, 9" black and >>> white, to watch the coronation. The new queen actually drove past our
house and we waved from the balcony. Tommy Steele did the same most days, >>> much more exciting :-)
CanrCOt go back that far, but in 1959 we were marched across the playing
field adjacent to my Primary School in Chiswick to the edge of what most
still called The Great West Road , from there we waved at President
Eisenhower going past in an open top Rolls. Later research to pinpoint the >> date has shown he requested an open vehicle and the Government had to
borrow one off a businessman as the official car pool only had saloons.
Often when people used to ask my age but I didnrCOt want to be too precise I
used to reply ,old enough to have ridden on the Trolleybuses but not the >> Trams.
For a decade or more though younger people have queried rCLWhatrCOs a
Trolleybus?rCY.
We never had trolleybuses in Liverpool, though I think I can remember
them in Brighton (family visits, mid-1950s). But we did have trams and
I can just remember riding on the number 6 (later replaced by the same >number on busus).
In message <nacafuFcmp4U1@mid.individual.net>, JNugent
<JNugent73@mail.com> writes
On 26/06/2026 12:21 PM, Marland wrote:
Jeff Gaines <jgnewsid@outlook.com> wrote:
On 26/06/2026 in message <7hl1hm-rd2.ln1@q957.zbmc.eu> Chris Green
wrote:
And me, but I don't remember the first.Oh, I do, hearing all the sombre reporting of the king's deat on the >>>>> radio.-a Then the coronation for which (among other things) we had
bought a television to watch.-a I was quite youg, about seven.
We lived in Brockley, SE4, then. I was 5 and we bought a TV, 9"
black and
white, to watch the coronation. The new queen actually drove past our
house and we waved from the balcony. Tommy Steele did the same most
days,
much more exciting :-)
CanrCOt go back that far, but in 1959 we were marched across the playing >>> field adjacent to my Primary School in Chiswick to the edge of what most >>> still called The Great West Road , from there we waved at President
Eisenhower going past in an open top Rolls. Later research to
pinpoint-a the
date has shown he requested an open vehicle and the Government had to
borrow one off a businessman as the official car pool only had saloons.
Often when people used to ask my age-a but I didnrCOt want to be too
precise I
used to-a reply-a ,old enough to have ridden on the Trolleybuses but
not the
Trams.
For a decade or more though younger people have queried rCLWhatrCOs a
Trolleybus?rCY.
We never had trolleybuses in Liverpool, though I think I can remember
them in Brighton (family visits, mid-1950s). But we did have trams and
I can just remember riding on the number 6 (later replaced by the same
number on busus).
Trolley buses ran in Glasgow until the mid 60s.
I also vaguely remember going to Edinburgh Zoo in a tram ( 1st generation)
Brian
On 28/06/2026 11:14, JNugent wrote:
For a decade or more though younger people have queried rCLWhatrCOs a
Trolleybus?rCY.
We never had trolleybuses in Liverpool, though I think I can remember
them in Brighton (family visits, mid-1950s). But we did have trams and
I can just remember riding on the number 6 (later replaced by the same
number on busus).
I think we had them in south west London/Surrey, Kingston/Surbiton. I do
not recall ever travelling on one.
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