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The first place I lived in England (in Earlsdon) had no electricity upstairs but it did have an upstairs bathroom which was a rare luxury at the time. The water was heated by a huge geyser lit with a flamethrower. After turning on the gas you pivoted the flamethrower outwards to light the nozzle...

Lucky to have their own toilet! Many of my friends lived in the courtyards of Coventry and had to share an outside toilet with several other families. The kitchen sink emptied into a gulley in the courtyard and in summer it stank beyond belief.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/dec/03/how-much-did-lockdown-help-arthur-labinjo-hughes-killers-escape-notice

Being stuck behind a customer at a supermarket checkout while they fiddle with their mobile phone trying to find the app which qualifies for some discount or other. :mad:

"Taking a trip up to Africa, Benny" (Abergavenny)

Black Friday sale announcements. My inbox is full of them.

I've no idea why this Marty Wilde suddenly song popped back into my head after 53 years? It was played a lot on the radio at the time but was only ever a big hit in Dutch-speaking countries, possibly assisted by the Dutch-language service of Radio Luxembourg.

Don't get me started, I still haven't forgiven them for changing the recipe and packaging of their Lincolnshire sausages twenty years ago. :mad:

Also call-outs to fuel-system cleaning service vans I believe? Spotted one outside a neighbour's home the other day.

When I left home last night I noticed the neighbour's gate had been opened for no good reason. Since they aren't there I closed it for them. When I returned home later it had been opened again! Why would anyone do that other than to annoy me?

I doubt that very much. Many people will be having fireworks on Saturday and there's a public display at the Butts Park Arena on Sunday Night.

Spot on! Technically, "Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh."

Sorry to stray off-topic but what was Her Majesty's officlal title BEFORE she became Queen? (I only found out by accident so don't bother Googling it) PS: It's pretty obvious once you've been told. 😜

The word is 'farrier', you illiterate c**t! ;)

Predictive search engines. Was searching Google this evening for something to do with Strictly Come Dancing and as soon as I typed the letters "STR" Google suggested "stray kids". You have to wonder just how many Google users are looking for stray kids for it to be top of their search suggestions?

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/assistant-director-who-handled-alec-baldwins-gun-was-fired-in-2019-over-another-accidental-discharge-01635209073?mod=mw_latestnews