General Chat

ATISHOO!! We are still at it but getting better by slow degrees. Thank you all for your concern. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL BRUMMIES WHERE EVER YOU ARE

Morning Everyone, sounds like everyone is getting in the party spirit, snowed here most of the night, I went over to friends house for a meal and drinks, and a game of Mexican Train( a dominoes game) and more drinks, had a lovely night, until I tried to back my van down their driveway and finished up in a big snow bank, luckily got out with a little manovering. Well Hope EVERYONE has a wonderful New Years, and a toast to a Healthy and Happy 2005. nice to see a few words from Dee, hope you are O.K. Bye for now HAPPY NEW YEAR. LOVE MARG

Just popping in to wish everyone a very HAPPY NEW YEAR !! We're looking for more dead rellies on Ancestry at the moment but I'm cooking something nice for Jan later and we'll no doubt have a couple of glasses of something to celebrate the new year ;-) All the best for 2005 !! Rick.xx

Hi All, How the heck did we get onto the old site ???????? Even my message went onto it. Put it down to having to much DRINK laughter. Hi Jan you should have taken more water with your drinks hope your head gets better soon. Janet received your mail and I did have a look on the board and its on the old site with Jans and mine. Will be back to check abit later. Love June.

Hi June is a bad head ache and as rick was pouring my drinks its totally his fault (he is suffering too) - so will probably be a little quiet today. Hope Jim and Mary are feeling better. ~~~~~~~~~~~HAPPY NEW YEAR~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Love Jan xx

Hi all, I am back again. I have got rid of the old site The new Birmingham Thread. So please stay with this one. I WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR FILLED WITH GOOD HEALTH AND LOADS OF NICE THINGS. Get better Jan and Rick cant have you two being poorly. Jim and how is our Young man and his Mary ?????? Janet Hope you can find us now. Did you get a new BROOM for Christmas ??????? Will be back later. Love to all June.

Thank you June I feel much better now - just needed another drink lol :-))))))))) Love Jan xx

Good Morning All, It looks like I am on my own, are you all having a slow day, getting over all the hang overs ????? To our POORLY ONES. Jim, Mary, Jan & Rick. Hope you all feel a little bit better to day. To our friends over the pond hope all is well in your part of the world. Catch you all later Love June.

Dear Dear Dear, June is still on her own booooooooooooo. I am off to sulk now in a dark room. Tat Tar Juney.

Hi June put the light on and stop sulking lol - there might be spiders in the dark :-)))))) Hangovers all cured - feeling fine now. Where is everybody are we playing hide n seek? Hope Jim and Mary are ok Love Jan xx

Im here just to lazy to say much, just got back from carpet Bowling, only 5 of us there today, did more visiting and reliving Christmas and New Year and saying how lucky we are to be safe and happy after all the other troubles in the world. even though we have lots of snow and very cold we still all agreed we should quit moaning about things we cant change and enjoy our health and friendships. So theres my sermon for the day now if I can just live up to it. Anyway hope everyone is over all the festivities and we now only have 363 days till we do it all again. Byeeeee Marg.

Good Morning All, Marge glad you are ok and our Jan & Rick. We are a bit thin on the ground, not to worry when things settle perhaps all of our friends will be back. Had mail from our Brenda's daughter this morning, saying her mom's computer has gone sick, but she hope's it will be well in a few days time. S.O.S where are you Jim ????????? I have had some more info re my rellies on my dads side. It seems they came from Somerset way way back and one of them sailed on the vessel (Amazon) in 1863 to the USA. Thing is he had an unknown father so it looks like is mom was a very naughty girl. laughter. John are you still in the shower having a wash to the music ???? LOL. Catch you all later love June.

Hiya June & Margaret hope your both well. We are fine have not long got in from a walk its soooooo cold out there. Where has everyone gone from here? Poor Jim and Mary I hope they are ok will email Jim in a mo :-)) To everyone else - hope your ok take care love Jan xx

Hi all just popped in with a quick Hello, the weather is awful I'm trying to stay off my puter as we are having power failures...Roll on spring I hope Jim and Mary are getting better it's been a while since we heard from them, take care all, will try to pop in soon.

Hiya Faith hope the weather soon clears for you - take care xx Brenda - hope your computer soon feels better xx

Hiya - It's That Man Again! June, glad you've found some live rellies 8-)))} I reckon Margaret's a masachist, bowling carpets and counting the days to the next fiasco ;-))))))} "Now here's a thing" - "Brummie Jack-of-All Trades" I am a jolly roving blade. They call me Jack-of all trades. I always fix me chief delights on kissing of the fair maids. To Brummagem I did set out to seek a situation. I'd often heard folks say it was the toyshop of the nation. I'm a roving Jack-of-all-trades, of every trade and all trades, and if you want to know me name they call me Jack-of-all-trades. T-was to the Bull Ring first I went. I there became a porter. I with me master did fall out, which cut it quaint and shorter. In Bull Street was a Pastry Cook, Dale End an Undertaker. I then removed to Friday Street and set up Coffin Maker. I'm a roving Jack-of-all-trades............. In Finbold Street I sold rag mops. In Bread Street was a grinder. In Dudley Street I lost me wife. Thank God I never could find her! In Hill Street I sold black puddings. In Edmund Street sold mousetraps. At the Old Wharf I did sell coal. At Suffolk Street made louse traps. I'm a roving Jack-of-all-trades............. In Digbeth was a Waterman, St Martin's Lane a Saddler. In Rams Yard was a Slaughterman. In Park Street a Fiddler. In Spisal Street sold hot puddings. In Friday Brid sold charcoal. In Phillip Street sold blacking paste. In High Street kept a louse hole. I'm a roving Jack-of-all-trades......... In Smallbrook Street made candlesticks. In Worcester Street, a Broker. In Floodgate Street made fire irons, both shovel, tongues and poker. In Ham Street was a Dialist. Newhall Street a Die Sinker. In New Street drove a Hackney coach, in Moor Street was a Printer. I'm a roving Jack-of-all-trades.......... In Walmer Lane steel trusses made. In Lichfield Street a sad shop. In Steelhouse Lane made snuffers, and in Bell Street kept a rag shop. In Church Street was a Silver Smith. In Livery Street made splitering. In Charles Street was a clock maker, and all such little odd things. I'm a roving Jack-of-all-trades......... In Bread Street I made spectacles. In Sand Street, an Engraver. In Weyman Street a Gunsmith. In Newton Street a failure. In Snow Hill was a Porn Broker. In Shadwell Street a Sawyer. In Bromsgrove Street made coffin pins. In Cannon Street a Lawyer. I'm a roving Jack-of-all-trades.......... In Wood Street I made sand paper. In Buck Street I sold prayer books. In Duddeston I made pattern cards. In Doe Street I sold fishhooks. In Ashted I made Jews harp springs. I Thomas Street, made all blades. So now you know the ups and downs of a Brummie Jack-of-all-trades. That is another Anon (probably a Brummie) thing, for which I claim no credit - except for the forever it took to type it in. 8-))))} Tarrarabit - Johnxxxxxxx PS - I hope that Jim and Mary are mending well!

Hello all still reading all the posts and wondering when Jim will be back, I hope he and Mary are well and he will be back soon, I also hope Jim's sister is a little better from the nasty shingles. Poor June thinking she was alone, never that June and I meant to tell you. X Well done John, I really enjoyed the tour of the Streets and occupations. I think you should take the credit for writing it up her. Great Patience needed for that. Thoroughly enjoyed it and I have saved it for my Mum who I know will enjoy it. Goodnight Pat x

Hello Pat Still very quiet on here Nice to see you back again - hope your well and had a good xmas and new year :-)) Its all rainy and misserable here today - was going to take the tree down but I will miss it sooooo Noooooooo it can stay another day :-)) Hope you are ok Jim xxxxxxxxxxxx Dee are you still not smoking?? June are you AWOL today? Love to everyone else Love Jan xx

Hello All, Here I am on duty LOL. I have not gone AWOL. What a horrible day it is rain, dark and strong wind. Feel like going back to bed laughter. Nice to see you back Pat hope you had a good New Year. Jan our tree came down to day so get going take yours down always next year to put it back again. John How long did it take you to type all that story ? Good one I liked it. I have sent our Jim an email, He or Mary must not be good or it could be his computer. Just hope he comes back soon. Not the same with out him. So John you will have to find some more story lines to keep us going. Well one and all must go and hold the ladder for my Keith as all the Christmas trimmings are going home to the LOFT Catch you all later. Tat Tar June.

Hello June Maybe the tree will come down shortly - but its soooo huge the room will look so empty lol I sent Jim an e - card yesterday - I soooo hope they are ok (((((((((((((((((hugs for jim and mary))))))))))))))))))) hope we hear from you soon Jim Love Jan xx