General Chat

Hello all I hope everyone is well, we had a wet weekend and more moving in tonight my wellies are getting a real workout this winter..Jim I'm so glad your feeling lots better and got good news from your specialist,love to you and Mary I hope your staying warm and keeping out of trouble..The site had seemed a little quiet but I still try to look in every day..Havn't seen anything from Dee in a while.John what have you been up to, are you a black belt yet LOL..June I have a few bulbs coming up and my roses are just starting I'll be glad when spring is here..I have loads to do today so I'll get moving, take care all.

Hi - It's that man again! "Can I do yer now sir?" Sorry I can't help with the Digbeth Home either. Faith, between you and Margaret you'll get me into trouble (I hope!) ;-)))))))))} I didn't suggest burning down the old mans house, only the gym as it would be a lifesaver, just think how greatful he would be ;-)))))))} I don't have a black belt, not in Tai Chi, I think you get those in Origami? June, you said that you would let your legs go "cheep", I had visions of a chuck running around clucking "thanks a bunch" 8-))))))} you wouldn't hit a man in glasses - would you? Anyway, how are your poor old knees today, good job you aint no heavyweight eh! NEWS FLASH........................ Mrs Irene Graham of Boscombe, delighted the audience with her reminiscence of the German prisoner of war who was sent each week to do her garden. He was repatriated at the end of 1945, she recalled. "He always seemed a nice friendly chap, but when the crocuses came up in the middle of the lawn in February 1946, they spelt out "Heil Hitler". Tarrarabit - John xxxxxxx

Evening Everyone, Good to see a few around, John I had a look in a Thread about West Midlands and see you where on there ,talking about the fingure post at Pelsall, it was my Brother in Law from Pelsall that made it for the Village, I was talking about it a while ago when we got on to Brummies Vs Black Country guys. All you people that are already getting you gardening planned and even seeing life in the ground make me envious it will be at least March or April before anything starts moving around here. still while you are all working out there I will be sitting in a nice armchair thinking about you. Nighty Night Marg

Hi Jim yes I am a Brummie, born in Small Heath and lived in Acocks Green/Marston Green for many years. Exiled now to North Warks., bit still return now and again to visit familiar places. Have started a photograph collection of the houses I and various relations have lived in over the years. Trouble is a lot of them Ifind were demolished in the 1960,s.

Good Morning All, Hi Brian, thanks for the mail will get back to you as soon as I can. Clive welcome to the Brummie site, its sad when you see all the old houses being pulled down. But there are a lot of books about of Birmingham with some very nice photos in them. John, Poor dear are you getting mixed up re the black belt. Origami is some thing to do with paper folding, making flowers and ducks and things. LOL Margaret, So your garden does not start moving till late, I have all my daffs in bud. Also all my crocus and snow drops are in flower. Went into the greenhouse on Tuesday and started to clean it up ready for all my seeds etc to be delt with. My cutting that I took last year are doing well. Spring cant be far off as my fish in the garden pond have started to come up to the surface. Must watch out now for the frogs to come back. Hi Jan & Rick. Hope you two have recovered from your flu Jan and cold Rick LOL. Have a nice week end if you are still going away. Faith thanks for the mail glad you are ok. Jim Hope all is well in your part of the woods. It would be nice if Clive and Brian would pay a visit to our site. Say hello to Mary for me. Where are you Di, remember to put a 1/- in the meter as this makes your computer work. LOL Brenda are you still in trouble with MSN as your replys yesterday did not come on my PC. I kept sending winks etc and I did get a few winks back. Sent you mail last night with a picture of Aston Villa 1912/13 Football team for Joe and Keith. This is all for now so take care and be good. Tat Tar June.

Hi Everyone Feeling much better thanks June - Went back to work today :-) but am now off as we go away tommorow :-)))))))))))) Hope everyone else is ok will write lots next week take care everyone Love Jan xx

IT HAS DONE IT AGAIN LOST MY MESSAGE, I AM GETTING REALLY MAD ABOUT THIS IT IS GETTING TO BE BEYOND A JOKE. I CAN GET NO RESPONSE FROM THE ADMINISTRATORS AS TO WHY! WHY! CAN ANYONE HELP ME ???? UNHAPPY JIM C.

Hi Up, Looks like the lights are on but no body at home. Will call back later. Tat Tar June.

Well what a do I am still on my own booooooooooo. Have you all gone to bed ???? or have you not got up yet??? Byeeeeee June.

Good Morning All, What a day here in Wigston. Very Wet & Windy. Nice to see you back Dee have you found any body good in your lost relies. ?? Jim hope all is well with you and your better half Mary. Did you find your lost message ?? Come in John time to stop folding your paper ducks etc. Seem to have lost Pam from Oz. Hope all is well. To our young ones over the pond Faith & Margaret hope all is well with you. All for now so Tat Tar June.

Having scanned the posts on this thread (all 20 pages) Could I please apply for honoury membership. I'm getting a bit old now born in 1931 in Harborne ( near to the Queen Eliabeth Hospital) although it was'nt built and opened until 1937. Lived there and did all my courting around those parts. left one area open for retreat (Yardley Wood) but got caught by my wife in 1951 and as the saying goes ' Do'nt seem a day too much' Had a great time in Bourneville (one or two romances there)and I remember the Tower Ballroom re opening after the war. I met my only other real love there. That was 1947 Oh for those days .You missed the last bus and walked home,all the trouble you had was to cross the road if a drunk came by you. Moved to Tamworth in 1957 our first house (brand new) 3 bedrooms lounge 26feet long garage space price £ 1585, Mortgage just under £9 amonth . Wage £13 a week. Moved back to a new house in Lordswood Rd. Harborne in 67, and to a job in Melbourne Oz in 70. took family of 3 girls and all furniture and moved into our house 1month later. Returned to England 4years later due to ill health of Barbara (wife) home sick. bought house again in Harborne moved to Tamworth again in 1981. and here I am. Hope you know something of me and may you allow me to be an honourt member. Rupert Bear.

Hello June still having trouble with my computer All the best Pam

Good afternoon All, Hi Pam, Hope your sick computer gets better soon. I still have my 'A' Team looking for you. So with a bit of luck news very soon. Rupert Bear, You are very welcome to come and join us, We do have some younger ones on this site, but most of us are very young O.A.P. laughter. We talk about all sorts of things and as you will see we pull each others legs quite a bit as well. So come back any time you like, its nice to have some new blood and our Jim and John will be pleased as punch having a new male, as they are about out numbered by us girls. Bye for now June.

Thank you very much June I shall enjoy meeting the other men since as you say most are women on the boards. I do know one lass Pamela from Perth. See you soon. Rupert.

Morning Everyone, Welcome Rupert, always nice to have a new man on line, Maybe you can keep that John and Jim in Line. Well its frosty but lovely and sunny here this morning. cant figure whats wrong with my phone lines, cant phone out sounds like a fax trying to get through, unplugged all my phones and rehooked them up again one by one, internet is still working so still hooked up to phone company, any way phone co. said they will check it out but if I need service a service call have to wait till Monday, so everyone will think I have been on the phone all weekend,as it ring busy, glad I have my cell phone in case of emergency. Well Bye for now.Margaret

Hiya All - It's that man again! 'There'll be bluebirds over' etc. Hi Rupert, my you brought back some memories. As a lad I used to belong to a sort of gang (I say sort of, because the gangs in those days were just lads who didn't mean any harm), kindred spirits from just a few streets around. Anyway, to cut a long story short, we used to go exploring and one day we ended up at a building site which was the Queen Elizabeths still under construction. We were completely lost - of course! We went to The Gold Cross pub to ask directions home, the landlord gave us all a glass of milk and a couple of buscuits each while he sent for the local 'Bobby', who put us on a bus (and payed our fare) to the King's Head, which we knew and could get home from. 'There's nothing like the old time bobby, when you can't find your way home' ;-))))))))} Born 1931 you're in between old Jim and me, I'm 1933 - See June I aint got long before I get my freebie Passport, then world watch out here I come! I must get back to my paper ducks, I'm a 'Black Belt' at it dontcher know! 8-((((((} Tarrarabit - John (one of the three musketeers according to June who can't count - forget yer 'ead if it was loose wouldn't yer ol' girl?) ;-)))))))} lololol

Good Morning All, I will try again, I must have the bug that our Jim has I have just done a message and clicked send and its all gone. Now are John, whats all this the old girl Cheek. Ok I was born in 1936 but I am only 28 years old in my mind laughter I did have a smile when you were saying about the Bobby I remember I was pulled up once by a copper, reason was I was having a ride on the cross bar of a lads bike I was only 10 at the time. Heck did he tell us off and I never did it again as next time he would have told my mom and dad. Then I would have been in trouble Did think you had to be 100 years old to get a free passport LOL that would then mean you would have either gone into the great blue yonder or would have lost interest in going any where. The Goverment are not daft you know laughter. They dont like people having things for free. Well all for now so fingers crossed this mail will be ok. Bye for now Tat Tar June..

Hi Jim, Received your email. I have just come on to check out the site again. Very slow in getting on the site. Will now click and see what happens. Here we go tat tar. June.

Good Morning All, Well I am here where are you ??? Off now but will be back later. Tat Tar June.

Hi All, Well I am back again, but it seems I am still on my own. Where are you all ??????? Tat Tar June.