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G3LS was only a 350 built like a tank though,
I once hit a flat 8 of hay bales on the grass one mile runway on raf sealand at 23.00 hrs flat out after working on the harvest, I had stripped off the headlights etc etc to lighten the old girl, I had cleared the field and the last flat 8 I loaded, so knew it was clear, ---------OH NO IT WASNT ---next day I found out, HUM it was one layer too high the boss said, and took it off the trailer !! out of the whole runway I found the pile, the bike stopped virtually dead------
I didnt and did an impression of superman I can vividly remember it still, thinking what is that white lum----p--------bang and flying through the air at 60/70 odd mph in pitch black and having loads of time to think 'this is going to hurt' -------and it did 
I had a sprained shoulder and stubble rash everywhere, and couldnt see a thing, that was because my peak on my helmet had folded over my eyes!!!and I thought I was blinded !!!
-----Then I thought oh s**T the bike will be wrecked, I found it, picked it up-------- with trouble--- and it was perfect. The biggest problem was kicking it up again with a bad arm and not been able to work the decomm so I through a few FFFFs into the mix and jumped on the kick start and continued home to get a right testicaling from my Dad, you know ------you could have killed yourself etc etc.But was back at the farm at 7am next morning on tractor driving duties hehe light work for a change --------cant do that now at 14
[QUOTE pipes are frozen this morning, I asked her if she wanted to come here and she said its only a few days! she will be here later but she would cope.[/QUOTE]
Peg rugs, we called them clippy mats, and throw an army coat on top as well.
Peg rugs, we called them clippy mats, and throw an army coat on top as well.
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Aye, no c/heating or double glazing. Getting up in the morning & scraping the frost patterns off the inside of the bedroom windows with your finger nails.
Really toughened one's resolve.
Centeral heating whats that. In the last really hard winters late 70s’ we lived in a building made from Asbestos sheet, while my dad built a house next door, it was so cold the water in the toilet would freeze solid for days on end. If I wanted a dump I waited til I got to school.
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Nowadays Social Services'd be at the door and you and any siblings would be bundled off into care.
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Nowadays Social Services'd be at the door and you and any siblings would be bundled off into care.
might be warm though :-)
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Nowadays Social Services'd be at the door and you and any siblings would be bundled off into care.
Tell me about it I was around 14 when we lived in the shed (ex-pheasant hatchery) my mum sold a dress making business, and went off to the states for 6weeks, so my dad decided to go stalking in scotland for 3weeks. So my sister was sent to my gran’s, I stayed at home with 5lb of bacon 2dz eggs, and the milk and bread delivered everyday.
Loved every minute of it.
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Proggy mats in Northumberland. But we left them on the floor.
Heavy eiderdowns on top of blankets thicker than the carpets in my car.
I well recall how hard it was to turn over in bed!
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Tell me about it I was around 14 when we lived in the shed (ex-pheasant hatchery) my mum sold a dress making business, and ******** off to the states for 6weeks, so my dad decided to go stalking in scotland for 3weeks. So my sister was sent to my gran’s, I stayed at home with 5lb of bacon 2dz eggs, and the milk and bread delivered everyday.
Loved every minute of it.
A brilliant 'adventure' for a young lad!
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Aye, no c/heating or double glazing. Getting up in the morning & scraping the frost patterns off the inside of the bedroom windows with your finger nails.
Really toughened one's resolve.
The house we have here has no central heating, no double glazing, blimey it's cold at night in winter. I didn't know how I'd cope when I came here but I've really gotten used to it, so much so that when I went back to England I found the central heating stifling and had to sleep with a window open - in winter! Nothing wakes you up better than pulling back the duvet and getting out to an icy cold room
We're all mollycoddled now in the UK I've come to believe.
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The house we have here has no central heating, no double glazing, blimey it's cold at night in winter. I didn't know how I'd cope when I came here but I've really gotten used to it, so much so that when I went back to England I found the central heating stifling and had to sleep with a window open - in winter! Nothing wakes you up better than pulling back the duvet and getting out to an icy cold room
But you're a mere strip of a lad - wait until you get to my age and I can almost guarantee you'll think differently .
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But you're a mere strip of a lad - wait until you get to my age and I can almost guarantee you'll think differently .
Just finished stacking 12 cubic metres of wood for the log burner. The goal this year is to have it burning almost constantly!
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When I were a lad me and my sisters used to fight over who got to lick the bowl clean when my mum was baking.
Just whipped up a victoria sponge and both my lads turned their noses up at the bowl 'cos its got raw eggs in it' so now the missus is happily cleaning out the bowl and beater.....
Just whipped up a victoria sponge and both my lads turned their noses up at the bowl 'cos its got raw eggs in it' so now the missus is happily cleaning out the bowl and beater.....
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I can not remember what it was fitted in (possibly a mini) but i once remember seeing a similar type with a rubber covered spring loaded plunger that was in the foot well and foot operated.
