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Post by trubble on Feb 9, 2009 23:46:24 GMT
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Post by Patrick on Feb 10, 2009 11:42:41 GMT
Did you notice the mention of "Climatic change" there? .....and here we are having been told that we knew nothing about global warming 50 years ago? The infra-red grill was a hit Chrimbo pressie in the seventies for a while - a forerunner, in design anyway of the George Foreman type grills out now. Another good site..... If you fancy a good delve into the past - I've just found out that the old Movietone news people have a (Most of??-?) load of clips on their Website. You do have to register, but it's worth it! Glorious stuff! Searchable too. Of course, I went there for the brrrm brrrm car stuff - but the World Wars are covered of course and brings it home more than any airy fairy documentary! One film shows Hitler's visit to "Newly Conquered" Poland - flying over surveying the damage they inflicted on the country - then hundreds of soldiers swamping the man for his autograph!!!
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Post by everso on Feb 10, 2009 12:12:21 GMT
Did you notice the mention of "Climatic change" there? .....and here we are having been told that we knew nothing about global warming 50 years ago? The infra-red grill was a hit Chrimbo pressie in the seventies for a while - a forerunner, in design anyway of the George Foreman type grills out now. Another good site..... If you fancy a good delve into the past - I've just found out that the old Movietone news people have a (Most of??-?) load of clips on their Website. You do have to register, but it's worth it! Glorious stuff! Searchable too. Of course, I went there for the brrrm brrrm car stuff - but the World Wars are covered of course and brings it home more than any airy fairy documentary! One film shows Hitler's visit to "Newly Conquered" Poland - flying over surveying the damage they inflicted on the country - then hundreds of soldiers swamping the man for his autograph!!! The make the infra-red grill was "Rima". Mr. E. and I had one bought for us as a wedding present (1973). It was hopeless at cooking meat because it wasn't slanted and the fat used to run everywhere. We now have a George Forman grill which is great. The fat drains off into a little removable recepticle.
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Post by Patrick on Feb 10, 2009 12:25:19 GMT
The make the infra-red grill was "Rima". Mr. E. and I had one bought for us as a wedding present (1973). It was hopeless at cooking meat because it wasn't slanted and the fat used to run everywhere. That's the one! I think the only thing ours was ever used for was toasted sandwiches! To think how easy it should have been for someone to say - "Wait a minute - if we tilt this slightly.............."
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Post by trubble on Feb 10, 2009 14:13:48 GMT
They were right about the see-through net tops and I was going to say they were wrong about the hairstyles but then I remembered Heather Small.
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Post by trubble on Feb 10, 2009 14:23:45 GMT
Did you notice the mention of "Climatic change" there? .....and here we are having been told that we knew nothing about global warming 50 years ago? The infra-red grill was a hit Chrimbo pressie in the seventies for a while - a forerunner, in design anyway of the George Foreman type grills out now. Another good site..... If you fancy a good delve into the past - I've just found out that the old Movietone news people have a (Most of??-?) load of clips on their Website. You do have to register, but it's worth it! Glorious stuff! Searchable too. Of course, I went there for the brrrm brrrm car stuff - but the World Wars are covered of course and brings it home more than any airy fairy documentary! One film shows Hitler's visit to "Newly Conquered" Poland - flying over surveying the damage they inflicted on the country - then hundreds of soldiers swamping the man for his autograph!!! Aha, I was looking for a thread called Nostalgia to put this in but looking in the wrong place. Yep, that website is wonderful, thanks for the tip off.
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Feb 10, 2009 14:27:42 GMT
There is a great moment in the "Dark Tower" series when Susanna (who is from the 50's) is transported to 21st century America, she is scandalised & aghast at the crop-tops, short skirts etc. She remarks that it would be unseemly to have a little bit of her pettycoat showing (it's snowing down south), let alone flashing all her flesh all over the place. Times sure have-a-changed. AH
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Post by trubble on Feb 10, 2009 14:51:39 GMT
1950s swimwear was more modest than some of today's outfits. Whether that's good or bad, I don't know, but I know who to blame for the change. Everso and her hotpants.
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Post by everso on Feb 10, 2009 14:57:28 GMT
Where did you get that photo? Mr. E. took it of me only last week! ;D
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Post by trubble on Feb 10, 2009 16:26:51 GMT
I didn't want to say anything before, I thought it rather strange, but Mr E has apparently taken to posting these photos of you all over the internet. This one is the latest, the pair of you checking the rivers for overflow flood points this morning, it's not for me to comment on the internet postings of Mr E but I thought you should know.
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Feb 10, 2009 16:49:23 GMT
*sigh* AH
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Post by Patrick on Feb 11, 2009 1:17:11 GMT
Ooooh! Caption Competition! "Hang on Miss - I'll have it out in just a jiffy!"or "Quick Alf fetch the puncture repair kit!"
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Post by everso on Feb 11, 2009 14:18:31 GMT
I must admit I did get my feet rather wet.
Talking of flooding, Mr. E. and I were driving into Chelmsford this morning listening to BBC Essex and some bloke telling us about how flooded parts of Chelmsford are. He was standing beside the same road that we were travelling on and Mr. E. suddenly said, "Look there he is". This little bloke with a microphone. I wanted Mr. E. to give him a blast of our horn to see if it would come out on the radio, but he didn't.
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Post by Patrick on Feb 11, 2009 16:18:44 GMT
I must admit I did get my feet rather wet. Talking of flooding, Mr. E. and I were driving into Chelmsford this morning listening to BBC Essex and some bloke telling us about how flooded parts of Chelmsford are. He was standing beside the same road that we were travelling on and Mr. E. suddenly said, "Look there he is". This little bloke with a microphone. I wanted Mr. E. to give him a blast of our horn to see if it would come out on the radio, but he didn't. Spoilsport! There's you showing you're "in touch" with your "inner space hopper" too!
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