Over 40's Moving Back and Catching Up
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
He is a photo of the cCrawleys in Scotland for the Christmas Special.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/t...-to-watch.html
See photo #6
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/t...-to-watch.html
See photo #6
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One thing that annoys me is that it seems to most people in these islands "Coffee" means those insyant granules. You cannot get decent coffee enywhere - except in my kitchen where I brew it "alla turca".
And for most people "Tea" means those vile American teabags.
I will be back in a day or two with more gripes
And for most people "Tea" means those vile American teabags.
I will be back in a day or two with more gripes
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One thing that annoys me is that it seems to most people in these islands "Coffee" means those insyant granules. You cannot get decent coffee enywhere - except in my kitchen where I brew it "alla turca".
And for most people "Tea" means those vile American teabags.
I will be back in a day or two with more gripes
And for most people "Tea" means those vile American teabags.
I will be back in a day or two with more gripes
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
In Scotland
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For good coffee you really need beans - pre-ground coffee loses its flavour very quickly.
(Edited to say that if you're brewing turkish, Scot47, you're hard core - I thought I was a coffee addict but that stuff has me on the ceiling!)
(Edited to say that if you're brewing turkish, Scot47, you're hard core - I thought I was a coffee addict but that stuff has me on the ceiling!)
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Since you are over 50 can I ask you if you think people in the UK are much better off today than 50 years ago?
My response is yes. I think the standard of living has increase considerably over the 70 years that I have been around.
Cheers
(off to Las Vegas today for a family get together)
My response is yes. I think the standard of living has increase considerably over the 70 years that I have been around.
Cheers
(off to Las Vegas today for a family get together)
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Scot47 If you want any particular kind of coffee the internet is your friend and everywhere delivers it seems.
Try Amazon UK lots of varietyYou can grind your own//
Hey Cheers you seem to travel an awful lot, you must really rack up the miles.
Try Amazon UK lots of varietyYou can grind your own//
Hey Cheers you seem to travel an awful lot, you must really rack up the miles.
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Decent coffee and tea is available - but 90 percent of the populace seem to be happy with Instant and Teabags. Sodding savages !
Where did I put my Turkish coffee-pot ? (To the aficionado it is called a "jezbeh"!)
I may have been a Janissary in a previous life. I certainly miss Istanbul ! And all the finer things of the Ottoman Empire !
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Where did I put my Turkish coffee-pot ? (To the aficionado it is called a "jezbeh"!)
I may have been a Janissary in a previous life. I certainly miss Istanbul ! And all the finer things of the Ottoman Empire !
The Bimbashi
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Scot47 If you want any particular kind of coffee the internet is your friend and everywhere delivers it seems.
Try Amazon UK lots of varietyYou can grind your own//
Hey Cheers you seem to travel an awful lot, you must really rack up the miles.
Try Amazon UK lots of varietyYou can grind your own//
Hey Cheers you seem to travel an awful lot, you must really rack up the miles.
Gas is down to $2.999 per gallon.
Cheers
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's Chit-Chat & Daily Catch-Up Thread
Since you are over 50 can I ask you if you think people in the UK are much better off today than 50 years ago?
My response is yes. I think the standard of living has increase considerably over the 70 years that I have been around.
Cheers
(off to Las Vegas today for a family get together)
My response is yes. I think the standard of living has increase considerably over the 70 years that I have been around.
Cheers
(off to Las Vegas today for a family get together)
And now that brings us to today ---- 50 years on ------- and in looking around and listening to conversations since Ive been back home in this last two years ------ well nothing much really seems to have changed too darn much ------ only difference I can see really is these days there are many more benefits that one can apply for, and still free rent, and more dole money, and child support, ------ so are people any better off today then 50 years ago?
Well the lucky people in work are, they get more vacation pay like 4 to 6 paid weeks per year and a lot of public holidays, and a good 6 months paid sick leave in many jobs, and pretty darn good pay checks for most,
And for the scroungers, the people that have made a very profitable business out of being full time welfare recipients for all there lives, and lots are in to there 60,s already and third generation ----- well those of course are much better off now ------ more taxpayers money going into there comfortable households, and there laughing all the way to the bank,
And now these people are looking around all confused and complaining that all of a sudden the government is cracking down on a lot of benefits, I say about time isn't it, why did it take 50 years?
I know a lot of you will be saying well thats just a small minority who take advantage, but you know that really isn't the case is it,
And yes there are a whole lot of people here that really need and deserve there benefits, and they are going to be hurt a lot by all the cuts, and I really feel so sorry for these people I really do,
Last edited by jasper123; Dec 23rd 2012 at 12:07 am.
#5595
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Good British tea bags are better than any I found in Canada, and I do use them most of the time. Have loose tea for when I'm in the mood for it.
Bev