OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.

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Oct 31st 2010, 6:45 pm

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Take no notice, she's talking about herself. Projecting that she would be afraid she wouldn't fit, being so American.

I think you are right about that.

Oct 31st 2010, 7:18 pm

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I think you are right about that.

I think our generation was more adventurous. ....

Oct 31st 2010, 7:27 pm

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Look Rodney they are rehearsing for your arrival at Heathrow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB3NPNM4xgo

Oct 31st 2010, 8:07 pm

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Never mind if Rodney doesnt cry that made me cry HighTide....

I could just envision him walking through those gate and being greeted like that

Oct 31st 2010, 8:08 pm

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Never mind if Rodney doesnt cry that made me cry HighTide....

I could just envision him walking through those gate and being greeted like that

I'm glad you enjoyed it Trotty....I think it was very special and has such meaning to all of us.

Oct 31st 2010, 8:31 pm

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Never mind if Rodney doesnt cry that made me cry HighTide....

I could just envision him walking through those gate and being greeted like that

Me too I'm all teary. The boys are back in town had me laughing, their faces were a picture.

Oct 31st 2010, 8:35 pm

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Look Rodney they are rehearsing for your arrival at Heathrow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB3NPNM4xgo

Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oct 31st 2010, 8:47 pm

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Oh - I know Runcorn. It isn't that bad!!! I used to live in Warrington - moved there in the late 70s. I seem to remember Runcorn had a fairly decent indoor shopping center (probably one of the first malls in the UK).

The "modern" indoor shopping centre is now over 30 years old, lots of empty shops and a bit tired and dated..........mind you it does have more than its fair share of "pound" shops

And I was in Warrington earlier this year and thought it looked a bit rundown in the main street though they have done a big new shopping centre and bus station.

Oct 31st 2010, 8:49 pm

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Thanks for the reply Barb, I'm just glad its not some town I love... LOL

Ive never been there, but I seem to think my Dad worked there for a while at an ICI plant.

That would have been the biggest employer around them parts, maybe still is??

Oct 31st 2010, 8:55 pm

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Thanks Trotty true, I do pop in now and then, sometimes I even have a little lurk.

What Id do for a bit of Coro, they used to show it here years ago and Eastenders too, but then it got pulled, Ive still got my Last of Summer Wine on Sat nights and I Love it.

We have a new show here called Ladies of Letters, featuring Maureen Lipman and Anne Reid, its a Great show, perfect for our age group, lots of sarcasim, it was originally a radio show with Prunella Scales (Sybil Faulty) and Patrica Routledge (Hyacinth Bucket), Look out for it.

What I did Fish n Chips, is bought a computer programme called Identity Cloaker you can pay about $10 for a 10 day trial first, anyway what it does is "cloaks your identity" so you log onto servers in other countries, UK, Ireland, Europe, USA, Canada, so for instance I log onto the UK then go to ITV player and watch my soapies. It's a bit hit and miss with the connection of a night but pretty good in the daytime, I watched 5 episodes of Corrie on Saturday.

I have also watched NBC a few times from the USA.

http://www.identitycloaker.com/

After the trial I paid about 6 Euros a month for a 3 month plan.

I have no idea what it was originally intended for but probably not watching Coronation Street ha ha!!

Oct 31st 2010, 9:03 pm

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23 years in all. I was in the US for a brief (3 year) period in the mid 80s, then moved back to England. Then moved back to the US in 1990, so this last "stint" has been 20 years, but I supposed if I count the other 3 years, it makes 23. My eldest daughter is very American - I think Mummy in the Foothills is right - she thinks she wouldn't fit in there and is projecting it on to me.

You sound in a very similar position to me Derrygal, it is just SO hard to know what to do......you feel so torn in two.

Oct 31st 2010, 9:12 pm

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Look Rodney they are rehearsing for your arrival at Heathrow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB3NPNM4xgo

BRILLIANT!! That made me laugh AND cry, thanks for sharing.

Oct 31st 2010, 9:51 pm

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Look Rodney they are rehearsing for your arrival at Heathrow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NB3NPNM4xgo

Saw this the other night on TV running as the commercial, it was the one of the most moving commercials that I have ever scene. My first although would still have to go the Clydesdale horses that stood in front of the Statue of Liberty and bowed tot he statue, this was done the Christmas after 9/11, I think they were the Budweiser Horses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoxxix0QQdU

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Oct 31st 2010, 9:55 pm

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Oh HighTide that was fantastic! Thanks for sharing!!

Oct 31st 2010, 10:24 pm

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I went to a happy place today, Westerham, Kent. It is a small town where Winston Churchill lived, at Chartwell. His statue is on the town green space, and is a beautiful contemporary sculpture. The town is a typical English town, with little twee shops as well as many pubs and restaurants. It seems to have missed a lot of the closures that have affected other places.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westerham

I am glad that I was able to see it, as it cancelled out a lot of the awful places and situations I have posted about recently. This part of Kent is beautiful - rolling hills, narrow lanes, little fields. Wonderful England! I posted all the photos I took, with all of you in mind as I know you are longing to see something of your homeland. So, click on the link here and be transported to a lovely little town.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/islandwoman/

Rosie