British Expats - Search Results

Search: Posts Made By: dave_j

Showing results 1 to 6 of 6
Search took 0.01 seconds.

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Sep 19th 2017, 3:08 am

Replies: 93

Remember When ...

Views: 4,740

Posted By dave_j

Re: Remember When ...

Aaahhhhh.. It was your fault then...

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Sep 12th 2017, 9:01 am

Replies: 93

Remember When ...

Views: 4,740

Posted By dave_j

Re: Remember When ...

No.. but they'll be renting flats and houses instead, they won't be able to afford to buy them.

When my father returned from the war, that's WW2 that is, he tells me he could have bought a house...

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Sep 12th 2017, 5:49 am

Replies: 93

Remember When ...

Views: 4,740

Posted By dave_j

Re: Remember When ...

Bomb sites in London that were adventure playgrounds without supervision, wonderful for children. All built over within years and nobody asked us if we kids minded.

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Sep 12th 2017, 4:09 am

Replies: 93

Remember When ...

Views: 4,740

Posted By dave_j

Re: Remember When ...

A crystal set.. Height of luxury.. We had to make do with carrier pidgeon!

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Sep 12th 2017, 3:16 am

Replies: 93

Remember When ...

Views: 4,740

Posted By dave_j

Re: Remember When ...

....and only 405 lines and an aerial that always seemed to be in the wrong place and lost a signal every time someone moved... oh.. and those annoying flyback lines and the white dot.

Forum: The Maple Leaf

Sep 7th 2017, 2:18 pm

Replies: 93

Remember When ...

Views: 4,740

Posted By dave_j

Re: Remember When ...

Likwise, clutches were good for 20k and engines for 40k. Nowadays I don't even bother to change the oil and it just keeps going.. and going.. and going.

Showing results 1 to 6 of 6