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wallace wrote:My house is a post war local authority 3 bed semi, I was just thinking recently that when first built it had no central heating or insulation, it had single pained metal framed windows, 10" vents in 5 of the rooms. Hot water was from a open coal fire with a back boiler.
NickM wrote:This is reminding me of Monty Python's "Four Yorkshiremen" sketch! My son did it at an entertainment evening at his school recently.
https://youtu.be/VKHFZBUTA4k
novocaine wrote:no people wearn't tougher, they just didn't have a choice.
NickM wrote:This is reminding me of Monty Python's "Four Yorkshiremen" sketch!
NickM wrote:My wife says she's surprised about people moaning that they've been without power for 5 days because of the storm. She says that they had 3 weeks without power after the hurricane in 1987. I've pointed out to her that she was a child then and it was probably a bit of fun, but that her parents were no doubt doing their nuts!!
Just4fun wrote:I was talking to a local guy here a few days ago. He was wondering if the lake were frozen enough yet for him to walk across it to collect his post. Apparently it is a 4km round trip by road but only 2km across the lake. I asked why he didn't just go by car and he laughed: he doesn't like to get the car out for a short trip like that. He is in his 80s and the temperature is around -15 celsius. I reckon they make 'em hard enough around here.
Just4fun wrote:I was talking to a local guy here a few days ago. He was wondering if the lake were frozen enough yet for him to walk across it to collect his post. Apparently it is a 4km round trip by road but only 2km across the lake. I asked why he didn't just go by car and he laughed: he doesn't like to get the car out for a short trip like that. He is in his 80s and the temperature is around -15 celsius. I reckon they make 'em hard enough around here.
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