whilst it's raining, Of course pak a macs, Rupert annuals, as well, the Dandy, (Tuesdays,) Beano (Thursdays), Beezer, (1st edition carried a flapper?) Lion, Topper. As we didn't own a telly until 1965 after I had left home to join the royal navy at 15 and 5 days old (it WOULD kill them today) we used to listen to Workers Playtime, Dick Barton and the best on Sunday evenings, Paul Temple with the signature tune of the Royal Scot train. Listening to Radio Luxemburg on the wireless the size of a 28" wide screen tele today, listening on how to win the Treble Chance with Horace Bachelor, send for details to Horace Batchelor at Keysham, that's K- E-Y-S-H-A-M. ( at least I think it was, near Bristol anyway. To watch Victory at Sea I had to walk a mile to a friend who had a little black and white set, where is dad would give me a haircut around the old basin for FREE, so I could spend my barbers money on a 3d. lucky bag. Who can remember watching Can Do or No Can Do, introduced by MacDonald Hobbley (?) asking various people if they could do certain things like taking a bull around a china shop. I panel of judges, one of them, Bernard Bresslaw, would discuss Can Do or No Can Do. Finally, going around the streets looking for old returnable bottles to take back for the penny deposit. regards John Morriss HUME Always looking for:-HUME plus ARCHER-Cradley Herts, 1840---BEAL(E) - Sheffield 1880 BROOKES-Rotherham BROGDEN - Collingham York 1851 1860---BUCKLAND-Nottingham 1880 BURTON- Sheffield 1910---CARLTON-Sutton on Forest Yorks. 1730 CLARKE-Myton Hall, CLARK- Hull 1820, Yorks 1825---CROWSHAW- Sheffield 1910 HARGREAVES-West Yorks 1840---HARRISON-Nottingham 1760 HELMAN-London 1850---HOLIDAY-Kilvington York 1780 HUME- Lowestoft 1901--- LINCOLN-London 1850--- MEDD-SEAMER YORK 1901---McBRIDE- Rotherham 1850 SKELTON -York 1800---THEAKER- Sheffield 1910 STANLEY-West Hartlepool-1863 ---------------------------------------- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 167 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try www.SPAMfighter.com for free now!

What about Ginger beer and nettle beer in those stone bottles . Jan