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Post by toteend3 on May 5, 2020 8:31:50 GMT
You dont have to roll back the Clock very far to the old normal :
10.30 Meet the boys in a pub bottom of Glos road for English breakfast washed down with several cold beers: 12.30 Move to pub nearer ground meet more mates and take in a premier football game at the same time - more cold beers: 14.45 Make way to the Mem maybe a bit of banter with away fans: 15.00 In North Terrace in time for kick off - meet up with more mates and join in sing songs: 15.45 Half time out the back and see even more friends for a smoke and natter: 17.00 Match over win or lose pop into club bar or nearby pub, to discuss game possible bet on premier game and couple more cold beers 19.30 Taxi home, meet up with family and friends for an evening in with with delivered indian takeaway and yet more cold beers!
The question is what would you give for one day of the 'old normal' would you give up a week of 'new normal' shave your head, hand over your stamp collection, the family dog, car, your wife or girlfriend, or money? If so how much £250 £500 £1000)
In the meantime what day is it? - is it monday again?
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2020 9:40:54 GMT
Would give quite a lot not to have to endure one of your 'normal' days.
Sounds horrendous.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2020 10:18:48 GMT
Would give quite a lot not to have to endure one of your 'normal' days. Sounds horrendous. I read it as a public health warning.😱😂
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2020 10:46:44 GMT
Would give quite a lot not to have to endure one of your 'normal' days. Sounds horrendous. I read it as a public health warning.😱😂 All that's missing is a dripping sandwich and a defibrillator.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2020 10:56:46 GMT
Being able to hug my family and friends would mean more to me now than anything, but I'm a sentimental old sod.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2020 11:03:17 GMT
Being able to hug my family and friends would mean more to me now than anything, but I'm a sentimental old sod. Funny you should post that at this moment. My son in Singapore accidentally called me, unknowingly, and I could here the twin girls laughing and playing with him, his wife laughing loudly. Gave me a very warm feeling and the desire to hug them was overwhelming
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Post by Rex on May 5, 2020 11:04:38 GMT
Being able to hug my family and friends would mean more to me now than anything, but I'm a sentimental old sod. We will have none of that namby pamby continental nonsense in the Civil Service club thank you. A firm handshake and a stiff upper lip will be the order of the day and asking what people 'did during the lockdown' will be frowned upon.
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Post by Deleted on May 5, 2020 12:07:31 GMT
Being able to hug my family and friends would mean more to me now than anything, but I'm a sentimental old sod. You never hugged me before but, I look forward to it.
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Post by a more piratey game on May 5, 2020 12:16:41 GMT
Being able to hug my family and friends would mean more to me now than anything, but I'm a sentimental old sod. We will have none of that namby pamby continental nonsense in the Civil Service club thank you. A firm handshake and a stiff upper lip will be the order of the day and asking what people 'did during the lockdown' will be frowned upon. The spirit of the Empire is still alive and well, it seems. Well, alive at least
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Post by Rex on May 5, 2020 12:22:27 GMT
We will have none of that namby pamby continental nonsense in the Civil Service club thank you. A firm handshake and a stiff upper lip will be the order of the day and asking what people 'did during the lockdown' will be frowned upon. The spirit of the Empire is still alive and well, it seems. Well, alive at leastI think I just may have watched 'In Which We Serve' a few too many times
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Post by toteend3 on May 5, 2020 12:41:25 GMT
Would give quite a lot not to have to endure one of your 'normal' days. Sounds horrendous. Ah but i'am talking an Old Tote Match day, whereas the rest of the week is rather less full on ie work, garden, shopping, playing with grandkids, walking the dog, cooking, snooker, cinema.......
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Post by a more piratey game on May 5, 2020 12:42:43 GMT
The spirit of the Empire is still alive and well, it seems. Well, alive at leastI think I just may have watched 'In Which We Serve' a few too many times Many years ago I was sat in a bar in 'Honkers'. The chap next to me, an older fellow who said he was a civil servant, starting asking us where we were from and if we'd been to Hong Kong before. When we told him where we'd travelled he replied, without a trace of irony, 'ah, first time East of Suez then, eh?' It's a lost world, I tell 'ee
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Post by eppinggas on May 5, 2020 12:47:49 GMT
The spirit of the Empire is still alive and well, it seems. Well, alive at leastI think I just may have watched 'In Which We Serve' a few too many times VE day Friday and The Darkest Hour being shown on BBC 7:30pm the following day. Nothing wrong with a stiff upper lip in my book. And for those that need a hug - not a problem with that either.
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Post by matealotblue on May 5, 2020 13:25:47 GMT
I think I just may have watched 'In Which We Serve' a few too many times Many years ago I was sat in a bar in 'Honkers'. The chap next to me, an older fellow who said he was a civil servant, starting asking us where we were from and if we'd been to Hong Kong before. When we told him where we'd travelled he replied, without a trace of irony, 'ah, first time East of Suez then, eh?' It's a lost world, I tell 'ee Hmm...whenever I was sat in a bar in Honkers the person sat next to me kept saying they love me long time. Do you think it was a different bar? I'm pretty certain she wasn't a Civil Servant either. Ah...the perks of serving your country and seeing the world at taxpayers expense! Did love that place though......went there several times and would go back in a heartbeat if I could.
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Post by kingswood Polak on May 5, 2020 14:29:26 GMT
Being able to hug my family and friends would mean more to me now than anything, but I'm a sentimental old sod. I think most of us are just some feel emasculated in saying so
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2020 6:42:27 GMT
Being able to hug my family and friends would mean more to me now than anything, but I'm a sentimental old sod. I think most of us are just some feel emasculated in saying so Their weakness.
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Post by eppinggas on May 6, 2020 9:09:47 GMT
We will have none of that namby pamby continental nonsense in the Civil Service club thank you. A firm handshake and a stiff upper lip will be the order of the day and asking what people 'did during the lockdown' will be frowned upon. The spirit of the Empire is still alive and well, it seems. Well, alive at least You seem to intimate that there is something wrong with the "spirit of the Empire"? I think it is very much alive and well. There seems to be a problem with people being proud of the country of their birth, somehow it's become politically incorrect. It is perfectly possible to be proud of your country and it's rich history, and to also embrace and welcome other cultures. This is something that the "Remain" camp could never quite work out. Patriotic but NOT racist? Surely not? On St George's Day I was putting up the bunting wearing a Union Berlin shirt. I don't see any conflict there. I respect Germans, lovely people (well obviously apart from the sun lounger behaviour). I think this "spirit of the Empire" goes some way to explaining the Brexit referendum result. And why people voted for something that almost certainly would have had a negative financial effect in the short term.
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Post by Rex on May 6, 2020 9:34:32 GMT
The spirit of the Empire is still alive and well, it seems. Well, alive at least You seem to intimate that there is something wrong with the "spirit of the Empire"? I think it is very much alive and well. There seems to be a problem with people being proud of the country of their birth, somehow it's become politically incorrect. It is perfectly possible to be proud of your country and it's rich history, and to also embrace and welcome other cultures. This is something that the "Remain" camp could never quite work out. Patriotic but NOT racist? Surely not? On St George's Day I was putting up the bunting wearing a Union Berlin shirt. I don't see any conflict there. I respect Germans, lovely people (well obviously apart from the sun lounger behaviour). I think this "spirit of the Empire" goes some way to explaining the Brexit referendum result. And why people voted for something that almost certainly would have had a negative financial effect in the short term. I think you may possibly have read too much into that one
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Post by Deleted on May 6, 2020 9:50:05 GMT
The spirit of the Empire is still alive and well, it seems. Well, alive at least You seem to intimate that there is something wrong with the "spirit of the Empire"? I think it is very much alive and well. There seems to be a problem with people being proud of the country of their birth, somehow it's become politically incorrect. It is perfectly possible to be proud of your country and it's rich history, and to also embrace and welcome other cultures. This is something that the "Remain" camp could never quite work out. Patriotic but NOT racist? Surely not? On St George's Day I was putting up the bunting wearing a Union Berlin shirt. I don't see any conflict there. I respect Germans, lovely people (well obviously apart from the sun lounger behaviour). I think this "spirit of the Empire" goes some way to explaining the Brexit referendum result. And why people voted for something that almost certainly would have had a negative financial effect in the short term. Tell that to people who had their livelihoods or businesses destroyed by EU policies that they never voted for and their MEP was powerless to change. When you have nothing and the landscape around you looks bleak, you may as well vote for change.
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Post by Rex on May 6, 2020 10:07:55 GMT
You seem to intimate that there is something wrong with the "spirit of the Empire"? I think it is very much alive and well. There seems to be a problem with people being proud of the country of their birth, somehow it's become politically incorrect. It is perfectly possible to be proud of your country and it's rich history, and to also embrace and welcome other cultures. This is something that the "Remain" camp could never quite work out. Patriotic but NOT racist? Surely not? On St George's Day I was putting up the bunting wearing a Union Berlin shirt. I don't see any conflict there. I respect Germans, lovely people (well obviously apart from the sun lounger behaviour). I think this "spirit of the Empire" goes some way to explaining the Brexit referendum result. And why people voted for something that almost certainly would have had a negative financial effect in the short term. Tell that to people who had their livelihoods or businesses destroyed by EU policies that they never voted for and their MEP was powerless to change.
When you have nothing and the landscape around you looks bleak, you may as well vote for change. Is that personal experience Bambi? If so can you elaborate ? I'm genuinely interested btw if you care to share.
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