I Remember When

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  • Oneputt
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    edited April 2016 #152

    When wagon wheels were  proper size instead of the size of a chocolate buttonYell

  • hostahousey
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    edited April 2016 #153

    When Smiths crisps had a blue bag of salt

  • volvoman9
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    edited April 2016 #154

    When horse power ment horses Happy

  • Oneputt
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    edited April 2016 #155

    Seeing the first Boing 747 take off from Heathrow

  • triky auto
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    edited April 2016 #156

    Laughing , Seeing " Concorde" take off from Heathrow .PHEW  !!  Up Up & Away !!

  • Oneputt
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    edited April 2016 #157

    Watching TSR2 undergoing flight tests at Farnborough when I was stationed at Netheravon

  • robsail
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    edited April 2016 #158

    Arriving at Heathrow and Concorde on stand and the passengers on our plane straining to see it restricted by our seatbelts!

  • hostahousey
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    edited April 2016 #159

    First time I went Fishing

  • triky auto
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    edited April 2016 #160

    Wink , Expanding shirt sleeve restraints .( shirt sleeves held up )

  • Oneputt
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    edited April 2016 #161

    Seeing the Stones in 1965

  • dennisd
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    edited April 2016 #162

    The chimney sweep , I think he was already black when he started the day.

  • hostahousey
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    edited April 2016 #163

    Non iron shirt

  • briantimber
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    edited April 2016 #164

    Buying Tea by the quarter and not by the T-bag...Cool

  • hostahousey
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    edited April 2016 #165

    The first time I saw Sugarcane 

  • SteveL
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    edited April 2016 #166

    Non iron shirt

    horrible bri-nylon, full of static

  • hostahousey
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    edited April 2016 #167

    My first dive from the high board

  • triky auto
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    edited April 2016 #168

    Tongue Out , Oh Yes !! My jump from the 'high board' when doing the Sea Survival Course in full kit !! Then clambering into the upturned
    life raft (after righting it )and helping other students in too .GREAT !! Every 'boater' should HAVE to do it !!Wink.

  • Oneputt
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    edited April 2016 #169

    Tongue Out , Oh Yes !! My jump from the 'high board' when doing the Sea Survival Course in full kit !! Then clambering into the upturned
    life raft (after righting it )and helping other students in too .GREAT !! Every 'boater' should HAVE to do it !!Wink.

    Working offshore we had to do it every 3 years, as you get older getting into the raft seems to get more difficult.  Still all in the past nowLaughing

  • cyberyacht
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    edited April 2016 #170

    Tongue Out , Oh Yes !! My jump from the 'high board' when doing the Sea Survival Course in full kit !! Then clambering into the upturned
    life raft (after righting it )and helping other students in too .GREAT !! Every 'boater' should HAVE to do it !!Wink.

    Jumping from a height. I thought the maxim was that you stepped up into the liferaft. You must have 'peaked' too early Triky.

  • triky auto
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    edited April 2016 #171

    Tongue Out , Oh Yes !! My jump from the 'high board' when doing the Sea Survival Course in full kit !! Then clambering into the upturned life raft (after righting it )and helping other students in too .GREAT !! Every 'boater' should HAVE to do it !!Wink.

    Jumping from a height. I thought the maxim was that you stepped up into the liferaft. You must have 'peaked' too early Triky.

    Write your comments here...Certainly NOT. Wearing the apprpriate flotation vest ,First you 'step off' making sure that your landing area is clear of other bodies, NOT jumping,  the high platform/ships deck etc,holding one arm across the chest to support the other arm/hand ,which is so positioned that you can pinch the nose to stop the force of hitting the water jerking the head back and filling the nostrills/mouth/throat .After emerging from the depths,a large breath is taken whilst making your way towards the life raft.When there ,(if you are the first) turn the raft into an upright/floating position make sure the boarding ladder is deployed .Bale out ,then assist other people to scramble on board .Check all people for injury or need of sea sickness .Go through the manifest of equipment and first aid , to see all is there to sustain you .Erect a 'rain catcher' for future water needs .Check radio contacts etc.Keep everybody calm and concious/warm.

    Oh !!  Then there is a whole string of dissembarking proceedures to deal with .SO ,,a survival technique NOT to be taken friviously C.Y .!! 

  • brue
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    edited April 2016 #172

    Handy information for anyone on the channel ferries next weekend. Wink

  • triky auto
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    edited April 2016 #173

    Undecided , Or for those going on a "Cruise" .There's more info' there than the ships crew will give you (probably!! ) .

                     " Safe Sailing " Wink.

  • cyberyacht
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    edited April 2016 #174

    I felt fairly comfortable with an emergency abandonment protocol on my boat. When I've been on a cruise, notwithstanding the safety drill at the beginning, I think if push comes to shove it would be pretty chaotic. A disciplined environment such as North
    Sea rigs etc must be much more confidence inducing. I worry about the ever-increasing size of these cruise ships from a safety aspect.

  • hostahousey
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    edited April 2016 #175

    Proper Flagstones 

  • Whittakerr
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    edited April 2016 #176

    Proper shops on the High Street

  • hostahousey
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    edited April 2016 #177

    Corner Shops

  • SteveL
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    edited April 2016 #178

    Customer service with a smile and time to chat

  • hostahousey
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    edited April 2016 #179

    Changing my dropped racing handle bars for straight.

  • hostahousey
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    edited May 2016 #180

    Coconut Matting

  • cyberyacht
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    edited May 2016 #181

    Black plimsolls