Vic Patterson
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Thank you Malcolm.
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Thank you Maggie,We have four children, Ten grandchildren and three great grandchildren! love em all! I wish they lived closer but that makes the visits so much better!
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Thank you all for good wishes, having a great day.... shovelling snow :-(
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I must admit I have decided not to post when it I know it would be against the flow! (think twice, post once!) A while ago the topic was about bringing up children with respect, teachers not being "allowed†to discipline etc, I decided to stop my posting on that topic as it was raising the level beyond what I thought was polite discussion! "We get the kids we deserve!†We got us a new Great Grandson on Monday! (#3) all doing well.
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Quite the opposite! (when read in the right context) considering the writer and topic at that time!
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Are we trying to fix a problem that doesn't exist? I feel quite confident with those who are running this Forum and I'm quite sure they will share with the users any problems financial or otherwise! I'm also sure they welcome any questions or concerns being aired that leads to friendly banter amongst the users that helps everyone understand how the site works, but remember if it is posted in public it becomes public! (for ever!) Thank you Bedlington.co.uk
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Slightly off topic! That brings up two interesting news items I have read in the English newspapers this week, A North Shields lady has to pay an extra 100 pounds tax to keep a bedroom empty while her sons join the military, ( I presume its a three bedroom council house, and the sons have left home!) the second is that 630,000 "white Brits†(their description, not mine!) have left London in the past ten years making white Brits only 45% of the local population! Was it Enoch Powell who said this was going to happen! What is the status of cooncil hooses? are they still building them? and selling them? After the riots last year I read they were thinking of reducing welfare payments from per person to per household, did that ever happen?
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JUST ASKING! What is the problem with Old folks homes? sounds like a growing industry. On my trips home I looked forward to a Sunday visit to the "Ridge Farm†with family. (we looked forward to all pub meals!)
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Hope you have a great day Merc, happy birthday.
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What was the correct name of "the old Hall†that was pulled down to build the council offices?
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I know what you mean Symptoms, I think my remoteness give me a feeling of safety or false security! Joe just lived down the road in Calgary but I felt like I new him!
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I go for walk almost every day, (I'll be off in 5 minutes!) being a small town you get to know must people and most will wave, say hi or toot their horn, but many will not make eye contact! Yes they are usually new in town, I make point to say hi and something about the weather (usually how much snow or how cold it is! not much else to say around here!) and sure enough they will acknowledge you! next day they say hi (and you think who the heck was that!!)
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I used to post under a pen name but later decided to use my real name. About three years ago after following the posts of the late Joe Rooney (RIP) I felt that using my real name, not writing anything that I wouldn't say face to face with someone, not writing anything too personal about myself, friends or relatives that might compromise their security or privacy, (or causing embarrassment, unless you know the the intended target well enough to know that it is jest) Once you establish a friendship with any of the forum members (I feel I have made several) you can PM them or go to regular e-mail, again consider nothing is 100% secure! Joe was a real gentleman, well know and very well liked by everyone, if we all follow his example (I feel we all do, not like in some of the early days!) Respectfully submitted.
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We would "hap-up†the fire (a bucket of coal) then take a shovel of the ashes from under the grate and put on the top of the coal to slow down the burning! hopefully it would last until the next morning, fire guard was in place of course! Blyth News was our favourite bleezer (but divint use the picture page) until we got posh and I made a steel blazer! Bath nights you had to pull out the damper to heat the water. Front grate was just big enough to roast chestnuts on! People couldn't wait to get rid of the big old iron fire place (side oven, hobs, mantelpiece etc) and put in a modern tiled one, now they are collector pieces!
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I'm fascinated reading this and the Emily Wilding Davison posting but I am confused at the connection to Bedlington. I presume Emily was part of the suffragette movement! What happened to (historian) Ellen Mitchell's mom? did she abandon Ellen or was their an unfortunate incident? Now to Google and try find out!
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Happy Australia Day Brian, Light that Barbie! but isn't it tomorrow the 26th! (still 25th here)
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Dot agrees with about aaud Nicky!
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H.P.W. tell Billy! Dot says Hi and I'll see Maureen later this afternoon on my daily trek.
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My (now) wife worked at Patrick's shop when I met her!
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I wouldn't go there....
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Happy birthday Canny Lass, hope you have a great day with friends and family!
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Market Place Bedlington. Free Dvd
Vic Patterson replied to johndawsonjune1955's topic in History Hollow
Excellent John! We really enjoyed watching it, it must have been taken around the time that we left for the colonies! looking forward to see more! -
Good to see return Merlin.
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Happy birthday Alison.
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Happy birthday GGG, hope you have a great one!
