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Re: For all you has - beens!
« Reply #15 on: 08 August 2010, 00:05:22 »

I can still remember the first Kentucky fried Chicken joint I visited in Kings Heath Birmingham, it just seemed so exotic compaired to fish and chips!
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Re: For all you has - beens!
« Reply #16 on: 08 August 2010, 00:08:27 »

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I can still remember the first Kentucky fried Chicken joint I visited in Kings Heath Birmingham, it just seemed so exotic compaired to fish and chips!


I know what you mean, I felt the same way about Wimpy Bars!!! It didn't matter where in the Country you went, they all smelled the same (exotic to a young lad like me :D ::)) ;D ;D :y
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« Reply #17 on: 08 August 2010, 00:13:01 »

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I can still remember the first Kentucky fried Chicken joint I visited in Kings Heath Birmingham, it just seemed so exotic compaired to fish and chips!


I know what you mean, I felt the same way about Wimpy Bars!!! It didn't matter where in the Country you went, they all smelled the same (exotic to a young lad like me :D ::)) ;D ;D :y




Continuing on the same vein... in later life I found as will have many more on here, that in the Services the messhalls always smelled the same wherever you were, or whichever ship you served on,  and it didn't matter what was on the menu?!!! :D ;D
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« Reply #18 on: 08 August 2010, 00:24:11 »

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I can still remember the first Kentucky fried Chicken joint I visited in Kings Heath Birmingham, it just seemed so exotic compaired to fish and chips!


I know what you mean, I felt the same way about Wimpy Bars!!! It didn't matter where in the Country you went, they all smelled the same (exotic to a young lad like me :D ::)) ;D ;D :y




Continuing on the same vein... in later life I found as will have many more on here, that in the Services the messhalls always smelled the same wherever you were, or whichever ship you served on,  and it didn't matter what was on the menu?!!! :D ;D

That brought back a memory or ten Phil ;D - you will seldom find a place where an assembled group of peope will exhibit a level of concentration on the task in hand than that evident in a mess. ;D ;D
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« Reply #19 on: 08 August 2010, 00:31:12 »

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.....you will seldom find a place where an assembled group of peope will exhibit a level of concentration on the task in hand than that evident in a mess. ;D ;D

Like trying to hold onto your scran in the canteen in a force 10 gale .........  ;D ;D ;D ;D
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« Reply #20 on: 08 August 2010, 00:36:24 »

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.....you will seldom find a place where an assembled group of peope will exhibit a level of concentration on the task in hand than that evident in a mess. ;D ;D

Like trying to hold onto your scran in the canteen in a force 10 gale .........  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Under sail, 5th November 1973 Pompey to Alderney... :D :D :D
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« Reply #21 on: 08 August 2010, 00:39:17 »

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Under sail, 5th November 1973 Pompey to Alderney... :D :D :D

I think I was in 1st yr of the local (state) grammar school then Mike ..............  ::)  ::) ::) ::)
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« Reply #22 on: 08 August 2010, 00:46:25 »

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Under sail, 5th November 1973 Pompey to Alderney... :D :D :D

I think I was in 1st yr of the local (state) grammar school then Mike ..............  ::)  ::) ::) ::)

Well I was 16 yrs, with a years service by then....... :P :P :P  Kids eh... :D :D :D
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Re: For all you has - beens!
« Reply #23 on: 08 August 2010, 09:59:20 »

Unfortunately I do remember it well, but it seemed like so much better a time than now
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