Reasons To Be Cheerful (Part 3)

[sunny-dave]

Despite me having a grump earlier, life is actually pretty good for me

Good Friends

Good Health

Big Motorbike

.... I hope it is for you?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIMNXogXnvE

[sandyRoe]

I never knew Ian Dury had such a dislike of Noddy. I don't think his rendition of, '**** Off, Noddy, will ever be heard on Desert Island Discs.

[anneasquith]

what's lino ?

[sunny-dave]

"what's lino ?" - parquet flooring for poor people, anne - don't concern yourself :)

[mrs.chappie]

A real treat for us kids was when our mam could get a bag of coal...we'd all huddle round fire, enjoying the warmth. Central heating didn't exist...at least not where we lived.

(Cue the cardboard box jokes). :o)

[Svejk]

coal? COAL? (shakes head in disbelief)

[mrs.chappie]

Aye, coal. Not often, mind. :o)

We'd scour the streets and parks, looking for bits of wood to burn. Occasionally we'd find a discarded shoe (God only knows how folk manage to lose one shoe) - it all helped. Along the way we'd pick up tab ends for our mam. Happy days.

[anneasquith]

shoe's ?

[boxtops]

A reason to be cheerful? Oh yes!


I found my front door key, which had been missing for a week, I just knew - well, 99.5% knew - that it had to be in the house....... Yay, here it is, hallo key!

[mrs.chappie]

We once found a welly and thought all our birthdays had come at once.

[gness]

Song for you, MrsChappie...on Mamya's thread...x

[anneasquith]

one shoe, one welly,? did you ever notice a one legged person mrs c. ? :)

[boxtops]

Perhaps they are opposite feet, anne....

[Svejk]

///We once found a welly and thought all our birthdays had come at once///
aye lass, bit chewy but very welcome, nonetheless.

[mrs.chappie]

Heck no, we didn't eat the welly. It came in very handy trudging through the snow on the 12 mile hike to school. Of course, only having the one meant that I had to hop all the way. And fate was cruel.....I had tiny feet (I still do) and that welly was a size 12.

Oh well, mustn't grumble.

That's a lovely song, Gness, thank you. It's the first time I've heard it. The only song that comes to mind for me is "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down".