My Life Stories

In response to:W1NTER OF 47

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:38:00 +0100

I also enjoyed plodging in the snow whilst wearing me wellies as a lad and me nana was proud of me. I'm still plodging in me wellies today and enjoying it.
It was the winter of '62-63 when my enjoyment of wearing my wellies started. I was 12 years old and me mam told me to wear my wellies because of the snow. At first I said no because I was a big boy now and wellies were for little lads but then I saw a lad from across the road who was older than me and he was wearing his wellies.

He though had turned over the tops of his wellies to show the white inner lining. This was quite common in those days with the working men so I copied and turned over the tops of my wellies and went off to school with a smile on my face and getting a big thrill from wearing my wellies like the working men did.

This was the start of my love affair with wellies.

In response to:What a Friend We Have In Jesus

Mon, 05 Sep 2005 19:01:51 +0200

Wonderful. The power of self-belief and love is the true meaning of religion and faith. :-)

In response to:ROCK AROUND THE CLOCK

Wed, 20 Jul 2005 07:57:31 +0200

Another well-written, interesting commentary on your life in the late 1950s.

Dawn

In response to:EAST MEETS WEST

Tue, 19 Jul 2005 09:05:07 +0200

I think that you and your wife are lucky to have been so compatible. No couples I know have been married for so many years.

That’s an hilarious story about the toilet.

Dawn

In response to:BULLY

Thu, 23 Jun 2005 09:59:25 +0200

And here I thought you were a gentleman! Gordon, can I direct you to Children of Vengeance

Regards
Dawn

In response to:W1NTER OF 47

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 22:38:10 +0200

the wee boy was me I,m still here. I cannot say I am convinced yet about global warming. If it is real I wish they would send some here where I live in The North East of England. This is summer and for the last four days I have had the central heating on. Still it is suppose to warm up at the week end. David Bellamy (the naturalist) who lives in this area reckons global warming is just a fallacy so maybe Bush got something right for a change when he said there was no such thing

Best Wishes

Gordon

In response to:W1NTER OF 47

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 01:46:43 +0200

Glad the wee boy was rescued! So what's changed with UK weather, global warming? Last night in Auckland NZ we had another 'cold' winter's night at 10C.
Regards
Dawn