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Never smoked but I love the smell of a decent pipe or cigar. We had a 'baccy shop in the centre of Oldham and they all had exotic names for the 'baccy. I loved the smell inside.

It was around that time that I found out the "no spitting" sign on the upper deck of a bus was about people and their used chewing 'baccy!!

When I first met my wife I knew straight away I was going to marry her on our engagement party was the first time our parents met, whilst talking about their childhood my mammy said to my future FIL I used to babysit you and play with you elder sister.they lived in the same street and worked in the same pit.

Looking into both mine and my wife's family history I found out that both of our great great grandmother's were born and grew up in the same street in spittal brewick 

I can always remember the smell of Fish Cakes when I was little, from the local Wet Fish shop in Wallsend.  There were always nice displays in the window.  Always a massive full Cod with it's mouth open.

It's amazing to read all of these posts.  Being just a youngster, of nearly 59.

In the Middle School, we went on day trips to Spittal.

Now, kids fly all over the world.  We had a rickety bus to Spittal, sometimes to Beadnel and Seahorses.  Saving up pocket money for the slot machines and some Seahorses Chips.  Mmm...

Oludeniz. 6 years ago me and Mrs Millibob were looking after her parents (now sadly not with us). It was hard and after 18 months we got a break and I booked a 7 day trip to Turkey - having never been to this part before.

During the week we saw a run down 5 bedroom villa in Ovacik 2 miles from Oludeniz and managed with the aid of tax free cash from my pension fund to buy it for £ 83K. We have put our stamp on it and try and spend at least 15/16 weeks a year there covid permitting. The people/weather/situation is great and there's plenty of history - google the Lycian people!

On topic - Travel insurance for a year for me and Mrss Millibob who has health issues too is over £1K a year and last year was fun travelling through airports with an indwelling catheter!!!

Kind Regards to All - Brian.

Millibob, i miss drinking Old Tom in The Bluebell in Shaw, i live on Anglesey now and my local started getting bottles of Dog in just for me

We've never been to Turkey, wife's friend put her off taking about her nightmare hoilday 

Bet a few people don't know what your talking about, drinking bottle's of dog 

Stevecam, i used to love a nice pint of EX or Scotch.If i was in the club i'd have a pint of mix, not many clubs left now