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fieldwalker wrote:

Lol we still don't know the metric system...still feet and inches for me lol

yes, same here walker, I work in feet and inches.........

Nice loft Romedius

Romedius wrote:

fieldwalker wrote:

Lol we still don't know the metric system...still feet and inches for me lol

When I was a boy they tried to teach us both.  It didn't work!  I know metric makes more sense, but when you think one way from birth?  

Oh so true Rom Tell you on TV here watch out for this thug type, he
could be just knocking on your door etc. Bald like Hal (which I get) &
198 cm tall which for me means he could be a miget or a gaint unfortunately. I'm that bad with metrics I pay extra for the old type ft & inches ruler type thing .
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Don Webb wrote:

Nice loft Romedius

Thank you Don.

Well knackered, you just won't believe this......We have been raised for many years to believe you fellas switched over completely years ago. That we were quite evil children, and that our parents were trash. Now I'm all upset. I didn't think that our government teachers could tell a lie

Seriously though, I have been measured in centimeters in the service. I was a little tipsy, but I remember that I felt taller!

Romedius wrote:

Well knackered, you just won't believe this......We have been raised for many years to believe you fellas switched over completely years ago.  That we were quite evil children, and that our parents were trash. Now I'm all upset.   I didn't think that our government teachers could tell a lie

Seriously though, I have been measured in centimeters in the service.  I was a little tipsy, but I remember that I felt taller!  

Spin & bling Rom 30 odd years ago (I think)     we were told every one was going to go down the dollar road & also go all metric etc for the good of man kind . Absolute load of sh*te . Also like the experts of the day back when   said left handed people are the scurge of society etc & one must belt sh*t out of them to become right handed & fit the mold so to speak . Unfortunately me being me I had the crap belted out of me as they say etc but sadly I'm a slow learner & still are a left handed type of guy .

Here here Knackered! If 10 or 15 years of being belted didn't get that right hand doing what they wanted, just head way east....steal a piece of fruit......and presto! They take a hand off for you.

We are metric in Canada. I do not really understand it. We are supposed to be bi- lingual. English and French. Do not understand French. Or Arabic which may be the next on the list. But again, not understanding French did have its drawbacks late 1800,s. My hometown in the UK, Hartlepool, on the coast, North Sea, saw a shipwreck. Monkey washd ashore on a piece of wood. It jabbered as monkeys do. We were at war with the French at that time. As no one understood it, it was classed as a French spy and hung to death. After a fair trial. Before my time so cannot comment on true or not.

Its true thats why there called monkey hangers still today

Australia is a long way away. Yet in the small port of Rockhampton guy asked me were I was from. Told him Hartlepool. "Monkey hanger"  he said. Word gets around!
Only other claim to fame (?) was Jack London and Brian London. Cousins.

Lol aye and Boro are smoggies

Father was a scouse! Head butts. Middleweight boxer in the Army also. Usd to knock the shit out of us. Back off a ship, 20 years old, Merchant Marine, got him all pissed up. Got my revenge. Those days are gone fortunately.

fieldwalker wrote:

Lol aye and Boro are smoggies

Enough, is enough here . Bad enough I have a Geordie mate whose brother lives on another planet when he speaks etc but start talking about boro & smoggies   I'm completely lost & as one grumpy type of bloke said here once. What has this waffle got to do with pigeons .
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Every thing to do with pigeons! In a round about way. Your brick layer friend, w have something in common. Quit the navy and went to work for Wimpey. Did plastering. Houses at Yeadon were poured concrete. But did have a few brick layers. Dying breed. Oh yes, we both keep pigeons!

I'm still laughing! I thought you had to be kidding. I looked it up. You are not. French spy huh? The few monkeys I've viewed didn't seem to have french table manners. But maybe they thought it was better safe than sorry? The hangman may have been my kin, and if so....I'm proud. Thanks for sharing that Hal. I feel much better.

Romedius. Saint? Lived in a rock cave? After giving away all his wealth? Austrian or German? Thought the name rung a bell. So googled it.

halcanada wrote:

Romedius. Saint? Lived in a rock cave? After giving away all his wealth? Austrian or German? Thought the name rung a bell. So googled it.

Austrian. Romedius was a great, great grandfather of mine here. Came here to cut lumber for the mines. Immigrated 30 years before montana became a state. Dad's side were English. They landed on the coast, got into some trouble borrowing cattle that the owner didn't want borrowed, and headed for kentucky. The whole clan left there a few years later and lead a wagon train to southwestern montana. They were all cowboys after that.

But the mountains call....

Great story Rom about you family history

I think alot of us have some pretty interesting ancestors. I was glad to know many of mine that lived well into their 90's.

Yeah very true

fieldwalker wrote:

Great story Rom about you family history

True be told . My history is my old man was a drunken bum sadly. Didn't understand at the time being young it was a
2nd world war thing unfortunately, that made him that way.

Not much we can do about that knackered, huh knackered? I certainly have my share of boozers! I got a little worthless my self when I drank. Quick to fight, was how I was raised. Now I fight no more. Probably just get my ears boxed now!

"2nd world war thing unfortunately, that made him that way."
Same here.

halcanada wrote:

"2nd world war thing unfortunately, that made him that way."
Same here.

I toss stones at no one. I knew several ww1 vets who had a hard time also. Some stuff can't be removed.