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- 15 Jan 2021, 17:05
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: The Organist
- Replies: 1
- Views: 37
The Organist
Miss Beatrice the church organist was in her eighties and had never married. She was admired for sweetness and kindness to all. One afternoon the vicar came to call on her and she showed him into her quaint sitting room and invited him to have seat while she prepared tea. As he sat facing her old p...
- 14 Jan 2021, 11:31
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Some 1970's Traffic Police Documentary's
- Replies: 12
- Views: 158
Re: Some 1970's Traffic Police Documentary's
I think ERF stands for Ernest Richard Foden but I could be wrong!
EricT

- 14 Jan 2021, 10:05
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Little Johnny And Trump
- Replies: 8
- Views: 113
Little Johnny And Trump
Subject: Little Johnny meets Trump: Donald Trump was visiting a primary school in Orlando and visited a grade four class. They were in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings. The teacher asked Mr. Trump if he would like to lead the discussion on the word 'tragedy.' So the il...
- 13 Jan 2021, 19:02
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Dumb Animals?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 105
Re: Dumb Animals?
Brilliant Graham.Thanks for posting
EricT

- 11 Jan 2021, 17:09
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: RIP Gerry Marsden
- Replies: 7
- Views: 128
Re: RIP Gerry Marsden
Yes a sad loss indeed.I remember buying his singles in the ‘60s. In later years one of my favourite of his songs was/is ‘Don’t Let The Sun Catch You Crying’ I recall visiting Liverpool at the height of its musical fame in the 60s THE place to be. Also remember going on a school day trip by bus in ab...
- 06 Jan 2021, 20:26
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Turnhouse 1971
- Replies: 8
- Views: 113
Re: Turnhouse 1971
Thanks for posting those links gents, some real classic aircraft and not a yellow tabard in sight!
EricT

- 06 Jan 2021, 09:53
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Bitzer project
- Replies: 486
- Views: 13722
Re: Bitzer project
The virgin Sturgeon needs no urgin’It never flew? So it was a Virgin Sturgeon!

(Thinks).....Wonder if it ever applied to Scotland’s First Minister.

- 01 Jan 2021, 11:02
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Bomber Command WWII recollections extracts
- Replies: 22
- Views: 411
Re: Bomber Command WWII recollections extracts
Did I not mention the orgy at the end of the book? Keep reading Mike.Eric,
Are you SURE this is the right book?
I'm at the bottom of page one, and no women have even started to undress yet.![]()

- 01 Jan 2021, 11:00
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Fire season? I hope not!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 67
Re: Fire season? I hope not!
So apart from all that then Mike a pretty uneventful day.
EricT

- 31 Dec 2020, 08:34
- Forum: Escorts and Stewards
- Topic: Bomber Command WWII recollections extracts
- Replies: 22
- Views: 411
Re: Bomber Command WWII recollections extracts
Hi Mike. I hope you enjoy reading it and aren’t disappointed. If you’re interested in reading first hand accounts of a WW2 fighter pilots I can recommend ‘First Light’ by Geoffrey Wellum. He wasn’t one the top scorers but his book captures the atmosphere of the period. It’s a paperback and I think i...