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Old 04-08-2014, 07:45   #8940
davemac
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Re: Today in pictures

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Originally Posted by Gremlin View Post
Electricity Dave, are you saying you were a bit posh?
my fathers excuse was that the man delivering the parrafin oil for the lamps hadn't been because his donkey was lame.
We did move up the social ladder slightly, but I did cut my teeth on fitting gas mantles and trimming the wicks on paraffin lamps, I am no stranger to getting a can full of Aladdin or Esso Blue oil from the Ironmongers.
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