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Arthur Little
25th May 2016, 16:03
:crazy: ... 21,208 posts to date ... reminded me there's a pub :66: about a couple of hundred yards up the road from where I live, called 'The 208'!

:Beer: ... !
Arthur Little
26th May 2016, 17:37
:crazy: ... 21,208 posts to date ... reminded me there's a pub :66: about a couple of hundred yards up the road from where I live, called 'The 208'!

:Beer: ... !

It is frequently where mourners will gravitate to ... after paying their last respects to a deceased relative or friend at the nearby crematorium. :cwm24:

:yeahthat: ... in which case, 'The Last Post' seems more appropriate.
stevewool
26th May 2016, 19:09
Thats some going Arthur, well done , i am hoping my Britex thread will get me up that ladder maybe just behind you :biggrin:, what do you think
Arthur Little
27th May 2016, 02:25
Thats some going Arthur, well done, i am hoping my Britex thread will get me up that ladder maybe just behind you :biggrin:, what do you think

Thank you, Steve ... you're doing not so badly yourself! Keep up the good work, my friend ... you'll soon get there. :xxgrinning--00xx3:
Michael Parnham
27th May 2016, 07:31
Wasn't Radio Luxembourg 208 metres medium wave?:Erm:
stevewool
27th May 2016, 09:30
Thank you Arthur:xxgrinning--00xx3:
Arthur Little
27th May 2016, 13:51
Wasn't Radio Luxembourg 208 metres medium wave?:Erm:

Yes ... you're right, Michael; I knew at the back of my mind there was some other significance, but had completely forgotten that! Well remembered! :xxgrinning--00xx3:
Steve.r
27th May 2016, 13:56
I remember listening to that too...... a longggggg time ago
Terpe
27th May 2016, 16:01
I remember listening to that too...... a longggggg time ago

I have fond memories of radio Luxembourg, despite switching to Radio Caroline at some point.

What a life our generation is witnessing.
:Jump:
Michael Parnham
27th May 2016, 19:43
Do any of you remember AFN (American Forces Network) broadcast from Germany, I remember the first time I discovered it they were playing 'I'll Be Home' by Pat Boone:xxgrinning--00xx3:
Michael Parnham
27th May 2016, 20:01
Yes ... you're right, Michael; I knew at the back of my mind there was some other significance, but had completely forgotten that! Well remembered! :xxgrinning--00xx3:

Thank you Arthur:wink: