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pnematic;n3406050 said:
Kinda weird uh ? I often find myself in the garage thinking what the fuck have come in here for ?
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Exactly - drives my missus to distraction when she tells me something and I forget 30 seconds later. Whereas I can remember something I read about an electrical system five years ago.
 
Sepp Blatter;n3406053 said:
Exactly - drives my missus to distraction when she tells me something and I forget 30 seconds later. Whereas I can remember something I read about an electrical system five years ago.
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You do well to achieve 30 seconds Sepp... My missus is none too impressed when I tell her "It's all just noise"
 
Sepp Blatter;n3406053 said:
Exactly - drives my missus to distraction when she tells me something and I forget 30 seconds later. Whereas I can remember something I read about an electrical system five years ago.
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aha, thats where the old Tinnitus comes in handy.

Wife tells me something and I dont hear 🙂
 
buckshawwhite;n3406056 said:
You do well to achieve 30 seconds Sepp... My missus is none too impressed when I tell her "It's all just noise"
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She has said that to me many times 😀

I made the mistake of telling her it was just background noise, once - three days her bad mood lasted 🙁
 
pnematic;n3406028 said:
Funnily enough neither did I - not because I m clever , but I ve been gifted with an almost photographic memory. I can remember text and diagrams from the 70 s even now.

Served me well over over the years but the downside is I vividly remember bad things as clearly as good ones so it’s not such a bonus as it seems.
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Id have been an abject failure if I'd had to do anything other than learn facts to pass exams. On the plus side I made small fortunes out of quiz machines in pubs back in the 80s 🙂
 
buckshawwhite;n3405951 said:
I fear that not everyone will have your positive attitude

P.S. I'll be there too. Not sure I would be if I didn't have a season ticket? Out of the 3 season ticket holders in our family I will be the only one there. Too late for the youngest kid & eldest been exposed as a lying little sh** & grounded for the forseeable
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Grounded: so American.
 
I currently have an 18 month old sat on my knee. As much I would love to be there it isn't an option for me tonight
 
NORTHENDRTOPS;n3406063 said:
My brother had tinnitus for over 40 years and got an aid fitted and he was cured ! I asked him last night how it was now and he said ten past three, seriously that was a joke he is cured.
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My mate had a new fancy digital hearing aid fitted - must be wired up wrong cos every time he farts the garage door opens.
 
northender1881;n3406019 said:
I'm coming down with Christ knows what and am feeling lower than a snake's belly.

Have subsequently sold my ticket for tonight to a lad at work and am going to bed soon as I am home.
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Hope you are feeling better soon.... Get some whisky down your neck !
 
PNEESSEX;n3406061 said:
Id have been an abject failure if I'd had to do anything other than learn facts to pass exams. On the plus side I made small fortunes out of quiz machines in pubs back in the 80s 🙂
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So did I Essex. Me and a mate used to empty out the old 'blockbusters' trivia machines and the 'give us a break' snooker game ones in Preston pubs. We got banned from the Kings Arms because the landlord was convinced we knew some sort of code for the machine as we emptied it out so often. The best time to play them was Sunday lunchtimes as they were full to the brim from pissed up thickos playing them unsuccessfully on Saturday nights. The trivia machines on Blackpool pleasure beach were also a very profitable day out. Especially as we were on the dole at the time. Dole back then was about £40 quid a week but we often made £80 a day from the machines. Great days!
 
buckshawwhite;n3406073 said:
Really?... It was a term commonly used in the 70's when I was growing up..... In Farington,Leyland
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Find it very hard to believe that the word "grounded' was used in the 70s in Leyland, Never heard it myself in Lancaster in the 60s and 70s. Your family was obviously very modern in its outlook.
 
I dont know what they called it, but in the 70's i spent lots of time spent locked in my room..................
 
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