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Paul O'Grady on the Working Class

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maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 18 Jul 2018 23:27

Paul O'Grady was good, too.
Yes, some houses had hot & cold running water, but the majority of the 'working classes' had an outdoor 'lav' in the 40's/50's,/60's and sh*t landlords.
That's why, as a child, I lived in caravans :-D

At least is was our 'own' (or to be precise, my parents - and my mum's abhorrence of married quarters) that led to a lack of an indoor loo and hot & cold running water - and not imposed by bad landlords :-D

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Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 18 Jul 2018 23:23

:-D :-D :-D :-D

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Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Sharron

Sharron Report 18 Jul 2018 23:17

Nice teeth!

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 18 Jul 2018 22:51

With the lovely Sam Willis? :-D

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Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

Sharron

Sharron Report 18 Jul 2018 22:29

Missed that but went to BBC 4 and found a programme about medieval warfare which was fortuitous.

Thanks Maggie.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 18 Jul 2018 21:58

I realised, not far in, that it's a repeat - but well worth watching! :-D

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Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 18 Jul 2018 21:03

Now! BBC 4! :-D :-D :-D

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Henry Floyd (g x 4 grandad) Allegedly the heaviest man in England in 1842