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allatseasider

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I haven't posted for a long time, but looking at the negativity on here and elsewhere I feel compelled to do so.

There are generations of our lives that not only sacrificed their privileges but also their lives. What would the UK be like now had they had a hissy fit during WW1 or WW2?

Building shelters, enduring blackouts, air raids, orphans, rations, people dying fighting for their country. Nobody moaning and everyone working together and getting on with it knowing there was a means to an end.

What do we have now? Whinging, moaning, can't go to the pub, can't get my nails or hair done, can't go to the corner shop without a mask. Oh, I forgot to add wearing gas masks to the above.

I am seriously concerned for what we have become. Not everyone is in that category, but far more than I would like.

In my opinion, as a scientist, we have another two years of this. We need to allow the researchers time to study new variants, then make predictions for its course and create modified vaccinations.

Think of flu and how many died in the early years before we got that into a modicum of control.

Goodness only knows how many people would cope if all phone networks were wiped out tomorrow ... for the foreseeable.

Stay safe.
 
allatseasider said:
I haven't posted for a long time, but looking at the negativity on here and elsewhere I feel compelled to do so.

There are generations of our lives that not only sacrificed their privileges but also their lives. What would the UK be like now had they had a hissy fit during WW1 or WW2?

Building shelters, enduring blackouts, air raids, orphans, rations, people dying fighting for their country. Nobody moaning and everyone working together and getting on with it knowing there was a means to an end.

What do we have now? Whinging, moaning, can't go to the pub, can't get my nails or hair done, can't go to the corner shop without a mask. Oh, I forgot to add wearing gas masks to the above.

I am seriously concerned for what we have become. Not everyone is in that category, but far more than I would like.

In my opinion, as a scientist, we have another two years of this. We need to allow the researchers time to study new variants, then make predictions for its course and create modified vaccinations.

Think of flu and how many died in the early years before we got that into a modicum of control.

Goodness only knows how many people would cope if all phone networks were wiped out tomorrow ... for the foreseeable.

Stay safe.
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Quite right, they don’t know how lucky they are.
 
allatseasider said:
I haven't posted for a long time, but looking at the negativity on here and elsewhere I feel compelled to do so.

There are generations of our lives that not only sacrificed their privileges but also their lives. What would the UK be like now had they had a hissy fit during WW1 or WW2?

Building shelters, enduring blackouts, air raids, orphans, rations, people dying fighting for their country. Nobody moaning and everyone working together and getting on with it knowing there was a means to an end.

What do we have now? Whinging, moaning, can't go to the pub, can't get my nails or hair done, can't go to the corner shop without a mask. Oh, I forgot to add wearing gas masks to the above.

I am seriously concerned for what we have become. Not everyone is in that category, but far more than I would like.

In my opinion, as a scientist, we have another two years of this. We need to allow the researchers time to study new variants, then make predictions for its course and create modified vaccinations.

Think of flu and how many died in the early years before we got that into a modicum of control.

Goodness only knows how many people would cope if all phone networks were wiped out tomorrow ... for the foreseeable.

Stay safe.
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I understand the sentiment. But you can't compare the two, you have clear freedoms for years upon years.

To then be told to do something for 18 months straight, majority oblige. Get their vaccinations to then be told something the complete opposite. Given data that doesn't reflect the story they want to tell. To use the media to scaremonger the public with new "variants" which have every single time come out as no where near as dangerous as previously suggested. To watch a government spend 18 months doing the exact opposite of their own rules, give massive life changing contracts out to friends who aren't fit for purpose. To then start re-introducing rules THE DAY they have been found out to have been breaking them at the peak of the pandemic.

I think it's pretty fair to say people are ** pissed off. So your post is about 18 months out of scope personally and doesn't quite fit in to what's happening currently.
 
allatseasider said:
I haven't posted for a long time, but looking at the negativity on here and elsewhere I feel compelled to do so.

There are generations of our lives that not only sacrificed their privileges but also their lives. What would the UK be like now had they had a hissy fit during WW1 or WW2?

Building shelters, enduring blackouts, air raids, orphans, rations, people dying fighting for their country. Nobody moaning and everyone working together and getting on with it knowing there was a means to an end.

What do we have now? Whinging, moaning, can't go to the pub, can't get my nails or hair done, can't go to the corner shop without a mask. Oh, I forgot to add wearing gas masks to the above.

I am seriously concerned for what we have become. Not everyone is in that category, but far more than I would like.

In my opinion, as a scientist, we have another two years of this. We need to allow the researchers time to study new variants, then make predictions for its course and create modified vaccinations.

Think of flu and how many died in the early years before we got that into a modicum of control.

Goodness only knows how many people would cope if all phone networks were wiped out tomorrow ... for the foreseeable.

Stay safe.
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Agree with that. I would make 2 comments. Firstly, we had a better calibre of leaders, with more integrity, in those days. Today's politicians (of all parties) are career politicians, often incompetent, out for themselves and isolated from communities in their Westminster bubble. It seems to be one rule for them (and not just during Covid) and one rule for everyone else. Today's political class is quite depressing, with few decent alternatives. Secondly, the consumerism and freedoms of the last 60 years have encouraged a 'me' culture and a move away from families and community support. I know some people have been very badly affected, not just directly from Covid itself but also its impact jobs, family, mental health etc. They have my sympathies. However, the loudest objectors are often those that have had some minor disruption to their 'me' culture or are professional agitators
 
Couldn’t agree more.There is little doubt we have become a nation where many are of “the mind of must have not must do“sadly.
I do agree that far to many of todays politicians are not fit for purpose and are simply far too blinkered and simply care about their own and their party’s interests not those of the wider community.
 
bfcpete said:
Agree with that. I would make 2 comments. Firstly, we had a better calibre of leaders, with more integrity, in those days. Today's politicians (of all parties) are career politicians, often incompetent, out for themselves and isolated from communities in their Westminster bubble. It seems to be one rule for them (and not just during Covid) and one rule for everyone else. Today's political class is quite depressing, with few decent alternatives. Secondly, the consumerism and freedoms of the last 60 years have encouraged a 'me' culture and a move away from families and community support. I know some people have been very badly affected, not just directly from Covid itself but also its impact jobs, family, mental health etc. They have my sympathies. However, the loudest objectors are often those that have had some minor disruption to their 'me' culture or are professional agitators
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Good morning bfcpete.

I was hoping to keep politics out of this, but that is clearly not going to happen. A better calibre of leaders I cannot disagree.

What would Churchill have done differently? Well he would have listened to his advisors and sent out a not so dissimilar message to now. The difference being people had more respect for politicians/leaders back then.

Regarding the 'me' culture I cannot agree more. The second fridge freezer population who stock piled items they then did not know how to cook and left mountains of food go to waste should be ashamed of themselves.

Unfortunately, there are a lot of good people doing the right thing, but unfortunately it's the few bad eggs make the most noise.
 
In May I deleted my Facebook account (they don’t make that easy as I found out, it was well hidden). My timeline, and various comments on posts by people I know and like were very depressing…including the “me” culture, and it really got me down. I don’t do Twitter or any other social media apart from this forum now and my life is much happier for it.
 
SeasideKurt said:
I understand the sentiment. But you can't compare the two, you have clear freedoms for years upon years.

To then be told to do something for 18 months straight, majority oblige. Get their vaccinations to then be told something the complete opposite. Given data that doesn't reflect the story they want to tell. To use the media to scaremonger the public with new "variants" which have every single time come out as no where near as dangerous as previously suggested. To watch a government spend 18 months doing the exact opposite of their own rules, give massive life changing contracts out to friends who aren't fit for purpose. To then start re-introducing rules THE DAY they have been found out to have been breaking them at the peak of the pandemic.

I think it's pretty fair to say people are ** pissed off. So your post is about 18 months out of scope personally and doesn't quite fit in to what's happening currently.
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Good morning seasidekurt.
I have read your reply a couple of times now. I agree that people including myself are fed up with the situation. It's completely understandable. Who wouldn't be? As a medical adviser what would you have done differently to offer advice to the government? Research into a new virus takes time. And let's not forget 'time takes time'. Anyone who thought this was going to be solved overnight is either an optimist or needs educating. The government have tried to maintain morale by putting measurable deadlines at each stage. Had they said oh we've got four years of various guises of lockdown what do you think would have happened?
I have moved from my initial point of comradeship and I apologise.
 
Very good post allatseasider. We can all still enjoy our lives even though we have to accept compromises have to be made at present. It is essential though our politicians act more responsibly . The earlier Cummings incident and the xmas party understandably enrage people and make things more difficult.
 
allatseasider said:
Good morning seasidekurt.
I have read your reply a couple of times now. I agree that people including myself are fed up with the situation. It's completely understandable. Who wouldn't be? As a medical adviser what would you have done differently to offer advice to the government? Research into a new virus takes time. And let's not forget 'time takes time'. Anyone who thought this was going to be solved overnight is either an optimist or needs educating. The government have tried to maintain morale by putting measurable deadlines at each stage. Had they said oh we've got four years of various guises of lockdown what do you think would have happened?
I have moved from my initial point of comradeship and I apologise.
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I hope you didn't think I was being rude, you do have a point.
 
I don't think people have changed but society has. 100 years ago there will have been loads of moaners and whingers but it would have been confined to narrow audiences rather than the world wide web. What has changed is the lack of community, it naturally happened when whole towns were employed in the same industry, neighbours were colleagues who socialised and worked together. Society is becoming more online where pretence is order of the day "I'm considerably wealthier than you" seems to be the recurring theme, although it's entirely built on debt. In answer to your question I don't believe the war generation were hugely different people but community shaped their attitudes and material things were not something that were to be desired.
 
SeasideKurt said:
I hope you didn't think I was being rude, you do have a point.
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I didn't think you were being rude at all. We are all stressed in our different ways and with frustrations of the situation.

If I am completely honest I think the medical advisers should insist the government should be open and honest and prepare people for another two years of various forms of lockdown, because that is what is going to happen.

I think even I've lost focus on my original post which was about us all pulling together, not apart.

"Next slide please". 😷🤯🙂
 
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allatseasider said:
I haven't posted for a long time, but looking at the negativity on here and elsewhere I feel compelled to do so.

There are generations of our lives that not only sacrificed their privileges but also their lives. What would the UK be like now had they had a hissy fit during WW1 or WW2?

Building shelters, enduring blackouts, air raids, orphans, rations, people dying fighting for their country. Nobody moaning and everyone working together and getting on with it knowing there was a means to an end.

What do we have now? Whinging, moaning, can't go to the pub, can't get my nails or hair done, can't go to the corner shop without a mask. Oh, I forgot to add wearing gas masks to the above.

I am seriously concerned for what we have become. Not everyone is in that category, but far more than I would like.

In my opinion, as a scientist, we have another two years of this. We need to allow the researchers time to study new variants, then make predictions for its course and create modified vaccinations.

Think of flu and how many died in the early years before we got that into a modicum of control.

Goodness only knows how many people would cope if all phone networks were wiped out tomorrow ... for the foreseeable.

Stay safe.
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I would die for my country If called upon to fight tyranny. This is a form of tyranny if you hadn’t noticed. Papers please, join the queue.
 
Those that fought and lived or died during WW2 were the finest generation this country has produced. Those that survived the hostilities then had to go through another ten years of austerity/ rationing etc.🇬🇧
 
FFS trying to compare a world war with a virus that 99.9% of folk are alright with.

When we have had wars, floods, tragedy etc the Brits are bloody good at coming together one example being Grenfell disaster so I find the O/P disingenuous because we are pissed off with it all.
 
Good O/P.
There aren't many on here who went through WW2.
To add to the things Allatsea said,
Kids from the big cities, especially London, were sent to the country for more then 4 years.
We had quite a lot in Blackpool, and in our Junior School. (St. Johns, Church St.)
My dad went away in 1940 and returned (thankfully) in 1945. When he eventually returned my brother, 20 months older than I,
didn't recognise him as we passed him in the street on the way to school. He asked us if we were Alan & David P.
Food was rationed and many things were not available except on ration.
All these things add up, but it was a part of life. We didn't moan, we got on with it.
I won't say that 'today you don't know how lucky you are, it was a part of life.
 
allatseasider said:
I haven't posted for a long time, but looking at the negativity on here and elsewhere I feel compelled to do so.

There are generations of our lives that not only sacrificed their privileges but also their lives. What would the UK be like now had they had a hissy fit during WW1 or WW2?

Building shelters, enduring blackouts, air raids, orphans, rations, people dying fighting for their country. Nobody moaning and everyone working together and getting on with it knowing there was a means to an end.

What do we have now? Whinging, moaning, can't go to the pub, can't get my nails or hair done, can't go to the corner shop without a mask. Oh, I forgot to add wearing gas masks to the above.

I am seriously concerned for what we have become. Not everyone is in that category, but far more than I would like.

In my opinion, as a scientist, we have another two years of this. We need to allow the researchers time to study new variants, then make predictions for its course and create modified vaccinations.

Think of flu and how many died in the early years before we got that into a modicum of control.

Goodness only knows how many people would cope if all phone networks were wiped out tomorrow ... for the foreseeable.

Stay safe.
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Apologies if someone else has asked this question, but it’s the one thing that jumped out at me from your post.

You say in your opinion “as a scientist” that we will have another two years of this.

Can I ask you what your scientific rationale for that 2 year period is please?
 
Davepick said:
Good O/P.
There aren't many on here who went through WW2.
To add to the things Allatsea said,
Kids from the big cities, especially London, were sent to the country for more then 4 years.
We had quite a lot in Blackpool, and in our Junior School. (St. Johns, Church St.)
My dad went away in 1940 and returned (thankfully) in 1945. When he eventually returned my brother, 20 months older than I,
didn't recognise him as we passed him in the street on the way to school. He asked us if we were Alan & David P.
Food was rationed and many things were not available except on ration.
All these things add up, but it was a part of life. We didn't moan, we got on with it.
I won't say that 'today you don't know how lucky you are, it was a part of life.
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George Cole was one of the evacuees who came to Blackpool.
 
Scaramanga said:
I would d

I would die for my country If called upon to fight tyranny. This is a form of tyranny if you hadn’t noticed. Papers please, join the queue.
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In 1939 emergency powers were introduced that made identity cards mandatory, people were instructed where they were to work and what work they would do, blackouts were mandatory, young men were conscripted into the armed forces, food rationing (later) became law, television was banned, all public media became censored, public sports were limited, countrywide travel was governed by the authorities and the right to political organisation was limited.

If anyone thinks that the Covid restrictions are tyrannical, they ain't lived.
 
1966_and_all_that said:
In 1939 emergency powers were introduced that made identity cards mandatory, people were instructed where they were to work and what work they would do, blackouts were mandatory, young men were conscripted into the armed forces, food rationing (later) became law, television was banned, all public media became censored, public sports were limited, countrywide travel was governed by the authorities and the right to political organisation was limited.

If anyone thinks that the Covid restrictions are tyrannical, they ain't lived.
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From the acorn does the mighty oak grow.
 
1966_and_all_that said:
In 1939 emergency powers were introduced that made identity cards mandatory, people were instructed where they were to work and what work they would do, blackouts were mandatory, young men were conscripted into the armed forces, food rationing (later) became law, television was banned, all public media became censored, public sports were limited, countrywide travel was governed by the authorities and the right to political organisation was limited.

If anyone thinks that the Covid restrictions are tyrannical, they ain't lived.
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Television was banned? 1939?
 
1966_and_all_that said:
In 1939 emergency powers were introduced that made identity cards mandatory, people were instructed where they were to work and what work they would do, blackouts were mandatory, young men were conscripted into the armed forces, food rationing (later) became law, television was banned, all public media became censored, public sports were limited, countrywide travel was governed by the authorities and the right to political organisation was limited.

If anyone thinks that the Covid restrictions are tyrannical, they ain't lived.
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I don't think you could be vaccinated against bomb attacks or possible invasion
 
Stony Hill said:
Television was banned? 1939?
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Tv was shut down 1/9/39 till 7/6/46 in Britain. There was only one channel the BBC. A Mickey Mouse cartoon being shown was cut off as news came through that Germany had invaded Poland and tv was suspended immediately 2 days before Britain officially declared war on Germany. Television resumed in 1946 and the same cartoon was the first programme broadcast.
 
Graham Nash (The Hollies) and John Mahoney( Frazier's dad in TV comedy) were born in Blackpool after their mothers were evacuated from Manchester. Jack Rosenthal a playwright was also evacuated and wrote a televised play about his experiences including a scene where some Blackpool kids take the piss out of his accent.
 
TV, few had tv sets, or for that matter telephones, cars were for those better off while the vast majority got by on scraps, a couple of ozs of cheese and an egg or two, a few ounces of meat, the luxury of a rabbit, a tin of corn beef and as for heating well a coal fire in one room of the house while the rest of the house was as cold as the arctic in winter with ice on the inside of the windows.
We were lucky as every few weeks my old dad would come home from the Icelandic fishing grounds with fish in a net type bag (can't remember what they called them)and made a welcome change.
 
Trammo said:
Graham Nash (The Hollies) and John Mahoney( Frazier's dad in TV comedy) were born in Blackpool after their mothers were evacuated from Manchester. Jack Rosenthal a playwright was also evacuated and wrote a televised play about his experiences including a scene where some Blackpool kids take the piss out of his accent.
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It wasn't me, honest.:)
 
Ian Hunter (Mott the Hoople) Mother lived in Anchorsholme. Hunter is his mothers' maiden name.
His brother Bob is a friend of mine who now lives in Wales. He used to work at Prebonds.
 
Trammo said:
Graham Nash (The Hollies) and John Mahoney( Frazier's dad in TV comedy) were born in Blackpool after their mothers were evacuated from Manchester. Jack Rosenthal a playwright was also evacuated and wrote a televised play about his experiences including a scene where some Blackpool kids take the piss out of his accent.
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Same for Cynthia Powell - John Lennon's first wife. Her mother was evacuated to Blackpool.
 
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Trammo said:
Tv was shut down 1/9/39 till 7/6/46 in Britain. There was only one channel the BBC. A Mickey Mouse cartoon being shown was cut off as news came through that Germany had invaded Poland and tv was suspended immediately 2 days before Britain officially declared war on Germany. Television resumed in 1946 and the same cartoon was the first programme broadcast.
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Cheers. I didn’t know that. Always thought of it as an invention/experiment in the mid 30s but no idea when broadcasting kicked off.
Bet both of the customers were pissed off.
 
Stony Hill said:
Cheers. I didn’t know that. Always thought of it as an invention/experiment in the mid 30s but no idea when broadcasting kicked off.
Bet both of the customers were pissed off.
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It grew out of England's match against Germany in Berlin, May 1938. Infamously, the England team gave the Nazi salute pre-match - Stan Cullis refused and was dropped.

However, the BBC were keen to broadcast it but, at the last minute Sky stepped in with a bigger fee. Result, a peeved Government turned off the telly for seven years. Rupert Murdoch has never forgiven the Beeb.
 
Trammo said:
Graham Nash (The Hollies) and John Mahoney( Frazier's dad in TV comedy) were born in Blackpool after their mothers were evacuated from Manchester. Jack Rosenthal a playwright was also evacuated and wrote a televised play about his experiences including a scene where some Blackpool kids take the piss out of his accent.
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Add Ricky “My Arse” Tomlinson to that list Trammo.

I remember the TelePlay, scene in it where the evacuee gets a thumping in the sand dunes and one of the bullies is wearing a Blackpool scarf!
 
Trammo said:
Graham Nash (The Hollies) and John Mahoney( Frazier's dad in TV comedy) were born in Blackpool after their mothers were evacuated from Manchester. Jack Rosenthal a playwright was also evacuated and wrote a televised play about his experiences including a scene where some Blackpool kids take the piss out of his accent.
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Luckily they had somewhere to go, in these times people are forced to flee countries and risk their lives trying to find a better life. Once they get here they are forced back with a high possibility of death on their return.
 
Trammo said:
Those that fought and lived or died during WW2 were the finest generation this country has produced. Those that survived the hostilities then had to go through another ten years of austerity/ rationing etc.🇬🇧
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Can’t help but agree with you as I’m incredibly proud of my dad who (we think) is possibly the oldest season ticket holder at 97. He was in the Royal Navy during the war and landed on D Day. Two days he ago he fell in Lancaster near where he lives and was taken to hospital in an ambulance. He was found to have fractured a hip socket and his wrist (colles fracture) too. I spoke to the physio’s who were amazed that he’d got out of bed unaided and dressed himself…all on just paracetamol for pain relief. They said it’s one of most painful fractures you can have and most people much younger than him can’t weight bear for weeks!

Dad was seriously pissed off at being kept in as he wanted to go the pub with his mates like he does every night!
 
TotallyTangerine said:
Can’t help but agree with you as I’m incredibly proud of my dad who (we think) is possibly the oldest season ticket holder at 97. He was in the Royal Navy during the war and landed on D Day. Two days he ago he fell in Lancaster near where he lives and was taken to hospital in an ambulance. He was found to have fractured a hip socket and his wrist (colles fracture) too. I spoke to the physio’s who were amazed that he’d got out of bed unaided and dressed himself…all on just paracetamol for pain relief. They said it’s one of most painful fractures you can have and most people much younger than him can’t weight bear for weeks!

Dad was seriously pissed off at being kept in as he wanted to go the pub with his mates like he does every night!
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Hope your dad recovers soon,mate.
Sounds like he’s still a warrior!

Out of curiosity, what did he do in the RN for him to land on D-Day?
I’m only asking ‘cos I can’t get the image from my head of a mighty battleship run aground on the beach, and your dad at the wheel, looking at the Captain saying “I dunno!”

😂😂
 
Johnno said:
Hope your dad recovers soon,mate.
Sounds like he’s still a warrior!

Out of curiosity, what did he do in the RN for him to land on D-Day?
I’m only asking ‘cos I can’t get the image from my head of a mighty battleship run aground on the beach, and your dad at the wheel, looking at the Captain saying “I dunno!”

😂😂
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Haha that’s funny!! He was 18 and he sailed from Dorset after attending a dockside open air church service when they sang For Those In Peril on The sea. He manned the landing craft that carried tanks… it was his job to operate the gangway.. He said he was really worried that they’d get there and he wouldn’t be able to open it! They landed 3 or 4 times during the day. He described it as carnage with bodies lined up on the beach. The last time they were hit and suffered a hole in the port side. He said they were saluted by a Royal naval ship as they limped home with all the sailors lined up on deck which was very emotional and made him proud. He was also there when they repatriated Guernsey and took command of the German U-boats. Apparently all the islanders were delighted to see them and played music and danced. I keep meaning to record him talking about it because it’s very interesting and he talks about it in a very laid back way…
 
My mother was evacuated from London to Blackpool with her job. She must have been about 18/19.
She was working for the War Department (Ministry of War) I think, and was based at The Metropole, and in ‘digs’ in the Devonshire Road area.
She went back to London, and then moved back to St-Annes with my dad in the mid 50’s when the Premium Bonds set up there.
 
TotallyTangerine said:
Haha that’s funny!! He was 18 and he sailed from Dorset after attending a dockside open air church service when they sang For Those In Peril on The sea. He manned the landing craft that carried tanks… it was his job to operate the gangway.. He said he was really worried that they’d get there and he wouldn’t be able to open it! They landed 3 or 4 times during the day. He described it as carnage with bodies lined up on the beach. The last time they were hit and suffered a hole in the port side. He said they were saluted by a Royal naval ship as they limped home with all the sailors lined up on deck which was very emotional and made him proud. He was also there when they repatriated Guernsey and took command of the German U-boats. Apparently all the islanders were delighted to see them and played music and danced. I keep meaning to record him talking about it because it’s very interesting and he talks about it in a very laid back way…
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Top man!
Every credit, and again, hope he recovers quickly.
👏👏👏👏👏
 
TotallyTangerine said:
Haha that’s funny!! He was 18 and he sailed from Dorset after attending a dockside open air church service when they sang For Those In Peril on The sea. He manned the landing craft that carried tanks… it was his job to operate the gangway.. He said he was really worried that they’d get there and he wouldn’t be able to open it! They landed 3 or 4 times during the day. He described it as carnage with bodies lined up on the beach. The last time they were hit and suffered a hole in the port side. He said they were saluted by a Royal naval ship as they limped home with all the sailors lined up on deck which was very emotional and made him proud. He was also there when they repatriated Guernsey and took command of the German U-boats. Apparently all the islanders were delighted to see them and played music and danced. I keep meaning to record him talking about it because it’s very interesting and he talks about it in a very laid back way…
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Funny you mentioned the church service. We did everything in our power to avoid attending church services (in peace time), but I once spoke to a military padre who had just come back after the Falklands. He said it was amazing how many soldiers had attended his battlefield services, seems we all want to hedge our bets when the shit’s about to hit the fan.
 
Trammo said:
Graham Nash (The Hollies) and John Mahoney( Frazier's dad in TV comedy) were born in Blackpool after their mothers were evacuated from Manchester. Jack Rosenthal a playwright was also evacuated and wrote a televised play about his experiences including a scene where some Blackpool kids take the piss out of his accent.
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And Andy Summers guitarist with the Police, born in Poulton.
 
Johnno said:
Top man!
Every credit, and again, hope he recovers quickly.
👏👏👏👏👏
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Thank you!! 🧡Just been to see him (they kindly let me in for 5 minutes) He said he’s decided to go with the flow… although he’s unhappy about having to have a stairlift fitted so that he can go home because the bannister is french polished. I said for gods sake don’t worry about that and he said well you’ll be worried when I’m dead and you’re trying to sell the house!!
 
TotallyTangerine said:
Thank you!! 🧡Just been to see him (they kindly let me in for 5 minutes) He said he’s decided to go with the flow… although he’s unhappy about having to have a stairlift fitted so that he can go home because the bannister is french polished. I said for gods sake don’t worry about that and he said well you’ll be worried when I’m dead and you’re trying to sell the house!!
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😂😂😂😂
 
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