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That " Marshall plan " didn't do much in Englands north were the children were often, Sent to bed, without food, or heating, still had " ration books " untill 1953. The Coronation of the late Queen ". spacesailor

Man powered flight . On such low ' horsepower ' , I made a tiny piece for the " puffin " . spacesailor PS : They didn't say if they used my contribution.

Even the English town of Derby, is pronounced, Darby. Because those old Vikings hadn't got a " A " . So I'm told , it ( derby ) means 'deer' in their language . So what does Western Australia's ' Derby ' mean . spacesailor

Not quite , I have been offered a flight from Wodonga. But since I got caught in the big Sydney smoke . ' Cough Cough ' . I don't get far from all those doctors appointments. They seem never-ending . spacesailor

But it is all conjecture . With my childhood dance with death. All the ' learned ' agreed. 30s would be my final year. Now at 82 and still walking , even thou not ' my dream of flying ' . The Royal Air Force threw their hands up after checking my medical record, & threw me out of the cadets . spacesailor

Been there , done that ! . But, I didn't get a " death certificate " . Just woke up in the ' morgue ' . And can't take ' cudo's ' , as another participant in England's testing of " penicillin " , took that honour. and She went on a TV show. To explain the ' testing of penicillin ' in the UK . I often wonder how many of that original 100 penicillin ( volunteers ) are still living . ( Osteomyelitis). spacesailor

3.01. Seems higher !. spacesailor

True . Old steel was smelted with " crushed coal " . ( blast-furnace ). Giving a very high carbon content. New steel uses oil that contains ' sulphur ' . spacesailor

old iron Never rusted like this new , oil fired malleable iron. But then again like stainless, in the wrong place, like Titanic, " rusticles " are eating it away very fast. spacesailor

Please, Not the pacemaker . Nor that " CPAP " machine . Oops so sorry G G . We will miss you . spacesailor

Convertered " container " , First they made " granny flats " out of the containers. Now it's " box-cars " . Next , give them wings . spacesailor

But there's that $ 150 per month minimum power bill cut off. So left me off that list . not wealthy enough to get the grant . Now no rebates for the Poor, that need them . spacesailor

👍. From me . spacesailor

Buggers are worse than , " Grey nomads ", 'crawling around Australia ' . spacesailor

Just switch off your " ear-buds " . silence is golden . spacesailor

Never offered me one . I just use old truck batteries . But , if they offered . Who am I to refuse . They could offer me " P V panels " For Free . Save me dragging the portable solar panels out , whenever the sun shines . LoL spacesailor

I must be expecting, that ' Mr A I ' to tell me . " I'm wrong again " . LoL ( but how to get 'd' from 'LL' ) . spacesailor

Paraphernalia . oops , ' poor proof reading ' . Yes, ' anything ' needed ( asked for ) was supplied. The same as a local family ' knits ' woollen jumper's for a high-end Sydney shops . Was getting $ 80 each . At the time $3.50 was my hourly rate . spacesailor

willedoo You can make a living, creating speciality chocolates. Had a sister inlaw who did just that for many years. Her ( buyer ) sent all the paraernalier to create her " speciality boxed chocolates confectionery " . spacesailor

The ' same ' as aircraft, car , & tree lovers . They are transport. I know of one ( moronic ) male , who wouldn't get a house mortgage. Then went heavily into depth for his . V8 police pursuit Commadore. HE ( I BELIEVE ) is now single . Someone else is rearing his six kids . spacesailor

Has that shifter got the " King Dick " brand name . Someone is asking $100 for theirs . spacesailor

Looks like a " Dick " . But too plain to be a " Dick " . spacesailor

Walking on water. That's a miracle. Unless frozen solid . But now you can ride a motorcycle on water spacesailor

Don't be a ' Galah ' . spzcesailor

Australia has the raw materials, that we export . Our manufacturer's have to buy those same materials back ( at inflated prices ) to build aluminium ' tail wheels ' for our " general aviation " that are hit with exorbitant overseas pricing. Our government will never help to lower prices .& lessen their GST coffer fillers. Has anyone priced a billet of aluminium from Gladstone Queensland. Then figured the number of said wheels per billet . spacesailor PS. : one (state) refused to join that federation. Western Australia in , who was out .