Odd businese- BBC- Glencoe - History Magazine

Barry · February 24, 2020, 09:47:03 PM

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I am soooooooo jealous it's a couple of years since I was able to manage it. Enjoy it for me please!

Will do. :hattip

T00ts · February 24, 2020, 09:12:22 PM

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Me and Mrs Bazmin are off to see Swan Lake at Birmingham tomorrow. We are regulars at the Hippodrome!

I am soooooooo jealous it's a couple of years since I was able to manage it. Enjoy it for me please!

Barry · February 24, 2020, 08:29:27 PM

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:: :: :: East Croydon station was where I caught a train to Victoria on my way to a ballet class every Saturday as a 12 yr old. On my own it took me a bus, train, bus and 20 minute walk to reach my class. 2 hours dancing and then the return journey. Happy days. I wonder how many would send a child alone now?

Me and Mrs Bazmin are off to see Swan Lake at Birmingham tomorrow. We are regulars at the Hippodrome!

Borchester · February 21, 2020, 05:17:29 PM

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:: :: :: East Croydon station was where I caught a train to Victoria on my way to a ballet class every Saturday as a 12 yr old. On my own it took me a bus, train, bus and 20 minute walk to reach my class. 2 hours dancing and then the return journey. Happy days. I wonder how many would send a child alone now?

Not many. I have often thought of publishing a magazine called Terrified Parents: Something New For You To Worry About Every Day. I am sure that it would be successful.

T00ts · February 21, 2020, 01:52:16 PM

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No thank god ::

Oh don't knock it! It wasn't too bad when I was little. We used to shop there although didn't live there and I remember some lovely shops at that time. I did drive through a few years back and was a bit shocked - concrete city came to mind - and although the street names were familiar that was about all. I remember it now of course for the riots and fires.

Streetwalker · February 21, 2020, 01:51:20 PM

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:: :: :: East Croydon station was where I caught a train to Victoria on my way to a ballet class every Saturday as a 12 yr old. On my own it took me a bus, train, bus and 20 minute walk to reach my class. 2 hours dancing and then the return journey. Happy days. I wonder how many would send a child alone now?

Don't think that would be happening today Toots the old manor has changed quite a lot over the years . Croydon town centre is a right dump now ,East Croydon station its only good feature ,

Streetwalker · February 21, 2020, 01:50:54 PM

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:: :: :: East Croydon station was where I caught a train to Victoria on my way to a ballet class every Saturday as a 12 yr old. On my own it took me a bus, train, bus and 20 minute walk to reach my class. 2 hours dancing and then the return journey. Happy days. I wonder how many would send a child alone now?

Don't think that would be happening today Toots the old manor has changed quite a lot over the years . Croydon town centre is a right dump now ,East Croydon station its only good feature ,

cromwell · February 21, 2020, 01:33:42 PM

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You haven't been to Croydon then ? :roll:

No thank god :

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T00ts · February 21, 2020, 01:27:00 PM

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Apparently that was what actually happened. The Scots reached Derby and started upon their triumphant march on London. And when they reach East Croydon Bonnie Prince Charlie cried, "Behold, the jewel in my crown!" whereupon the Scots said, "Fook off, we aren't fighting for that sh!thole" and went home.

Of course, the Beeb is too PC to print that so we ended up with the current fairy tale

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: East Croydon station was where I caught a train to Victoria on my way to a ballet class every Saturday as a 12 yr old. On my own it took me a bus, train, bus and 20 minute walk to reach my class. 2 hours dancing and then the return journey. Happy days. I wonder how many would send a child alone now?

Borchester · February 21, 2020, 01:08:37 PM

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You haven't been to Croydon then ? :roll:

Apparently that was what actually happened. The Scots reached Derby and started upon their triumphant march on London. And when they reach East Croydon Bonnie Prince Charlie cried, "Behold, the jewel in my crown!" whereupon the Scots said, "Fook off, we aren't fighting for that sh!thole" and went home.

Of course, the Beeb is too PC to print that so we ended up with the current fairy tale

johnofgwent · February 21, 2020, 12:45:04 PM

Done both the same day. That was a hell of a callout

Streetwalker · February 21, 2020, 09:06:15 AM

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Yeah been to Glencoe a long time ago eerie place on my way to one of the most beautiful places in the Britsh isles......Skye.

You haven't been to Croydon then ? :roll:

cromwell · February 20, 2020, 08:58:30 PM

Yeah been to Glencoe a long time ago eerie place on my way to one of the most beautiful places in the Britsh isles......Skye.

Borchester · February 20, 2020, 08:32:01 PM

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The BBC's History Magazine's March issue has an account of the Campbell militia (at the behest of John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair) and with the support of William III) murdering about 40 men, women and children of Clan MacDonald. No surprise there, except that I was expecting one. I thought that there would be a new approach to the story with maybe a row developing between the two clans over the best way to prepare the perfect vegan nut roast (Not that unlikely. The last time I was in Glencoe I was expecting a blood stained re enactment of the massacre by way of parting the tourists from the cash they really did not need. Instead they had a spanking new health food shop selling beans and pulses and similar such slops), but no It was straight from the pages of John Prebble without the latter's poetry.