OT The 1970s
 

Tim Streater wrote:
In article ,
"ARWadsworth" wrote:

BBC2 tonight at 9.00pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01glsyl

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tv/2012/04/the-70s.shtml

It might be of interest to some posters. I did say it was OT.

I count myself fortunate to have been living overseas for the whole of
the 70s. Looks like it was Britain's ****tiest decade ever.

I left at the end and emigrated. Id had enough bloody socialism to last
a lifetime.

So I missed Thatcher and Charles and Di by and large.


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OT The 1970s
 

On Monday, April 16, 2012 10:11:51 PM UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

I left at the end and emigrated. Id had enough bloody socialism to last
a lifetime.

Where did you go?

OT The 1970s
 

On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:56:58 -0700, David Paste wrote:

On Monday, April 16, 2012 10:11:51 PM UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

I left at the end and emigrated. Id had enough bloody socialism to
last a lifetime.

Where did you go?

A friend of mine is emigrating next week.

To Azerbaijan. Really.

Seems a bit excessive, just to see the Eurovision Song Contest! .-)



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David Paste wrote:
On Monday, April 16, 2012 10:11:51 PM UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

I left at the end and emigrated. Id had enough bloody socialism to last
a lifetime.

Where did you go?

To the ultimate in fascism: apartheid S Africa.

It was - interesting and a wee bit dangerous. Being caught between two
sides you didn't have a lot of time for..

But as my aussie friend said 'at least you will get meat three times a
day' and fundamentally yes, I wasn't hungry and broke any more.

I came back cured of a social guilt after three years and set about
becoming a millionaire.




--
To people who know nothing, anything is possible.
To people who know too much, it is a sad fact
that they know how little is really possible -
and how hard it is to achieve it.

OT The 1970s
 

Bob Eager wrote:
On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:56:58 -0700, David Paste wrote:

On Monday, April 16, 2012 10:11:51 PM UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

I left at the end and emigrated. Id had enough bloody socialism to
last a lifetime.
Where did you go?

A friend of mine is emigrating next week.

To Azerbaijan. Really.

Seems a bit excessive, just to see the Eurovision Song Contest! .-)



I can't think of two less attractive concepts. Azerbaijan. Eurovision
Song Contest.




--
To people who know nothing, anything is possible.
To people who know too much, it is a sad fact
that they know how little is really possible -
and how hard it is to achieve it.

OT The 1970s
 

On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:29:25 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Bob Eager wrote:
On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:56:58 -0700, David Paste wrote:

On Monday, April 16, 2012 10:11:51 PM UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

I left at the end and emigrated. Id had enough bloody socialism to
last a lifetime.
Where did you go?

A friend of mine is emigrating next week.

To Azerbaijan. Really.

Seems a bit excessive, just to see the Eurovision Song Contest! .-)



I can't think of two less attractive concepts. Azerbaijan. Eurovision
Song Contest.



There is a woman involved.



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On Tuesday, April 17, 2012 1:28:29 AM UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

To the ultimate in fascism: apartheid S Africa.

It was - interesting and a wee bit dangerous. Being caught between two
sides you didn't have a lot of time for..

But as my aussie friend said 'at least you will get meat three times a
day' and fundamentally yes, I wasn't hungry and broke any more.

Lots of work then? Were you in some sort of engineering?

I came back cured of a social guilt after three years

What social guilt?

and set about becoming a millionaire.

Did you succeed?!

OT The 1970s
 

In article ,
Bob Eager writes:
On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:56:58 -0700, David Paste wrote:

On Monday, April 16, 2012 10:11:51 PM UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

I left at the end and emigrated. Id had enough bloody socialism to
last a lifetime.

Where did you go?

A friend of mine is emigrating next week.

To Azerbaijan. Really.

Seems a bit excessive, just to see the Eurovision Song Contest! .-)

Had a friend who worked out there for a couple of years as a project
manager for an oil company, probably 10-15 years ago. He couldn't
wait to get back. I can't remember the specific reasons now, but
he did have a gun pointed at him a few times.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

OT The 1970s
 

In article ,
Bob Eager writes:
On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:29:25 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Bob Eager wrote:

A friend of mine is emigrating next week.

To Azerbaijan. Really.

Seems a bit excessive, just to see the Eurovision Song Contest! .-)



I can't think of two less attractive concepts. Azerbaijan. Eurovision
Song Contest.



There is a woman involved.

I think she was emailing me too...

--
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[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

OT The 1970s
 

David Paste wrote:
On Tuesday, April 17, 2012 1:28:29 AM UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

To the ultimate in fascism: apartheid S Africa.

It was - interesting and a wee bit dangerous. Being caught between two
sides you didn't have a lot of time for..

But as my aussie friend said 'at least you will get meat three times a
day' and fundamentally yes, I wasn't hungry and broke any more.

Lots of work then? Were you in some sort of engineering?


yes.

I came back cured of a social guilt after three years

What social guilt?

and set about becoming a millionaire.

Did you succeed?!

yes.

Until Labour took it all back in taxes and the banks stole it all.


--
To people who know nothing, anything is possible.
To people who know too much, it is a sad fact
that they know how little is really possible -
and how hard it is to achieve it.

OT The 1970s
 

On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:57:42 +0000, Andrew Gabriel wrote:

In article ,
Bob Eager writes:
On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:29:25 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Bob Eager wrote:

A friend of mine is emigrating next week.

To Azerbaijan. Really.

Seems a bit excessive, just to see the Eurovision Song Contest! .-)



I can't think of two less attractive concepts. Azerbaijan. Eurovision
Song Contest.



There is a woman involved.

I think she was emailing me too...

Possibly - but they have been married for three years!



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Bob Eager wrote:
On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 01:29:25 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Bob Eager wrote:
On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:56:58 -0700, David Paste wrote:

On Monday, April 16, 2012 10:11:51 PM UTC+1, The Natural
Philosopher wrote:

I left at the end and emigrated. Id had enough bloody
socialism to last a lifetime.
Where did you go?

A friend of mine is emigrating next week.

To Azerbaijan. Really.

Seems a bit excessive, just to see the Eurovision Song Contest!
.-)



I can't think of two less attractive concepts. Azerbaijan.
Eurovision Song Contest.



There is a woman involved.

Well the only other option was money:-)

--
Adam

OT The 1970s
 

On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:11:51 +0100, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

Tim Streater wrote:
In article ,
"ARWadsworth" wrote:

BBC2 tonight at 9.00pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01glsyl

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/tv/2012/04/the-70s.shtml

It might be of interest to some posters. I did say it was OT.

I count myself fortunate to have been living overseas for the whole of
the 70s. Looks like it was Britain's ****tiest decade ever.

I left at the end and emigrated. Id had enough bloody socialism to last
a lifetime.

Asia, Africa or South America?

So I missed Thatcher and Charles and Di by and large.

They lived in the UK.
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(")_(") is he still wrong?

OT The 1970s
 

On Tuesday, April 17, 2012 1:48:44 PM UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

and set about becoming a millionaire.

Did you succeed?!

yes.

Excellent.

Until Labour took it all back in taxes and the banks stole it all.

Not so excellent.

What was the social guilt you said you were cured of? I don't understand that bit. I have some distant rellie who went to SA in the 70s and is still there. Apparently they love it.

OT The 1970s
 

On Tuesday, April 17, 2012 8:19:39 PM UTC+1, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

the guilt of feeling that since I was smarter and better educated than
the people on the shop floor whose wages excedeed mine, and who
dependend on my designs for their continued employment that was a
reasonable arrangement

I honestly don't know why you'd feel guilty about that.

OT The 1970s
 

On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:57:42 +0000 (UTC),
(Andrew Gabriel) wrote:

There is a woman involved.

I think she was emailing me too...

Ah, the fair Ludmila?