Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

Bisley, 17th July (ie next Thursday) Dear all First sorry to anyone who did not get my earlier emails, I think I may have been using an out of date list.... So far I have the following for next Thursday Andrew Simon Ian David Clive Kim Alister ?? Which gives me eight names, so I am entering two team...

The theatre, at least when new, had a distinctive odour that I could only describe if I smelt it again. I went into the theatre on last year's Old Blues Day, and the "distinctive odour" was exactly the same. Not sure that I can describe it. I guess that it must be one of the materials use...

Vonny wrote:

Was that legal?!

Trying to freeze her Dad - probably not!

Its amazing the difference in pertol stations near each other-the one at end of road is consistently 2p cheaper than any other and the stations near work which are 10 miles away are about 5p more exspensive. I have a friend, who inbetween doing other things, does the odd shift at a filling station/...

I've had the same thing, saw the price of Diesel, pulled up at the pump only to see a higher price for "special" Diesel. I think that I put about 3l in, just enough to make sure that I would make it to the supermarket!

Urgh-My-Pancreas wrote:....but what's 'Housey'?

Either the school uniform, or sometimes (less used now I think) the school itself.

I think we mean the same thing. Re Maine A amber puts me in mind of orange rather than yellow and the colours were closer to Yellow than orange as I recall. I also cannot tell navy from black very easily so you are probably right there! I think that they started as amber, but by the time they had b...

....... Lamb A Similar to Thorn B but bigger hoops ...... Maine A Yellow and navy hoops Maine A was Amber and Black hoops (in 1970, but I don't think that it had changed by '77) Lamb A was Maroon and White hoops, these were larger hoops than the Maine A ones (about 4" rather than 1.5"). W...

Top fdollar, will bring my (very unsporting) semi-automatice Remi!! (Who cares when lunch is involved!! You hit it, you eat, you don't, you don't!!) Will you be there? Are you shooting? Will that hit a 6' square at 500 yards? They have been shooting clays at CH for the last few years. There are a c...

When you could be eating them outside at Jenny's! I know, poor me, banging stuff out of the air with a soread of shot when I could be accurate and precise; but then I do that all day at work so it's very theraputic to load a trap at the weekend and blast the hell out of it!! Jenny's is just next to...

gma wrote:Sorry, just phoned friend! Yes Jenny's is still on the NRA ground but we shotgun peasants are not allowed on there so we have to eat bacon butties in the clubhouse!

When you could be eating them outside at Jenny's!

Bisley - July 17th - see http://www.oldbluesrifleclub.org.uk for details, results etc!

I find Her Majesty's Mail is regularly deliberately tampered with, especially parcels. My mum sent me chocolate at Easter and the wrappers has been torn open and no effort had been made to hide this or to put it back to how it was. That's just one example of numerous ones that I've found upon openi...

michael scuffil wrote:

sejintenej wrote:
That change came about when they appointed a new kitchen superintendent

This was Mrs Johnson, who always wanted to abolish kiff-bowls, but somehow never managed.

She did in the end, as by 1970 they were only in use as sugar bowls. I think that she retired about 1971-2.

J.R. wrote:Bring back the farthing-chews, also known as 'BlackJacks'

4 for 1d. Can't be bad.

Jo wrote:And fruit salads, same price

Now 10p each, but MUCH bigger!