I would just like to say

[WhiskyLassie]

Chin up, soon be Friday

Bloody hope so

 

[Turktowner]

Morning folks, it's only Tuesday

But the sun is shinin

 

[kermit_rr]

Morning folks, it's only Tuesday

Morning Tuesday here anorl

 

[kevstar]

Morning all slept in ooooofttt catch yezz.

 

[Stanleysteamer]

I don't think thay would as at the border control when I was there you had to exchange a minimum of Dm 100 at a exchange rate of 10 to 1 and a value of 1 to 10 no foreign currency accepted at shops . Same as when I went to China you only had tourist money and could only spend it in certain shops how the World has changed

There was an enormous black market in foreign exchange behind the Iron Curtain. Behind closed doors peeps would give you well over the normal exchange rate roubles for pounds or preferably dollars so that they could then spend them in the foreign exchange shops that Russians etc normally wouldn't be able to use.

I knew of people who came back from a trip to the USSR with nearly nothing in their suitcase, having sold all their "fabulous" western clothes, jeans especially were very popular.

Smuggling Jeans Behind the Iron Curtain | Realm Blog

"There is more power in blue jeans and rock and roll than the entire Red Army” --Régis Debray "There is more power in blue jeans and rock and roll than the entire Red Army” --Régis Debray

www.realm.fm

And boys who never considered themselves very attractive suddenly discovered that the were getting attention from good looking, Ruskie girls!

This article only touches on it in a few places but does mention a waiter wanting to be paid in foreign currency and the writer discovering that he'd offered him well below the "normal" blackmarket exchange rate.

What travelling during the Cold War was really like – from state-run hotels to nudist resorts

With a new Iron Curtain descending, our writer recalls journeys through the old Eastern Bloc, where an orange was the perfect ice-breaker

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[Stanleysteamer]

So how did you know it would be me that said so

Cos we share a wavelength!!

 

[Stanleysteamer]

Bloody weather

Same here, drains all my energy, what i have of it.

 

[kermit_rr]

My phone isn't happy keeps registering a long click instead of a normal one

 

[Stanleysteamer]

Geez thats just over 10 1/2 stone where do you get your clothes mother care, Ya skinny wee runt

Makes me at 88 kgs odd a bit fed up.

 

[kermit_rr]

My phone isn't happy keeps registering a long click instead of a normal one

Fixed it. Bloomin' updates

 

[Stanleysteamer]

We're both really fed up today.
Far too much to do and our bodies are stopping us from doing it, or at least massively slowing us down.
Also the dogs require far more attention than usual, plus the septic tank has some form of a partial blockage again. Last year we cleared it and we still have no idea why it blocked in the first place, it's in the outfall pipe for heaven's sake.

Very quiet today the 15th is a bank holiday for some reason but also the anniversary of the day we met, 33 years ago.
So the Champagne is now in the fridge.
Still in the dog house though, didn't get her a card! Yet again! Normally never forget anything but this year her burpday, our wedding anniversary and now this one.

Ooops, lots of brownie points gone now!
She'll be making plum jam while I'll be trying to trim the oldest dog, have a good day folks!

 

[landowner]

Morning all, Lovely sunny morning here
Bit of woodwork on the cards today plus plasterer supposed to be doing my hallway, not heard any confirmation so not holding my breath.
Have a safe productive day and behave yourselves

 

[landowner]

On a lighter note
Paint's arrived for my small diesel tanks

 

[landowner]

I have cards in stock for all occaisions so can have one made out in minutes on the day if I forget

We're both really fed up today.
Far too much to do and our bodies are stopping us from doing it, or at least massively slowing us down.
Also the dogs require far more attention than usual, plus the septic tank has some form of a partial blockage again. Last year we cleared it and we still have no idea why it blocked in the first place, it's in the outfall pipe for heaven's sake.

Very quiet today the 15th is a bank holiday for some reason but also the anniversary of the day we met, 33 years ago.
So the Champagne is now in the fridge.
Still in the dog house though, didn't get her a card! Yet again! Normally never forget anything but this year her burpday, our wedding anniversary and now this one.

Ooops, lots of brownie points gone now!
She'll be making plum jam while I'll be trying to trim the oldest dog, have a good day folks!

 

[Stanleysteamer]

I have cards in stock for all occaisions so can have one made out in minutes on the day if I forget

It must be marvellous to be so organised.

 

[Stanleysteamer]

Just spent a very hot and sweaty hour clearing brambles away from the woodpile and surrounding small area so that I can get to the outside tap to plug a hose in so that I can wash the flipping dog!

At least I have made the decision we don't need to get wood this year.

I need a blackmarket supplier of systemic weedkiller!

 

[kevstar]

We're both really fed up today.
Far too much to do and our bodies are stopping us from doing it, or at least massively slowing us down.
Also the dogs require far more attention than usual, plus the septic tank has some form of a partial blockage again. Last year we cleared it and we still have no idea why it blocked in the first place, it's in the outfall pipe for heaven's sake.

Very quiet today the 15th is a bank holiday for some reason but also the anniversary of the day we met, 33 years ago.
So the Champagne is now in the fridge.
Still in the dog house though, didn't get her a card! Yet again! Normally never forget anything but this year her burpday, our wedding anniversary and now this one.

Ooops, lots of brownie points gone now!
She'll be making plum jam while I'll be trying to trim the oldest dog, have a good day folks!

I see you went for a full house & your out......

 

[kevstar]

I have cards in stock for all occaisions so can have one made out in minutes on the day if I forget

Haha brilliant idea

 

[kevstar]

It roasting here im sweating First day since I put the canvas on the landy told yezz

 

[kevstar]

Bloody hope so

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