Recent content by redblood

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Not that it entered my mind at the time but my campervan was a VW Kombi. Undoubtedly he would've assumed that that was the case and I don't blame him.

" World Champions " Lol. I'm still scratching my head. Cringeworthy. 🤣

It's a shame we didn't know each other, you could've told him to ask me :D Those days did seem so gloomy and dark tho. Being so close to the works and every house having coal fires mixed in with the fog and drizzle and seemingly everyone wearing black duffle coats and black shoes. I don't...

1 walking on the sacred grass of Ayresome Park after beating Oxford 4- 1 with my dad and all the pandemonium that went with it that night. 2 Watching my beloved Boro play here in Oz watching in amazement as the fans of clubs from all over England celebrated Boro goals as much as I did. (...

Reminds me of my younger days in Warrenby the only difference being is that we didnt have a ball, we only ever had tins to kick around. It seems that all my early childhood memories are in gloomy black and white and saw colour for the first time when we arrived in Oz in 62. :unsure:

It was 95 when I was there and I was 40 at the time so obviously knew about Auschwitz but nothing could have prepared me for what I was witnessing. At the time the old man was probably in his 70s or 80s and it was only when I found out about the bastardisation of Oswiecim ( pronounced ozvichim )...

A word of caution ! Whilst driving around trying to find Auschwitz, I pulled up in a campervan in a small village close by to ask for directions as my wife and I were totally lost. I spotted an old man tending to his garden. He noticed me and approached my van and as he did, I simply said...

I think that education is the only way forward. We can only live in hope that we can educate the more senior members of society but we can certainly educate our youth. All clubs when sending players to local schools should always bring up this subject and point out how vile and unacceptable...

One more thing that I would like to add to that, although I had already experienced it whilst on the ship and that was multiculturalism. I mentioned previously how us kids from all over Europe would run riot on the ship, exploring every corridor and stairwells and had the time of our lives. It...

I think that the poster "Boro " summed up our first hand experiences upon arrival, perfectly. It was like being on another planet in comparison to our lives in Redcar. Like he says, news from back home took an age to reach us. Nobody except for the wealthy had a home phone and so a call to or...

For me, as an eight year old, the whole experience was absolutely wonderful. Running around the ship with kids from the UK and Europe many of which we couldn't understand but that means little to ones so young. Calling into ports of call such as Lisbon, Naples, etc the Suez canal and Colombo...

My parents, sister and myself were ten pound poms on two occasions. The first time we set sail on the Strathmore in 62. I will never forget the colourful streamers that the passengers threw overboard to their loved ones below or the tears as the streamers snapped as the ship pulled away from...

I have nothing but total respect for you and officers of your ilk and can only imagine what you have to endure on a daily basis. I'm absolutely certain that the all the posters that have had some say on this topic would agree with my sentiment, as we, without doubt, need the police and in...

I understand you thoughts and takes on it being a difficult job and that mistakes will be made. The worrying thing for me though is that there are usually more than one officer on scene at the time and it is they that have the opportunity to de-escalate the situation but as often is the case...