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Depends how far north and east you go. Go far enough in the right direction and you'll find things more to your liking. Mind, then you'll have to get up and set off earlier, and get back later, and spend so much longer on the roads and railways, you'll find you just can't be arsed.

I got as far as when he wrote he "couldn’t be arsed" and .... kept reading. This lad is truly one of us. He couldn't be arsed watching us anymore. Good lad! Only thing that puzzled me was him seeing replica shirts everywhere as I have always thought that compared to other clubs' more enthusiastic fans when it comes to sporting our colours, we, generally, er, can't be arsed.

Interestingly, Margaret Thatcher, who studied Chemistry at Oxford, was the first prominent world leader to make speeches on the threat of "man made climate change" in the late 1980s. I don't know if @Nogbad the Bad is familiar with this? Her motivation might well have been the increase of the Green vote in Europe and then here but according to Jonathan Porritt she raised the environment from a fringe, tree-hugging thing to part of the national agenda. Pity her actions didn't match the words. But anyway, the fact of man-made climate change has been known about for decades - hence why the fossil fuel industry spent hundreds of millions confusing and mis-informing everyone, including poor Nog watching Newsround - even if doubt remains still to this day amongst those that perhaps ought to be more curious and cautious and sceptical about the messanger than the now unanimous message.

The 'New Scientist' magazine reports that: "a survey of the Scientific literature has found that between 1965 and 1979, 44 scientific papers predicted warming, 20 were neutral and just 7 predicted cooling. So while predictions of cooling got more media attention, the majority of scientists were predicting warming even then."

And "Twerton Park, under Francis" remember

.... crikey, if we go there/here, this thread might go on .... longer than the Dustbin one ....

....picked it up again, after you mentioned it t'other day. Fast-forwarded, though, to the late 60s, fascinating on the 70s, and all the political shenanigans. What a country (but, you sure about actually going there?)

Imagine that in another 45 years, when many of us are gone but our children and their children are still - you'd like to think - around. Concerning.

Hope that turns out benign, but keep a look out (whilst trying not to over worry. Easier said than done).

Frank McAvennie's memoir: "Birds, Booze, Blondes, Bubbly, Breasts, Birds" or whatever it was called.

I agree with @spudski, things are getting worse: I'm currently watching 'The Railway Children,' a charming depiction of Edwardian life. I look forward to seeing the sequel at the pictures any day soon. Now, where I concur with spud is that when they come to make 'The Railway Children III' in 2070, they'll set it in 1977 or 1983 and the little ****ers will be lobbing bricks at the High Speed 125 and making vulgar hand signals to the yuppies on board in business class.

Just looked, and it got to No.2! And in 1979 too, which if I'm not mistaken was the peak for singles sales in this country. They must've sold lorry loads.

Racey ("Some Girls"), from Weston-Semenyo-Martin. I believe they were Sags, actually ....

"Skin cancer death rates for men have tripled since 1970s, research reveals" I read the other day. Worth knowing about, before you spend the day on the beach at Weston in yer speedos, I would say

He might not be the Greatest Dancer you've ever seen (just my opinion)?

I'm only thinking about what plans Nigel is making (doo doo-doo, doo!)

Eastville, in winter, had all the ingredients for a cup upset, quagmire of a pitch, rubble strewn about the place, freezing and uninviting changing rooms (no doubt), peculiar locals watching on ....

You lot have had yer moments of fortune over the years too - you should've been back in the Southern League in 1939/40, for one

The dog's?

Can't see that it being that turgid. Mind, Semenyo goes and .....

What was yer opinion of Chic?

The coming season will be better than last courtesy of us being harder to beat and shipping fewer goals. That'll be Nigel's plan, I reckons

I think you've been whooshed there, Geoff. Unless you've double whooshed me?

Yeah, spose so. I'd call me dog "Norman," probably.

Amazed you're still amazed, after all this time on here.