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by Derek Jempson
Tue Aug 06, 2013 6:55 am
Forum: Locals have your say
Topic: Eco-warriors
Replies: 7
Views: 5781

Re: Eco-warriors

I think we should be very sceptical about politicians' claims - there is often a hidden agenda that has nothing to do with ecology, green fuel and the like. When North Sea gas was first discovered, I remember Margaret Thatcher claiming that, "Soon, gas will be so cheap that it will hardly be worth c...
by Derek Jempson
Fri Jul 12, 2013 1:46 pm
Forum: General Hastings Chat & Friendly Banter
Topic: Fifty years ago today..
Replies: 9
Views: 5931

Re: Fifty years ago today..

I remember it because it was the month and year that I left school. Funny how the old grey matter works ain't it?



by Derek Jempson
Fri Jul 12, 2013 6:36 am
Forum: General Hastings Chat & Friendly Banter
Topic: Fifty years ago today..
Replies: 9
Views: 5931

Re: Fifty years ago today..

I think this must be the huge gas explosion that destroyed two? properties at the Western end of George Street. I remember that it made the front pages of most national newspapers.



by Derek Jempson
Fri Jul 12, 2013 6:34 am
Forum: General Hastings Chat & Friendly Banter
Topic: Fifty years ago today..
Replies: 9
Views: 5931

Re: Fifty years ago today..

I think this must be the huge gas explosion that destroyed two? properties at the Western end of George Street. I remember that it made the front pages of most national newspapers.



by Derek Jempson
Wed Jul 03, 2013 6:08 am
Forum: Locals have your say
Topic: Where are all these jobs ?
Replies: 14
Views: 10333

Re: Where are all these jobs ?

If we are honest with ourselves, I think we would have to admit that we all have fixed opinions on any given subject, irrespective of age. For most of us, those opinions can be modified by reasoned argument, but probably not by very much. It's rare for someone to do a complete u-turn, for example, f...
by Derek Jempson
Fri Jun 28, 2013 6:19 am
Forum: Locals have your say
Topic: Where are all these jobs ?
Replies: 14
Views: 10333

Re: Where are all these jobs ?

Couldn't agree more Richard. I'm retired now, but had a long period of unemployment towards the end of my working life. The underlying attitude at Jobcentres is that all claimants are skiving, workshy layabouts. Of course, no one would ever admit to that - they are "helping" people to find work, but...
by Derek Jempson
Thu Jun 13, 2013 6:34 am
Forum: Locals have your say
Topic: Wasted Food
Replies: 2
Views: 3958

Re: Wasted Food

I would suspect that it's illegal for supermarkets to pass on outdated food in any way, shape or form. It still seems criminal to waste food though. Maybe they should put it out for the herring gulls and foxes and then they would be less inclined to make a mess of bin bags left in the street. <br><b...
by Derek Jempson
Fri May 24, 2013 12:11 pm
Forum: General Hastings Chat & Friendly Banter
Topic: WWII Cinema Tickets
Replies: 2
Views: 1700

Re: WWII Cinema Tickets

Thanks Richard. The reason why I asked is that my mother kept a diary from 1940 through to early 1942 and she reported "going to the pictures" at least five times a week. Nowadays, at current cinema prices, few people could afford to do that, so it must have been relatively cheaper during wartime.. ...
by Derek Jempson
Thu May 09, 2013 6:04 pm
Forum: General Hastings Chat & Friendly Banter
Topic: WWII Cinema Tickets
Replies: 2
Views: 1700

WWII Cinema Tickets

Does anyone know what the typical price of a cinema ticket would have been during the Second World War in Hastings (or anywhere else, for that matter). My memory of such thing goes back only to the 1950s when I think we paid 1/9d or thereabouts.



by Derek Jempson
Fri Apr 26, 2013 3:31 pm
Forum: Website Updates and Suggestions
Topic: Web Cam
Replies: 23
Views: 17737

Re: Web Cam

Great stuff - even though the webcam will be one more addiction "I must just check to see if anything has changed in the last hour"!




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