tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103598810361847905.post4388108411464366437..comments2023-09-01T08:17:00.310+01:00Comments on Incultus: When I were a lad... 2snafuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07588812293454033077noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103598810361847905.post-5609991754304429232012-01-28T10:37:56.568+00:002012-01-28T10:37:56.568+00:00If you are interested, your photos would be greatl...If you are interested, your photos would be greatly appreciated on a facebook page called Memories of growing up in Clacton in the 70's and 80's. It it not soley for that period of time as we post pics of clacton in most decades.<br />Many Thanks Linda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103598810361847905.post-3220387905059208182011-12-12T13:12:11.265+00:002011-12-12T13:12:11.265+00:00Oh how funny! I would have loved that camera to pa...Oh how funny! I would have loved that camera to pan around to see you calmly working on your canoe 'in the midst of carnage!' <br /><br />Do you remember the comedy show Drop The Dead Donkey? It was all about the ways and wiles of a press office (think it was a television station) and the head news reporter would carry various 'props' with him to set the scene of riots and mayhem, even when the riots and mayhem weren't exactly true. :)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309191526500602452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103598810361847905.post-58416295838456435592011-11-28T07:28:28.875+00:002011-11-28T07:28:28.875+00:00Ah, the press! You and I have spoken before about ...Ah, the press! You and I have spoken before about their proclivity to cause trouble, Snafu!<br /><br />Your piece reminded me that I had a hand in making a canoe when I was a teenager, but. as I recall, it was made of fibre glass. I remember laying down squares of the woven material and then painting the acetone smelling resin over, but little else. I've no idea whether I got to have a voyage in the craft... xElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05792185208462306952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103598810361847905.post-90584657968645175812011-11-18T01:34:16.429+00:002011-11-18T01:34:16.429+00:00Don't get me started about the press -- or rat...Don't get me started about the press -- or rather the media, as it is now! Newspapers are going out of style over here. We all want freedom of speech, but with it comes RESPONSIBILITY. I do believe that it is the media that has made this economic mess we are in. Rant RANT RANT! But back to boats...we do seem to have a leaning towards boats in our family. And as for Frinton, that is where I first saw the sea, ever. It was soon after the war when we went on a family trip from Finchley. I wasn't very impressed. Nobody told me that waves chased you into the beach and I was only about six. There was barbed wire and very large X type bars to prevent invasion of the enemy, all along the beach.ChrisJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550420299395301062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103598810361847905.post-99948228192158142011-11-17T16:37:42.282+00:002011-11-17T16:37:42.282+00:00Wow, unbelievable -- the power of the press! And s...Wow, unbelievable -- the power of the press! And so it continues....that's all it took to get to this:<br /><br />"By October 9 'Occupy' protests had taken place or were ongoing in over 95 cities across 82 countries and over 600 communities in the United States. As of November 4 the Meetup page "Occupy Together" listed "Occupy" communities in 2,464 towns and cities worldwide."<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occupy_movement<br /><br />Without the help of the press,it would probably have fizzled out very quickly.<br /><br />Great story, snafu!kaybeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808550103489943108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103598810361847905.post-54314070335915712752011-11-17T16:01:35.798+00:002011-11-17T16:01:35.798+00:00I'm not sure if I'm following you or you&#...I'm not sure if I'm following you or you're following me, but there's a photograph of me on a donkey on Clacton beach dated April 7, 1957. We moved north about a year later.MorningAJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04719744167307369768noreply@blogger.com