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It was all about bolts , he was a car mechanic so not only dealt with nuts and bolts he bolted after Granville seeking revenge for the air horn incident . As the milk round supervisor he advised Granville to stick to his bolts when...

In the early episodes the man with the little red sportscar also played the milk round supervisor in a later episode

Edie and the Automobile

Getting on Sidney's wire

I cannot get this song out of my head at the moment , its one of my favourites and hats off to the person who put this video with it . It got me thinking and I have been trying , unsuccessfully, to match some of the verses with LOTSW...

I collected 2-3 of these a few years ago when I was getting interested in old technology. I still have them but most are in storage at the moment.

There are Gypsies at the bottom of our Garden . Garden gate number 8

As technology improved I remember buying a Casio mini colour TV with something like a two inch screen used it when I was at work during quiet periods on nightshift just showed how far things had progressed.

Like most folk around us members born in the 50's I do recall the same sets as mentioned as technology progressed, I believe most of the sets were rented, I do recall passing a shop in Bedford where they displayed some of the first...

To answer the original question, no, I don't miss the old TV sets. Now, for a lower price you can buy a set that will do much more.

Our first TV, ~1951, was a big square box with just a few knobs. Connected to an antenna on the roof. We lived in a rather narrow valley so picked up only one channel, WSYR out of Syracuse NY. The program selection was quite tame...

And had several big valves ;)

I always remember we rented a TV from a company called multi broadcast in the 70s and 80s . Big box back. 3 channels and you had to get up to change channels. Imagine doing that now !! .

I remember our first colour TV. I was about 6 or so and it was amazing. That day I and my 3 brothers became remote controls for the TV. I'm exaggerating of course although we were handy when the old man got in from work. He always said...