Life and what matters in it - email from Piyusha Atapattu.

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In the UK in the 1950s - email jksw

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From the laptop of Iqbal

-   For those of you who are old enough to remember, enjoy.  For the rest - it's a history lesson!! Very surprising how time and memory has taken its toll. Have things really changed  this much in our time?          EATING IN THE UK IN THE  FIFTIES AND EARLY SIXTIES        Pasta had not been  invented.      Curry was a surname.      A takeaway was a mathematical  problem.      A pizza was something to do with  a leaning tower.      Bananas and oranges only  appeared at Christmas time.      All crisps were plain; the only  choice we had was whether to put the salt on or not.      A Chinese chippy was a foreign  carpenter.      Rice was a milk pudding, and  never, ever part of our dinner.      A Big Mac was what we wore when  it was raining.      Brown bread was something only  poor people ate.      Oil was for lubricating, fat was  for cooking      Tea was made in a teapot using  tea leaves and never green.      Coffee was Camp, and came in a  bottle.      Cubed sugar was regarded as  posh.      Only Heinz made  beans.      Fish didn't have fingers in  those days.      Eating raw fish was called  poverty, not sushi.      None of us had ever heard of  yoghurt.      Healthy food consisted of  anything edible.      People who didn't peel potatoes were regarded as lazy.      Indian restaurants were only  found in India.      Cooking outside was called  camping.      Seaweed was not a recognised  food.      "Kebab" was not even a word  never mind a food.      Sugar enjoyed a good press in  those days, and was regarded as being white gold.      Prunes were  medicinal.      Surprisingly muesli was readily  available, it was called cattle feed.      Pineapples came in chunks in a  tin; we had only ever seen a picture of a real one.     Water came out of the tap, if  someone had suggested bottling it and charging more than petrol for it  they would have become a laughing stock.     The one thing that we never ever had on our table at meal time in the fifties .. was elbows!

Irish Sugar Test - email Lesley Sirimanne

 One day an Irishman goes into a pharmacy - reaches into his pocket and
takes out a small Irish whiskey bottle and a teaspoon.

He pours some whiskey onto the teaspoon and offers it to the chemist.
"Could you taste this for me, please?"

The chemist takes the teaspoon, puts it in his mouth, swills the liquid
around and swallows it.

"Does that taste sweet to you?" says Paddy.
"No, not at all," says the chemist.

"Oh that's a relief," says Paddy.
"The doctor told me to come here and get my urine tested for sugar."

The Cowboy years - email from jksw

 This is for all of us over 60 who enjoyed western movies and stars in our day, it sure brought a tear to the eye  . Enjoy the memories.It  was  clean, relaxing  and  entertaining.

 END OF AN ERA !

THE END OF AN ERA.......

The Roy Rogers Museum in Branson , MO has closed its doors forever..
The contents of the museum were sold at a public auction.
Roy Rogers told his son, if the museum ever operates at a loss,
close it And sell the contents. He complied.

Note the follow-on article truly the end of an era.
Here is a partial listing of some of the items that were sold at auction...

Roy 's 1964 Bonneville sold for $254,500, it was estimated to
Sell between 100 and 150 thousand dollars.
His script book from the January 14,1953 episode of
This Is Your Life sold for $10,000 (EST. $800-$1,000).
A collection of signed baseballs ( Pete Rose, Duke Snyder and
other greats) sold for $3,750.

A collection of signed bats (Yogi Berra, Enos Slaughter,
Bob Feller, and others) sold for $2,750.

Trigger 's saddle and bridle sold for $386,500 (EST. 100-150 K).

One of many of Roy 's shirts sold for $16,250 and one of his many
cowboy hats sold for $17,500.
One set of boot spurs sold for $10,625.
(He never used a set of spurs on Trigger).
A life size shooting gallery sold for $27,500.
Various chandeliers sold from $6,875 to $20,000.
Very unique and artistic in their western style.

Roy 's first Boots
A signed photograph by Don Larsen taken during his
perfect game in the world series against The Dodgers
on Oct. 8, 1953, along with a signed baseball to Roy from Don,
sold for $2,500.

Two fabulous limited edition BB guns in their
original boxes with Numerous photos of Roy, Dale,
Gabby, and Pat sold for $3,750.

A collection of memorabilia from his shows entertaining
the troops in Vietnam sold for $938.
I never knew he was there. His flight jacket sold for $7,500.

His set of dinner ware plates and silverware sold for $11,875.
The Bible they used at the dinner table every night sold for $8,750.
One of several of his guitars sold for $27,500.
Nellybelle sold for $116,500.

A fabulous painting of Roy , Dale, Pat , Buttermilk, Trigger,
and Bullet sold for $10,625.
One of several sets of movie posters sold for $18,750.
A black and white photograph of Gene Autry with a
touching
inscription From Gene to Roy sold for $17,500.
A Republic Productions Poster bearing many autographs of the
People that played in Roy 's movies sold for $11,875.
Dale 's horse, Buttermilk (whose history is very interesting) sold
below The presale estimate for $25,000. (EST. 30-40 K).

Bullet sold for $35,000 (EST. 10-15 K). He was their real pet.
Dale 's parade saddle, estimated to sell between 20-30 K,
sold for $104,500.

One of many pairs of Roy 's boots sold for $21,250.
Trigger sold for $266,500.

Do you remember the 1938 movie The Adventures of Robinhood,
With Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland?
Well Olivia rode Trigger in that movie.

Trigger was bred on a farm co-owned by Bing Crosby.
Roy bought Trigger on a time payment plan for $2,500.
Roy and Trigger made 188 movies together.
Trigger even out did Bob Hope by winning an Oscar in the movie
Son of Paleface in 1953.

It is extremely sad to see this era lost forever. Despite the fact that
Gene and Roy 's movies, As well as those of other great characters,
can be bought or rented for viewing, today 's kids would rather
spend their time playing video games.

Today it takes a very special pair of parents to raise their kids with
the right values and morals.
These were the
great heroes of our childhood, and they did teach
us right from Wrong, and how to have and show respect for each
other and the animals that share this earth.

You and I were born at the right time.
We were able to grow up with these great people even if we
never met them. In their own way they taught us patriotism and honor,
we learned that lying and Cheating were bad, and sex wasn't as important as love. We learned how to suffer through disappointment and failure
and work through it. Our lives were drug free.

So it 's good-bye to Roy and Dale, Gene and Hoppy,
The Lone Ranger and Tonto.
Farewell to Sky King and Superman and Sgt. Friday.
Thanks to Capt..Kangaroo, Mr. Rogers and Capt. Noah
and all those people whose lives touched ours, and made them better.

It was a great ride through childhood.

HAPPY TRAILS MY FRIENDS

Don 't send to anyone under 50...

as they won 't understand or care!

Truman - email from Gallege De Silva

 Boy do we need to return to this type of political compensation

We will never ever see this again. Thought you'd enjoy this! It's one you want your Children and Grandchildren to read. They won't believe this happened, but it DID. Harry & Bess (This seems unreal.)Harry Truman was a different kind of President. He probably made as many, or more important decisions regarding our nation's history as any of the other 42 Presidents preceding him. However, a measure of his greatness may rest on what he did after he left the White House. The only asset he had when he died was the house he lived in, which was in Independence Missouri . His wife had inherited the house from her mother and father and other than their years in the White House, they lived their entire lives there. When he retired from office in 1952 his income was a U.S. Army pension reported to have been $13,507.72 a year. Congress, noting that he was paying for his stamps and personally licking them, granted him an 'allowance' and, later, a retroactive pension of $25,000 per year. After President Eisenhower was inaugurated, Harry and Bess drove home to Missouri by themselves. There was no Secret Service following them. When offered corporate positions at large salaries, he declined, stating, "You don't want me. You want the office of the President, and that doesn't belong to me. It belongs to the American people and it's not for sale." Even later, on May 6, 1971, when Congress was preparing to award him the Medal of Honor on his 87th birthday, he refused to accept it, writing, "I don't consider that I have done anything which should be the reason for any award, Congressional or otherwise." As president he paid for all of his own travel expenses and food. Modern politicians have found a new level of success in cashing in on the Presidency, resulting in untold wealth. Today, many in Congress also have found a way to become quite wealthy while enjoying the fruits of their offices. Political offices are now for sale. Good old Harry Truman was correct when he observed, "My choices in life were either to be a piano player in a whore house or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference!" I say dig him up and clone him! If you agree, forward it. If you don't, delete it. I don't want to know one way or the other. By me forwarding it, you know how I feel.Enjoy life now -- it has an expiration date! PS. The press had a field day with President Truman harping on the perceived mistakes he made in foreign policy. One of their quotes ' To err is Truman'.  Philip G V

 

A Miracle in Warsaw - email Gallege De Silva

 

 

This is a real video of a 767 wheels up landing.

 

 

Faced with a flight emergency, a Polish pilot pulled off a remarkable feat of airman-ship that saved hundreds of lives and made its way into aviation history. Actual video shot inside the 767 cabin shows passengers in the moments before captain Tad Wrona made his incredible landing.

Pilot lands plane without its wheels

Family reunion, Sri Lanka.

Please click on the link below to read a story of the 'war days' in Sri Lanka:-

http://colombogazette.com/2013/04/10/refugees-to-see-their-mom-after-15-years/