Random Stuff!

[wolfheze]

I would if I knew how to. The photo in question is one of a number taken on Friday November 10th 1978, I was there on that day but cant remember how I got out of going to school.

Its taken me 6 months but ive just realased the photo in question was taken by 'Elmdon 74 '

 

[richard winterbourn]

Hi Wolfheze, i've just looked at Wikipaedia and it appears that Christian Kunzle came to Birmingham from Switzerland and he was so successful in his business life that he was able to open a hospital for sick children back in his old country.

Oh, that businessmen were as philanthropic today. We can only dream on that one....

 

[Kevin Farnell]

I'm a Brummie by birth and well remember Kunzle cakes. It is in the back of my mind that the Kunzles were Austrians and came to live in the city. Did they also have a cafe?, because i remember my mother taking me in on the tram and going to what i remember as Kunzles for tea and cakes.

Walsall? Well in my family it was know as the bow-legged city by virtue of its historic link with the tanning industry. Supposedly the tanners would sit astride a barrel to work the leather. Hence, a lot of men who walked bow-legged.

Walsall was the 'leather capital' of the world, hence the nickname for the football team - 'The Saddlers'.
Unfortunately, it also has a dark past. In previous centuries, a lot of that leather was used in the slave trade.
Walsall (or Wars'll, if yowm local) has never obtained 'city' status. I do remember a saying from when I was younger, which was applied to bow legged people - 'couldn't stop a pig in an entry'. Whether this was a general term or, as Richard has said, due to the higher incidence of the condition in the Walsall area, I have no idea.

Regards

Kevin

 

[wolfheze]

Hi Wolfheze, i've just looked at Wikipaedia and it appears that Christian Kunzle came to Birmingham from Switzerland and he was so successful in his business life that he was able to open a hospital for sick children back in his old country.

Oh, that businessmen were as philanthropic today. We can only dream on that one....

Most likely would have invited foreign investment and floated it on the stock market

 

[IanFarquharson]

Ray - I hope you are ok my posting this (too late now) !
After many years of running my BHX list on Yahoogroups, I have today switched over to Googlegroups due to ongoing delays in getting messages through. If anyone is a member you should be aware of this and if anyone wants to join feel free to request membership.
Ian

 

[Ray Finkle]

Not at all, I'd recommend all BHX forumers to join

For those interested go to Google Groups and look for 'BHX News'.

 

[Brummiegem]

Did anyone go and vote yesterday?
We didn't even get any information on who was standing for election,what their policies are,or anything about the candidates themselves.
Pretty poor really,I think only the Green party actually had anyone going round door to door talking to people.
Then they wonder why the turnout is so low.Frankly I think most people are fed up with all politicians,there are not many who you can really say are trustworthy!!!

 

[Aviador]

Google & Facebook groups are the bane of my life.

 

[Aviador]

Did anyone go and vote yesterday?
We didn't even get any information on who was standing for election,what their policies are,or anything about the candidates themselves.
Pretty poor really,I think only the Green party actually had anyone going round door to door talking to people.
Then they wonder why the turnout is so low.Frankly I think most people are fed up with all politicians,there are not many who you can really say are trustworthy!!!

Where I live we had two votes. One for a Police commissioner and the other for the local council.

I had a flyer from all concerned regarding the council elections all criticising each over but not actually saying what they would do to rectify any of the problems.

I didn't have a clue with the Police commissioner vote because I've heard nothing about any of them.

 

[TheLocalYokel]

Bristol voted in respect of the the entire city council (the first time for many years as usually it's only a third up for election every year with the fourth year fallow), a police and crime commissioner for Avon & Somerset Constabulary and a city mayor for Bristol (only the second mayoral vote as Bristol didn't have an elected mayor until November 2012).

Many people confuse the elected mayor (the 'prime minister' for the city) with the lord mayor (the 'head of state' for the city) and also the police and crime commissioner's role with that of the chief constable.

We had masses of literature from all the main parties with candidates for the mayoral, city council and PCC elections. The local tv and radio stations, plus the local paper, went to town with the mayoral elections with it seemed endless debates involving all 13 candidates.

We are still waiting for the results for everything.

 

[wolfheze]

No time to vote. Got offered some work for 2 to 3 days a week which suits me fine. Shame it had to coincide with the weather turning nice though!

 

[Brummiegem]

We also had the police commissioner vote,and like Aviador didn't know a thing about any of the candidates.

 

[Aviador]

No time to vote. Got offered some work for 2 to 3 days a week which suits me fine. Shame it had to coincide with the weather turning nice though!

A beer and a BBQ always tastes nicer after a hard days work.

 

[wolfheze]

A beer and a BBQ always tastes nicer after a hard days work.

Be lucky to get time for that either. Never mind, toy fair at the nec on Sunday so I might be able to add to the collection

 

[Ray Finkle]

A beer and a BBQ always tastes nicer after a hard days work.

Too right

Got to mow the lawn first but it will make that first cold un seem even sweeter

 

[jfy1999]

I can't believe how many aircraft, including the A380, flew over my house (which isn't even under the approach path) between 1200 and 1300. It made BHX look like Heathrow.

Unfortunately I haven't seen a single one since lunchtime...

 

[Butty]

Too right

Got to mow the lawn first but it will make that first cold un seem even sweeter

Beer after mowing the lawn. Perfect weekend ahead. Glorious here in Essex. Dare we talk about is this summer?

 

[Jon Dempsey]

Dare we talk about is this summer?

All weekend apparently. Autumn starts on Monday!!

 

[Brum X]

All weekend apparently. Autumn starts on Monday!!

I think you mean Summer reverts back to Spring, that sounds a lot better. Please no mention of Autumn or Winter.

 

[Butty]

Just heard Hotel California which has got the old heads cells thinking as I wallow away a few mins sipping me beer in the garden: songs about places that you should be able to fly to direct from BHX but as yet you can't.

Starter for 10: San Francisco (Be sure to wear some flowers in your hair)