Having one bad day in a week is not good, but two bad days in the same week is a joke!It happened to a colleague of mine when were retained firemen for the West Midlands Fire Service.Bad day No1.It was the long hot summer of 1976 the temperature hit 90 degrees day after day, the reservoirs dried up and even the tarmac on the ... More..
Just for readers who are not familiar with British history a few lines about Guy Fawkes.Guy Fawkes and his fellow conspirators tried to kill King James I at the state opening of Parliament by attempting to blow up the houses of Parliament in 1605 however the conspirators were caught red hand in the cellars of the Palace of We... More..
Henry Cavendish The man who weighed the world If you are interested in Science and History, then a trip to Chatsworth House in Derbyshire is well worth a visit. The Cavendish family has owned the house since 1552 when Sir William Cavendish first purchased the manor. The most notable member of this fine family was the scien... More..
Between 1980 1990 I was a retained fireman with the West Midlands Fire Service stationed at a two pump station in the Black Country, there was a full time pump and the retained pump giving evening and weekend cover. The hours for the retained crew were between 18.00hrs to 06.00hrs weekdays and 24-hour cover on Sundays, this m... More..
Nicholas Cole
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