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  1. Marianna

    Open All Hours pilot episode

    Yes, and I have seen that location. Years ago, the first time I viewed the pilot, I didn't notice the difference, except for the stepladder outside the window in the kitchen door. That was an interior scene, so I can't imagine why the view out the window was so carelessly designed.
  2. Marianna

    Open All Hours pilot episode

    I just started re-watching the series after a long hiatus, starting with the pilot. This time, having seen this thread, most of my attention was on the appearance of the exterior and the neighboring houses. I'll have to watch it again to pick up on the dialog.
  3. Marianna

    A closer look into the Standedge Tunnel - Diggle to Marsden

    I've taken the tour into the Tunnel, but never that far nor with that level of expertise!
  4. Marianna

    How do YOU view the forums / website?

    Not a fan of the tangle of cables all over the place. For decades, I've kept a supply of various-sized batteries on hand. When the supply gets low, I add them to the shopping list for the next time I'm out.
  5. Marianna

    "It's Chriiiiistmaaaaaas!"

    Back when I could be bothered to decorate for the holidays, I'd put the tree up and decorate it around mid-December, but wouldn't turn on the lights until the winter solstice. I was celebrating the pagan holiday with our ancient ancestors.
  6. Marianna

    Railway Escape

    I still "need" to buy a replica of the green man gargoyle on York Cathedral. My garden (UK English) or yard (US English) badly needs his spell cast over it. The problem is finding one that's light-weight enough to carry home in my luggage.
  7. Marianna

    Dunkin Delight

    Darjeeling for me. Yorkshire tea is much too strong, even with the addition of a lot of oat milk. Earl Grey disagrees with me - must be the bergamot. I don't ordinarily add either milk substitute or sugar to tea, and I don't dunk anything in it.
  8. Marianna

    Fireworks

    With all of the veterans there are suffering from PTSD and having melt-downs at anything that sounds like firearms, I'd plump for silent fireworks. Noisy ones aren't a problem for me since I was dosed with an intravenous ototoxic antibiotic for a couple of months. All I have to do is turn my...
  9. Marianna

    Linesman

    Speaking of not wearing ties, for my first four years with Corning Glass Works, I was the computer tech in one of the local factories. I lost count of the number of male colleagues that I had to warn against letting their ties dangle over the moving machinery!
  10. Marianna

    Dodgy Fish & Chips Anyone

    With some brands, I use vice-grip pliers to unscrew the caps.
  11. Marianna

    A brief interview with Sir David Jason - ITV

    Thanks. That's really how I currently look. My hair stylist took the photo on my phone ten days ago.
  12. Marianna

    Good News

    Been happening here for years. It's best to check the weight of the container or the price per ounce to get a realistic impression of value.
  13. Marianna

    A brief interview with Sir David Jason - ITV

    I read somewhere, quite a while ago, that he was attacked on the street in Balby while he was there for filming. He commented that the assailant was among the "permanently confused", or words to that effect.
  14. Marianna

    World War 1 memoir

    One of my uncles was in the US Navy during World War I, but I have no further information about his service, except that he survived and learned the machinists trade while he was in the Navy.
  15. Marianna

    Dodgy Fish & Chips Anyone

    The only source for malt vinegar in the States, that I've found so far, is in the British section of the supermarket.
  16. Marianna

    Dodgy Fish & Chips Anyone

    Salt and malt vinegar. Mushy peas hate me with a passion, causing symptoms as though I'd had a dose of arsenic. Like many Americans, I find curry sauce much too hot. Can't imagine gravy on either the fish or the chips.
  17. Marianna

    If You

    Six, done up in shrink-wrap and labeled "Not for individual sale."
  18. Marianna

    The Festive Board

    In the US, roast turkey with all the trimmings is traditional for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. The holidays are only about a month apart, and I'm not all that fond of turkey. I'll take just a politely small slice of the thigh meat and lots of stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy. My usual...
  19. Marianna

    Favorite Tipple

    When I'm staying at an HF Holidays Country House Hotel I'll have a Fever Tree tonic water with ice and lemon, mostly to appear as though I have a drink in my hand while socializing with other guests. I gave up alcohol decades ago because I wanted to buy a good pair of running shoes and there...
  20. Marianna

    What do you Collect

    Haven't seen a reel-to-reel tape deck since about 1970!
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