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[Arthur Little]

... 21,208 posts to date ... reminded me there's a pub about a couple of hundred yards up the road from where I live, called 'The 208'!

... !

[Arthur Little]

... 21,208 posts to date ... reminded me there's a pub about a couple of hundred yards up the road from where I live, called 'The 208'!

... !

It is frequently where mourners will gravitate to ... after paying their last respects to a deceased relative or friend at the nearby crematorium.

... in which case, 'The Last Post' seems more appropriate.

[stevewool]

Thats some going Arthur, well done , i am hoping my Britex thread will get me up that ladder maybe just behind you , what do you think

[Arthur Little]

Thats some going Arthur, well done, i am hoping my Britex thread will get me up that ladder maybe just behind you , what do you think

Thank you, Steve ... you're doing not so badly yourself! Keep up the good work, my friend ... you'll soon get there.

[Michael Parnham]

Wasn't Radio Luxembourg 208 metres medium wave?

[stevewool]

Thank you Arthur

[Arthur Little]

Wasn't Radio Luxembourg 208 metres medium wave?

Yes ... you're right, Michael; I knew at the back of my mind there was some other significance, but had completely forgotten that! Well remembered!

[Steve.r]

I remember listening to that too...... a longggggg time ago

[Terpe]

I remember listening to that too...... a longggggg time ago

I have fond memories of radio Luxembourg, despite switching to Radio Caroline at some point.

What a life our generation is witnessing.

[Michael Parnham]

Do any of you remember AFN (American Forces Network) broadcast from Germany, I remember the first time I discovered it they were playing 'I'll Be Home' by Pat Boone

[Michael Parnham]

Yes ... you're right, Michael; I knew at the back of my mind there was some other significance, but had completely forgotten that! Well remembered!

Thank you Arthur