Reminds me of the sensation surrounding The Affluent Worker (Goldthorpe and Lockwood) in the 1960s when car workers in Dunstable were discovered drinking wine from a glass instead of straight from th… (View Post)

I was living on a farm in claret country, scraping a living picking grapes. Heard the results on long wave, interspersed with martial music from Radio Tirana. The weather was dreadful: nostalgie de l… (View Post)

Yes, I was immediately corrected by NigelB but too late to correct the record. Thanks a lot for reviving my embarrassment yet again! (View Post)

Thanks! (View Post)

And 1 chain x 1 furlong = 1 acre, just as the Almighty intended. (View Post)