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Hello to everybody at the Age Exchange team,

I felt that I'd just drop a note in to mention that I'd recently come across some of your excellent publications by sheer and utter chance for the first time. I've been working here in the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf 'Heritage Museum' in Berlin as a translator etc, etc, since the start of the year (though soon to be finished unfortunately) due to the dire unemployment situation we face at the moment here in Germany. Last week one of my colleagues working in our archives section pointed them out to me, and as they're relatively old stock as such I acquired them for myself for a small donation. I've now been through them all and enjoyed most especially the individual nature of the personal stories immensly.
Being myself a mere Whipper-Snapper born in London (1959) I could really relate to a lot of them, though thankfully not the prejudice and hardship aspect 'obviously initially suffered' by many, especially those that came from overseas after the war to make new lives for themselves and their families in Britain. I've been living here now for more than half of my life, since (1981) and understand a little about being a foreigner (though I've never personally experienced racism or hardship as such) as well as coming from a very priveleged childhood and surroundings.
One particular aspect I noticed throughout many of the various tales was the isolation factor and general inability to communicate with those of their own language; though I hope and imagine the the 'Good Old' internet has changed that for many? As a final point, I sent the afore-mentioned books off to my Mother in London yesterday who I'm sure will enjoy them too and bring back a few memories (even though she was only a child in the war herself) evacuation and all that will no doubt still be fairly vivid I expect. So! That's about it for now I reckon, and once again I thank all and sundrie for such a rewarding and 'educational' reading experience.


Yours most Sincerely,

Graham George Ricketts.

A Lucky lad living in a Multi - Cultural, tolerant, and beautiful City which Berlin most certainly is as a Proud Young European, London born.


Fritz Von Just sent this oft, cherrs for above posts I'll deal with them later, busy busy busy at present, er, cooking*


Check em Ooot, Graham Kerr! Never heard ov him*

Translation of above letter

Dear Mugs

I have been scrounging on the old king cole at your expense for more years than I can care to remember.

You pay my rent, my taxes and keep me in housing and food. I do bugger all for it.

I love it here.

Love

Ricketts

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Originally posted by Mick Parry:
Translation of above letter

Dear Mugs

I have been scrounging on the old king cole at your expense for more years than I can care to remember.

You pay my rent, my taxes and keep me in housing and food. I do bugger all for it.

I love it here.

Love

Ricketts

What with you often boasting on here about giving to Charity Our Mick for non tax deductable porpoises naturally, I'm rather shocked & Stunned that you're not actually aware that Age- Exchange is in fact a British Charity, therefore your above comments have no meaning as per usual in the real world, as I've never claimed any benfit in the UK except that of the doubt John by Chaps like you*



Fritz Von Lovely card today from Yorkshire (in an envelope to avoid spoiling) 2x 1st class stamps, and was sent 8 days ago (Please explain), as you know I sent those books to London yesterday and will gladly infoam one on here when they duly arrive, innit*


Tell the Grand Master later please to forget that earlier request from Berlin*

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Originally posted by acad tsunami:

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Originally posted by Berlin Fritz:
[QUOTE]P.S. Anybody know of any pipemakers on the Isle of Man, I've got to contact a firm there for a mate's mate to repair a fine briar?

I think it was Lasky or summfink (couldn't find it on googley*)

LAXEY is a name connected with the IOM

laxey + pipes

Thank you for that Acad, that's exactly what I was looking for and now it's in the pipeline so to speak. My friend is a serious collector so requires professional repair and attention, a bit like certain airy fairy Naim Owners who think they're somehow special I expect, though he's an out and out Gentleman*


Fritz Von Thanks to you know who for his Welsh pipe link too (most appreciated), as well as Our Adam for his PM yesterday (which do actually exist afterall if he really wants them too, though I'm bound to secrecy, you know me *



Goodnight & Burp² (respectful burp), I really must give this lark up I've felt absolutely terrible the last few moanings, I think I'm just too old for it all?



Thta's why I'm gonna get pissed tonight, all this sobriety stuff is most disconcerting not to mention unhealthy for a true Northern European like moir*

Fritz Von Hangover,

Here's the website that goes with that page I emailed you.
It'll give you a bit of background to the company you'd be dealing with.

http://www.uktobacco.com/piperepair.htm

Beano

Beaner's that's great old Son, but I have to stay with der firm der geezer gave me innit cos it's his piperoonie and he 'as a German' thinks the Isle of Man is the bizz?


Fritz Von Home made Brasso is murder*



P.S. As Parry knows, Home Secretary Reid will cause many suicides and unwarranted murders in the near future with the new 'Greed' bung em in the coppers cells policy cos we cannnie be arsed to run the Country properly thingy*


Fritz Von Group 4 etc, are Mickey Mouse fucking jokes (especially when you're apprehended by a moron without warrant just ask Mr Toy), as is UK swiftly becoming*


You Reap your Nutters and they're gonna return*



Bigstyle, Obvious innit Tom*



Absolute Madness�