My Personal Thoughts

Saturday, December 28, 2013

Article below about Marriage but instead of putting a normal couple i.e. a Man and Women on the cake they put two Men WHY? The disgusting Same Sex Marriage is not allowed in this Country not until next year. So Why put this photograph once again it shows the power and influence 1.5% of the population have over us.

Want to feel like a success? Just get married! Tying the knot is key to a happy life
• Nearly two-thirds of married people consider themselves a success
• Just 52 per cent of those 'living in sin' did the same, a survey found
• Over-55s feel more 'balanced' in their lives than 18-24-year-olds

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2529725/Want-feel-like-success-Just-married-Tying-knot-key-happy-life.html#ixzz2ofYn0u4p
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The LibDems want even more to come to this country, they are even more Left wing then the Labour party and a Left Wing think tanks thinks that if we do not get even more immigrants we will be bankrupted RUBBISH with Millions of Brits unemployed this is rubbish scaremongering

This worryingly crowded isle: England is officially Europe's most densely packed country
• England has overtaken the Netherlands and is second only to tiny Malta
• Over the next 30 years the gap is expected to widen even more
• Figures show the huge impact of Labour’s open-door immigration policy

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2530125/This-worryingly-crowded-isle-England-officially-Europes-densely-packed-country.html#ixzz2ol4KgZ3u
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Read this article some else agreeing with me there is no real poverty in the UK

PLATELL'S PEOPLE: A self-indulgent mother and the myth of 'starving' Britain

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2530216/PLATELLS-PEOPLE-A-self-indulgent-mother-myth-starving-Britain.html#ixzz2ol7zlknS
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Time for us to get out and have British Bill of rights, it seems that nearly 50% of Human Rights Judges have no previous experience in being a Judge

Grayling fury at EU bid to bring in even more 'human rights': Justice Secretary says plan is 'absurd' power grab
• If introduced, it is feared they could lead to a deluge of claims against businesses and the Government
• Contained in the EU's controversial Charter of Fundamental Rights
• Mr Grayling said the suggestion showed Eurocrats were aiming to create a European justice system that overrides domestic courts

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2530182/Grayling-fury-EU-bid-bring-human-rights-Justice-Secretary-says-plan-absurd-power-grab.html#ixzz2olB01GVh
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Friday, December 27, 2013

Christmas with Martin

So another Christmas is over, it seems strange as you get older it comes around a lot quicker. I have always enjoyed Christmas I had a very good childhood with two loving parents and Christmas was the highlight of the year. My mother who was German celebrated Christmas on Christmas Eve like a lot of European Countries but the build up was even better, as we would celebrate the four Sundays of Advent. A Candle represented each Sunday so by the 4^th Sunday 4 candles would be lit, as Catholics we would always start with prayers this would be followed by Carols and then a few treats of chocolates.

Christmas Cheer at 118

The chocolates would be sent from my Grand parents is Germany along with Advent Calendars; these were not seen in England back in the 1950’s. Christmas Eve Dinner always served in the evening was sometimes about 8 courses my mother would spend a lot time preparing this and most were German Style dishes, this was followed by a couple of presents. Christmas Day was traditional English, a stocking full of bits and pieces waking up at 5am told to wait another hour before we were allowed up. Then Dad got up to light the fire and we had to wait at the top of the stairs till he allowed us down. When we walked into the front room there was an array of presents. Times were not easy in the 1950’s so my parents must have been very frugal in what they spent during the year to be able afford, what was in those days, a lavish Christmas. Dinner was typical English Fayre , Chicken Veg etc., Yes Chicken in the 1950’s and early 1960’s Chicken was still a luxury. By the time I was 16 I working as Agricultural Apprentice on a Farm, was 6ft 2ins 15 stone and as strong as an Ox and could I eat! One Christmas Mum put a whole Chicken on my plate and I ate the lot.

The next Christmas period was when I started to go to Pubs and before I was married. A Group of friends would meet every Christmas Eve Dinner, we would later call ourselves the Christmas Eve Club, to partake in a Pub Crawl singing Christmas Carols and getting exceedingly Drunk but I was always home in reasonable state to sit down for Mums Dinner. My brother and myself never got told of from having to much to drink, in fact my Mum would say with a smile “I love it when my boys enjoy themselves. It was several years before my wife to be Valerie was allowed at the Christmas Eve celebration, Mum had to be sure she was to be one of the family.

Susan gave us a dog for Christmas?

As time moved on I married and had 3 children now it was their turn Mum or as the kids would call her OMA would carry on with the Advent Candles and the Christmas eve Dinner, I would carry on with the Christmas Eve meeting then meet Val and the Kids at Mums. Christmas day was at my home with my family and Boxing Day it was round Valerie’s Parents. I used to drop them of and then meet my Father at the Pub; Bill (Val’s father) would go with sons, Roger, Edward, John, Michael and Dennis to the Club House and as long as I got back to the Mother in Laws house before them I was OK something I did every year.

Harry and Lewis Love Sprouts

Every year Bill and Val’s Brothers would come in and Mary (Val’s Mum) would say “ Where have you been? Martin can get back in time” and that may have been only been 10 minutes. I only went out a couple times on a Christmas Day, there was one Christmas I wish I had not gone out. What was promised was that I would be back by 1pm, well that did not happen it was 2pm. The thing is women do not understand when the beer flows you get involved and some time seems to speed up. Well this one of those occasion and I found out to my cost, when my Mother walked into the Pub, something she never done, and said in her German accent “Valerie has phoned and is not happy, you will go home now” I quite expected weev hav ways to make you go home. I arrived home just to see my Christmas Dinner being put in the Bin. Needles to say this did not happen again.

As the Children became Young Adults they would still arrive Christmas Eve at Oma's, sadly the Advent Candles stopped and Valerie would pick me up and my Christmas Eve Club and ferry us all home.

Harry showing his affection for his GranDad

When the Grand Children arrived we carried on the Christmas Eve tradition but my now Mum was getting old and suffering with various ailments, so Valerie would help out with the meal. Mum revitalised the Advent Candles for a little while and Val and myself tried it at home but it soon fizzled out. Mum Died in 2004 and with her passing was my last vestige of my real Christmas on hindsight the last real Christmas was in 1998 Dad was still with us Mum done the entire cooking etc. Dad would have a massive stroke in 1989 and died December 7^th 1990 a day after Mums’ Birthday, he was 63 the age I am now.

As you can see Christmas Eve was very important to me so it was strange that Susan’s first child a girl was born on Christmas Eve the year my mother died. It was said that if was a little gift from OMA.

Christmas now is still enjoyable but can be a very emotional time when you recollect the past, all of our children and grand children have been round over the Christmas period which is very pleasant, even though tell them year on year not by me gifts and save their money. They still festoon us with Christmas treats, the best one this year was from my Grand daughter Poppy you can see it below in the photo, strange that if you treat people on a regular basis they consider you rich little do they know I have to go without food (that is why I am so slim) to pay for it all!.

Early I mentioned the Christmas Eve Club; well we are a group of friends who have met every Christmas Eve since 1967 a total of 46 years. The Club is now just 7 strong NO one have died just a few previous members let their membership lapse by not attending the AGM i.e. Christmas Eve. Like most clubs we have a uniform, which originally was Sweat Shirt with our insignia which all had to wear, these for some reason or other have become to small, so then we moved on to Silver Pin Badge great shame we all have lost them, the only insignia was the Club Tie and I was the only one to wear it this year. Our AGM was normally a raucous occasions of plenty of ale and lots of Carol singing, finishing with members staggering home, talking to their spouses in a incoherent manner. On occasion members have to be assisted to their homes and left leaning against the door, while someone rings the bell and vanishes. As the years past we have come quite sedate and just go over past exploits this years AGM was hosted at the Taste of Portugal.

All the CEC members have been relatively successful in our career choice. My brother Norman trained as an accountant then moved to the Police Force where he retired as a Sargent now runs Nobby’s Gym, Johnny Elmer done his apprenticeship at the Dockyard now works for a company that deals with Maritime construction of vessel the job takes him to many countries, Trevor Waghorn is a Gas Fitter now works in Quality Control for a leading company, Trevor Jordan retired as a Refrigeration Engineer now woks for the NHS, Keith Jacobs retired as KCC Highways Surveyor. Keith Whyman retired Plumber and me Martin Clarke. All of us there were together yet again not as young as we were and several have had health issues but we may not see each other from one year to another but we are real friends

Well let hope we are all here for the 2014 CEC AGM

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Gypsy Fight?

Below is what has been called in the newspapers a Gypsy Fight.

Unlike the puritans I realise that young men will get into brawls and some times the Old English Way of settling an argument is the best proposition. Admittedly this was certainly not the right place to do this and does influence young children to be violent. To me it was a boxing match without gloves it was most certainly not a fight. It was done one on one both looked evenly matched and no real damage was done little cut over the eye that was all. Both were not particularly skilled at what they trying to do but if they wanted to learn to fight properly they should pay for my services and do it on a Mat or in a ring

I am not saying what they have done is right but compare that with what happens most weekends outside a Pub or Club where people stabbed, Bottled, kicked unconscious some even killed, this was a mere skirmish and should be put into context it was the sort of scrap I saw on countless occasion in my youth not that I would have got involved in any thing like this??????

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

CHEERS

Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself,'Lillian, you should have remained a virgin..'

- Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy Carter)

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I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalogue: - 'No good in a bed, but fine against a wall.'

- Eleanor Roosevelt

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Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement..

- Mark Twain

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The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible

- George Burns

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Santa Claus has the right idea.

Visit people only once a year.

- Victor Borge

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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.

- Mark Twain

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By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.

- Socrates

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I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury.

- Groucho Marx

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My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. Every now and then she stops to breathe.

- Jimmy Durante

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I have never hated a man enough to give his diamonds back.

- Zsa Zsa Gabor

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Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat.

- Alex Levine

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My luck is so bad that if I bought a cemetery, people would stop dying.

- Rodney Dangerfield

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Money can't buy you happiness .... But it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.

- Spike Milligan

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Until I was thirteen, I thought my name was SHUT UP .

- Joe Namath

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I don't feel old. I don't feel anything until noon. Then it's time for my nap.

- Bob Hope

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We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to work its way through Congress.

- Will Rogers

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Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, it will avoid you.

- Winston Churchill

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Maybe it's true that life begins at fifty .. But everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or spread out..

- Phyllis Diller

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By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, he's too old to go anywhere.

- Billy Crystal

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And the cardiologist's diet: - If it tastes good spit it out.

May your troubles be less, may your blessings be more, and may nothing but happiness come through your door.

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May you always have love to share, health to spare and friends that care.

Milliband-Clegg-Cameron HYPOCRITS

This article is well worth a read but it is more about the so called Professional classes then Middle classes (what ever that means)

JULIE BINDEL: Nigella, the chattering classes and the malign glamorising of cocaine

Cannot see the point of this it will not benefit him. He was a very intelligent man and served his country so I do not see what his abnormal sexual behavior had to do with anything. Why spend all that time in the House of Lords at the Taxpayers expense for something that is irrelevant and whether we like it or not Homosexuality was illegal at that time

Queen gives royal pardon to Alan Turing, the WWII codebreaking hero who was convicted for being gay... then sterilised by the state

WHOOPEE at long last the Muslim leaders are beginning to realise they have a duty to society

Muslim leaders slam M&S over 'ridiculous' till policy: Influential figures say workers' veto 'beggars belief' as store apologises over affair

• Muslim Council of Britain said situation should have been handled better

• Others said allowing workers not to serve alcohol or pork was ridiculous

• Customer was 'taken aback' when the female member of staff explained she could not sell a bottle of Champagne because she was Muslim

• Policy is to ensure staff who exercise the veto are given 'suitable roles'

• Spokeswoman apologised saying store had not followed 'internal policy'

Cameron that man born with a silver spoon in his mouth has no idea what the British think or want. I want a true Conservative Government not this Left leaning Coalition Rubbish. Cameron is ruining this country which was started by Blair

UK is top donor to poverty fund: Nation gives £2.8bn to help poor countries - more than US, Japan or Germany

• World Bank fund raised £32billion - and we gave almost 10 per cent

• UK also offered £500million in low-interest loans for the poorest 82 nations

• It is part of David Cameron's pledge to spend 0.7 per cent of GDP on aid

MORE REASON TO LEAVE THE EU

UK faces 47 lawsuits for breaching EU's rules: Britain is being pursued over items ranging from tractors to toys and garlic

• Government accused of failing to follow European Commission directives

• Lawsuits could end up in crippling fines at European Courts of Justice

• David Cameron has promised an 'in or out' referendum if party wins again

• Mayor of London said he had heard of no 'positive case' to stay in EU

This is the same man who wanted support the rebels in Syria who are slaughtering Christians Here is the man who introduced Gay Marriage against the teachings of the Bible. What is more interesting is that Clegg and Milliband are Atheists now I understand why there is such an Anti Christian ideology in the Government. Yet I bet they are giving Christmas Gifts and sending Christmas Cards just one word for them HYPOCRITES

Cameron turns to God and the Bible for his Christmas sermon: PM hopes to rescue Big Society concept in message

• David Cameron has stressed Christian values of helping others in speech

• Comments seen as a revival of the Big Society message delivered at election

• Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg - both atheists - stressed importance of family

My Personal Thoughts

Saturday, December 28, 2013

NutCases

Irons

Friday, December 27, 2013

Christmas with Martin

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Gypsy Fight?

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

CHEERS

Milliband-Clegg-Cameron HYPOCRITS

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