hates Mrs Thatcher

one of the harbour staff at Seaham - whjich had a colliary where the the seams went seven miles out under the sea - brilliant accent

This is about Dylan Winter's Blog, Sailing around Britain.

3 Responses to “hates Mrs Thatcher”

  1. 18 February, 2014 at 7:23 pmRon says:

    That “All right” greeting is typical Cornish too.
    Catch myself still doing it even though I’ve been in Ireland for 8 years.
    Bit of a habit.

  2. 21 February, 2014 at 11:49 ampotter says:

    I don’t suppose it occurred to him to blame Arthur Scargill??

  3. 22 February, 2014 at 1:07 pmGrenville Houser says:

    When you get round to Cumbria call into Whitehaven. Visit the ex-miners of the Wellington colliery. Exactly the same story. They’ll tell you how it used to be the most efficient bituminous mine in Europe. Yet as the last shift came to the surface a stream of cement mixers lined up to fill the main shaft. So wretchedly sad, no matter which way you want to point a finger…

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