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Neale

91 and still not very bright. I should have said, post 1935 kick off times.

Sun 21-Jun-2026 04:27

Neale | neale1447~AT~gmail~DOT~com

Thanks Alex,
Yes 91 and the clogs still unkicked.
My goal now is 95 (Clint Eastwood). We both should feel blessed. I realise it when I read the obituary column in our local paper. Most entries these days are for post 1935 final whistle times. I feel like I've climbed above the tree line on a mountainside. Lots of blue sky and unlimited views. Still four years is plenty of time to come a cropper. So lets both of us enjoy the view while we can!
Cheers. Neale.

Sun 21-Jun-2026 03:48 - Victoria BC

Alex Patterson, VUA 1946 - 1951 | ad1935ap~AT~gmail~DOT~com

Hello all,I wondered why Neale got the 'F' out of there, It must be because of his age, he's 91 you know ...still not as old as me. Happy Birthday Neale for Thursday (I think)
Alex

Sun 21-Jun-2026 02:24 - North York, Ontario, Canada

Bruce Graham | bsgraham~AT~btinternet~DOT~com

It took me ages but I finally spotted where the missing "f" was.

Fri 19-Jun-2026 19:22 - ruskington lincolnshie

Neale

Thanks Eric. I knew you would pick that up."f" indeed!

Thu 18-Jun-2026 18:24

Eric Moyse | eric~DOT~moyse35~AT~yahoo~DOT~com

Wed 17-Jun-2026 19:52 - Reading, Berkshire

Eric Moyse | eric~DOT~moyse35~AT~yahoo~DOT~com

Thanks Neil
The foghorn was actually changed to a higher note some time before the lighthouse was decommissioned. When I was a lad, its sound was a frequent companion through the night where I lived in Norfolk Road. Also, the light was reflected from the wall at the head of my bed, not that it kept me awake much.

Sun 14-Jun-2026 09:46 - Reading, Berkshire

Neale Backhouse | neale1447~AT~gmail~DOT~com

Souter Lighthouse, the sombre sentinel of the cliff tops. Last time I was in UK (long time), he had become a tourist attraction, all prettied up and no longer formidable. Is he still operational I wonder and does his balefull warning still echo out across the water to alert wayward seafarers.
I remember as a kid, daring to stand right opposite his mighty fog horn during a cliffside walk on a foggy day. After one blast I certainly didn't wait for a second one!! I felt close to being lifted of the cliff. Come to think of it we did lots of silly things in those days.

Wed 10-Jun-2026 19:56 - Victoria BC

Eric Moyse | eric~DOT~moyse35~AT~yahoo~DOT~com

I see that Souter Lighthouse is to be the setting for BBC Antiques Roadshow start of filming in July.

Fri 5-Jun-2026 17:31 - Reading, Berkshire

Neale | neale1447~AT~gmail~DOT~com

So glad I was born in South Shields!!

Thu 28-May-2026 19:26 - West coast

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