The FOC thread.

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Oh it's most excellent indeed. Especially if it's around winter, ad our heating bill is huge because since hubs C and operation he really feels the cold. The extra month payment is really helpful.

I noticed on my bank app yesterday they'd stuff a £10 Xmas bonus in. It paid for my cheese pie, Bovril, and the Dairy MIlk bar. The DWP certainly know how to look after the FOCs in CBL3.

 

[69FACUPfinal]

I noticed on my bank app yesterday they'd stuff a £10 Xmas bonus in. It paid for my cheese pie, Bovril, and the Dairy MIlk bar. The DWP certainly know how to look after the FOCs in CBL3.

Oh I'll tell my darling OH to check if we've has ours yet. We've not had our winter fuel one yet. By God that incensed me last year. Pensioners pay the price for everything.

 

[Dave Ewing's Back 'eader]

Oh I'll tell my darling OH to check if we've has ours yet. We've not had our winter fuel one yet. By God that incensed me last year. Pensioners pay the price for everything.

it was the next item after they'd tipped up the £100!

 

[KS55]

Anyone tell me what’s good about getting old?
72 year old asking for a friend. ;-)

1. Mrs KS has to do all the gardening.
2. I have an excuse for being overweight.
3. I don’t look out of place having an early morning pint in Spoons.
4. Sixty year old women are young.
5. A 16 year old boy carried my shopping to a taxi the other day.
6. I have an offensive weapon should one be needed—my stick.

 

[The Black Shed]

Do I quality as an FOC?
Turned 60 yesterday

 

[noseve]

Video recorders, they were like magic when they first came out

Like science fiction weren't they? We had a Ferguson Videostar! Actually bought a Sony BetaMax first, because of the better picture quality and on the advice of a 'knowledgeable' friend (Cheers, mate!).

The Ferguson had physical buttons you had to press down a good inch to lock and a remote attached by cable! "Watch the LEAD!" used to be yelled by everybody as Mum walked in with a tea tray...

We still used the Videostar years later, when newer videos refused to play rented films that didn't run freely - the Ferguson didn't care about such niceties and would just brute-force it. Had to repair a couple of films before returning to the shop :-/

 

[paulchapo]

Luke science fiction weren't they? We had a Ferguson Videostar! Actually bought a Sony BetaMax first, because of the better picture quality and on the advice of a 'knowledgeable' friend (tl Cheers, mate!).

The Ferguson had physical buttons you had to press down a good inch to lock and a remote attached by cable! "Watch the LEAD!" used to be yelled by everybody as Mum walked in with a tea tray...

We still used the Videostar years later, when newer videos refused to play rented films that didn't run freely - the Ferguson didn't care about such niceties and would just brute-force it. Had to repair a couple of films before returning to the shop :-/

People forget what a huge game changer they were at the time. There wasn't loads of tv channels so if you missed a programme you missed it unless it was hopefully repeated a couple of years later. Id almost forgotten how expensive a blank tape was too, about a tenner for one.

 

[hallsteve62]

Do I quality as an FOC?
Turned 60 yesterday

Just a JFOC until you hit 65!