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Old 15-08-2014, 09:43 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On Fri, 15 Aug 2014 09:29:19 +0200, Martin wrote:

On Thu, 14 Aug 2014 23:15:11 +0100 (BST), (Nick
Maclaren) wrote:

In article ,
Martin wrote:

In the 1970s before Singapore was totally modernised. I ate in an open air
restaurant set in a garden of fan palms illuminated by tiny paraffin lights. It
was magic. I want back a few years later and the garden had been replaced by yet
another hotel.

When I were a lad, the sole illumination at night was either hurricane
or Tilley lamps - both using paraffin, of course.

When I was a lad too, and water had to be hand pumped from a well.

When I was a lad I helped to dig the well!

Steve

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