"martin" wrote in message
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On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 18:02:24 +0100, Jaques d'Altrades
wrote:

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When I were a lad I used to birdwatch on an old-fashioned sewage farm,
one where the sludge was spread on fields to fertilise crops. Tomatoes
used to sprout in some abundance around the sludge tanks, making a
welcome addition to my lunch sandwiches :-)

We had to make do with Hovis and dripping sandwiches, wrapped in Page
3 to keep them warm.

Luxury. Tha had dripping? Why, t'only dripping us had while childhood
were through top of t'box us family lived in.

box? we lived in t' gutter.

Quit moaning. At least you had running water. J d' A had to make with
dripping water.

Franz