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Old 21-06-2008, 00:08   #691
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Re: The what are you drinking now thread

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Originally Posted by Uncle Peter View Post
Snails? there are probably a fair few South Africans who would do that for money bearing in mind the huge unemployment problems there:
I do think I understand - one of the lasting impressions I have is when, aged 9, I accompanied my parents to live in a bungalow in Kenya.

- the queue of people wanting to be interviewed for possible work in the house or garden went down the road when we first arrived - houses on the estate had 'servants quarters' attached, which was, apparently, just one feature that appealed - armed guards when dad was away overnight may have been another?

But I did get taught which snakes to avoid & saw what a termite queen looks like in her chamber
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