[Sirius]

Originally Posted by papa smurf

i remember those times with fondness, no heating.no lighting .no work.no tea when i got home [no power] it wasn't easy being an arc welder in those days as the transformer was slightly dead most of the time , we all all had a real fondness for good ole king arthur and his mob ,holding the nation to ransom, we enjoyed being cold and huddled in the dark -the good old days without a doubt .

I remember my father coming home one night during the strike to a freezing cold house and saying that's it no more. We had a gas fire installed within days and never used coal ever again.