What were you doing 31 years ago today?

[charleyfarley]

Margaret Thatcher was elected Prime Minister!

 

And even now, after such a length of time, she still has the power to divide opinions, unlike any other post-war leader.

 

Like her or loathe her, I think she should be recognised as one of the truly radical 20th Century leaders of this country.

[PGH7447]

serving queen and country - so was glad that Maggie got in because she recognised that the Armed Services had had a raw deal from the Labour governments and gave us some much needed pay rises

[pompeyfaith]

she had many bad policies but one of her best was the council tenant right to buy admittedly it reduced council housing stock but boy it got me on the ladder paying just £13,580 for a 4 bedroom home that is now worth £206,500

[commiekips]

I was working 70 hour weeks to support not only my own family, but the many who were and still are taking the mickey out of the british tax payer by sitting on their lazy backsides.

[fluffy_bunny]

being a kid

[Tezcatlipoca]

being a kid

 

I can trump that; I was being born..

[maroondevo52]

I can trump that; I was being born..

 

Thats scary

[Mungypup]

I can trump that; I was being born..

 

 

I can beat that. I was an emerging twinkle

[ukaviator]

I was on the last year of my apprenticeship before joining the Police. I was also having fun running around Luton's pubs, and then spending half the night on the top of Dunstable Downs steaming up my windows of my Ford Cortina MK3 with my bird .. .

[Bookworm]

Living in France, and in awe that a woman could finally acceed to the highest position in power, and at the time thinking that it was a good thing.

 

Then she actually started doing things and I quickly realised how wrong I'd been!

 

I am not a big fan of politicians, but there are few I dislike and despise more than her. The fact that I lived in Scotland and saw first hand the ravage she caused there doesn't help. I then moved down South (well, there were no jobs left in Scotland! ) and realised that her tyrannical grasp was doing nearly as much damage there than in the North, and that her desire to help the rich get richer and the poor get poorer knew no bounds, and tht she would step on millions of the less advantaged if it meant that even only one of her wealthy buddies got a few more millions.

 

I have a bottle of champagne set aside for the day the old bag kicks the bucket. I will personally put bunting outside my house and sing: "ding dong, the witch is dead".

[SOD'EM]

I was doing a Back To The Future type thing and wishing that I could see into the future and know that she was going to bring out the F*****g Child Support Agency. Then, I could have kept it stapled to my leg firmly inside my pants.

 

Hope she rots in hell personally.

 

blair said he would sort it................YEAH!!! RIGHT!!!

 

 

 

What about the absent parents before that monstosity brought that out? Why should they get away with it.

 

What about the parents (like myself) who's other half decided to have an affair and then kick you out, and then try their level best to stop you from seeing you child (even when you have done nothing wrong, and would like to keep the family together).

And just to top it off, report you to the CSA.

 

B***h!!!

Edited May 4, 2010 by SOD'EM

[pompeyfaith]

Ford Cortina MK3

 

Now that brings back memories of my first car a lovely mark 3 Cortina 2000E.

 

Had many a good time in that beauty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

PF

[Rooster-UK]

Looking forward to my 32nd birthday!

[charleyfarley]

Ford Cortina MK3

 

My first car as well.....MkIII GT, vinyl roof

 

 

but 31 years ago, I was riding a SuzukiGT185, working as a manager for Woolworths, and planning to emigrate if Labour got back in, and leave the country to the Loony Left and the Unions.

[Bookworm]

Well, you sure got your wishes, look at what's left of the unions now... Centuries of people fighting and dying to gain a voice for the workers, 10 yrs of the b*tch and those voices eroded and curtailed at each turn. Fan-bloody-tastic.

[Fred Bassett]

I was working at BBC Television Centre on the 1979 general election. It was bloody hard work - 14-15 hour days for a whole month from when the election was called. It started off with just a Manager and me, setting up all the services, conference rooms, security, telephones, furniture etc.

 

It was great fun and at the end of it all I had god knows how much leave to use up and overtime money to spend, plus if I remember correctly, I got a nice big bonus out of it.

 

Those were the days.

 

Fred

[vengeancedemon]

Mmmmm

Well, it was a choice of staying single and probably buying an E type, or moving in together and getting ahh fun on tap?

[Fred Bassett]

Mmmmm

Well, it was a choice of staying single and probably buying an E type, or moving in together and getting ahh fun on tap?

 

Did you go for the Jag? If not, is the fun still on tap?

 

Fred

[msowing]

Going to upper comp school at the age of 13 and dreams of uni. Oh how MAGGIE ruined my dreams re the miners strike. i had to leave school a few yrs into her term as PM coz my dad was on strike fighting for his job. At the time I hated her. I often wonder what my life would have been like if thngs had gone differently[sorry have just drunk a bottle of wine and feeling sorry for myself again]

[Night Owl]

I was doing my training and driving around in my first car.......an orange beetle.........oh how I loved that car..........until the engine blew up!!!!!

[pompeyfaith]

Charleyfarley,

 

I'm going to be a pain in the butt now and ask why is 31 yrs relevant and not say 30 yrs?

 

PF

[Fred Bassett]

Charleyfarley,

 

I'm going to be a pain in the butt now and ask why is 31 yrs relevant and not say 30 yrs?

 

PF

 

Pompey, It's because 31 years ago, Margaret Thatcher was elected.

 

Regards.

 

Fred

[pompeyfaith]

Oh yeh lol sorry a dim moment ignore that post hehe.

 

PF

[Desperate Daniella]

Leaving a lovely job because my boss got involved with a horrible woman who got rid of all his staff - that was after she had got rid of his wife.

[kiptower]

blimey i was half the age I am today ( hint got no bleeding cards yet today the 5th )