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A Common 'tator Free

Born Wimbledon... Ex-lorry driver... Moved from UK to France 2002... Now teaching English ESL (TEFL Qualified)... DELF B1... 300/600 points towards my OU Degree... I registered with Uclick in 1997...

Recent Comments

  1. about 23 hours ago on F Minus

    I’ll try eBay next time… Thanks…

  2. about 23 hours ago on Aunty Acid

    Does he sound like the Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Elvis Costello, The Real Thing, or Frankie Goes to Hollywood, when he sings?

  3. 1 day ago on The Other Coast

    I understand exactly what you mean…

  4. 1 day ago on Andy Capp

    I was pulling fridge-trailers for Wincanton, they offered me a private pension scheme. So with my company pension, private pension, UK pension, French pension and teaching pension (plus mutual insurance scheme), I’m pretty content too.

    I had no idea I was entitled to so much…

  5. 1 day ago on F Minus

    Off the market, now that has gone out of business.

    I’m not sure what fairy-story, news outlet you’re following, or parallel universe you live in, but I had two books delivered, from, Amazon, at the beginning of the week, and another ordered this morning.

  6. 1 day ago on F Minus

    I will try eBay, then… Do they have as big a choice as Amazon?

  7. 1 day ago on Andy Capp

    LOL…

    TRUCK

    A barrow like frame with low wheels, a ledge at the bottom, and handles at the top, used to move heavy luggage, packages, cartons, drums, barrels, etc.

    I passed my HGV in the early 70s, drove every type of haulage vehicle, including flat-bed artics (ropin ’n sheetin), wagon ’n drags, etc.

    Last driving contract, 2008, driving for Norbert Dentressangle, right across Europe…

    For me, it was my back…

  8. 2 days ago on The Other Coast

    DC Comics (Detective Comics Comics)

    HIV virus (human immunodeficiency virus)

    LCD display (liquid crystal display display)

    UPC code (universal product code (code)

    ATM machine or Automated Teller Machine (machine).

    PIN number or Personal Identification Number (number).

    VIN number or Vehicle Identification Number (number).

    SSN number or Social Security Number (number).

    ABS (Brake System).

  9. 2 days ago on Aunty Acid

    Stepford…

  10. 2 days ago on The Other Coast

    Is that an acronym?