Margaret Currie MBE

@celtic_jaime I had one but before that I had a Servis single tub with automatic wringer. That would probably been 1966 or so

Who’s nan/gran had one of these ✋

@PaulConfer @ronsterd89 Yes IBM and Power Sammus ( hope I’ve spelt it properly)

@ronsterd89 Old IBM Punch card. Use to create a lot of them while in the military.

My grandson found this in a textbook we bought at Halfprice Books. He asked me if this is “what library cards looked like”, but I actually don’t know what it might be from. Any clue? There is nothing on the back.

@ronsterd89 My job as a Punch Card Operator in Civil Service way back in late 1950s !

@AnnTravers6 @Fiona7689Fiona Pain which never eases Ann. Thoughts with you today and always but you are doing them all proud ❤️

Poor wee Mary, this was her last night to sleep. The IRA took her life , 42 years ago today.

@BarbaraDixon__ Fantastic ! Thanks for sharing x

The dangers of giving the miracle twins a spoon and their own yoghurt pot 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️😂💕

Lovely to hear a pure Northern Ireland voice as head of the Royal Air Force. What an honour his dedication has brought him

@capcutapp @RezaMilani This is my favourite tree in the Square in Albufeira. It’s beautiful and often I’ve sat there in the shade and watch the world go by

Ever wondered what stories a single tree could witness? We invited @RezaMilani to create a short film An Old Tree with CapCut Video Studio, translating his artistic vision into a cinematic story. Time changes, people change, but some things remain, quietly shaping every moment.

@jonnyharvey11 So do I 😛

@superbowler4 Nah just good acting for the pic. She thinks it’s hilarious really. 😂

Apparently I’m not allowed to stow the toothpick in my beard. 🤦🏻‍♂️ I mean I think it would come in handy 🤷🏻‍♂️ 😝

@pearlsRus @HHodgkinFan @rthhy3 @Edwina_Currie And we washed towelling nappies by hand after they had been steeped overnight in Milton and hung them out on the line to dry. Imagine that!! It was well worth it though

@HHodgkinFan @rthhy3 @Edwina_Currie My parents bought a house and brought 3 of us up on my dads wages alone. Every Thursday my mum, without fail, went to the hairdressers as did her friends. New clothes every week for the Saturday night out. We had holidays. They had stuff on HP. That generation lived a great life

Many old women did not work when their children were young ..the first year over 50% of mothers were working was 1975, and most were part time. So, no company pensions, and not enough to save. You’ve no idea, have you..?

@melaniewilson26 @Edwina_Currie I was one of those women who had to leave the Civil Service when I got married. I also only paid small stamp when I started work again and though in later years paid full stamp I do not get a full state pension.

@Edwina_Currie My mother when she got married in 1957, had to stop work, and pass her job to another single woman. I expected the younger generations to be better educated. How do they not know the social history of women’s rights in the uk workplace .The ignorance is sad

@TeamKent85 @furbabygirl I was born in 1943. Married in 1963. My children are 61 and 58 😂😂😂

@superbowler4 @furbabygirl My dad was a bricklayer later a site manager and my mum was a stay at home mum. We were not well off. Also boomers didn't start to have kids until the 70's & 80's what you are describing was your parents generation.

How many women like me were forced to work part-time when their kids were young because there was no free child care, breakfast or after-school clubs then? Pin money hardly gave us chance to build a pension pot so excuse me if I don’t feel guilty about drawing my state pension.

@TeamKent85 @furbabygirl Gosh they were wealthy. In the 60s a fridge was a luxury ! I’m not complaining. I have had a good life

@superbowler4 @furbabygirl My boomer parents had all those thing back in the 80's, what's your point?

@TeamKent85 @furbabygirl Did u have dish washer, washing machine , tumble dryer, fridge and freezer? Fairly made live easier yea?

Seriously? Both the missus and I have raised 2 children both working full time with no so-called freebies other than family allowance whilst both paying into pensions for our retirement, and yes we have had to make sacrifices to do so. Why are you boomers lacking any self awareness?

@SeanBra33633981 Wishing you a complete and speedy recovery

Well it's seems I have taken a slight stroke and there keeping me in the CT scan showed a rip nect

The @BBC really are now taking us for fools. Announced as the new Pointless it’s yet another repeat. When will we actually see a new episode? Countless outdated repeats just as the licence fee increases yet again.

@DannyDonnelly1 @AlexKane221b @LurigDramaCDall It’s exactly same, if not worse, across the pond.

@AlexKane221b @LurigDramaCDall Glad all is well. Our Health Service is fantastic but is working under huge pressure for long periods of time. It’s unsustainable and not fair on staff or patients. Many people waiting on ambulances, in A&Es and in corridor beds in wards. We urgently need to address patient flow.

I know there are problems, particularly re demand and funding, but the NHS remains a huge boon. Was in the ED at the Ulster Hospital in the early hours this morning with Indy (all well). Very busy, but the staff were patient, understanding and thorough.

@reason_ni @aidso67 @RobbieButlerMLA Yes indeed. I thought, and dare I say hoped, this had all been sorted in 1998

@aidso67 @RobbieButlerMLA Isn't it about time we forgave eachother for what our ancestors did in the past? I mean you're using a quote from nearly 100 years ago to excuse someone TODAY receiving hostility. Appreciate this goes both ways too re what the IRA did in the past. We all need to move on better!

Having faced hostility to my Northern Irish-British-Unionist identity just about all my days. Being told that my identity as Northern Irish doesn't exist. That many can't even say the name Northern Ireland. That I'm told repeatedly my own scary experiences of sectarianism during the troubles didn't happen or that I'm a liar. I struggle to see why or how that would change in a new Ireland 🤷‍♂️

Thinking back to schooldays when on Good Friday morning, before the early news bulletins, the BBC would play the hymn “There is a green hill far away outside a City wall “. Does anyone else remember this?

@NorthDownIt @squinteratn @IrishFA 🤣🤣🤣

@squinteratn @superbowler4 @IrishFA As oppose to Up The Ra ?? Even RTE couldn't get out of that bar quick enough ffs.

Dear @IrishFA When your next-door neighbour embarrasses you for having your other neighbour's anthem. And when just two of your players sing along to GSTK while the others look like captured pilots. You need to understand the universe is trying to tell you something.