Comments on: Sabbatical, Day 31: Links, Lent, Movies And Books

By: Dave Faulkner

Dave Faulkner — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:05:52 +0000

I know, I didn’t get married until I was 41. We were both in our 40s when the children came along. More life experience, less strength! I had a broken engagement (or, as my sister called it, ‘a narrow escape’) when I was 35. But I’m just a late starter, me! I might just get the hang of ministry a couple of months before retirement.

By: Sally

Sally — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:54:19 +0000

Good grief you are two years older than me and yet my youngest children are 20 in a weeks time.

Thanks for the thoughts on Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, interesting how such a simple story can yield food for thought.

By: Dave Faulkner

Dave Faulkner — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:40:43 +0000

We’ll be thinking about introducing our children to the cinema before long and a programme with an interval would be ideal. However, Aberystwyth is a little far from Chelmsford!

Yes, I’d noticed the typo about Stannah in Tony’s comment too but I’m known for my pedantry and resisted! Perversely, I’m glad to hear what you say about Saga! When it was my 40th, Debbie signed me up to their mailing list as a practical joke. It took considerable effort to extricate myself then from their clutches.

By: Fat Prophet

Fat Prophet — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:45:59 +0000

If you still want an interval and an ice cream at the pictures done as you remember try the cinema in Aberystwyth they still have a little room next to the screen where they sell refreshments from and ladies with the traditional trays.
I like the one about the stairlift and if I was being picky I would point out that it is Stannah!
Incidentally I am already in the Saga group but I am not sure about their discounts – my insurance quote from them was £200 higher than my insurer of the last five years.

By: Dave Faulkner

Dave Faulkner — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:09:59 +0000

I’ve already had the joke about Saga discounts next year from my brother-in-law.

By: Tony Buglass

Tony Buglass — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:13:18 +0000

I’m an omnivore, too. And I can just about remember the last day of my 40s. I think.

Did you hear that the makers of the Stanner Stairlift have develped a turbo-charged version? To get you upstairs before you’ve forgotten why you went up there…

By: Dave Faulkner

Dave Faulkner — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:02:17 +0000

It was a North London cinema where I saw it, too – the Regal in Edmonton.

By: see-through faith

see-through faith — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:49:44 +0000

Hei ! I am on my last year of my forties too – it ain’t bad
and I remember seeing ChittyChittyBangBang at the cinema too (Odeon in N.London – we had ice cream at the interval how’s that for an old memory!