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Where were you when?

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Do you remember where you were when the news broke?

When Princess Di was killed I was going down to Cornwall
I will always remember that

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I remember that day- I had my dog PTS and didn't even know about it until the next day - spent all weekend crying but nothing to do with Diana. Got back to work and everyone was signing books of condolence in the Town Hall
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Northern Lass wrote:Do you remember where you were when the news broke?

When Princess Di was killed I was going down to Cornwall
I will always remember that

:cry:


I will also remember it, like Northern Lass I was on my way to Cornwall on holiday. :cry:

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Now that's a coincidence Annie !1 I wonder if you went to the same place in Cornwall!!
Now that would be spooky!!
Micheal Parkinson told me Princess Di had been killed!1
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Crantock Bay Annie.....where were you going?
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I went to Cornwall once Clovelly.Or is that Devon? It was really good made a change from Blackpool and Stourport.
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In the United Kingdom Pub !
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What about other events that shook the world, where were you?
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Northern Lass wrote:Crantock Bay Annie.....where were you going?


St Ives Northern Lass. :-)

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If we'd have known we could have held a convention!!

We were at Perranporth
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Northern Lass wrote:What about other events that shook the world, where were you?


At the start of WW2 I was on holiday on the Isle of Wight, travelling back was a nightmare, everywhere was blacked out..

VJ Day was declared whilst on holiday at Llandudno, big celebrations with bonfires along the beach.
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Teifi wrote:If we'd have known we could have held a convention!!

We were at Perranporth



Teifi we could because we went to Perranporth one of the days while there. :grin:

Alsi like was on holiday when WW2 was declared , not the lovely IOW worst luck it was Blackpool.

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What's wrong with Blackpool!! :lol:

I was in my car coming home from the night shift and Simon Bates told me John Lennon had been murdered.
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When World war 11 broke out i heard it on the news at home having moved from Halesowen to Walsall.
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Now look here folks, you're letting the cat out of the bag here of how old you are :lol: I wasn't even a twinkle in my father's eye during WW2.

I was off work with bell's palsy when John Lennon died. Cried my eyes up, should say one eye as the other one had gone partially paralyzed.
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