Carrying over to "universal trivia" from Gen-Trivia-Eng, a couple of
unofficial abbreviations used around here are:
Air North = Scare North
PWA (the old Pacific Western Airlines) = Please Wait Awhile
Good luck with the new list!
Elizabeth Pugh
Whitehorse, Yukon
Canada
Hi. I was born in Kansas City many decades ago, married and moved to
southern Missouri, very close to Arkansas, USA. I have two sons, one of
whom married a lady with a daughter and then presented us all with two more
girls. Strange that in my generation there were many more boys than girls
and now in my sons' generation all the cousins are producing lots of girls.
It is refreshing to watch little girls grow - they are all sugar and spice
[until they get riled, then watch out!].
I have always been curiou
Hello all
I was born on the outskirts of Manchester in England in a place called Sale.
I went to primary school there, then at the age of 11 moved to Sheffield (my
mother's home town) - my dad is from Birkenhead. I joined the forces and
ended up living in St Andrews, Scotland.
My Dad began researching his family a number of years ago - BLACKETT. The
family originated in the north of England (Northumberland). Since his eye
sight has now failed he has passed his research onto me - and I am
attempting to