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Thread #82949 Message #1523184
Posted By: Roger the Skiffler
18-Jul-05 - 09:22 AM
Thread Name: BS: How Did Your Parents Meet?
Subject: RE: BS: How Did Your Parents Meet?
My parents were working in the same factory: Midland Electrical (MEM) in Birmingham. My father was a chargehand inspecting the work of room of females who had to use sharp knives to trim surplus material from electrical plugs made of ceramic in those days (preWW2). Dad made sarcastic remarks and was hypercritical of Mum's work to get her attention. It got him a knife in the back of the hand. He just went to first aid and didn't report her to management but asked her out to a dance! The rest is history. They had 50+ years of marriage before she died, no further sharp object disputes either!