Recent content by Mr. Pickett

On the lookout for a vintage Longines Lindbergh!

I agree with the OP. I'd love to leave technology behind and live in a dated home, but acting as though WW II is still going on is a bit on the obsessive side.

We'll require photos - just saying!

My great grandfather was a Reginald. I always liked the name St John, too, which is rather dated.

I'm very fortunate in the event being only up the road. :D

I looked around for any threads on this and didn't see one. I apologise if there already is an elusive thread! But as the title says, knowing what you know now, if you could be born in any year, which year would it be and why?

How to create a quick any easy chocolate cake without using real chocolate.

Oh. Many thanks, HatsRme, should've looked a little harder. :D

I realise there have been threads on similar issues, but never one regarding this particular problem. Allow me to create a hypothetical scenario. You're out and about, you're having a nice time. You agree with another person, or several, to go for a bite to eat. You head into a restaurant but...

Just got back from watching the Revenant with my parents. As we left the cinema, my mother told me that she and dad had been joking during the film that I'd want all the hats that were worn. Despite the fact they were mostly ushanka-style fur hoods worn by the trappers. I'll admit I certainly...

Just did a quick search on the ol' google. Now that's how a typewriter should look! I'd love to have an earlier typewriter, but to be quite frank, what would I do with multiple typewriters? :S It's also interesting that typing was a course in of itself? I was taught to touch type from around...

You look great, Rdnzl! I wore my Stylemaster in loden today. :D

Defo. Would love to see this! :D :D

It's a manual portable Smith Corona Corsair which I think is mid to late 60's. It's in really great condition and compared to others I've seen online, looks hardly used (no discolouration etc.)

Planet Vulcan. :)