tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post1652900173434619299..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: Sepia Saturday 84 : Digging Around In The Anderson ShelterAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-62738052809595224012011-07-24T22:50:02.764+01:002011-07-24T22:50:02.764+01:00Another fine family mystery that can't be solv...Another fine family mystery that can't be solved until we get the personal time machine! A new project for NASA?Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-92029130753484024802011-07-24T18:16:10.321+01:002011-07-24T18:16:10.321+01:00well, hello!! Alan Burnett!! mighty cute there.
:)...well, hello!! Alan Burnett!! mighty cute there.<br />:)~<br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-44818761638243828542011-07-24T17:18:36.413+01:002011-07-24T17:18:36.413+01:00I never hear of Anderson air-raid shelters before....I never hear of Anderson air-raid shelters before. I like your reasoning, though I am tempted to call the blurry being an alien. Or maybe a UCO--an unidentified crying object.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-49124909356370453572011-07-24T11:41:31.086+01:002011-07-24T11:41:31.086+01:00Interesting post. Constructing a shelter is fascin...Interesting post. Constructing a shelter is fascinating. I have seen it on television but never met a person who lived in one during the war years.<br /><br />The old photo is really a keepsake and filled with memories for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-79088784093227630122011-07-24T11:08:23.428+01:002011-07-24T11:08:23.428+01:00Such a charming picture and story/ies..........Such a charming picture and story/ies..........Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015301472659256675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-62737410918697584322011-07-24T08:40:21.704+01:002011-07-24T08:40:21.704+01:00I'm intrigued by the black and white structure...I'm intrigued by the black and white structure in the background. At first glance it looked like an old timber framed house but looking more closely, probably not.<br /><br />More importantly though, I wondered if I could borrow your/your brother's hat?Sheila @ A Postcard a Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140046386364588303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-65602774915408357592011-07-24T04:07:56.724+01:002011-07-24T04:07:56.724+01:00We had a tornado shelter in the making that filled...We had a tornado shelter in the making that filled with water and was also abandoned. Interesting that you and your brother were identical twins born so many years apart.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-81852448908977622132011-07-24T01:34:14.271+01:002011-07-24T01:34:14.271+01:00Maybe it's that third brother nobody every men...Maybe it's that third brother nobody every mentioned to you or to Roger.Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-31977940484934657962011-07-24T00:16:24.061+01:002011-07-24T00:16:24.061+01:00Okay ... I've done a lot of research on WWII i...Okay ... I've done a lot of research on WWII in the last ten years and I'm dreadfully ashamed to admit that I've never heard of an Anderson Shelter! Humph. Thanks for teaching me something, Alan!PattyFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960442608381511010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-6327359212853009242011-07-23T23:24:48.200+01:002011-07-23T23:24:48.200+01:00Oh dear. We have a brace of Burnetts each claiming...Oh dear. We have a brace of Burnetts each claiming to be in the starring role! A conundrum indeed :)Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13357761230206692089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-65511473360389633102011-07-23T21:09:30.701+01:002011-07-23T21:09:30.701+01:00I'm betting you were giggling.I'm betting you were giggling.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-75633846850345565372011-07-23T19:32:30.020+01:002011-07-23T19:32:30.020+01:00At last I am so happy that you are the baby boy! ...At last I am so happy that you are the baby boy! It also is sad that we ever found the need to build shelters and not just gardens...my son-in-law just finished building what he calls a panic room in their house that he has food and an enormous amount of necessary supplies in case something happens...of course he is a Mn. National Guard and no his mind set is on things like that ...thanks for another glimpse into your family stash...it's quite fun!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-64298933706491264862011-07-23T17:29:16.421+01:002011-07-23T17:29:16.421+01:00I remember the Anderson at my grandmother's pl...I remember the Anderson at my grandmother's place in Sheffield, before the whole road was pulled down many years ago.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697994929567403766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-13782867750065886272011-07-23T17:03:32.243+01:002011-07-23T17:03:32.243+01:00Not bad Ali, but a few flaws…
Albert did start wo...Not bad Ali, but a few flaws…<br /><br />Albert did start work on an Anderson Shelter but the hole kept flooding and he gave up on the job. That was well before I was born (68 years ago yesterday). I do vividly recollect playing in the garden long before you were born and there was no sign of a hole – filled in or otherwise. Can you imagine Gladys living with the worry of a hole for me to fall down?<br /><br />The “scenery” does not match 6 Southmere Drive. (1) The fence slats appear to be too far apart – I remember getting my leg stuck in the fence at Southmere and I don’t have fat legs. (2) The shed we had was lower. One next-door neighbour had a garage and green house and the other had no shed at all. (3) The curious framework in the background does not tie in.<br /><br />I’d say that the photo (circa 1945) was taken when we were out visiting. In those days we made regular visits to “Uncle” Charley and to Albert’s workmate, Bob Nolan. From what I remember, their gardens were similar to ours. <br /><br />It’s me in the picture. That’s hat!Roger Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076364512957667043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-12037716419327839652011-07-23T16:48:17.113+01:002011-07-23T16:48:17.113+01:00I don't remember an Anderson shelter in our vi...I don't remember an Anderson shelter in our village. I do remember the air raid shelter behind the village school but will draw a veil over what happened there. (When you are in trouble stop digging!)Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-70893408362291363472011-07-23T15:37:33.921+01:002011-07-23T15:37:33.921+01:00Unless your brother is a dead ringer for you, I...Unless your brother is a dead ringer for you, I'd have said that was you anyway! That's going by the planes of the face, and set of the eyes...Jinksyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686101468214361004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-1157953705501873602011-07-23T15:32:57.693+01:002011-07-23T15:32:57.693+01:00Nell : You are right, of course. The extra "s...Nell : You are right, of course. The extra "s" was the result of a rotten transcription : now what can that be an anagram for?Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-19765203963958276112011-07-23T15:15:48.760+01:002011-07-23T15:15:48.760+01:00Well done on working out the answer to the mystery...Well done on working out the answer to the mystery; now what about that anagram? It’s almost Charlotte Bronte but there’s a spare ’s’ and as far as I know she was a one-off. Lovely picture by the way.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-77138172196998474642011-07-23T14:28:17.358+01:002011-07-23T14:28:17.358+01:00What a sleuth you are! And it is an adorable phot...What a sleuth you are! And it is an adorable photo of you and your dad. I can just feel the love he has for you!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-62750810004431124502011-07-23T13:19:49.287+01:002011-07-23T13:19:49.287+01:00...rather in the manner of Ray Wossisface and Lord......rather in the manner of Ray Wossisface and Lord Charles.Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-15544958478256357422011-07-23T13:19:16.770+01:002011-07-23T13:19:16.770+01:00Alan: It's neither. Your dad is manipulating a...Alan: It's neither. Your dad is manipulating a puppet in preparation for his stint on Blackpool Pier.<br /><br />Burnett's Bouncing Babies. Roll up, roll up!Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-24082257431924050622011-07-23T12:14:45.283+01:002011-07-23T12:14:45.283+01:00Amazing bit of detective work! In my own SS post f...Amazing bit of detective work! In my own SS post for the day, I had to do a bit of research myself, but watching your thoughts at work here are much better than in my own tale!The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.com