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Morals, Ethics and Simplicity

Posted on January 30, 2021 by charliecountryboy

A person sees an evil and turns away. Is that a lack of morale backbone or is it self preservation. Were they scared, were they protecting someone or is there no excuse? Every Sunday I run the England Athletics Weekly30 … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Humour, Life, Opinion, people | Tagged Ethics, Humour, Life, Moral Standards, Morals | 37 Comments

My Last Time

Posted on October 29, 2020 by charliecountryboy

Nope, this isn’t one of those posts either, although it could have been in a hotel room😂. It’s been a funny old year. Last winter I trained hard, only to get one go at it and now I have to … Continue reading →

Posted in Athletics, Blogging, Community, Humour, Life, Opinion, people, Relationships, Running | Tagged 10k Run, Blogging, Friendship, Haltemprice 10k, Humour, Parkrun, Parkrunning, Running, Running Partners | 45 Comments

A Marshall but no Badge

Posted on September 12, 2020 by charliecountryboy

Once again it seems I am to stand and encourage sweating, heaving bodies battle their way to ecstasy. Although my lump has now become quite hard I really don’t think it could cope with Sunday’s mass gathering. So I will … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Blogging, Humour, Life, Opinion, people, Running | Tagged Athletics, Humour, Life, Opinion, Park Run, Park Runs, Parkrun, Run, Running | 28 Comments

When You Are Let Down!

Posted on August 15, 2020 by charliecountryboy

A wall half-finished, a gable end not completed but you have a roof? How does that work I wonder… My running partner needed an extension and chose someone who was recommended. It turned out this, ‘all-round tradesman’ had learned a … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog, Blogging, Carpentry, Life, Opinion, people | Tagged Advice, Blog, Construction, Learning, Life, Lifestyle, Reflections, Relationships, Work | 39 Comments

‘It’s a Rat Trap, Billy and you’ve been conned 😂

Posted on July 25, 2020 by charliecountryboy

Why are youngsters put under pressure to choose a career? Now call me cynical but it’s all down to taxes. If we are all ‘good,’ go to school, study hard, get a good job, marry, buy a house, (debt) have … Continue reading →

Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, Bradford, Freedom, Humour, Life, Opinion, people | Tagged Bradford, Career Advice, Careers, Debt, Grattan, Tax, Teenagers, Work | 41 Comments

Oh! The Working Men’s Club

Posted on March 28, 2020 by charliecountryboy

Picture this. A warm alluring bar, rich, mellow music, intimate seating and culinary delights to tease your taste buds into a frenzy. Well, a Working Men’s Club wasn’t quite like that. When I was a lad this was our Sunday … Continue reading →

Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, Dancing, History, Humour, Life, Opinion, Over 50's, people | Tagged 1970'S, Bingo, Humour, Life, Northern Dance Bands, Pie and Peas, Social Clubs, Tetley Bitter, Working Class, Working Men, Working Men's Club, Working Women | 35 Comments

Sexual Awakening

Posted on March 14, 2020 by charliecountryboy

If you have a disinclination towards sex, then it may be prudent of you to ‘click’ close now. One dark cold night last week I was reminiscing to an age gone by and ‘the sexual awakening.’ I was eleven or … Continue reading →

Posted in 1970'S, Blogging, History, Humour, Life, Opinion, people | Tagged Adolescence, Childhood, Growing Up, Hells Angels, Oral Sex, Sex, Sexual Awakening, Star Trek | 36 Comments

Should You Go Back?

Posted on February 22, 2020 by charliecountryboy

The rain bounced off the car, then came the hailstones and yes; I realised how much I hadn’t missed Bradford. I was just a kid of barely 18 when I boarded a one way flight from Leeds/Bradford Airport to Jersey, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Bradford, Humour, Life, Opinion, people, Travel | Tagged 1974, Bradford, Chellow Dene, Devils Cave, Drummond Road Boys School, Going Back, Going Back to Your Roots, Going Home, Identity, Lumb Lane, Manningham, Pound Shop, Revisiting | 35 Comments

The OFSTED Visit

Posted on December 15, 2019 by charliecountryboy

Do you want to know a secret? Our instructions are: “Do not tell anyone about the OFSTED visit on Social Media.” Sorry this is England not North Korea. If you’re not English, notice I don’t say British, that’s because the … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Carpentry, Education, Freedom, Humour, Life, Opinion, people | Tagged Blogging, Common Sense, Construction, Further Education, Humour, Life, Ofsted, Reality | 25 Comments

Band of Brothers (and Sisters)

Posted on December 7, 2019 by charliecountryboy

The sun rises over the plain as the band of volunteers trek resolutely to the gathering place. They have an hour to prepare before the invasion; at which time a horde of combatants will descend upon them, not quite as … Continue reading →

Posted in Athletics, Blogging, Humour, Life, Lifestyle, Opinion, people, Running | Tagged 5k Run, Beverley East Yorkshire, Beverley Westwood, Fit for Life, Inspiration, Motivation, Park Runs, Parkrun, Running, Saturdays, Volunteering | 21 Comments