Jason Heeley

Good luck mate, hope all goes well!

He flew an aircraft carrier in the Royal Tank Corps!

Haha! Oh god, what have I wrought?!?

A CD cover for an album called "Pulling Sheets Off of Ghosts", by a man ostensibly calling himself "Peter August". He's sporting a mullet hairstyle that borders on body horror and is wearing a casual jacket that appears to have defeated the concept of colour itself. And there are barred windows behind him, but ones that look like they're designed partly to keep inmates calm.

They weren't sheets OR ghosts, were they Peter? That's why you're behind those bars.

A lot of it was built to take a repeated battering. Had to be, it was often allocated to a different family every three years or so!

So true - and probably precious little of their products!

In fact a lot of it probably was Remploy, perhaps I'd picked up the G Plan idea from my parents. Can't be sure.

Pair of Midcentury Teak Remploy Bedside Tables View this item and discover similar for sale at 1stDibs - A pair of 1970s teak bedside tables made by Remploy for the ministry of defence. A classic in mid century English design with simple and eleg...

Ah, here we are - the bedside tables I remember! These ones by Remploy: www.1stdibs.com/furniture/ta...

Mid Century MOD Sideboard By Stag A large British Military Ministry of Defence (MOD) sideboard featuring four graduated drawers and a large double door cupboard with a single internal raised shelf.

Another example of the style here, this time by Stag: www.antiques-atlas.com/antique/mid_...

I’m intrigued to see if you can find a decent online resource for this stuff though. Given that we’re talking potentially tens of thousands of pieces of furniture that were in use for decades, there’s remarkably little info online- although it’s entirely possible I’m just using duff search terms.

Such beautifully-drawn strips too. They had a neatness and level of detail that so many others didn’t.

Keep an eye out for the bedside tables, I’ve been hunting for an affordable pair of those for years!

SOLD: 1970s M.O.D Chest of Drawers - Cambrewood Ex old Ministry of Defense chest of drawers in superb and totally original condition. These were certainly built to last. Solid teak with a tough formica top. Very solid and heavy piece, lovely grai...

cambrewood.co.uk/product/1970...

You can’t tell from this image, but I’d put money on it that chest of drawers has a Melamine top.

This sort of thing:

Oh, it wasn’t super-stylish, just very solid. I think a number of companies made furniture for MOD quarters, but I’m certain G Plan was on of them.

Incidentally, have you seen how much the old MOD G Plan furniture goes for these days? Solid wood though - a lot of it Teak, I seem to recall.

Hah! Oddly, I do thank the state of MOD housing in the’70s for the fact I got to experience the joy of a coal fire when you have single-glazed Crittal windows and it’s minus buggery outside.

I loved ‘em from the off! It’s just occurred to me that I took readily to the speech in a way that I suspect only a much younger mind is supple enough to do.

Aside from a couple of years in Cornwall when I was a baby.

Ooh, very nice! We were out on the bomber fields!

I’m on chapter 14 (not quite as far in as I thought). I think I’ve met a Betty or two over the years - just muttered “Oh fuck off, you old bloodsucker!” to myself. Fortunately none of my colleagues were around.

I was an RAF kid and living on bases abroad or out in the sticks, we’d often share our meagre resources. I had a couple of Scottish mates who introduced me to both strips.

a man wearing a brown jacket and a black sweater is standing in front of a window . ALT: a man wearing a brown jacket and a black sweater is standing in front of a window .

We were informed the other day that our annual water bill is being reduced. This is Britain in 2026, what the fuck are they up to?

Or the 'power-flounce'.

The Bluesky user count, having just surpassed 43,000,000.

I'ver got a couple of mates from New Zealand - both have said seperately that it's a surprisingly conservative place.

Was it Mencken who said: "Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large numbers"?