Midweek Message 273. Where is the summer? Heatwave rain wind. Garden centres, nurseries, coffee...

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  Ray's Rants Podcast - My Wife Left Me! Gary Tortoise. Mini Greenhouse.

  il y a 3 jours

  26:53

  My Wife Left Me! No, I don't mean my wife! It was a friend's wife, many years ago. Gary the tortoise is out and about. I've now got a mini greenhouse. But, more importantly... I have an announcement to make.
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  Midweek Message 273. Where is the summer? Heatwave rain wind. Garden centres, nurseries, coffee...

  6/17/2026

  11:22

  Where's the summer? Where, indeed? Rain one minute, a heatwave the next minute... Crikey! Are garden centres not much more than restaurants these days? What happened to nurseries where plants were relatively cheap and you couldn't buy coffee? Happy days!
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  Liar Liar Pants On Fire! Lying Girl! House two up two down. Bad TV adverts. Life, what did I envisage?

  6/14/2026

  57:14

  Liar Liar Pants On Fire! A girl I knew lied and lied. She lies about her surname, where she lived, where she worked... Why? Who remembers the two up two down houses? Bad TV adverts are getting even worse! Life, what did I envisage? What did I think life would be like as I traveled through the decades? Join me this Sunday for a good old rant!
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  Ray's Rants Podcast - Midweek Message 272. Dreadful weather!

  6/10/2026

  12:52

  Runner beans, the dreadful weather, growing things at school, moaning and groaning... I hope you enjoy the Midweek Message. 
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  Bloody Potholes! Grumpy old man, pink trousers, coffee in soup bowl, miserable people

  6/7/2026

  1:01:04

  Bloody Potholes! I'll tell you about bloody potholes! Grumpy old man, that's me! Wearing pink trousers in the pub? Coffee served in in soup bowls? Miserable moaning people... that's me again! And lots more to moan and groan about this Sunday!
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  Midweek Message 271. Rubbish dumps, stick insects, the old days.

  6/3/2026

  18:37

  Let's talk about  rubbish dumps, vintage telephones, stick insects, the good old days and lots more...
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  Ray's Rants Podcast - Saturday Job Paper Round. Empty shops, littered streets, derelict buildings.

  5/31/2026

  57:56

  Did you have a Saturday job or a paper round? In this episode, I chat about the old days, empty shops, littered streets, derelict buildings. The world has changed, and I don't like it! The local far has gone, and the ponds with frogs and water boatmen, the pubs, the woods, the combine harvester... Join me for a good old moan!
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  Ray's Rants Podcast - Midweek Message 270. In the shade in the garden! Growing Watercress.

  5/27/2026

  11:29

  In this Midweek Message, I can be found in the shade in the garden! It's HOT! Growing Watercress.
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  The Dairyman's Daughter. Ghost story. Make do and mend. Your first house.

  5/24/2026

  56:15

  In this episode... The Dairyman's Daughter! Changes in our culture, Ekco Hostess, Isle of Wight Holidays, a motor home, comedians, a ghost story! Make do and mend, repairing things, a mouse in the garden! Your first house... and so much more! Wow, what a fun-packed episode!
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  Ray's Rants Podcast - Midweek Message 269 Back to the 1960s

  5/20/2026

  13:46

  Back to the 1960s! Why do I enjoy documenting and sharing so many recollections from the past? Because they were great days. The nightclubs, cars, television, shops, pubs, music... the 1960s were a fantastic time to be alive!