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Are you an ex-Lowestoftian? « Posted: 12 October 2011 at 10:00 PM »
We’ve had a suggestion from “frankiesays” - an ex-Lowestoftian, for a “thread” for other “ex-locals“ to tell us a bit about themselves, where they were living in Lowestoft , why they left, and where they live now.  Of course, it can also work in reverse - for those who have moved here from other areas, and how they’ve got on living here.

Obviously, we ask that you take care in telling your “story” and not give out too much personal information! 

So, tell us about yourselves . . .
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Re: Are you an ex-Lowestoftian? « Reply #1 Posted: 12 October 2011 at 10:14 PM »
I'll start the ball rolling! It was 1958 when I met my husband Bob on Pier Terrace.I was working at Jewson's at the time and I went to Waller's on Pier Terrace to get food for our tea break.Bob was with another American who I knew.We chatted briefly.That afternoon my friend Wendy and I were on the sea front when we met the Americans again.Bob asked me to go to the movies that evening and we went to the Palace.He stayed at the Globe in for several weeks when he came down to see me.We met in May,got engaged in August and married in January 1959.We lived at RAF Sculthorpe until January 1961 when we came to the States to Shaw AFB,South Carolina where Michelle was born later that year.We went back to England in 1963-1967,then we were transferred to Loring AFB,Maine.From there Bob went to Da Nang ,Vietnam and Michelle and I went to Lowestoft and stayed with my parents until we returned to the States.I worked in the Office at Bally Shoe factory while we were in Lowestoft.We came to Tinker AFB,Oklahoma in 1971from there we went to Wiesbaden,Germany and then Kaiserslautern,Germany.We came back to Tinker in 1977 and Bob retired from the Air Force.We went back to England for vacation every other year(we went to visit Bob's family in North Carolina the other years).We have lived here in Oklahoma since Bob retired.He went to work for the US Postal Service and retired from there in April 1998.Michelle still works for the US Postal Service and lives in Edmond Oklahoma-she works at the Post Office where the massacre was in the 80's.Here endeth my epistle!!!
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Re: Are you an ex-Lowestoftian? « Reply #2 Posted: 12 October 2011 at 10:17 PM »
That was interesting Meg whilst I have been chatting to you for some years now but I didnt really know your story.
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Re: Are you an ex-Lowestoftian? « Reply #3 Posted: 12 October 2011 at 10:50 PM »
thanks,fc.
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Re: Are you an ex-Lowestoftian? « Reply #4 Posted: 13 October 2011 at 12:05 AM »
It would be nice to see some pictures of the area that you live in Meg. I didn't realise you had been in the US for so long.
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Re: Are you an ex-Lowestoftian? « Reply #5 Posted: 13 October 2011 at 05:37 AM »
lol, why won't it let you delete your entire post?
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Re: Are you an ex-Lowestoftian? « Reply #6 Posted: 13 October 2011 at 06:55 AM »
I would imagine it is to show that you actually made a post at that point in time in case there is a dispute over something. A record that you were actually online on this site at that time.
Total deletion is down to admin and mods.
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Re: Are you an ex-Lowestoftian? « Reply #7 Posted: 13 October 2011 at 09:10 AM »
Karen, if you want to delete your entire post, try this, delete everything and just put a full stop in it's place.
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Re: Are you an ex-Lowestoftian? « Reply #8 Posted: 13 October 2011 at 10:28 AM »
I'm one of those who moved here from another area.  I moved here from South London nearly 40 years ago. How this came about is that I met my husband in South London when he was working there. He came from Lowestoft. We started 'courting' and he brought me here to meet his family.  I loved it here, we got engaged, moved here and then married.  Unfortunately he died 3 years later but no way did I want to return to London because I loved Lowestoft (still do) and had a young son by then. I have since remarried.
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Re: Are you an ex-Lowestoftian? « Reply #9 Posted: 13 October 2011 at 01:42 PM »
How sad that your husband died so soon after bringing you here but lovely that you were settled and like it enough to stay. I have relatives from West London who come up each year and they love it and are always amazed by the beach and the house prices,but  because they are all tied to London with employment they cant move but they always say they would like to. Glad your story had a happy ending
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