Brings to mind an ode I wrote for Trevor Bayliss who invented the first wind-up radio. He was the godfather of my then boyfriend. He lived on Eel Pie Island with his beloved dog. Such a lovely man, now sadly deceased. "A wizened old wizard from Twicks Was lounging around in his knicks Watching the telly And stuffing his belly From a packet of Doggio bicks Thus it was on this dark winter's night His attention was drawn to the plight Of a distant nation That lacked communication To its people, where money was tight A solution he felt could be found For a way to fabricate sound A way to endower A wireless with power No batteries, no voltage, just wound! He toiled away noon, night and day Until finally finding a way He cried out 'Eureka!' I CAN help Afreeka And his faithful hound let out a bay! And that's how this magnificent fella Came to shake hands with Nelson Mandela And everyone reckons Fame and fortune now beckons For his radio's a number one seller! I was there when he hung a device over a tree branch and a crackly noise emanated from it. A memorable experience. He was thrilled with my ode and hung it on his wall! Just thought I'd share it with you.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Predictions for 2026	01/01/26 06:33:00	Nicholas Beard
Re:Predictions for 2026	01/01/26 12:33:00	Janice Evans
Re:Re:Predictions for 2026	01/01/26 12:41:00	Nicholas Beard
Re:Re:Re:Predictions for 2026	01/01/26 13:24:00	Julian Pavey
Re:Re:Re:Re:Predictions for 2026	01/01/26 13:36:00	Keith Iddon
Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Predictions for 2026	01/01/26 14:07:00	Janice Evans
:Predictions for 2026 - Nokia	02/01/26 09:05:00	Matthew Swain
A radio that works without headphones....	01/01/26 15:02:00	Jill Merrett
Re:A radio that works without headphones....	02/01/26 09:40:00	Steve Taylor
Re:Predictions for 2026	05/01/26 16:03:00	Richard Greenhough

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