horsey90

I what?! do I what??

(after this has been explained to her)

No. I've never done weight training. Is that what somebody's asked? I've enough to do to get myself around.

Edit - I loved this question, her reaction was amazing.

Well, I was designated to give the WAAF who worked there physical exercises as they were confined to Bletchley park. The people in charge wanted them exercised to allow for long periods of intense concentration. This largely involved waking them up at 6:30am for a cross country run before they started their shifts. I wasn't very popular because of this, but they're all dead now so it doesn't matter. They gave me the nickname "Gerry" because my surname was Gerard (although they probably called me other names behind my back).

Flying Officer Lilly sent me to train in Melksham before Bletchley Park.

I used to go to an old couple's house there and played poker with the old people and do my Penelope Tapestry which now hangs in the hall in my house. There wasn't much to do in flipping Bletchley apart from playing poker.

Only the good die young (laughs). I like to think that I've had the call but the call came when I didn't have my hearing aid in, I'll have to wait for my name to come around again. I've stayed active, I keep busy. I love to do things. I love to keep busy. I also have a wide network of close friends and that certainly helps. I love people and I love to talk to people.

The last code breaker died last year. All from natural causes I assume.

We told her about this and she said "Ooh Kansas, damn decent of them"