D-block GB-484000-177000
1986 Fathers Homelife.
Dads Homelife. Our dads get up
between 6:15 and 7:30 but some dads
tend to be lazy and get up later.
Breakfast. The most popular breakfast
for dads have tea and eggs on toast
and toast on its own and cereal.
Travel. To travel to Slough it takes
twenty minutes. To London it takes
about three quarters of an hour.
To travel to Mercury airport it takes
about half an hour.
Kind of work. One dad fixes machines
and owns four laundrettes.
Another dad is a scientist he
experements for submarines.
And another dad is an overseas
developments manager at Mercury.
A Typical evening. Most dads watch
television and talk.
Bedtimes. Dads go to bed between
eleven pm and 12:30.
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