Austin Sammut finished his piece on 1981 (February 7) by writing: “I hope that all those who were around at the time… will associate themselves with these reminiscences and relate them to their children and grandchildren”.

I am 86 years old and I did indeed relate these happenings and many more to my grandchildren, now 18 year olds. My no-frills account was truthful. However, the end result is: “Nannu, for heaven’s sake, don’t exaggerate!”

In other words, although 100 per cent true, these events are really unbelievable.