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  1. I've been up and down that path to the river quite a few times in the past. I've lived about four miles away for over thirty years. I was fairly certain of the cottage's position when I first saw the postcard and guessed it must have been long gone. This afternoon I wendled by again and took a few photos, you can see where the space is still fairly open, it's the only place it would have been, near to the bottom. The path is highly banked on both sides for the rest of the way up to the top. And very steep too! The only bit I could see that might be part of the cottage was the step by the side
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  2. I just came across this topic and backtracked to the old thread to see what I'd had to say on there. It would appear that exactly 3 years ago today I'd posted that my old Jack Russell, Scooby Doo had been very ill but was well on the way to recovery. Well, he didn't get better, the infection had made him very weak and skinny, it also made worse his weak esophagus condition that made him black out when he got excited. He gradually stopped going for his walks and became unable to jump on the pine chest in front of the window and bark at passers by, he even gave up trying to jump on the settee to
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  3. At the beginning of September 2013, Liz's former boss asked us a favour, his sister was being evicted from her house and she wondered whether we'd be prepared to look after her Golden Labrador, Balloo, for a couple of weeks till she found a new place to live. Liz had been round there and knew this dog, apparently the poor thing lived outside in a kennel lined with wood shavings all year round and wasn't allowed in the house, it rarely went for walks and when she was there it had spent most of it's time slinking round the edge of the garden not approaching even her, 'Mrs Pet'. We weren't sure
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  4. I love the animals especially cats on you've been framed. I always end up in hysterics.
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  5. I agree, dogs don't INSIST they know better than their owners (although they may try it on sometimes!) Dog: "You know that juicy chicken breast is better for me than that canned dog food" Owner: "No it's not." Dog: "I think you'll find it is" (big soulful eyes) Owner: "Well, just a little bit then...."
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  6. The terrible twosome, only Jerry is the naughty one, well, what Jack Russell isn't:- Our very handsome Jerry eyeing up a pint of Woodfordes:-
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  7. One of the last pictures, enjoying a frolic in the snow with Jerry:-
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  8. Our first dog was Cindy, a small black haired mongrel of which I was extremely fond. I was perhaps 3 when my father bought her, and she died when I was serving in Notts Police. I was interviewing a suspect at the time my father called me to explain that Cindy was very ill. My next dog was some years later, he was Winston, a weimaraner, who was a big tough lad, but very loving, who lived to a good age. We had many adventures did me and Win, and he was actually treated by the vet who wrote under the name of James Herriott after Winston was attacked by another dog in Thirsk. I didnt know it was
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  9. I do have this feeling that I could take a needle, and throw it into anywhere in Nottinghamshire, and photograph the needle, Cliff Ton and many others of equal expertise would identify the needle, the field, the photographs of the field in each decade going back at least 100 years, tell me who owned the field and report me to the police for littering. I have a total respect for this degree of insight and expertise.
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  10. It's not the dogs that are a problem but their stupid owners.
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  11. If you remember some time back ,with help from people on here I managed to aquire a photo of my dad at work at hovringham gravels the chap that found that photo for me was andy howdle who is writing a book on hovringham gravels ,with many historical pictures,and plenty of old trucks I hope,well andy informs me that book is on its way to completion so if you are a fan of old trucks and interested in a company that was involved in supplying materials to the constuction industry that saw the transformation of nottingham I suggest you look out for andys book,I remember projects like broad ma
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  12. When I was a young lad my dad and eldest brother used to race greyhounds. I can remember staying up late so that I could be there when they got home from a dog track. They'd stand by the kitchen table and empty their pockets of the nights winnings. There'd always be a pile of notes and coins and I'd help them by sorting the coins into piles. The reason I used to stop up and wait for them to come home was, because I'd 'helped', I'd get some extra spending money. The next morning I'd go to Mrs Wrights shop, which was nearly opposite my house on Grainger Street, and buy myself some toffees. As I
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  13. Joined a Few months ago really enjoying it
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  14. For those who have been following this thread, I received a message from Don Walker which has really made me happy. 'hi, have finally traced George burbanks spoke to him today we had a long chat and some memories,,we are going to meet up in a day or two,,, am looking forward to the reunion. I could not have done without your help so many thanks for your input cheers don.'
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  15. Infection is the big thing now ,if you think its mucky then it probably is ,if all else fails id go to a and e ,bezt safe than sorry Its your health.
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  16. No, he managed to amputate 3 during the procedure!
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  17. I'd keep trying to get through to the hospital Bilbraborn, you can't leave the dressing on for another 10 weeks ....... Yuk! And don't ask advice from this lot, you know it doesn't make sense, LOL
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  18. Hard to know if the word scout actually refers to boy scouts...but the picture of the cottage actually shows a garden full of figures. Some of whom could be wearing scouts uniform complete with hat and bandana.
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  19. On a happier note. If I could go back to the fifties and sixties I would take a lot more photos of Nottingham and surroundings. Alot of the photos of nottingham I do have were taken as a tourist on trips back from Canada. Funny how you have to move out to make you appreciate some things.
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  20. I wrote the following poem after our dog, Shep, died.. He came to live with us when he was five months old. A Border Collie - sort of - leaping on the chairs and trying to wash our faces with his floppy pink tongue. We loved him; he became part of the family, going out to play with the children, stealing the cricket balls! He always came on holiday with us; five people and a dog sharing a ten foot caravan - just a bit cramped! But lots of room there was on the vast Welsh beaches for him to race like a greyhound then flop down, tongue lolling sideways, a silly grin
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  21. Riding my Honda 50 all legal at 6 AM on my 16'th birthday. Next day I was in hospital, nowt to do with the bike, I was knocked out by a medicine ball in the gym at NCB Moorgreen training centre. When they let me come home next day the Doc told Dad I couldn't ride my bike for a week, he kept the keys on him..
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  22. This is Sam, next door neighbour moved out & left him behind ! Nine years ago. He was always a bit of a loner. Sadly had to say goodbye to him a year ago, (heart defect). Age about 11 years then.
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  23. I think the one I dislike most at present is that featuring the bloke with huge buttocks getting out of a car and marching off down the road. I don't know what he is advertising because I switch him off before he gets to the point, whatever that is.
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  24. How true! It's so important to tell people how much you appreciate them before it's too late. Thanks for sharing your feelings..
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  25. I have been following this thread for a while and wondered whether to even post the following but if it helps anyone it may not just sound like an exercise in self pity. Neither do I want it to sound preachy, its just my feelings. I have little desire to go back in time for the most part but if I could I think the one thing I would do would be to go back almost 16 years now and apologize to my late wife for often taking her for granted. She was a fine Nottingham gal who took good care of me and our two girls. She was willing to follow my wonderlust when I decided we needed to emigrate and
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  26. And the crime of the century
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  27. I would ask a certain Mr Clough to look after his health, who knows where NFFC might be now. I would kidnap a certain Dr Beeching and hold him prisoner until the railways got back on track. I would put preservation orders on all the lovely old buildings in Nottingham, swept away in the 1960's & 70's. I would bring in a law to make Fish & Chip shops peel there own spuds and make chips from scratch. I would ban the manufacture and sale of cigarettes to hopefully bring down the current odds of getting the big C. I would have liked to persuade Adolf to continue with his painting cours
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  28. #569 Andy Yes, I did realise that. I was just reiterating the point that increasingly, A&E problems are the result of patients not dealing with issues in a timely manner or following the correct path before visiting A&E.
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  29. What about the walk in centre Bilbraborn , if all else fails ?
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  30. And we pay their wages every time we buy a product advertised by them
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  31. This talk of hospital 'dressings' reminded me of when my youngest son broke his big toe (when he was a drunken Lufra student) He ended up with his foot and lower calf in a cast for several weeks which he decided to cut off himself with a big pair of cutters out of our shed, because he couldn't be bothered going and sitting waiting at hospital for it to be done. Stupid boy.
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  32. "A shrubbery", you say? Perhaps they are... The Knights who say "Ni"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTQfGd3G6dg
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  33. 10 weeks !!!!!!! There would be wildlife living underneath !!!!!!
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  34. No. you'd probably rip them off in a oner and laugh at me screaming. LOL
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  36. # 42 Terence, now here's a thought ...... maybe Natalie Jackson is Valerie Jackson's daughter.
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  37. Been lurking for a while. As to my Meadows knowledge - it's a bit dated, haven't been back there to any great extent since 1960. 1960 took the Queen's shilling, and now I've spent it I can't go back. Coming back from the shop, house next to the shop was occupied by the Luptons?, then us the Cooks, then the Tootins. As for the laneway that has been spoken about, it's just visible bottom left of the picture.
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  38. Jack Frost was in the garden; I saw him there at dawn; He was dancing round the bushes And prancing on the lawn. He had a cloak of silver, A hat all shimm’ring white, A wand of glittering star-dust, And shoes of sunbeam light. Jack Frost was in the garden, When I went out to play He nipped my toes and fingers And quickly ran away. I chased him round the wood-shed, But, oh! I’m sad to say That though I chased him everywhere He simply wouldn’t stay. Jack Frost was in the garden: But now I’d like to know Where I can find him hiding; I’ve hunted high and low- I’ve lost his cloak of silver, His
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  39. The question the ad man would ask is did you remember the name of the bank? Answer honestly, if yes they have succeeded with their lizards, if no they are "drug crazed coke heads".. or something similar.
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  40. My Gran mistook bulbs for onions and put them in a stew. I kid you not. God bless her.
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  41. Highfields lake was one of my regular Saturday or Sunday morning excursions with my dad when I was 3 - 4 years old. Always half an hour on a rowing boat. This destination was rotated with Wollaton Park, Trent Bridge (and a rowing boat on the Trent), the Castle, Victoria station (platform tickets were only 1d !), and occasionally more exotic places - like Woodthorpe Park, Arnot Hill Park, or Broxtowe Woods - no, don't laugh ! And, of course, if money was really tight - Melbourne Park - which didn't involve bus fares.
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  42. Well - it's a challenge isn't it? And with the local angle, much more absorbing than Sudoku !
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  43. This was by baby, Duke, short hair German Shepherd, kennel club name Silberwaid's Zeus. Born 1985 and died too young in 1995, with the usual back/rear leg problems. I still miss him, I have had GSD's before and after Duke but he was so special to me. Both his parents were international champions and his GG-parent Ramacon Swashbuckler was Crufts Supreme Champion.
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  44. As a transport fanatic, I absolutely adore trams. However, I also love Aston Martins. The reason I haven't got one is because I can't afford one. Get the picture? Maybe they'll bring back steam trains in regular service on the main line because someone with influence can make some side cash out of it.
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  45. And if it's a white van, the mobiles wedged between ear and shoulder, can of coke in one hand, sandwich in the other and steering round the corner with their knees.
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  46. It's bad enough driving and using a Mobile phone, But I see more and more often, people holding the phone to their ear with one hand, and steering right, left or even round an island with the other hand. How do they do it!
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  47. And WHY WHY WHY was this allowed to be demolished and be replaced by a lump of concrete?
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  48. I would put preservation orders on all the lovely old buildings in Nottingham, swept away in the 1960's & 70's.
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