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Thanks for the encouragement. Of concern is the fact that my PSA score is now higher than when I was first diagnosed four years ago (not three years as I previously said). This did not seem to bother the oncologist, who said it was not unusual. He said that they had a number of treatments to try, but for the time being he just changed the steroid, and said he would see me in 12 weeks time. So doesn't seem to be any urgency. On the positive side my nails have grown back and my hair is coming back nicely. I like it when my appointments are in the 11 to 12 o'clock period because I ca

We’ve been waiting for weeks for a large rug we’d seen in John Lewis to be back in stock, waiting patiently for an email informing us that it’s available again. Today we decided to go into the shop for a little browse and the staff were moving everything around, finding room for garden furniture (for heaven’s sake!) The rug we really wanted was still on display in a room setting so we asked if we could have THAT one. No problem they said, we bought it 50% off. Ok, it’s been walked on for a while but that’s what rugs are for, and it’s not grubby at all. Result! It looks the bizz too!

I've repaired the missing photos in this thread, and now added this......almost a colour version of the photo at the beginning.

Loppy, I don't think your 'gang' related post offended anyone as much as you might think, because we all know you would never set out to deliberately do so. Don't worry about it. So. My day... It started off really 'upbeat' because I had decided on the Mexico trip next year. I know it probably sounds a bit selfish of me, but there is a genuine 'back story' to it. Anyway.. it had broken a sort of mental log jam and got me into looking forward in all sorts of ways. I'll have to save a bit (more) , I'll have to get back into my former exercise/diet regime.. because I co

Has anybody heard about the idea of dribbling a bit of hydrogen peroxide in each ear. Let it sit for a minute or so. Supposed to stop a cold in its tracks. I've tried it a time or two when my nose gets that start of a cold feeling and it seemed to work. Only problem comes when it runs out of the other ear. . Re. PC. I'm right with you. As noted, I do not want to deliberately give offense. That said, there are some things that I will not be silent about, just to avoid offending somebody who would try to silence me by using the 'I'm offended!' line. Some things are just plai

Thanks Compo & Commo for posting back to back I've only just noticed its two different people, I did wonder why Compo kept changing his picture & why he was replying to himself? I bet a few on here are now thinking 'Oooooarhh'

LL: As a prize kn*bhead I am also not too PC, although like yourself I try not to cause offence. In my honest opinion, I think that there is far too much political corrrectness these days and too many of us are afraid to say anything in case some poor soul, somehwere, is offended. Some things are indeed deeply offensive so there has to be a line of common sense beyond which we should not cross. This line has to be in a sensible position though and not a blanket ban on saying anything that is even the slightest bit controversial. Rememebr the daft notion muted in the 1980s that the term 'B

Thanks Col. I'm not always politically correct. Just that there are enough problems in this old world so no point setting out to hurt somebody's feelings or offend them. I make it a point to try not to do that.

I make comments now and then about my ''shaky finger/hand'' and usually make light of it ,but have to say its got a lot worse lately.........so looked on the internet today and found a forum about it ''Essential Tremor'' after reading others problems with it i feel blessed its not much worse.......some have had it since childhood and over time its become much worse. Its hardly ever talked about yet there are thousands who suffer greatly from this incurable disease,and their plight as opened my eyes, ive joined the forum and can hopefully help some of em cope, with a bit of humour............

Theres some old buses and trolleybuses in this film from 1951. I found this on a Glasgow website.

A couple more. Facing the front, with Shakespeare Street behind the photographer. On the far left is the pub which had various names including 'The Regent'. To the side of the Atkey's advert is the entrance to the famous footbridge through the roof. A bit blurry; the main booking hall.

A new Facebook page has recently appeared - https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=nottingham victoria station 3d - from a group of people who are putting together a 3D model of Victoria station (not connected with the Digital version who posted here on Nottstalgia a couple of years ago). During their research they’ve come across a collection of colour photos of Victoria taken in the last years of its life by a photographer named Brian Jeyes. The photos are very atmospheric; even people who aren’t interested in railways might find them slightly impressive. Here’s a few examples.

I was Just thinking. about that Ian. I suppose Hardy smoked all of Nelsons cigarettes. They ran out of cheap nuts. The Fosdykes moved. Trunk calls went the way of the pay phone The sun seems a bit scarce in these days so it's now just Tang Tea. opus 22 is now up to opus 30. somebody ate all the dates! Sorry! I couldn't resist it.

^^^^^^^Ah but who was prejudice the Gentiles not wanting Jews on their scaffold or were it the Jews wanting a kosher hanging.....

Albert Pierrepont was noted to have executed 688 condemned men & women during his time as Britain's senior hangman. Hangmen & their assistant had to report to the prison on the afternoon before an execution. Being confined themselves to the prison until the execution was over. They were not allowed to lodge or stay anywhere else. One assistant hangman was Syd Dernley from Mansfield Woodhouse who assisted Pierrepont a number of times. 2 books worth reading are "Executioner Pierrepont" & a "Hangman's Tale" by Syd Dernley which I've just finished reading !

We used to go on holiday from Victoria station in the fifties. It always seemed a magnificent place to me as a wide eyed kid and the smell of steam trains only added to the atmosphere. Modern stations do not have the same appeal as the old ones, no wonder the heritage lines are so popular.

Another which isn't in colour, but came from the same FB page, courtesy of a photographer named Graham Putt. Looking cross the front of the station to the pub which is still there and currently called Keogh's Bar, and which I remember as The Regent. The famous footbridge through the roof started where the Morris Minor is parked.

I heard or read somewhere that Albert Pierrepont stayed on Burlington Road in Sherwood when doing his hangman duties in Nottingham.

If only laptops and spreadsheets had been around then! The only computers I ever saw in those days were hugh reel to reel machines situated behind glass in air conditioned rooms accessible only to the operators. The first one I saw was in the Nottingham City Treasurer’s Department. At the Water Department, which was then run by the City Council, they were still living in the Victorian era with tall sloping desks and men sitting on stools writing in hugh bound ledgers. The youngsters may call us silver surfers and think we don’t understand computing but some of us have been involved with the e

Link to a page on The Evening Post website http://www.nottinghampost.com/news/history/lost-landmarks-nottingham-how-many-721909

Thanks for clarifying that Loppy!

Re. Hydrogen Peroxide. The only kind I have says on the label hp 3% for medicinal use, cleaning wounds etc.. I guess I should have made that clear. I would never suggest using any chemical solution on the body unless it was clearly approved for such use. Good outcome this a.m. Just got back from the eye doctors with some new trifocal lenses. Only a very slight difference in strength to my previous lenses. In fact the doctor wondered if they would make much difference. The Tv and the IPad now look much sharper. . Now if I could just stop barking like Jake I'd be ok. Just

Congratulations to Karanka named manager of the week ......... First of many I hope ..... Oooooo ole Karanka Ka Ka Ka Ka

Ian I do believe the Basford workhouse eventually became Highbury hospital in 1948 when the NHS came into being.

In those days it was not Lymns but was an undertaker. It was known as Bexons and was run by Geoff Ward whose son Graham is now an independent undertaker in Hucknall. I also used the timber side of the business for my diy projects. The telephone exchange is still there, you often see Openreach vans outside. Years ago there used to be a butchers shop next door but that is long gone and looks derelict.

I was going to say that, but you beat me to it.. It depends on the strength of the solution as to whether it will burn skin. When I've used Otex previously, it made a crackling sound in my ear as it broke up the wax! When I was a nurse at Harlow Wood, some of used to use a solution of hydrogen peroxide on part of our hair. I used to do just the front of mine, but as I had very dark hair it used to just go a light gingery colour. (So I was a waster of NHS money in those days....but I only used about a tablespoon of the stuff)

Nice flower pictures, Chulla. I've learnt something from the info on the bluebell.... I knew the stems were slimy inside but I never knew the slime was used long ago as a glue to stick feathers on arrows. If I'm out walking with the grandchildren and see the larger bindweed, we always have to pick a few flowers and stalks and make them into 'ladies'. (You turn the flower upside down so it looks like a dress, them poke a separate piece of stem from one side to the other to make the arms. There you have it - a lady in a white dress with a green cap on her head). My mum showed me how

Crikey is that site safe? Gillotts funeral directors & 401 million jackpot bingo danced around my laptop!

When I was a bottle blonde in the 60s (as in my avatar) The colourant I used was Hiltone and Hydrogen Peroxide. I'm surprised I still have any hair left, because it had to be redone every two weeks. Roots were frowned on in those days! Got my natural shade of blonde now........it's called grey! LL, if you use it, at least you will have clean tabs, might turn the old grey matter a nice shade of blonde, but definitely nice and clean.

Ian, found it, thanks!

RR: Have you also noticed that Commo lives in Compo territory...Holmfirth?!

Definition of teaching nuns and Jesuits: Sadists - simples!

I have a mild condition of the tremor in my right hand which makes quick Travis picking on the guitar somewhat difficult, and thanks Compo for the tip on pea eating. I switched to shaving with an electric razor some years ago, reckon that a cut throat razor would be just that, even a safety razor not always fool proof!

Here you go Affer: From Wiki and incidentally the reason that I ahd always thought it to be too: "... The name Jerry was probably derived from the stahlhelm introduced in 1916, which was said by British soldiers to resemble a chamber pot or Jeroboam...."

Since adolescence I have suffered from a tremor in the hands. At first it was a mild tremble but as I have become older it is such that I cannot now do any soldering single handed; similarly my welding: I cannot stay steady enough to hold an arc at the tip of the electrode - even with two hands. Classically, it becomes worse when performing a deliberate action such as trying to lift a fork or spoonful of food to my mouth after someone has commented on my shakes. It's a bit of a nuisance but hey ho, that's life intit....at least I'm still around and relatively healthy, which is more than man

Might of mentioned before carnie a few weeks ago in Wetherspoons i forgot about my left hand problem and tried to carry a coffee in each hand from Bar to table ET kicked in half way there, bleddy Coffee went everywhere......people stared,some laughed,others i think thought i was P....D..........Twas embarrassing but made a joke of it.....and being in Bulwell they soon forgot about it............until i started throwing me Garden Peas all over em..............lol

You don't see lovely little wings like this on cars these days either:

Yo u can't beat that wonderfully melodious AEC transmission whine, from the Renowns and Regent Vs from about 1:55 onwards

Watched this all the way through, hoping I might see someone I knew, but seeing I was only 8 years old in 1951 there's probably no chance! Sobering thought that over 80% (just my estimate!) of the people in that film are probably no longer alive or, if they are, are very old. I particularly enjoyed looking at the Market Square as that's how I remember it. I'm a bit tearful now as I remember my mum taking me into town on the bus when I was little....

Oh aye? Wouldn't be the Tibetan tipple would it? I wouldn't blame you after that lot!

What's not to like? Going out on a cold morning Church Parties Games Crackers Children I'll leave food off the list - but that still depends on the chef!

Admittedly this is not in colour, but it's borrowed from the same people on the same Facebook page. Notable because it shows both the station and hotel in the later days.

They've recently added a new (old) photo showing the Glasshouse Street side of the place, and it makes an interesting Then-and-Now comparison. There is still an entrance in the sidewall to Glasshouse St.

I think I remember Barry Molyneux, Rob. In fact I saw his face in a team photograph in the library yesterday. It was a book of local photography. Would I be correct in saying that he played in Arnold's team that beat Blackburn Rovers 3-0 in around 1967? Other Arnold players from that time would have been the likes of Joe Boucher, Bobby Tait and Peter Burton. They were a talented bunch of lads. Roger Rann's brother Steve also played for Arnold as a goalie. I believe he's a solicitor or accountant in Arnold. I note from the article that Roger scored over 800 times in his career! I can't remembe