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  1. We had a perfectly good trading area before the EEC. Who remembers New Zealand lamb adverts on the telly ? We traded with many nations including the US West Indies & the rest of the non EU world quite well . The EU is all about subsidies, too many bone idle EU farmers for one thing who are guaranteed top prices for everything they produce, remember the butter & beef mountains, wine lakes etc.? The fear among our EU neighbours is the excessive contributions we pay every day to be members of that organisation.will be lost they will have to pay more themselves, one
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  2. A statement of plain, simple truth Catfan. I would like to hear the counter argument though! I didn’t vote for Brexit. I expected it would lead to the problems we are experiencing at the moment. I don’t think we should have joined anything but a trading area in the first instance but I think we should argue our cause from within to achieve reform. There are now too many non elected people who are riding the gravy train of the EEC and they don’t want to loose their cushy ‘none jobs’ and gold plated pensions.
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  3. You are not wrong there Fly, there's still plenty of patriotic people in the country it's just that they are surpressed by the so called snowflakes for fear of upsetting anyone and being called racist,homophobic and so on, Listen to Donald Trump, he loves his country and what it stands for and he don't give a hoot about anyone else (I don't agree with all he says and does but boy his he patriotic)shame we are not taught patriotism in our schools, like you say fly "it's too late" I'm gonna get me arse kicked for this one Rog
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  4. There are loads of different ways to raise funds for loads of different reasons, this is one from our village, it's a Teddy Bear parachute jump from the top of the village church tower,put your Teddy in a basket at the bottom of the tower,it is then raised to the top where old Ted is tied to a parachute,he is then launched over the side and into mid air, on landing old Ted is picked up by the local scout and Brownie pack and put into a small stretcher (just in case) and taken to the "Fur Staid" station where the bears owner collects him/her from and is given a certificate for a successful para
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  5. Been on my own all day........wife gone to wedding of family friend,,......keeps texting me every hour or so,, first tx how are you,,had food ? couple of hours later.....you ok duck ?..........then you ok my duck ?.....could swear i could hear 'HIC' in the last text,, bless her think she's ready for a blow out.....lol.
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  6. Ask benjamin, he might.
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  7. And that is what they are all frightened of Mick, seeing one of their ex members going it alone and doing well out of it without subsidies, the house of cards is starting to tumble Rog
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  8. Some years ago I had a job working to supply a plan for a waste management project to suit a remote Scottish Strath. I had to get EU money for the project and went to a big meeting in Copenhagen to put my case. I had carefully costed everything out to the last penny and asked for £120k, thinking that I had better not ask for a silly amount. They looked at the proposal and said that they didn't deal in small projects but if I was to extend it to more dwellings they would authorise £250k! ..... You couldn't make it up!
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  9. I can't believe what I'm reading on these last few posts..... I'm logging off for the day!
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  10. Used to wear a Cravat on odd occasions in my teens,,with a sports jacket,,and when in a casual mood at weekends loved a neckerchief,,think its the Cowboy in my soul,,...............like a Rhinestone cowboy.......choir please lol
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  11. Had one in my teens along with a tweed hacking jacket and cavalry twill trousers, thought I looked the bees knees. No idea what others thought I'm sure you'll carry it off far better than I did Ben so good luck to you..
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  12. Arriving in the Square 10:00am Where the driver works, that brake lever is about an inch from the seat. Don't know how they get in/out Familiar vehicles.
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  13. I'm not missing that point at all, catfan. Because of the uselessness of politicians from all parties, the average UK citizen wasn't provided with sufficient information to make a truly informed choice. It was about reducing immigration, recovering Sovereignty and saving the fictitious amount on Boris's bus. Many who voted out must be shaking their heads at the chaos which is ensuing. Having said that, I respect the democratic vote and certainly would not advocate another. We must all do what we can to make the best of it.
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  14. I believe it was de Gaulle, many years ago, who stated that Britain, being an island and a maritime nation, was not suited to be part of a European community, given its trading links with the rest of the world. Perhaps he just didn't like the British...or maybe he had a point!
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  15. I thought Margie would be along to represent the snowflakes.
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  16. I did. I was living on Sherwood Rise (Forest Fields, Hyson Green area) in the years immediately prior to my leaving Nottingham (a place I still hold very dear in my memory). I left Nottingham at the end of the 1970's and even then there were definite rumblings of unease in the area well before the too well publicised riots. I was working at Gerard's (New Basford) and my route to work took me through Forest Fields and Hyson Green. I became increasingly cautious about the streets I used to get to and from Wilkinson Street and, towards the end, I felt safe only if I went Gregory Bouleva
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  17. A fitting comment regading Powell's speech would be "I told you so". Putting it simply, mass immigration does not & never will work. It's the snowflakes trying to convince everyone everything in the garden is rosey, & it bleddy well aint.
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  18. We lost our identity years ago I'm sad to say. There are too many of our own people who just can't abide this country and its ideals, and choose to denigrate our heritage that our forefathers fought and died to uphold. There's a distinct lack of patriotism. Forgot the World Cup, that was a flash in the pan. If you want to see what REAL patriotism is, then visit utube and play Red, White and Blue by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
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  19. Ha yes, grandad shirts mam tie-dyed for me. . In fact I got a new pair of proper Clarkes desert boots the other week, half price in the sale, still forty bleddy quid though.
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  20. Never worn a cravat but in my teens, I thought I was the bees knees in me neckerchief.
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  21. Remington Roll a Matic electric shaver Rog
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  22. They need supporting,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,at the end of a bloody rope Rog
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  23. The AEC Reknown was very similar WW. It was quite common for a few drivers to climb in the cab & lose the gear lever up their trouser leg ! Not a lot of gear travel either if I remember correctly.
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  24. Pity MargieH had to pull out tho !
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  25. Lincoln council advised the local village hall to lock the barriers leading to the car park and playing fields because they had wind that the travellers were in the area,the council said if the travellers got onto the car park and playing fields and stayed for any length of time it would cost the village a minimum of £30,000 for court fees, police presence and clean up teams, priceless Rog
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  26. Just checking through the weekly veg shop,I see the runner beans come from Kenya, some new potato's come from Israel,sprouts from Lincolnshire UK, potato's from Hamilton UK, on top of that, meat is British same as the eggs, not sure where the EU figure in that lot, probably made the carrier bags Rog
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  27. Drove past Woodthorpe Park this morning , and noticed that the gates on Woodthorpe Drive have been broken into, and the lovely green area where the children play, and dogs are walked has been churned up by about forty trucks, 4 X 4's and massive caravans. Marvellous ! Where's the Gedling Council bulldozer when you need it ? Before the snowflakes begin bemoaning the fact that these folks are homeless, I'll just remind them that one of the 4 x4 's there costs over £60k. On the poverty line, my ar5e !
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  28. I've been to France many, many times and have yet to find any evidence of a national hatred of the English.
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  29. I think the remainers are now so desperate, that they are now actually looking underneath the barrel for excuses. Again, just for the record, I actually voted to stay, but now, I just want out ASAP. The rest of Europe have shown their true colours over negotiations, and all they're bothered about is nest feathering.
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  30. But the point you are missing is the UK poulation had a referendum & the Brexit vote won by the leavers. If we had another referendum & the leavers won again the remainers would just stamp & kick their feet until they had a referendum result that suited them. There is far too much scare mongering going on, sometimes really scraping the bottom of the barrel for any excuse to remain. The remainers had their vote the same has everyone else. Tough. Most Brexiters voted to leave due to knowledge that mass immigration that has occurred esp from Poland & o
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  31. They still don't like us Jill ! They only like our EU contributions, not us.
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  32. There used to be a BSC thread. British Standard Cycle. Probably very obsolete now. Perhaps BA might be a suitable alternative. You’re bound to have the taps and dies for that amongst your kit.
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  33. I tried marrow rum...…………. never again!
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  34. Fill it with soft brown sugar, put a tap in the bottom and wait a few months, drink the liquid that comes out of the tap and forget any problems you thought you had Rog
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  35. I know exactly what you mean, Jonab. I feel the same way.
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  36. The money from RTB sales was never reinvested in to social housing. Many ex council houses are now owned by greedy buy to let landlords charging extortionate rents. My next door neighbour pays £650 per month to an Asian landlord who bought the house about ten years ago for £58k. Then there was the scandal of certain Nottingham City Homes managers giving out tenancies to their friends & relatives & no action was never taken to rectify that injustice.Nottingham City Homes conveniently swept that story under the carpet. The only rental properties being built in this city ar
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  37. Another problem caused by mass immigration is house rents going through the roof, not enough houses. Not enough jobs for our own people never mind all the EU immigrants, but it keeps the wages cost down by many unscrupulous employers. Not enough school places for our own kids, it is not unusual now to have kids from the same family going to different schools due to the influx of immigrants. Women's retirement age unfairly increased by 6 years in one go, all this immigration & benefit support has to come from somewhere. This country had a crime problem before but we now
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  38. To change the subject ever so slightly.....The Brexit negotiations began with the Tories using EU workers in Britain as hostages and bargaining tools. They have now progressed to presenting an unworkable proposition to the rest of the EU and are throwing their toys out of the pram and refusing to play anymore because the plan has been rejected. Their latest stance is "You will do what we want or we will leave without a deal and totally ruin our country - Rule Britannia! [stamp of foot]" Clearly, they are looking for scapegoats for their failed ability to negotiate. I blame their Public Scho
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  39. Steady on Ian.....Don't forget we have a member whose name is "Melton Stilton"
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  40. Quite right Fly, if a dog is born in a stable it's not a horse is it?,it's still a dog Rog
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  41. Of course, it's not just uncontrollable immigration that is undermining our society, it's their offspring that has no affiliation with this country's history. Worse still is the fact that we call these offspring British ! No way on this earth are they British. I remember reading about Radney Foster, an American country singer whose pregnant wife was accompanying him on tour somewhere in the south. When the birth was foreseeable, he sent one of the road crew to drive to Texas, which was Radneys home state to bring some earth back. Radney said that the first thing he wanted his child to to
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  42. I knew the son of the M.D. of Redmayne’s back in the 60’s. He told the story of when Forest won the F.A cup in 1959 the cup was displayed in the shop window for a while. For security purposes the cup was removed from the window overnight and was taken home where it was placed on the sideboard. He said it was odd to have the F.A Cup sitting there whilst they had dinner!
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  43. As is said in the comments on the aforementioned LS video, 'If you don't like it here, then get the hell out'.
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  44. Love the fire surround with its overmantle and the cornice. Elegance and workmanship not found today!
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  45. Your picture of the inside of the Buol cafe reminded me of a similar Victorian/Edwardian cafe we visited near Pontycyslite North Wales Mrs P near the fire place after spilling her tea on a nicely ironed table cloth (can't take her anywhere) Rog
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  46. We had 60 footers for working on the M1 lighting in the mid 80's. Didn't use full harnesses though we had belts which were about as much use as tits on a boar, If you fell out it meant you would be dangling upside down over the fast lane of the motorway.
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  47. Anyroad, said enough on this now, tara.
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  48. Ey up ! I'm off to Luxembourg on Monday ! There's nothing wrong with Europe, it's just the mentality of the indigenous population that is the inherent problem.
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  49. Great thread, this is what Nottstalgia is about, plenty of memories for people and information being passed on for the benefit of others Rog
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  50. If any one remembers the Jolly Friar pub at Blidworth, just down a track from there going towards Farnsfield and before you got to the sewage farm there was a field where the gypsies often camped. In those days they were the ones with horse drawn caravans not the big 4WD and mobile homes. Mum often bought dolly pegs from them when they called around and one day when a gypsy fortune teller came to the door offering to tell fortunes my dad said I'll give you two bob if you can tell me the winner of the 3 o'clock at Doncaster. The gypsy wrote a name on a piece of paper in exchange for the t
    1 point
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