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  1. Now I know who to put on the Christmas card list.
    9 points
  2. Nottstalgia not the same without you Cliff Ton...........
    7 points
  3. Missed you now get some pruning done youth
    6 points
  4. Results. The manager couldn't have done a better job. Well done to his efficiency. Straight away, the details were relayed to head office, who in turn contacted the makers, who would instruct the shop as to their decision. I pointed out that; if the batch stayed on the shelf while this was happening, people could still buy one. I was told they had started the ball rolling and procedures were all happening at that precise moment. I will be contacted by the manufacturers at some point. No problem with that. The safety of the public priority, and for myself I was given two boxes
    6 points
  5. Anyone know how to cancel an eBay bid? I bid £3 on a cowboy outfit & today I'm 12 minutes away from owning the Labour Party?
    6 points
  6. Thanks Lizzie,, not been posting much,, only time ive been out is to Hospital appointments,, don't want to come on here talking about them just get on everyones tits,,..........still logging in to see what's gooing off though,,not much it seems at the moment ?.......aiming for trip into Bulwell monday i hope,,wife as to drive not up to it yet,,can't twist me neck far enough yet,,be nice just to have a coffee in 'Wetherspoons' and see me old mates............
    6 points
  7. Opened a tin of evaporated milk, nowt init
    5 points
  8. We had a big ginger cat who could open closed doors ! Only this morning Mrs C was relating a story where she was taking a bath & the bathroom door handle slowly opened, knowing I was at work she was really scared until this lad walked in the room !
    4 points
  9. I do like cats. A large ginger one is purring happily on my knee at the moment. Dinner will soon be ready and sadly I’ve got to shift him in a minute.
    4 points
  10. Sadly, some people are not fit to have cats...or any pets. They do not realise the responsibility it involves. The cost of buying flea treatment, the cost of veterinary treatment, etc, isn't cheap but if you take on a pet, it is your responsibility to cover these costs. My friends who run cat rescue are very familiar with people who turn up with cats and tell the most outrageous lies about why they can't keep them. The real reason is because they've acquired a dog or a child and...as for people who allow their pets to breed unchecked...dont get me started on that one! P
    4 points
  11. In the mid 1980s we were asked by Metropolitan Police to cost a wheel-clamping operation. We were subsequently awarded the contract, bought 12 new Transit vans, 2 tow-away trucks and set on many extra employees. Every clamping van had to have a policeman in it. It was a lucrative contract but obviously stressful as it was something that nobody liked to happen, there was a lot of aggravation from clamp haters. Our guys couldn’t make a decision on which cars to clamp, that was the police’s decision. I remember one amusing incident. A car was parked in an obstructive place and a clamp
    4 points
  12. Less of that bad language if you don't mind!
    4 points
  13. That's no way to talk to absentees. Cliff Ton, NBL and the rest of you who've been AWOL for too long, get back on here, at once, immediately and without delay, or else.....we'll send Ben round in his liberty bodice!
    4 points
  14. Don't let it put you off eating cakes!!
    4 points
  15. Notts coalfields is your answer which were originally owned by Dukes who lived in the Dukeries. The pit folk who lived there addressed the Duke as My Duke or slovenly - miduk. The Dukes lived in Thoresby Hall, Welbeck Hall etc and the employees in the rows of pit houses built for them by The Dukes. Gradually the expression has spread from the pit villages to the whole area known as South Notts Coalfield.
    3 points
  16. The culprit was Sandy he would make two of Monty ! Here's Monty.
    3 points
  17. I was disturbed a few weeks ago when I saw an advert for an automatic pet feeder - a device that you load up with food and water and place it where your pet can reach it. At predetermined times an electronically controlled mechanism operates and dispenses a serving of food/water. OK, that's bad enough but there is a CCTV camera attached which connects with your WiFi to allow you to see your pet feeding. The device operates for a week without requiring a refill or any attention. For heaven's sake, if you have a pet, you MUST take responsibility for its welfare, not farm it out to some robo
    3 points
  18. Not a good result carni, you should have negotiated a years supply of cakes........................................& chocolates as compensayshun ! Minimum !
    3 points
  19. Yo be careful @carni they may find it was a plastic bag & they'll be contacting you for 5p
    3 points
  20. I remember opening a tin of tuna over thirty years ago (I can't remember what brand) and upon opening it, found a crane fly inside, which had obviously landed on the tuna just prior to the lid being put on. I took it back to Safeway and was immediately given a £5 voucher. Oh, and another tin of tuna.
    3 points
  21. If you find things not of the quality expected or demanded then you should consider it your duty to make the people responsible aware of the problem - in your case, the shop where you bought the product.
    3 points
  22. Lol, never a motorbike shop but a certain member got knocked off his motorbike on that corner by an Indian fella.
    2 points
  23. The Palace at Bulwell ( now Wetherspoons) was where we got in for next to nothing. As a gang of 5 ten year olds+ we clubbed together to raise the 5d to go in then one would pay and go in and once inside go to he gents, push the emergency door open in the gents loo and let the other 4 of us in.
    2 points
  24. Good landlords and bad, far too many of the latter. Good clamping companies? Do me a favour, yes I bet they all earn a good wage. Catfan's right.
    2 points
  25. Cats..... I respect all animals but enough is enough. Our next door neighbours love cats and I'm happy for them . Theirs stay in the house but until a few weeks ago there were 7 ,strays theyve had kittens ( adorable I agree) now there at least 12 two of which look decidedly ill. We've told the young couple and all they said was "we know" Theyve recently had a baby and I suspect that although they , the cats are fed theyve lost interest in them. I do wonder if theyve been treated for fleas as we have 4 dogs including my daughters dog who are more than well cared for. Yesterday the tilers
    2 points
  26. Was it true the Nazi's made soap from Jew's fat produced from the crematoria ?
    2 points
  27. Ian, the fat in those silos was tallow - beef fat of grades other than edible (read into that what you wish!). Some of the silos contained coconut oil - Gerard toilet soap base was made from a fat blend of 80% tallow and 20% coconut oil. Shortly after I left Gerard's there was an 'incident' in which a 500-tonne tallow tank (located near to the small laboratory block where I worked) which was thought to be empty was opened via the lower manhole. 500 tonnes of hot beef fat poured on to the yard. It was said to have set in a six-inch deep layer over most of the yard and completely fouled up
    2 points
  28. Bolt cutters, angle grinder. ..... Mmmm
    2 points
  29. I agree with you about ‘scum landlords’ Catfan but not all landlords can be so described. We bought a house in Loughborough when our sons were studying at the University. It was a no-brainer, a very easy decision to make when our eldest son started looking around the town for something to rent with his group of friends. We could afford to buy a decent house so why would we pay rent to a landlord, better for us to get rent from our son’s housemates. We did everything necessary, nicely furnished, hard-wired smoke alarms, fire doors throughout. The property did us well and we made a nice pr
    2 points
  30. I sincerely hope your comment includes that other waste of time program, Strictly Come Dancing too ?
    2 points
  31. Get the gun Rog ! Landlords ! What's wrong with it ? Surely as an advocate of freedom of choice, you should allow people to do what they like with they're own money. I always think there's an element of jealousy re this subject. I'm occasionally envious of someone with a better lifestyle than myself, but never jealous to the point of bitterness. If people buy a derelict property and renovate it and make a profit, then good luck to them.
    2 points
  32. Lease up for renewal. I'll bet some money grabbing property owner wants more money. I hope the shop stays empty & then the part of the rates are still payable ! Just like the money grabbing buy to let scum landlords.
    2 points
  33. Never seen swans swimming in the sea until recently !
    2 points
  34. Completely relaxing day today. Canadians are on an independent sightseeing tour before their flight back this afternoon. Have a busy few days next week when I'm being visited by lawyers from Canada and my IP attorney from the UK to negotiate the finer points of my business interests being bought out. If everything goes according to plan, I will forfeit all of my rights to the intellectual property I currently own in exchange for a quite nice cash lump sum.
    2 points
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  36. You're having a laugh surely rr ? I know this is rip-off Britain but £5 for that is ridiculous. I blame those people daft enough to pay it. Vote with your wallet, tell em to stuff it & walk out.
    2 points
  37. Happy it ended well Carni. If any thing is wrong or you find insects or whatever inside goods it must always be brought to attention. Years ago I bought a pack of prewashed salad ( the first ever) and found a daddy long legs inside. Took it back and I told them I didnt want it replaced so they gave me double the amount I paid. Another time I picked up a whole fresh chicken and checked the BB date . It was well within the date. Got it home and it smelt disgusting and the colour was a yucky yellow. I couldnt go back to Asda so I phoned , explained everything and they said to leave it with them a
    2 points
  38. Welcome back, CliffTon. We have missed you x
    2 points
  39. Get your roll of chief photo poster back
    2 points
  40. Thought I was getting some strange looks, apparently this is not a nudist beach?
    2 points
  41. Obviously one who takes no chances of catching anything.
    2 points
  42. One for the twitchers? What type of bird builds this nest?
    2 points
  43. When I see him again @nnsc I'll find out for you
    2 points
  44. I also think that you should complain Carni, when doing so make the point (as plantfit has said) that some people are allergic to laytex.
    2 points
  45. The time to worry is when you find a finger tip inside the glove !
    2 points
  46. Certainly, Carni, report it. The whole batch should be withdrawn. Could cause someone to choke! Hope you didn't actually swallow any!
    2 points
  47. Ditto to what Jonab said,if you don't and there's more like it the next person might not be so lucky (if that's the right word) as you, in some circumstances it could be fatal Rog
    2 points
  48. Well conkers are being used in other ways now
    2 points
  49. The fire in the mid-'70s was at a small paint factory located at the back of Gerard's and not Gerard's itself. I have written about that fire in another thread: https://nottstalgia.com/forums/topic/2312-cussons-soap-factory-outside-views/?page=3&tab=comments#comment-548689 post dated January 18. Regarding the water ponds, those were cooling pools for water released from the soap manufacture (a very hot process) before it was cleaned and returned to the soapmaking. The water wasn't deep but it was smelly because of the stale fat residues it contained.
    2 points
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