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I wear mine out of respect. Nothing more, nothing less. If folks see it as being PC, then so be it. It's something I've done since starting work. If I was homeless, and down to my last ten bob, I'd STILL buy a poppy. They died so that I could live in so called peace, and relative freedom. Simple as that !

Because this one's gone out.

Everybody was right. Looking in old telephone directories, D & A Stationers were at 22 Lower Parliament St. And that was between the garage and the church, before Sainsbury's was built.

I enjoyed working there, except when someone cut themselves on bacon slicer. They had an amazing canteen, the sandwiches had more filling than bread! I also worked for a while in a factory at Beeston putting fancy trimmings for furniture and clothes on cards. Think it was called jenning or something like that, didn’t stay long though as it made your hands sore. But I got the fringed trimming for my jeans for nothing, a must if you were a “mod”.

I didn’t take your comment the wrong way Mary As for sending Christmas cards, I haven’t bought any yet but shall do so soon. I used to send over 100 but the list is slowly dwindling as people die off ...... I will always write cards and post them, despite the cost of postage stamps. I can’t abide e-cards and view folk who send them as lazy and mean, “oh, I’m not sending Christmas cards this year, I’m donating that money to Charity”. Well I do both.

My father used to say it was a very effective way of thinning out the population and, in my opinion, it needs thinning out drastically. We've become parasites who are destroying our host but if you express that opinion, attack from all sides is usually the result. It's a consequence of uncontrolled breeding and increased longevity but the effect on the planet is catastrophic. Maybe dad was right!

Nowt surprises me any more Ben. You really should write a book.LOL

Happy anniversary to you and Donna. Why did you travel with your solicitor though?

I watched it for the 2nd time on TV and it still gets to me. I saw a live streaming of the stage show last year at a cinema in Ely and found that heart wrenching too. I thought I wouldn't get beyond the wooden models but as the show went on, they became real - such talented operators...

I started watching it............but started crying before they left the village........so turned over,,

'Ee's at it again. we've always said now't can keep our Ben down. We were right.

We don’t have village bonfires any more. Our parish council would go spare if there was a burnt patch on their precious Glebe Field. Years ago, when our kids and their friends were much younger, I and a bunch of fathers used to organise spectacular village bonfire events. None of the current batch of parents seem to have much go in them. They’re probably totally indoctrinated in today’s health and safety culture. Way back in 1962 we had the bonfire on our field and my father, who was very rigourous in car oil changes, had a large quantity of used sump oil which he poured over the fire on the a

My Dad and Grandad both lived in council houses with large Gardens,,,both dabbled with their gardens,,but much preferred going for a pint,,......Dad was highly delighted when i turned the very large back garden into a Football pitch for me and me mates,, Mam however loved her little corner which she tended with loving care,,

Jill.......can i pop round and light your fire........

I mentioned this fantastic tread with Mrs Red last night over dinner, she's also never been to a garden center either! I think it's because we only had a front step & brick back yard so no need for garden centers, my Dad or Granddad would have had no time for gardening anyway, they would have been knackered after working all week & would have preferred going out for a pint? Work hard, play hard.

Gone poppy mad this year picked two limited Nottingham Forest twinned enamel poppy's on Saturday only 1200 made, also a Notts County one 600 made, two paper poppy's & an iron on one for my work coat & brought me Mam a metal poppy bird feeder, she loved it x

To be quite honest it bothers me not the reason people buy poppies , the most important thing is that they do buy one . The cash generated and the use it is put to is the most important thing.

Fly, I think you must be Nottstalgia's biggest Garden Centre fan! You seem to have visited several dozen of them on your days out. (And I think RadfordRed ought to visit one of them just once - if only for a cup of coffee.) I think, - like Phil and TBI - that Garden Centres and other out of town retail outlets are becoming increasingly popular these days. Sad for the High Street shops and department stores, though.... Thank you for all your comments - it's been really helpful finding out what people aged 60ish - 70+ like /dislike about Garden Centres. Now I need to ask so

I can't understand that logic, phil, I'd have said completely the opposite. We've been wearing poppies for nearly a 100 years, how can it be PC? More PC to stop wearing. I agree with FLY too, I've seen far fewer poppies worn this year, surprisingly the older generation seem lacking.

Me neither but I wear a poppy...just an ordinary one...every year out of respect for those (members of my own family amongst them) who died in both world wars. I, personally, would never wear the glitzy versions of poppies which have become common in recent years, nor display a plastic poppy on the front of my car. Something in me isn't happy about the current rash of poppies on lampposts. Yes, it is the centenary of the end of The Great War but I don't think that's any excuse to turn the symbol into 'bling' and neither of my grandfathers would have approved of that. I believe, as

Car dealers are the modern day equivalent of horse traders. A generally untrustworthy bunch of people.

It was my ambition to work on the biscuit counter in there when I was a child. I loved that biscuit counter. Can smell it now. They got rid of it. Had to go into teaching instead!

I’ve spent nearly all my life typing (and still need to type daily as we’re still running a business here) and when I get an email, usually a long interesting catch-up email, I decide to answer it ‘soon’ but never get around to it. Instead I will pick up the phone and call that friend who I haven’t seen for months or years. We chat for an hour or more and I love it. Texting is ok if there is no time to talk but I much prefer to have a proper chat.

Our wedding anniversary today,,33 years ago tonight we were in the Masons Arms old Basford,,,Harry on Piano,,everyone singing,,..............next morning we caught the train to Peterborough with our solicitor.......happy days,, lol

I watched War Horse yesterday too FLY. I can’t understand why I’ve never seen it before. Brilliant film but oh so sad. Made me cry at the end, I’m not normally that soft!!

FIREWORKS !!

We've only got one now. The really daft thing is that they were both started by the same person.

I’ll cancel the ‘bus trip then!

I don't know if I'm imagining, as I think back but I seem to have a recollection of that shop, the window angled inwards from the left, the door set back on the right and sold artists equipment too, canvasses, easels etc which were displayed in the window?

I guess I miss bonfire night as we used to celebrate it. With my birthday being on the third a lot of relatives used to buy me a box of fireworks. I was ok with that for a number of years until I began to realize that this was a cheap birthday present. Somehow or other we all seemed to manage without serous burns or parts of our anatomy being blown off.

Well done Margie. As long as the kids realise the significance of the occasion. In answer to your statement, yes, I love my garden and the work I put in is rewarding and mental therapy. It's very soothing in this mad wilderness we call society.

Errands done, leaves mown up, chiminea lit, and chilling on the patio with tea and a mince pie. Almost paradise !

As you know, I always deeply respected Bob so what I say next is not intended to attack a good man who is not here to defend himself. If you asked Bob to define his religion he would answer, as he did to me once. "I'm a liberal Christian." Trimmed to it's basics we might translate that as, believe what you want. Jesus was a good man try to follow his teachings. A slippery slope. At that point God becomes a God of the gaps. What we can't explain by our science must be God's doing. I'm not trying to start a religious debate so don't block me. I'm just trying to explain that seeming anoma

It rubbed off on Janet too. Very rarely did we have words, but if we did I knew when to shurrup. She could hit you with devastating logic without even raising her voice. I loved her dearly.

Missed that one, belated birthday wishes Loppy hope you had a good one.

Some cracking photo's there Compo, worth making a seasonal calendar out of some Rog

Believe so Margie Rog

Knew it were sommat like that TBI Rog

Quite true TBI, I think it was Abraham Lincoln who said "Don't believe everything you see and hear on the telly" Rog

Could it be one of your socks on the washing line with the sun behind it? Rog

It's worse than it looks Rog

To be honest I am ashamed of the state of my sheds,they seem to be overrun with useful (to me) stuff,to the untrained eye they are full of rubbish. This is the shed I keep the trike in,just enough room for it to fit down the middle, This one is the garden equipment shed,lawn mowers (2) pressure washer (1), toolboxes with tools (2), portable gas fire (1 but there is another one stored in the front conservatory), cine projectors (2) don't know why,never used them never will, drain rods and various ends (2) fuel cans (5) golf balls (2 carrier bags full) don't know why,never playe

Don't know why Phil,it's good to be different, shows character Rog

And baseball cap wearers drive Toyota's ? Rog

I used to catch the 68 from the old Broad Marsh after another session at the Peoples college, in them days there were the NCT 68,South Notts to Gotham or East Leake or the WBUDC that was numbered the same as NCT,68, NCT always went down Queens Drive and over Clifton bridge while South Notts and WBUDC went down Wilford lane I think the reason was the low bridge on Wilford lane between the Chateau and Wilford village, if I missed any of those it would be the 67 which I think terminated near the Peacock pub,what we called "Big shops" Rog Edit, forgot to add some of the WBU

Ray Pettit,now there's a name from the past, brilliant welder Rog

Post 122 LizzieM don't feel inadequate because you're not, any one who makes an effort is more than adequate in my book, well done any effort is positive effort no matter how great or small Rog

Well done all, the steps are mounting up, we should be as fit as fleas soon, steady morning in office today but who know's this afternoon with the shopping run and the garden to do, will have to see, yesterday step count: 9482, nearly there but at least heading in the right direction Rog

it's fantastic the amount of encouragement you get from the comments you guy's post on here,really spurs you on to do a little bit more, I was going to finish the afternoon off in the office but after reading your posts I've decided to have another walk around the site and do the paperwork later, thanks you guy's Rog

The one gave to us by the company is called "SILVA stepometer" they have a website www.silva.se never looked on it but it might give some info, hope this helps and good luck, only 8190 steps yesterday, meetings most of today, failing dismally at the moment Rog