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Let’s get this ‘Day Trip’ topic back on track as I’m old enough to remember when half the back page of the E.Post listed all the different rail trips available that weekend. (full page at Bank holidays) As a railway fireman I also worked on quite a few, the first one I remember was Easter Sunday 1950 when the Ilkeston Labour Party ran a trip from Ilkeston (run round the train via Bennerly Junc.) to Rhyl. Nth. Wales. 10 coaches & a ‘Black 5’ in charge. Bit of a ‘hic up’ at Crewe as no conductor to Rhyl waiting , 20 minutes before one turned up looking forward to the overtime he would be

Have a chew on this Ben !

You may think ''what does Donna make of some of the things i say about other women on here'''? well she just laughs and calls me a 'Twat' When i told her i was off to Norwich for a few weeks (home at weekends) she just said OK love,,,tried to provoke her by saying ''had a few flings there ya know'' yes i know duck youve told me before''' you do realise if they still alive they probably in their 80s and can't even remember you''' Cheeky Git........lol

Couldn't agree more John.......Triangulation on the same frequency absolute must.......and the world just wouldn't be the same without a few Geosynchronous Orbits...........

I can’t do the mountain of holiday ironing without watching the telly so this afternoon I am watching, quite by chance, ‘Collectaholics’ BBC2. I think Gem would enjoy the programme as it has featured an old lady with a collection of dolls houses and fascinating contents. Oh blimey ...... now a man who’s got an arcade of one-armed bandits, and shoulders covered in dandruff. Might have to turn over, makes me feel ill.

Back behind my grandma's house in Netherfield were two large banks of cinders and gravel near a ditch which ultimately made it's way to the Trent. I think it was a branch of the Ouse Dyke. The kids had an old tin bath which just seemed to stay there. We loved to ride down those cinder hills in it. Usually ended the day with plenty of bumps and grazes, but they were the days when real men didn't cry.

I've never come across this before, but it has some interesting reading on the area. http://mapperleyandsherwoodhistorygroup.co.uk/

The Besthorpe in Norfolk i know fairly well from my VG stores days,,,lived/lodged in Norfolk on and off for many years loved the place,,,it was a toss up after my Divorce in the early 80s whether i went to live there or return to Nottingham,,,Nottingham won because of family,,,often wonder where my life would have gone if i had chosen Norfolk,,,,probably married some lovely Norfolk Wench (es),,,and had kids that spoke funny. lol Went back a few years ago on a job i was doing,,,was there a few weeks and tried to look up old friends,,,very sad,,all had gone.....

Now watching 'The Chase' with Bradley Walsh,, used to like Bradley,,but now can't take to him any more.......WOW,WOW,WOW,, or Absolutely in nearly every sentence...............and todays Chaser is Fat-boy,,can't stand him either,,,must stop moaning,,think ive been on that forum called Nottstalgia too long................lol

THEY, know where you are. ALL the time.

Jill mi duck,,i have long known that the ladies are far more switched on about life in general,,,and certainly have us blokes well sussed,,,love you all,,, Watch now,,Fly will say i'm creeping............lol

I think one of the best things sliced bread are satnavs. A free phone app is all you need. Much better than any paper map ever was. I learned map reading in the boy scouts too!!

We had single deck trolley buses in Adelaide Australia they were used until 1963 A total of 56 were used made up of two types, Leyland Canton (original intended for China hence the name) and Sunbeam MF2B (Silver) chassis single deckers. One of each type is preserved at our local tramway museum Photos By William Adams - Tramway Museum St Kilda Adelaide

For anyone interested ... the Albert Hall reflected in the Sky Mirror outside the Nottingham Playhouse The Arboretum The top memorial is in the General Cemetery at the corner of Clarendon and Waverley Streets The bottom memorial is outside the High School on Arboretum Road As Ben said, the plaque is on the Bell The lady with the lute is on one of the houses at the bottom of Clarendon Street where the Spanish Guitar Centre was based may years ago.

They certainly were the days, and when the day ended and you went home you wouldn't complain of the cuts and bruises, as you would have to explain where you had been and been up to , then you would receive more bruises.

Time for more 'Minutiae'. Sadly, I don't have pictures. And I may have related this before but I can't recall.. it's an age thing... As we looked out from our house on Southglade and over towards Rigley's we saw a hollow meadow , leading to a steep bank. That bank led up to a flat area created by Rigleys Wagon Works, as a storage area for assorted rail rolling stock which they serviced, repaired or scrapped. It was essentially a large private set of rail sidings. I think I've already described how one tree, growing from the base of the Leen Valley Line and the 'Rigley's Bank',

Nothing posted about this place, I think our Darkazana used to live in the village Did some breeding bird surveys there in the old gravel working a few years ago for the Notts wildlife trust, some lovely walks along the river and around the old ponds created by the gravel workings Rog

Ben I have a major problem my wife understands me and tolerates me. She must do we have been married 52 years this June, we met when we were both 17, she does roll her eyes regularly I just don't know why. As a Hucknall girl born and bred she knows many people in Hucknall , when walking through town she complains that I am always stopping talking to people ,she says she doesn't mind but most of them are women. I use to always be in bother when I was younger but I found out you had more fun being a lover not a fighter. I knew I was past it years ago when she said I could go out when I want , wh

Hey Trogg,,,pity we so old now,,, i have met you,,and you are a lovely bloke.....you more than likely had a better life than me (ie less trouble) but you remind me of a chap that worked for me in Peterborough,,,he was never appreciated by the previous boss,,,he would go anywhere and tackle any job,,, i promoted him straight away and got him travelling east Anglia mostly with me,,,we had some great times together work and pleasure,, last time i saw him about 20 years ago, he told me our times together were great and never strayed from the ''straight and narrow again'' still with his Essex bride

I bet your tales are authentic Ben. Unusual for NS.

I want to but the wife wont give me permission .

He gives tuition, Trogg! Sign up!

You've surely realised by now Ben that we females have you lot sussed!

God, doesn't his voice grate ? I love Ken Bruce's show on Radio 2 in a morning, especially when I'm driving, but as soon as JV comes on at 12, it's CD time. Had three Long John Baldry ones on this morning. NOW HE HAD A VOICE !

Watch it, Ben! You could get eaten by a low flying LEO once it trangulates your position. Better keep your LB on.

99% of your phone services now go through Geosynchronous satellites, so you're probably right Ben...LOL

Oh dear Lizzie you know me to well, I am recording the series.

Well not in public anyway Rog

The registration on that vehicle shows as 1965, I left bilborough depot in early 1967. We were still doing the hospital run then. Another bit of useless information, I always volunteered to work Christmas day 10..00 till 4.00pm if I remember right. Now as I look back I think those years on the buses were the best of my working life.

Have a Harrier from me too Rog ! This one parked up at Bletchley Park.

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Meeowed, too young to remember it, but the single deck trolleybus you refer to was a Glasgow Corporation Transport BUT RETB1, numbered TBS2 in the Glasgow fleet. It ran for NCT between 2nd & 18th February 1953

Plantfit If you type "Bajaj and Triumph" into your web browser you will find a lot of news about this project, apparently the first bike produced will be a 650cc unit. Whilst working in India I was at the company that made the Enfield Bullet and I saw a diesel engined version. I can imagine some poor Indian rider being launched into orbit if it kicked back.

Hawker Harrier, Rog

Definitely nothing wrong with creeping round the ladies Ben !

I've not bought one yet. Just briefly looking at the new rules regarding flying distances from airports I've not yet discovered how an 'airport' is defined. I live across the River Trent from RAF Syerston within the 3 mile airfield boundary. It is primarily an active gliding establishment but military exercises do take place from time to time, usually with low flying helicopters. Even the Red Arrows give a 'private' annual show there. The field is substantially higher than us so there is never any chance of collision but it only takes someone to inform on you to invite trouble. I've got to stu

Greedy sod. No loyalty.

What Ben said Rog

Like to point out ,wasn't watching ACTUALLY WITH Bradley,, i'm on me own..................

Thanks for the info ,I must watch it if its on again , its suits my personality.

Talking Pictures channel 81,, All about a group/club of Anglers from Sheffield in the 1960s,,,scenes included Fishing on a riverbank in Lincolnshire,,,most were dressed in suits with collar and Tie. The matches lasted 6 hours and ended with the blowing of a whistle,,then the weighing in took place. Also filmed them at their AGM,,,Where prizes were handed out Cutlery sets etc,,they also interviewed some and their wives,,,in fact the whole programme was totally BORING...............LOL

I think satalite TV picks up it's signal from one satalite, sat navs pick up signals from more, mine picks up it's signals from five different satalites Rog

Not knocking your info, Rog. The question is still can such a device connect to a satellite? Especially with the car twisting and turning etc. when other systems need a carefully aligned dish. Just doen't quite add up to me. Part of the unexplained I guess. Edited to add. Thanks Mick. Your response just came in as I responded to Rog. above. I'll read over it somemore.

Dave I use Here Maps. http://www.androidtipsandhacks.com/android/here-maps-best-satnav-app-android-free/ Pre downloaded maps on the phone & then uses the phone's built in GPS module as Rog explained. The beauty is this app uses no data & can be used in walking, cycling or driving mode. Works very well.

The Allders in the Broad Marsh Centre. It was a Co-op before, and became a TK Maxx after.

Excellent thread!!! Never seen the Playhouse mirror but sort of recognised the Albert Hall tower. Seen all of the others but time has diminished my acuity for placements. As plantfit says, proper Nottstalgia.

I’d never seen the memorial that depicts an officer calling on his men. So powerful. Pity it’s not in a more prominent position.

This one's a bit obscure. A row of houses with some really ornate carvings above the doors. It's particulary relevant that she's playing a stringed instrument as one of these buildings was occupied, some years ago, by an "establishment" well into stringed instruments! Sorry for flooding the site with photos!

Nobody said the job was in Cognito. Too far for me to travel I'm afraid .