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I'm with Lizzie on the spelling. My left and right hand co-ordination is not what it used to be; consequently, when typing some letters they become mixed up. My biggest problem is not that I can't spell but mainly that I don't proof read my posts properly before hitting 'return'.

Ah now it becomes clearer. Is the 'plant' part of the name a reference to certain recreational pharmaceuticals?

If no-one was doing things like that, you can be sure there'd be people who moan about lost heritage......old buildings being demolished and old cars being left to rust and rot away.

I turned predictive text off. I got sick of having to edit posts for things I didn't even mean to say. My problem is not spelling, More often I don't hit the letters right or hard enough on the ipad keyboard so words have missing letters. Never seem to catch them before I post, then have to go back and edit.

Let me say right out I make money by buying and renting houses. I'm not ashamed of making a profit and I'm not doing it for altruistic reasons, I do it for the money OK. I seriously doubt anyone here would turn down a bank offering an interest rate that is almost in double figures so lets not be hypocritical. I don't know the area you mention so can't say if the rent is high or not. What I will say is a proper check should have been made to ensure they can afford it. It is counter productive to drive a tenant into penury. Most of my tenants are British, I have one Polish fami

I see on the news, that the Americans are ceasing teaching kids joined up writing, as its not applicable in the modern world. They are perusing the text way of writing /spelling. My God, as if things aren't bad enough already. We'll all soon be back to just grunting and nodding.

It's not only crap spelling with me. I type too quickly and often miss whole words out and make disjointed paragraphs. Good job people here can figure out worram onna bout

Quite so. Jill is English, Rog is British. We got here courtesy of Italy (the Romans) , the Germans (Saxons) the French(Normans) and the Scandinavians (Vikings). Me? whatever blood courses through these old arteries, I'm on the bike again to make the most of our British weather. Along the way, I don't mind what nationalities I encounter, as long as they extend the same courtesy to me as I will accord them. Have a great day. and don't get wound up by the Westminster Windbags. Phil

HSR, I think there's a slight difference between genuine business dealings, and underhand, sly and devious tactics. I cannot for the life of me understand why profit is deemed to be such a dirty word. What is the difference between Brew purchasing a old house for renovation, and selling at a profit, and Siddha buying an old vintage car, restoring it to its former glory, an selling it on for a handsome profit ?

That is correct, Fly. I think they mostly communicate on their phones using emoticons anyway. I see a more sinister agenda behind it and that is the dumbing down of whole populations. Life rapidly becomes a series of pictures and ideas flashed on a tv or phone screen. The ability to read slowly and thoughtfully about ideas and opinions is removed. Pretty soon the individual becomes an automaton blindly following video dictates or if anything is written it is in large letters of few syllables. The word OBEY! comes to mind. Someone commented recently that us old geezer

I was stopped in the street in Worksop last week by someone doing a survey on behalf of the council, questions like "how often do you shop in Worksop" and "Do you use any of the cafes here" all simple enough questions which I was happy to give an answer,she then asked me what was my ethnicity, Black African,brown Asian, black Jamaican,at that I just walked off shaking my head, she should have gone to Specsavers Rog True story

I met my friend, Jane, at around 10.10 on Tuesday morning outside Berridge. We were slightly early, so walked down to Brushfield Street. As we stood there, a woman came walking along and she turned out to be the girl who is sitting on the other side of me on the 1963 photo! She still lives in the area. The odd thing was that she hasn't changed. Just looks older! We're all now 61 instead of 5.

As I've often stated, I regularly watch Homes Under The Hammer, and have rarely seen blatant profiteers. Most investors just want to top up their pensions, reside themselves, or as seems to be the main bone of contention, rental. Most houses are in a sorry state, and it must be a blessing for the neighbours to have improvements made, and a family inhabited within. Most make a profit, but are fully entitled to if they've taken a financial risk. Better to make a profit by hard graft, than to have a tidy sum drop into your lap.

I have met FLY2 a few times and can confirm that she is white.

TBI & Waddo, I wholeheartedly agree with your sentiments. You can feel that if you attend the Menin gate ceremony at 20.00hours. My wife and I attended two nights on the trot and found it very moving. Before the last post, a list of names is read each night (different each time), all British, I believe. Beekay.

Similar setup last week at the QMC when the consultant was on his keyboard filling in a form he went through the usual questions then asked me my gender ? I'm sorry he said I have to ask it's on the forms. Where is this madness going to end ?

Thanks Brew, but I'm not allowed any sharp instruments.

I've often considered a DNA test, as with being adopted in September 45, and no official documents found, I could be from anywhere. Edited.... However, I was brought up VERY English.

The other problem is predictive text. Your spelling may be good, but if you intended to say one thing and the machine decides you were going to say something else, there's usually only one winner.

Well said Fly2, nothing wrong in profit. Much wrong in excessive exploitation to realise excessive profit. A wide contextual perspective and sense of fairness are helpful...……………..

I'm English. Always have been English, always will be English. From today, I will be purchasing nothing European if I can avoid it, despite the difficulties that may cause me. As a protest. Thank heaven for Aussie red wine!

Not a very good day for me today, I woke up this morning hoping to be British and I find I am still a European, Bummer Rog

And Can it Be? John or Charles Wesley I think.

I attended the Menin Gate ceremony whilst staying at Ypres a few years back. Harry Patch, one of the last Tommy's was there. A superb occurrence.

Yes BK, the evening ceremony is carried out every night by the Fire Brigade and has been for many, many years. I shall be there again in a few weeks.

Yes TBI, I’ve noticed that too. Also, mainly footballers when being interviewed, post match ...... they start a sentence with ‘Absolutely ......’

I don't think it's wrong, it just looks wrong. I was always assured that I would suffer hell and damnation for all eternity if I began a sentence with AND or BUT. There is no rule against it I've found but still can't bring myself to do it, it simply looks wrong to me.

YAY probably means the same as AYEUP which is equally nonsensical if you think about it..

I dnt knw wt u meen. Wots cursiv? izat lik swearin n stuf? or jus old peeps stuf? So wts wrng wi emoticons thn, egyptshuns did em years ago..

You And Yours ?

It means spend more money with us Yay Rog

Sharp crayons BK, that's the secret, sharp crayons..

Bugger,sussed Rog

A disturbed night, by having to get up for the toilet at 5 this morning, but it was beautiful to hear that Dawn Chorus Orchestra just warming up in the trees in the garden. Glorious blue skies today, and wallowing in caffeine on the patio. Superb.

Thank goodness for the fire. Best not to admit the Mansfield connection!

Yeah man!

Oh, I'm black as the ace of spades - bet you didn't realise that!

Where there any gooseberry bushes or storks in you area???

There was a review of these DNA tests some time ago. The results are apparently vague to say the least. Quote from Scientific America: ' They say where DNA like yours can be found on Earth today. By inference, we are to assume that significant proportions of our deep family came from those places. But to say that you are 20 percent Irish, 4 percent Native American or 12 percent Scandinavian is fun, trivial and has very little scientific meaning.' Edit: Just read it again and one lab failed to identify that one saliva sample was canine, not human!

Disappointing for some members today, as NO B***** pi55 up happening that was so eagerly envisaged ! Probably a couple are currently drowning their sorrows.

I’m with Jill on this one. Ever since Merkel and Macron started kicking off and making threats we stopped consciously buying German or French products in this household. I even got rid of my Porsche! We still buy from Italy ‘cause they’re in a bad way and need all the help they can get!

I have always avoided commenting on political topics, but on this occasion I have to agree with oldphil , I am what I am ,other people are individuals as well ,who knows where our distant ancestors came from. I hope to be pleasant and polite as often as I can. Leave the politics to politicians ,but politely let them know your views , often.

Exactly Siddha. In the scenario I just mentioned, you would be classed as a genius in refurbishing a seventy year old car, and poor old Brew would be classed as a shark, a shyster, a profiteer, and greedy. Odd indeed.

An advert on tv that really pee's me off, is the Available Car.Com one, where some woman rattles on about saving up to £9k on their cars. Your not saving anything....... The bleddy things are over five years old !

Front row 5th from the left?, cutie.

If yer from the Denman street area I might know yer. Don't know where I'm from, me mam had a bike !!!

I can't guarantee this will answer your question, but here's 63 possibilities from old threads on Nottstalgia. https://nottstalgia.com/forums/search/?q=heathcote

In her early teens, my mother went to dances at the church hall and on the way home down Churchfield Lane, used to run past the graveyard. This was war time and blackout regulations were in force which would make the old graveyard even more eerie. I believe there was a legend that the churchyard was haunted by a cavalier, or a Royalist, to give the proper term. The place was given a facelift in the early 70s, I think. There are still gravestones but these are embedded flat in the ground or ranged around the boundary walls. My grandmother attended this church and was a member of the

As a landlord my answer to the few previous posts is that unless you are a landlord and can speak from experience then you are talking out of your collective arses. The vast majority I know through various association memberships are perfectly sound but you never hear of the good work they do, it's not news worthy. Of course there are bad ones just as there are bad tenants but that's no reason to tar all with the same brush.