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I've just recently retired and love it. After 40+ years of shift work, getting up at ungodly hours, trying to sleep during the day in heatwaves, working weekends, bank holidays and Christmas, it's wonderful having a regular rythmn to my day. I'm walking far more now, dog walking with my friend and doing my 10,000 steps a day everyday instead of just every now and then. How I found the time to go to work I don't know! And this has all been during lockdown, once we are free (if ever) I want to get involved far more in church activities and social life, can't wait.

I never knew you could get fish and chips at Skeggy! Yull be tellin us next they've got donkeys there.

Not had a Nottingham post for a while Parr's Yard, off Page Street roughly where the bottom of Maid Marion Way is now, taken less than 100 years ago, is there some posts & maps missing from this thread it don’t make any sense

Picked a gud in as usual Jill. Eptons well up to spec too. Apart from a sunburnt nose all was good.

My Uncle Sid & his mate Harry who needs factor 50?

Nottingham Queen of the Midlands "ONCE" OH !! where have all our classie shops gone? "Griffin n' Splading" used to work at top Canning Circus finished at 4 00 on Wed had to catch bus home from the square, before getting the bus, had to call in Griffin's only to walk up the large mahogany stair case, and walk though the shop on there 4" deep pile carpets. Tobys best china shop ever. Pearsons another class shop gone C n A coats an Hats not a class shop but hay/Ho if you were 5 to 30ish ideal if you wanted something modam and did not want to pay the earth.

Being out & about daily I do believe some folk will be self isolating for the rest of their life, they may even enjoy it?

I think our nearest park and ride is still operating from the race course but it seems a bit pointless having to get out of the car, do your shopping and then carry it back to the ‘bus. As I’ve said, there’s absolutely nothing we would go into central Nottingham for these days. Most purchases can be bought from the surrounding ‘sheds’ so the farthest we need to go is Victoria Park at Netherfield or to the retail park in Newark. Morrison’s deliver weekly and a really good farm shop is 10 minutes away, Fiskerton village shop and post office is 5 minutes away. If we’re buying larger items like ca

Enjoy your trips Beekay look after er stay safe enjoy mate.

A bit boring I realise, but to us it's been a milestone. Taken our first trip to the shops in 13 months. Went into Waitrose in Lewes, as 'er indoors thought that now she has her government letter saying she can venture out, she'd give it a go. Have to admit, it was a bit daunting at first and seemed surreal mixing with other people. We had to search our way round as we'd forgot where things were and also the store had lots of changes due to Covid. Got home safely though and had our coffee outside, although it was very cold. Was apprehensive about Wroxham next Saturday, but now looking forward

Exactly Margie. We have a bus every 3 or 4 minutes into and out of town right from the end of our road. Mind you, in the past year I’ve rarely got on a bus, if I need to go into town I walk. But don’t park on our road Phil, cluttering it up!

Catch a bus then Phil

Talking of Skeg, Booked for 20 May ! Be having some of this. https://imgur.com/90B5HUO

Doubt very much if there’ll be anything I want or need in Debenhams this week so won’t be bothering. I feel the same about restaurants and pubs opening tomorrow ...... as much as I enjoy eating out, I don’t want to be queuing and then sitting outside for the pleasure. I’m at the hairdressers in the morning though, that’s something I can’t put off any longer as I’ve not been since beginning of December. My hairdresser popped round on Friday to give me a ‘patch test’ as I have colour on my hair. Apparently there’s a new directive ...... if one has had Covid or a Covid jab t

I had a text msg this morning reminding me of my 2nd Pfizer jab at the Forest next Monday. My husband had his 2nd AZ jab yesterday at the Forest. He was in and out in 5 minutes, ignoring the instruction to sit down in the waiting area for 15 minutes.

Ben, that reminded me of this one

Let’s all go to Skegy

Giddy glup gloopy nibby nobby la la la lo lo Sabba Sibby Sabba... Can;t say fairer than that can ya.....lol

I do regularly especially when the clowns float their latest "brain fart" or continue to be incompetent as in our shambolic vaccine roll out. Recently our states' glorious leader floated the idea of a new sports stadium near to the city centre at a time when ambulances and their patients are being ramped because of limited ED capacity. Mental and aged health care support is broken along with many other public services and support programmes, The gap between have and have nots is growing ever wider and these buffoons come up with the idea of building a new sports stadium using public monie

Old Lee Marvin was a definite one off..........love the words

Leave that window open, Phil, it's my way into the pub. I haven't got a Covid Passport!

Waiting for bedtime ..................so in my dreams, I can talk to facemask-less people, hug my grandkids, plan my Spanish holiday, have a drink inside a pub, stop watching Netflix, switch off the Covid news, ignore the rules, escape boredom ...................and start living again !!!!

Those still working have to remember it's not easy being retired you know! No throwing in a sickie, no days off to bury grandma again, no sick pay or holidays - not even set hours for us poor souls. There is no discernible weekend, nothing but the unending grins grind of being retired 24/7.... One more thing, it's a lifelong job with no promotion prospects.

Now I am retired, I am able to look after the youngest grandchildren even more, which is lovely. Also I have more time to visit (virtually and while going for walks) friends, one of whom is particularly vulnerable and needs a lot of support. I have more time to keep the garden looking nice although I do get more tired than I used to.... I have more time to help Paul with the work he does as church Secretary (which is a lot!!!!) and more time to prepare and lead 2 Bible Studies each week (via zoom at the moment) So I still do a lot of work but none of it is paid.... not that I’d a

Do whatever you want when you want.

Yes TG. You're correct, they were red, to make them easier to spot by the rare honest traveller. It never occurred to me to try and open them. (Catfan must have known something I didn't. )

Well at least you can see the sea, did you go down "fish n; Chip" ally for your fish n chips or call at the Linger/longer. We had a friend who would aways call at the Linger/Longer every night, and he would say "if Fred serves me i can get down to the Ship pub, but if his missi's servers you get less chips as you only get to the garage on the corner just befor the ship. Must admitt missed bowling at Skeg this year.

Skeg this week.

Remember me Dad had a old Morris Oxford, parked it on the front, when he came back the wind had stripped all the paint off it! Honest!

From around the 1930s & 40s.

I don't know how the jockeys horse owners & fans live with themselves.

The Grand National & the Boat Race on the same day a heady mix of cruelty and privilege.