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I thought that I might get bored when I retired having worked all my adult life from the age of 16. I was made redundant at 60 as the firm I walked for was bought over by another and moved to Billingham from Doncaster so I was retired by circumstances really. I did get a part time job at the small local McColls (which some weeks was nearly full time as I was called in when needed especially as I tended to do the evening shift). When I moved back here I decided I had done my bit and decided to retire, although I do have an occasional job as an invigilator at a local school (whenever exams start

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.

Does the rhythm and 'vibe' of Lucille not affect you? Did you not hear Chuck's lyrics? ..or his guitar playing? The drumming is all but irrelevant. This was 1950s. Chuck, Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly, and a very few others stood out from the safe commercial pap that was pushed by the big labels.. and they then went on to influence and inspire the likes of The Beatles, The Stones and many more.

It reminds me of a joke about a rabbi and an exhaust pipe but I can’t remember how it went!

I'll cook your meat for yus Catfan. No charge.

Yeah, but this is 'ard Manco!

Mrs C is a veggie & refuses to cook meat for me.

Just sitting with a cuppa watching the toddlers at the holiday club or whatever on the school lawns opposite my living room window and it’s almost made me turn vegetarian. That got your interest, din’t it!! They just can’t stand still. Whilst they’re waiting for the little ones at the back to catch up, they “frolic”. They jump up and down, kick their legs out, have a little run round - just like young horses or lambs or goat kids. It made me think that animals play too, and if they play they feel pleasure; and if they feel pleasure they feel pain. I’ve begun to notice t

Torque steer....as opposed to a bum steer? I'm sure Ben would recognise one of those if it sat on his kitchen table!

I worked for Michael Grey for about a year when he was senior partner at Turner Barrows and Moss the lawyers. I was the group accountant for the numerous businesses he ran including Spinrock Construction. I was enticed away by a substantially better offer and was very pleased to leave!

The Italian restaurant on St James street owned by Michael Grey mentioned earlier was Valentino's. My dad and I both worked there. I was a wine waiter and my dad was the barman. Michael Greys son ran the French bistro 3 or 4 doors further up on the same side.

Yes four valves per cylinder and only one camshaft operating all 16 valves. One lobe of the cam operated directly on the inlet valve via a "top hat" and the exhaust valve was operated by a rocker arm from the same lobe. Valve clearances were adjusted by shims. The design of the head won a British Design Council award obviously they had never had to adjust the valve clearances which was a bugger of a job.

Col you obviously see, hear?, something in those two examples I don't. Most of Lucille is unintelligible and I would not have chosen Baby doll as an example of Berry at his best, the accompaniment is repetitive and quite amateurish sounding. I could probably do a better job of the drums on my empty carrot tin!

Brew. You're obviously an educated and very articulate person. Move on from your narrow opinion of Little Richard with his mascara - so what? (and the tinned carrots and peas!)

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.

We always took the plugs out of old engines and let a good dollop of Redex or similar soak for a day or so to prevent the rings sticking..

It's a bit thick.