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Just realised its now 10 years since i joined 'Nottstalgia............Lots happened in that time.....remember in the early days meeting up with 'Mick to me'' and Cliff ton.....and having coffee in a place down near the Canal in town.......lots of members now gone miss most of them............. Plus many new members joined after me.......its been an interesting 10 years......like to think ive made many friends on here some lovely people.......met quite of few of them....and its been a pleasure......never fell out with any....come close a few times...but its not my nature...

Bulwell won........nice breakfast and the usual 'EY UPS''.............but one was not quite usual........chap says Ey-up Ben (paul)..........i reply ey up i know ya face but where from? A few years ago Ben.....are you still ''Store Detecting''? No mate them days long gone...did you work for the Coop? Laughing he said....no i used to Shoplift there...and you caught me twice... But you never got the Police..... Probably because you must have come quietly..... Yes i always did...i liked you........you were always fair........ Thankyou i said.(also laughing)

I remember you joining Nottstalgia @benjamin1945 and being a tad stressed about your first serious health issue. You got through that one (and the next), you’ve had a tough few years but you’re still here to bring a smile to our faces. I’ve also found that there are some lovely supportive folk on here and have always been very appreciative of that.

My day today ! Got up had breakfast, but did'nt go to Bulwell, Arnold or Brighton. Went to work though, on a sunny day so very busy as usual. Liked it so much I'm going back tomorrow and with that I will have completed 15 years sentence, er', I mean voluntary service. Get me a new certificate and award next month. I'll make sure I've washed me hands and face for that !

Just had my early morning Coffee in the lovely sunshine with 'Babs' on the garden.........what shall i do today?......Bulwell or Mansfield for breakfast?........or just enjoy the Garden which is looking good...........

The original ''Man with the twang''........this was one of my favourites back in those great days............yes OZ......Our youth is slipping away............RIP..Duane.........

Had a present from a chap down the avenue from me.........he's seen me with my over 100 'Pot plants''........and today he knocked on my door and Presented me with a Beautiful ''Monkey Puzzle Tree''......more of a baby one really standing just 3 feet tall..........Apparantly they are now an endangerd species in their homelands in parts of South America...(been reading up on them).....must admit i dont notice an abundance of them anywhere...... Daft as it sounds DJ360 Asked me if the one on Heathfield estate was still there some time ago........my answer was yes and i

Thought about time.......Had me bike out....not done for a few weeks ......so on went me '''Lycra''' shorts...nice new 'T' shirt...and a pair proper football socks which went nicely with my ''Shoe Dockers'' (which i paid a Tenner for about 20 year ago.in a Lay-by in Northants).......To be honest Lady next door said i looked a ''Bugger'' on returning.........(shan't give her any more 'Croggies) Enjoyed the short burst and felt better for it......... I'll never be in Rog's or PP'S league....but aint giving up yet...........

Good to get up. and see sunshine. Out at 7am for first walk with Jj, just round the block for his ablutions. Breakfast and then about 9.30 the park for ball throwing. Went to the park I used to go on as a kid, just grass now all the equipment, swings, slide, seesaw, witchs hat thingy, bucking horse all gone now. Health and safety I presume. The groundskeepers hut and loos have gone as well. There are 2 goalposts set up for a football pitch which look a bit forlorn. Spent many happy hours there along with many scraped knees (very painful when done on asphalt especially when you got black bits

I was up at 5am today. I flung open the windows and climbed in!

Was up at 5am this morning and it was a lovely, sunny day. Fed the birds and collected up the empty hog dishes. My favourite time of the year.

A bit later than usual but the Cuckoo arrived in full song this morning 06.45, nice to hear him in the bushes at the end of the field, the Pheasant is still parading around the field and my garden with his hens in tow, they visit us twice a day near the back door to mop up any spilt seed from the bird feeders, and the Hogs have cleared up another bowl of cat biscuits and drank most of the water, lovely time of the year, just waiting for the young Blue tits, Great tits and Robins lining up on the birch tree branches being fed by their parents, have a great day all Rog

Its good to wake up on a sunny morning. Well it makes you wonder? Hard work getting out of bed, kettle is not as light as it used to be, my feet are getting further away from my body to put my socks on, JUST A MINUTE !!!!.?????????? yes I am getting older nothing is what it used to be looking back I have had a grand life??? just a mo it's not over YET. I have just booked for Ladies Day at Southwell Races in August all I need now is something classy to wear? have any lady member any famous name tag cloths in your wardrobe that you don't want ? I have a lovely daughter in law who is go

Love the words to this song sung by the 'Forever Man'...old Willie....... On the road again '''.....never thought i'd not be on road......for over 50 years i covered just about every 'nook and cranny' of our great country...working for a couple of great company's both Nottingham of origin.......and meeting some lovely people......even worked in ''Huthwaite'' Then worked for myself and the travelling continued at a pace......when i had to finish always thought i'd be back on the road at some stage.......that was 6 years ago........but now coming up to 80 ive accepted those w

Well I'm running Bingo tonight then running a darts knockout on friday. That's my entertainment sorted.

Bureaucrats creating jobs for bureaucrats. I looked at the propaganda which came through the door and realised that the whole thing was a complete waste of time and money.

Happy Star wars day May the fourth be with you.

I loved Duane Eddy. His twangy guitar sound was such an important part of the early 1960s music scene especially to a budding guitarist like me. I was at Uni in Manchester (Salford to be precise) 1972/3 and used to listen to The Johnnie Walker show on Radio One on Wednesday afternoons when we had free time. He used Duane's “Because They're Young” as his theme music and it brings back happy memories when I hear it. I also love this one from 1975. RIP Duane Eddy a guitar legend.

World renowned rock and roll guitar legend has died aged 86 in Franklin Tennessee. (I thought he would have been much older) Famous for the golden twang guitar sound with well known hits such as Rebel Rouser, Because They're Young and the theme for Peter Gunn The soundtrack of my youth gets ever quieter and in his memory here is Rebel Rouser

So Nuno and Neco Williams are being charged with bringing the game into disrepute. What about the referees and var officials whose performances have been little more than criminal? They are the ones who are bringing the game into disrepute. Football should take a long look at the way rugby matches are controlled by the referees and the third match officials (tmo). There is total clarity as the deliberations are on big screens for all to see and the decisions do not take an eternity. Plus the referees do not tolerate any pressure from the players, some of the prima donnas in the Premier league

I wouldn't call interest rates high. My generation were paying 15% on our mortgages at one point. That's high. It never went much below 7-8%. Time, now, for us to get something back for the years of derisory interest on savings.

One of our fishing club members is nick named 'Captain'. Some years ago 8 of the club came to stay in my cottage in France, to do a bit of trout fishing. When they saw that I had in fact got 3 boats in the hanger I was promoted to the 'Admiral'. The Captain was miffed

Easiest way to tell the difference...I was told this many moons ago." You can put a boat on a ship, but you cannot put a ship on a boat".

Looks a bit like an oxo cube, you’ll be revealing next that it’s used in stews.

Sad news from Malmo this morning, the Australian entry One Blood by Electric Fields did not make the final ten songs to go through to the final. Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest, what a bl**dy joke. Who cares anyway?

Barrie, looks like they have been enjoying your house environment and “bolted” a bit. I only keep the covers on till the seeds have germinated. Would suggest putting each seedling carefully in a 5 inch pot with new compost and putting somewhere cooler if you can. Hope this helps.

Maybe he could always do a visit P.P., with a trailer in tow. Just sayin'.

I did the usual indoor bike ride and row this morning - keeps me fit but I would love to get out on the road again. Since loosing the sight in my left eye and being deaf it just feels too dangerous. Thinking of taking the bike up to Carsington to ride a circuit on the cycle path. Started to clear the old shed out today - 'found' all sorts of stuff! Don't make cider anymore so lots of plastic barrels, containers and crates to dispose of. Found all the parts for the rowing trike that I built (see avatar)...hmmm, maybe I should get that back on the road? Found lots of dead stuff to dispose o

I see that Walkers of Trowell have closed down due to retirement. That will be a loss to the shooting and fishing community. I used to visit regularly. I bought my Theoben Rapid 7 .22 air rifle from there but I’ve not been for some years.

Lovely day yesterday, in the morning I gathered a load of tools ready to go and repair my brothers in law grass mower, he's been asking me for a few weeks now, I don't like repairing stuff away from home because you can bet your life there will always be something you've forgot to take that you will need (certain size spanner, or screwdriver etc) anyway after checking and double checking I decided right lets go, a quick phone call to let them know we were going and ,,,,,,"OH so and so is coming then we off out but you can still come if you want to", I don't think I will be repairing his mower

There’s usually a wide variety of flowers including yellow rattle, buttercups and wild orchids. It’s been in the hands of my family since 1962. It was originally rented out to farmers and I remember mangel wurzles, cattle, wheat and potatoes. It was used as grazing for horses and ponies for many years but around 25 years ago we decided to keep it as a wildlife meadow, although, to stop it turning into scrub, we have the hay cut every year and a farmer cuts the hedge for us. All the plants are self set and there’s been no artificial fertiliser. The two far corners are left thick with brambles a

I heard cuckoos regularly at this time of year when I lived in Brinsley. I have never heard one here in Derbyshire but I do get Woody the Woodpecker advertising his presence here in my garden.

Morning Mary I've been up for an hour too. Preparing for the re opening of Izaac Walton's Cottage museum this morning. Our club are invited to the preview where we will demonstrate the art of fly tying and I'll give a little talk about the history of angling since Izaac Walton's time in the mid 17thC.

Yes, that’s the wildlife/flower meadow. I’ll post a monthly shot until haymaking.

Looking south. Not a tractor in sight!

Know what you mean Phil but got too much on already plus Mrs P keeps telling me to buy another shed to replace the old one near the back door, fair enough it is a bit knackered but I keep telling her it's got character she just keeps telling me I'm tight Rog

Essentially Oz this is the purpose of the new mayor that no one wanted and has cost a projected £4 million just to elect. The main focus is to be: Skills. Transport Housing Net Zero Business support and has an investment fund of £38 million to play with. Much is being made of a figure of £1.5 billion - but whispering it's over 30 years. Sounds a lot like a Brexit promise to me. No one it seems is asking the question of why, why we need a new mayor for these things and why the hell were our councils not doing the same thi

I bought my bonds in tranches of £5k, so all ten lots have different prefix letters. I keep meticulous records of their performance and, over the years, I noticed that bonds from two lots out of the ten have won far more often than any of the others. I'm no mathematician but that does not look like random chance to me. However, they're doing nicely so I'm not complaining.

On the subject of vehicles turning over, I remember my dad many years ago was driving his 20 tonner, taking a load of coal to a coalyard in Essex, ( near Braintree I think). Anyroad, he was travelling along the old A52 just past Bottesford, approaching a low railway bridge, (now gone) when he skidded on some black ice and slid into a ditch with the lorry tipping half its load into the adjoining field. It finished up at a 45° angle. When the recovery crew went to retrieve it the following day......Every bit of coal had disappeared overnight ! It made front page of N.E.P.

I’ve been over that bridge by rail (on the way to Perth on business) and under by road but I’ve never sailed beneath. I’ve also been to Grangemouth when it was owned by BP Chemicals (now owned by Ineos). The trip to Grangemouth was an interesting day out. East Midlands to Glasgow, hire car to Grangemouth. A trip round the laboratories to discuss polymer technology followed by lunch. We then had a few hours to kill so we drove round the Trossachs, past Loch Lomond and back to Glasgow, picking up a haggis on the way, and then a flight back to EMA. Home in time for dinner! I wish I was back at wo

@Brew sorry you seem to be having some health issues. I hope they'll be sorted soon. I know all about those eye tests …… I’m a regular at the eye clinic. We also have a ‘Peak flow’ monitor to use at home which measures how quickly you can breathe out. Our scores aren’t too good and we’ve both been sent for CT scans but the results seem OK for our age. Sending lots of good wishes to you ……. x

Sounds like Blaster Bates and the stick of dynamite in the coal shed story...

Went to bed last night feeling a bit sorry for myself, the vision in my right eye seems to be diminishing rapidly. Stayed abed till 10:30 and ignored the phone- stupid-stupid -stupid. It was the hospital and I presume it was to arrange an appointment. The number will not accept return calls, but a recorded voice says to wait, they will call again. Now I have now't else better to do than sit and wait... Serves me right I suppose.

Can't give yuz a like for that one Rog. Done similar meself though.

Hey up @plantfit, yes, I enjoyed what I did yesterday, but alas, I won't be doing it today. It's absolutely persistently p♤♧♧♤ng down with wet stuff. So, as a diversion I'm going to try and repot my little tomato seedlings that seem to be doing well after nearly two years wrapped in kitchen paper. Don't have clue what I'm doing, but they're now touching the top of the cover so have to take action ! Wish me luck comrades !! I'm going in.......

Interesting view on the Ref situation. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articles/cnl4ypn8xrno

Last month, not a bean for the first time in two and a half years. This month..... YIPPEE!!!!!!! Four figures and second best prize I've ever had.

A bit of ambitious cornering when your trailer is full of spuds Springfield Spalding Lincs The lady in the hi viz vest was shouting at me NOT to take any pictures because it looked bad on the shopping outlet Rog

I remember the barge traffic on the Trent during the 60’s. Trent Carriers used to advertise ‘Humber Ports to the Midlands’. There was a dock and a large warehouse at the bottom of Trent Lane. At one time Whittaker’s of Hull used to bring fuel from the Humber refineries up to Colwick. The river used to be dredged to accommodate the barges but that no longer happens and the river can be as shallow as 1 metre deep in places during the summer. I believe there are still some gravel barge’s operating on the tidal stretch below Cromwell lock.