Tutanic

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  1. Sorry Rob, I was thinking of Roy Skelton. He also did a lot of the things mentioned. A
  2. Thank you for that help, it was much appreciated. A
  3. Does that mean they like acid type soil, Rob? I have a miniature one and that needs re-potting too so the advice is well received. A
  4. I always thought Robert Shaw was situated at the bottom of Aspley Lane, were the dairy was and now it is Collins Warehouse. Speedo swimwear are down there as well. Of course it could be my memory playing tricks and the age thing yet again... A
  5. Have you tried their plates of deep fried veg? The battered Cauliflower is a treat for the palate. I had my retirement party there when I left the Revenue in 2000. A
  6. Would he be related to a right royal skeleton? I the widest possible sense of course. A
  7. I have a BBQ on a trolley with alid, an electric George Forman and I have just bought a smoker. This looks like a dustbin with handles. We tried it on Saturday with chicken and Musquette pellets, could eat that all day. Put fish in as well, came out cooked, smoked and ready to eat. Cannot wait to try the veg. I like gadgets, so when my daughter drew my attention to the smokers i could not resist. Probably only get used once a year and then stored. Cannot use garlic 'cause the other half doesn't like it. Have tried honey, orange juice and rum as a marinade with pork, that is fantastic.
  8. Could it be catchums Corner at Bulwell? Not my idea, I don't know where it is. A
  9. Not being an ex-pat, unless you count the move from Nottinghamshire to Derbyshire, I am a bit worried about posting on this topic. Does anybody have any ideas for a good BBQ marinade to give chicken etc. a bit of an UMPH. Noting with garlic as my husband finds it revolting and nothing too exotic as we are English through and through, well he is. A NB what the heck is catsup, I have Googled this and it comes back as ketchup, would this always be tomato?
  10. Ie was definitely the Junior school. She was there for years as my Uncle remembers her and he is now 85. I do believe she taught at a Radford school because my husband can remember her as well and he went to Radford Boulevard. I spoke to my sister about Miss Hilditch, she said they always called her quack feet as she walked at ten to two. June also remembered the maths teacher as Miss Mantfield or something like that. June is 5 years your senior so you would not have been there when she was. A
  11. Does anyone remember a teacher by the name of Miss Barnes? She had a distinctive hair style. her hair was plaited and then rolled around her ears in spirals. fascinating as kids.. A
  12. This is a spell checker that can be added free to any web page, might be ok for Den to have a go at. Hope it helps, I am having a think about your text editor and see what I can come up with. A spell checker
  13. You know how you are always going on about a spell checker, has Mick tried replacing the file with a new file or is he just saving the changes? If he just saves the changes then the html will create another file and will not make the changes to the original where the link is pointing. I am probably talking out of my left ear but you never know... A
  14. Jeff worked with my other half when he met Diane. My husband was a steepljack at the time. He wrote a poem for Jeff 'cause he didn't know how to ask her out. It worked because they married and had a couple of boys as far as I remember. Trev could never understand why he always had stale sandwiches being a baker. Ann NB I might add I never had a poem from him, I must have been easily led...
  15. Is there a baker in Keyworth called Jeff Disney, his wife was called Diane? (I think) A
  16. What about the amount of tools needed? We have put coving in the kitchen which led to sorting out the plaster on the walls and then the skirting boards and so on and so on, the list that had one job on now has 41 other things to do. The tool that you always want is at the bottom of the shed and when you get the shed out to retrieve it the heavens open and everything gets wet!!!!! English summers, the only difference is the rain becomes warmer... A
  17. Aagh yes I remember that well, being at an advantage living on the Lane. I hung out the bedroom window and waved my pom-pom like mad. I agree on your view of the Royals, this has been proven over the years. I remember the queen being driven down Aspley Lane and waving like she had a bad smell under her nose she wished to be rid of. At the time I suppose I didn't think that but times have changed. The street party was definitely the Coronation because I remember my mum making a crown from jelly and bits of cardboard with cream and glace cherries and Angelica. The first purple jelly didn't
  18. Did your mum ever pass the comment that if you could hear the trains going by at Aspley then it was not going to rain, or was that something to do with RR and their test beds? Could be something to do with the fact I had a very strange Mum, I suppose... Ann
  19. I remember Nibbits, they were the forerunner of chipsticks only twice as wide. Jubblies were the things that should be drunk, if you froze them you could lick them all day, of course this could only happen if you had the luxury of a fridge. Did any of you go to the street party on the lane for the Coronation? It was to be held in the street but, as was usual, the weather stopped the celebrations and we had to move to the Salvation Army Hall. Ann B)
  20. Our Gert, was the Belarc Advisor any good and did it give you the information you needed? A
  21. Rob, you didn't use the ponch in the copper, that was a copper stick. The ponch was part and parcel of the dolly tub regime. Like cold meat and chips on Monday which was washday. Tuesday was ironing, if it raines on Monday the fire was stoaked up and the clothes dried around the fire. The house smelt of Persil and everywhere was slightly damp. Wednesday was bedrooms and bathroom and kitchen day. Polishing the lino around the carpets but never underneath. Thursday was hall stairs and landing and then into the lounge (front parlour or room depending on where you lived). Friday wa
  22. Hello Our Gert, sorry you have problems with your pc. If you go to the following site and download the free advisor it will give you a list of all the things you have on your pc, their specs etc Belarc Advisor Hope this helps. A NB No detriment to Robin and I mean this in the nicest possible way, remote access to your pc should not be given to anyone you are not familiar with, I know this sounds like I do not trust Robin but I would tell you the same if it was your best friend.
  23. Hi Katyjay, nice to have another one on here that knows Whitemoor and Aspley well. When you were at Crane infants/juniors, do you recall an english teacher called Miss Raystrict? She had the most awful cough if I remember. What about the wooden posts outside the classroom doors that used to hold the french windows back? On my first day at school I sat on one of these things at playtime, a boy called Glynn Chapman came and sat on my head so I bit his bum, almost expeled on my first day. Because I became one of the tallest in the school when the teachers had meetings with the head I was
  24. When did you go to Ellis? I have a very good friend who went there in the early 60's, Michelle Booth was her name. She is almost a daughter and when I go to Belgium it is her I stay with. Just a thought A
  25. People who leave cupboard doors slightly open Screaming children in Supermarkets Nail biters Tea slurpers Lorne whatever her name is on Cash in the Attic - she has one of the most irritating laughs I have ever heard. Oh dear am I getting that old? A