David sheridan

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  3. Memories

    in 50's Nottingham

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    7 hours ago, benjamin1945 said:

    That bit of road takes me back to my Coop days.....security had a small office that backed on to Wollaton street and next to that was a goods delivery place that recessed into the building........

            It was used as a shelter by a homeless chap at night.........he had to be moved every morning and mostly a Guard did this by shouting and being generally abusive to him...........

    But if i got there afore him i did it with humour (being a nice bloke) usually gave him a 

    Smoke' and even sometimes a couple of 'Bob' ...felt really sorry for him.........being nasty doesnt solve problems for people like him..........always think about him whenever i pass...wonder how he ended up....:(

    That nice @benjamin1945 some people have had rough lives and to be homeless  can't be easy,  mostly invisible to the rest of the world,  lets spare a thought especially as the colder weather draws upon us. 

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  8. Egg & chips...

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

    Posted

    4 hours ago, MRS B said:

    One of my favourites as a child was dripping on toast, especially if you got some of the dark meat juice jelly bit! My mum used to love tripe, yuck. She also used to do pigs trotters which were really tasty but the hair on the feet used to put me off!

    That was my dear old dad's food !

  21. The coal man

    in General Chat about Nottingham

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    15 hours ago, RadFordee said:

    @David sheridani would imagine most members on NS have that same memory of the meter man counting the money, i also remember that the electric always used to run out at the most inconvinient times ie when me mam was watching coronation st or crossroads & her often sending me round to neighbours to see if they had 2 shillings to exchange for a 2 shilling coin.

    Once remember in the evening we were all watching a film ( hell drivers ) halfway through the film the electric ran out , and with no money to put in the meter we were all sent to bed , years later i managed to see the film in its entirety!

  22. The coal man

    in General Chat about Nottingham

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    19 hours ago, Hey Arnold said:

    When the gas or electric man used to come round me mam would always put newspaper on the table for them to count the two bobs and shillings out on to, I can still see the stacks of coins now. When he'd read the meter and took the money they'd hand what was left to me mam. I used to think they were giving her free money in the same way as when she got change in the shop! :Shock:

    Remember the gas meter man , when we were nippers we'd gather around the table as he pour the money out , his hands  always smelled of money , and his name was mr Forbes , when we lived in st ann pre demolition,  on leicester street,  which was off st anns well road at one end and hungerhill rd t,other end !