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In The Great War (WW1) it was known as the National Shell Filling Factory, built by Lord Chetwynd. After the war (and a huge explosion) the site was split into two, the east was the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (REME) and the west was the Ordnance Depot. About half the site still exists adjacent to the Tesco at Toton. The whole site was/is affectionately known simply as 'The Depot'.
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Went to a funeral of a railway buff a few years ago. At the end of the church service the coffin was carried out to the sound of an A4 Pacific. Fantastic.
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Back in the 50s and 60s you would never believe that one day we would all be walking about with a computer in our pockets,even a TV,Camera and a sat nav,that the USA would have a black president,another 'Holy war' and England a 3rd rate football team.
Amazing really int it.,wonder whats coming next?
Perhaps a Sim card inserted under the skin at birth, auto identity and GPS tracking - for good or bad it will happen someday.
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After a small accident, it was referred to as a 'small contretemps'.
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The evening post should be free.
EP no longer qualifies as a newspaper
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Mineral-insulated copper-clad cable is abbreviated to MICC or MI cable, and colloquially known as pyro because the original manufacturer and vendor for this product in the UK was a company called Pyrotenax.
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I did not mean mining, certainly below ground at petrol stations.
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Pyro is also used in high risk areas such as petrol filling stations and underground.
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There will be a sale of tax disc holders at Halfords
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29th August 1989, 10:00Hrs, started work for my current employer, that's 25 years on Friday - and I will be on holiday
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Take note however that the insurance side of the system can lag by a couple of weeks - in other words, your insurance renewal doesn't get on straight away. My son was stopped a couple of days after renewing (and changing) his insurance. Fortunately, He happened to have the new documents with him. His wife was stopped in the same car, at the same spot, the following day. I don't think she was best pleased.
Whilst this is a real pain I wonder how uninsured drivers manage to get away with it. If you are stopped and have recently renewed/changed insurer the Police can put a call through to the insurer and confirm cover is in place.
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Good one PB
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I was not a milk monitor but do remember having to fill ink wells at junior school and being the 'curtain monitor' for 2 years at Bramcote Tech.
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Hi Bazza,
Search for 'Park Homes' as we call them.
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It must be a conspiracy targeting Nottstalgia members, perhaps Mick needs to add a health warning,
I ended up with 2 days in QMC - something I never expected.
Home now drugged up to my eyeballs but feeling much better.
First class care in the QMC, cannot fault them.
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The technology exists that by using satellite GPS most late model vehicles can be prevented from exceeding the speed limits, I wonder why it is not used?
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Back in the late 60's, early 70's there was a used car dealer on the south side of Nottingham Road in Chilwell (just Nottingham side of the old railway bridge) that seemed to specialize in Corvettes - there often were several parked in front. I cannot imagine owning a 'Vette in the U.K. - apart from the outrageous fuel consumtion, the old models were not exactly well known for their cornering abilities. That combined with their size would mean you really could not use them very well on British roads!
That will have been David Nudd, Highway Garage, he often imported cars from California.
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The ultimate Boots HQ is in Switzerland now and this is an attractive element that may have encouraged the takeover. The USA are concerned that many of their big companies buy smaller ones domiciled in Europe (as with Pfizer and Astra Zeneca) as the company tax is 20% whilst in the USA it is 38%
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I huge issue is the old fashioned and outdated 'Pay and Display' system. How on earth can you go to a hospital and predict how long you will need to park? You have to either grossly overpay, keep feeding the meter every hour or 'take the risk' that the attendants are having a tea break. The pay and display simply allows the
vulturesattendants to feed on the motorist.The only fair way is 'pay on exit' (at a fair price) and at least you have the comfort of knowing the vultures are out of a job. What is a fair price? Well, it should be a little less than private land parking as parking at the NHS should not include VAT whilst parking on private land is subject to VAT.
In some EU countries parking has to be metered by the minute.Concessions should be allowed (and are available at the City) for long term visiting. Free parking for the disabled is also catered for. Staff parking should be at concession rates.
The latest con, now that private clamping has been outlawed, is to deem that an over stayer is in 'breach of contract' and liable for a £100 fine. These so called contracts are not enforceable but are very intimidating.
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Have you thought of hiring one for a couple of weeks first just to ensure you actually enjoy the experience.
I 100% agree, same if you are contemplating a canal boat or static van. I have known a few who have tried living the dream but it works out not for them. If everything works well you will also have a better idea of what vehicle etc to buy.
Different to regular cars, motorhomes, caravans and boats etc are 'lifestyle' purchases and can easily part you from your well earned/saved cash in no time. The good thing is that if you buy quality they do not lose value like daily use cars do.
Another thing to think about is off-road parking when not in use.
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Or a 'butchers'.
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No, I have never been famous and would not want to be. But I do look exactly like the guy in the mirror
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Many UK swear words are in fact common words (or based on common words) in other languages, and I suppose vice-versa.
How do you check if a family tree is genuine?
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Get one of these, easy peasy