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@mary1947There wouldn’t have been a mention of Eyam. The programme was about the Black Death in the 14th century, not the Plague which happened three hundred years later.

Just been watching a number of people wearing orange “community service” bibs clearing the litter from my local park this morning. Gedling council have also used them to plant trees and shrubs in all of their parks, as well as clearing dead leaves in autumn. Might it also be a coincidence that you rarely see litter on the sides of motorways on the continent, where they treat professional drivers very differently, with proper facilities for them to eat, rest, shower, dispose of litter, and so on?

From https://www.howtogeek.com/693183/what-does-ymmv-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it/ YMMV stands for “your mileage may (or might) vary.” This acronym is frequently used to refer to the differences between people’s experiences, preferences, or locations. It’s similar to AFAIK: “as far as I know.” It’s also a fairly common phrase in real-world conversations. The literal version, which refers to the actual gas mileage a vehicle gets, is a helpful disclaimer. Even if two people drive the same car, they might get different gas efficiencies based on their driving habits.

@DJ360 The people who interviewed me for the job did comment that I was the only one who turned up wearing a suit (dark grey, tailored) and tie. (As well as black, polished, shoes) Maybe I was over-dressed, but it made the right impression as far as I was concerned.

One thing I noticed when working as a Sainsburys delivery driver… Next time you go to the supermarket, look out for the blokes wearing blue suits, always about two sizes too small, no tie, and light tan pointy shoes. They’re the managers. For some reason, it seems to be an unofficial uniform.

The part of Victoria Road between Forester Street and the mini roundabout with Meadow Road is one-way. The rest of Victoria Road is two-way.

You’ll be able to tell by the way he walks.

Keep it up and you’ll soon earn membership of the honourable order of the Ikea Allen key.

Word of caution on that link. It isn’t a government web site. It’s run by a company called IMK in Kent. According to the website, they arrange a surveyor to come to you.

Just looked at how much FMP want for access at home - £199.99 for 12 months, although it says you can cancel any time. I guess that means you can cancel after the first month and only pay £16.67, once you get the balance back off them?

To give you an idea of how it looked, these pictures by Steve Fisher captured the moment… http://www.smfpics.com/backcat/sandpiper/people/index.html

They did go on to have some bands who went on to make it - The Damned, Simple Minds, Toyah, The Cure, etc.

Went a couple of times when it started having punk bands performing. Saw Siouxsie & the Banshees and Sham 69 there in 1978 (I think). With all the idiots ignoring the music, “pogoing” and knocking into everyone, I soon realised it wasn’t for me!

Watched the Notts match on the box. Quite how Notts lost that match is beyond belief. At least two definite penalties ruled-out, tackles that were more suited to Murrayfield than Meadow Lane going unpunished. I can only assume the ref was a fan of either Wrexham or Ryan Reynolds. I’m afraid the standard of refereeing in the National League is dire.

Sorry, no cabbages left. Will a turnip do? Apparently, we have plenty of those.

They’re also remarkably quiet about Forest’s equaliser which involved passes between all eleven players, without City getting a touch. A proper team goal.

Currently re-reading Wellington's Redjackets - The 45th (Nottinghamshire) Regiment on Campaign in South America and the Peninsula, by Steve Brown. A very detailed history of the regiment’s involvement in the war in Portugal and Spain against Napoleon.

Used to enjoy playing rugby at school, until I got tackled from behind on a frozen pitch. Apparently, the crack from my collarbone breaking could be heard across the pitch. Not that I got any sympathy from our rugby teacher, who just told me to go and see the school nurse. She took a quick look, and told me to ring home to get a lift to hospital. Six weeks with a figure of eight strapping holding the collarbone in place certainly took away any thought of enjoying the game any more.

There’s only one double act that has any appeal to me at the moment - Bob Mortimer and Paul Whitehouse. And I don’t even like fishing!

Feel the same about Michael McIntyre. About as funny as herpes.

My uncle used to drive one of those Reliant vans. He was an inspector for NCWW, and at the time had never got round to passing his car driving test, so also had his own Reliant Robin - having “upgraded” from a motorbike with sidecar.

If only his microphone kept working...

If they did edit Zulu for the Channel 5 broadcast, it would probably only be so that they could squeeze in more commercial breaks. The cinema version runs for 2:18 according to IMDB. Once C5 got their hands on it, it ran for 2:50.

And not a mobility scooter to be seen. Unlike these days when they’re often four or five abreast on the pavements.

The quietest Christmas Day we’ve had for thirty years. No family visiting, and our daughter and her boyfriend spent the day at his parents. Just me and the wife at the table for lunch, so instead of hours of preparing a big meal, it was just ribeye steak, chips and peas, with pepper sauce. Excellent! No leftovers, no waste, minimal washing up.