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I was born in early 1955 and am told that the midwife had a job to get in the house as the snow had drifted half way up the door and it was up 2 steps at that. I don't recall the 63 big freeze much but remember very heavy snow when I was about 14 or 15 just after Christmas. There was heavy snow in the late 80's when it was the 'wrong kind' and bought a lot of power and phone lines down.

My Grandfather was killed at Bullencourt on the 21st March 1918. There is no grave although his name is on a mass memorial in Arras. When I visitted it the area was surrounded by druggies and prostitutes. A contrast to many of the war grave and memorial sites which are immaculate. That date is infamous in the history of WW1 as it was the launch of the last big German offensive designed to end the war. He was either blown to pieces or left where he fell and likely trampled into the mud. Researching and in particular transcribing the letters has been amazing and for me. Really heartbreaking

Not at all md. Bring them along by all means. My grandfather was killed in 1918 and I'm here. My father was born in 1914 and didn't marry until later in life as he felt responsible for and looked after his mum who was completely and utterly shattered at the loss of her husband and never got over it. The meeting isn't exclusively about the war but a general 'can you remember' this and that etc.

I have been notified of this get together which will take place at The Vine on Friday 2nd March, 10.30am for another showing of the PLU Project film and other news/events/chat opportunities. The PLU project referred to relates to Present Location Uncertain and relates to the letters my Grandfather wrote home to my Grandmother in WW1. Its a nice social gathering and worth looking in if you can. The vine is at the back of St Stephens church on Bobbers Mill Road. It is NOT a religious meeting in any way but just uses the space there.

Loneliness of the long distance runner on talking pictures today (freeview 81). Not my favourite Sillitoe film adaptation but worth a watch.

I lived in the flat above Hutchings hairdressers just after I was married 1974 for a year or so. Only one decent size bedroom but generally the flat was quite big and really very nice. Terrific spot to look out the front window after the pubs turned out and watch the entertainment. Plenty of heated arguments and the odd fight. The only drawback was Hutchings dog. They used to let it out to poo in the yard and for some reason It liked to balance itself and mess on the outside stairway. You had to watch your step and check the feet of visitors. It really was a nuisance.

There was a retune message recently on mine to do with talking pictures. As Jonab says a factory reset or retune may sort it. Be careful if you have a PVR that you don't delete any recordings you want to keep.

The last public hanging in Nottingham was on 10th August 1864 outside the Shirehall. I am quite familiar with this case as he murdered his parents very close to where I live. The condemned man Richard Parker's scratched his initials on the wall in the excercise yard at the Shirehall which you can still see today if you go to the galleries of justice. He was also buried beneath the yard there. A judge does an excellent talk on the murder occasionally for local history groups.

I swapped a push bike for an old NSU moped when I was about 12. A neighbour saw me and gave me an Ariel Leader motorbike he was parting with when I was 13 or 14 and I rode these around the land at the bottom of Woodstock Avenue in Radford. Never went on the road of course. I swapped it a few weeks before my 16th birthday for a Lambretta TV 175 and put in for my test. I got a cancellation so about 3 weeks after my birthday got my test. The day of my test I was at work at Raleigh in the offices and got time off to do the test. I went to the bike shed and try as I might my Lambretta refused to st

Years ago I used to be good friends with an elderly man who had been a travelling showman. When he was a young man he took his driving test in an old diesel electric lorry that was used for transporting a ride and towing huge loads. This had a diesel powered generator which fed electric motors which actually moved it. These faded out of existence as clutch and mechanical drives improved. A similar principle to diesel electric trains. The examiner obviously didn't understand the type of vehicle he was in and at the end of the test congratulated my friend on a very smooth drive saying he never f

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I have used Linux of various 'flavours' now for some 10 years plus. It can be challenging but has got much easier recently. One of my main reasons to start using Linux was I have a few older laptops designed for Windows NT or 95 and Windoze XP was way too slow (now obsolete anyway) and they are incapable of running more recent versions of Windows which seem to need a lot of processing power and ram merely to start let alone do anything. I am now fully Windows free and I run Linux on my modern desktop and laptop too which could easily run the latest MS operating systems. I find Linux faster, mo

There are some excellent video editors available on Linux. Look at 'explaining computers' on YouTube. He did a recent roundup on the best. Learning curve for you but if you're used to editors I'm sure you'd manage.

I use either my iPad or a laptop that runs Linux. I have little use for antivirus. However I am involved with Microsoft products and believe the best antivirus protection is provided by Eset. You have to pay for it though and there are some decent free options but I find eset does not slow down the machine like some others do. Remember though that because your virus protection says you don't have a virus doesn't mean you don't have one, it means it hasn't detected one.

I've read about this previously. Radford Red is on the money. It had stained glass and intricate designed windows hence the nick name. It is not Ge Off's smashed window story. This is on the BBC crime watch site quote The father-of-two was killed as he left the pub, well-known for the intricate design of its windows, to take the family dog for a walk shortly after midnight. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-24600834

It's possible Compo but this was quite a long time ago. I'm thinking 1880's when they started. It was my Great Grandparents business and they had it for a long time and I believe it went to some relative when they gave it up. They were definitely there in 1918 when my grandparents married and possibly well after that. It was apparently very well know and popular and Arnold would have been a much smaller then of course. I think one of the cousins I referred to lived on Back Street.

My mums family name was Ellis and were situated in Arnold where they had a successful bakers shop that is now Birds on Front Street. Last year my cousin came over from Bristol and we met up with another cousin and visited a few places of relevance to the family from way back including Birds. The shop is much altered and expanded but the old part above where they lived and my grandmother and her sisters were born has apparently barley changed. We asked if we could look but they told us it was used for storage and quoted health and safety. Walking in off the street I could understand that so I a

I had a sister 4 years older than me who sadly passed away a couple of years ago. Being the first child, she was born in hospital, the Firs I think. Anyway when I came along in the mid 1950's I was born at home in the front bedroom at our house in Radford with just the local midwife in attendance. In those days when the first child was born without any problems further children were usually born at home. I don't know when this changed but births are nearly always in hospital now although some are in a rush and pop out in taxis etc. I recall a few years back a lot of talk of bringing home birth

My son is nearly 40 now. When he was about 18 or so he was out late. When I got up in the morning I went downstairs to go to work and just inside the door were his shoes, another pair of trainers, not so unusual as his best mate would often sleep over and a pair of high heels. As there was only a single bed and an air bed for the occasional friend I don't know what the sleeping arrangement was. I left it for my wife to sort out.

I've just noticed someone was asking after me. Thank you for that. I'm much better now but still not well. I've had this flu that's been doing the rounds, Australian I think. Not just happy thrashing us at cricket then. It has settled on my chest now. You don't want to know what I keep coughing up. But I'm on the mend. As for the neck. I went to the QMC yesterday. Hardly anyone there. I got there early and was seen 10 minutes before my appointed time. Anyway the specialist had a good prod and poke and thinks it's just reaction to the flu that has upset the lymph nodes etc. Got to go for a scan

That would be the wandering blob I recall. I used to go to lowater street often to get bits for my Norton es2. I bought a Featherbed rolling chassis from him when my Norton frame broke and rebuilt the ES2 in the featherbed.

Dr made a rapid appointment for QMC re the neck. Going there early January. Not sure what it might be but she seems a bit concerned. I always have the flu jab and had one this year. I have to have one as I have a compromised immune system due to other medication I take. Obviously this bugger got through. Seen the Dr again and antibiotics now.

For a couple of weeks I've not been well. Bad pains in my neck. Then Friday last I was stricken with the worse flu I have ever had the misfortune to have. This is not a cold but proper full on, 100% flu and I have never felt so ill. Ever. I'm picking up a bit now but still far from right and feeling vague distant and depressed. When I mention it the reaction is 'oh, there's a lot of it about' Has anyone else had the lurgie. Can't seem to rowst myself at all.

Blue border with pink background and large S pattern throughout. I can't post a screenshot as I don't use any image posting sites. I'll email a screen capture if you want. I need sunglasses on.

Ye Gods. What's happened with the new colour scheme. I thought my iPad had gone wrong. I don't like it.