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  4. Anything Political

    in + Av Yer Say +

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    @DJ360loves a good sneer at those whos political views don't align with his,

     

    On 9/27/2019 at 2:10 PM, DJ360 said:

    split over Brexit, they only seem able to find those who 'Fink it's abart time Parlimunt stopped blockin' Brexit.. so we can get ahht an' stop ver EU from bossin' us abaahht'..innit'.

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  5. Coronavirus

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Gem said:

    Do you not realise how upsetting your remarks can be to a person who has lost a family member.   Has been unable to be by their side holding them at the end watching them fighting for breath. Your ignorance is unsurpassed 


    Sorry about your loss @Gem. If I had my way you would have been able to be by their side, I can’t be held responsible for knee jerk reactions. Yearly death rates are average, respiratory deaths lower than average.

     

    Apologies for not being part of the clique @Beekay, I lost a lot of interest when @IAN123. got hounded off the site.

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  6. Coronavirus

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    @philmayfield I don’t know what the end game ‘tho I have my suspicions.

    Just remember there’s a 99.95% recovery rate, IF you catch it.

    Average age of covid death is 83, bearing in mind average UK lifespan is just over 81 years.

    More people will die through missed diagnoses, poverty & suicide.

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  7. Coronavirus

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

    Posted

    55 minutes ago, philmayfield said:

    So all the patients clogging up the hospital beds are just pretending to be ill then?


    You’ve taken the bait,

     

    London hospital beds:
    Out of 21,000 beds:
    945 Covid patients 
    150 suspected Covid
     Only 8% of London beds taken by Covid. 
     Deaths below the five-year average. 

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  9. J Jones & Co. Canal Street

    in pre 50's Nottingham

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    @suzanne wells I’ll show this to my father when I next see him and see if he remembers the name as he was born in 1926 so it’s feasible their paths crossed. 
    It was going to be this weekend to watch the match with mates in a pub but it sounds like too much hassle even if we got in.

    There’s a guy on this thread called @Richard Peach his relatives were something to do with the founding of the company. He called in to see the old man a year or so back and had a chat, he even supplied pics of the old clocking in clock.

    I’ll let you know if the name rings any bells with him, 

    Cheers, Alan.

     

     

  12. Anniversary

    in Welcome messages to new members

    Posted

    1 hour ago, philmayfield said:

     The idea was to get rid of a serial poster that was spoiling the site

     

    I miss @IAN123. contributions. He posted some excellent pics and has an encyclopaedic knowledge of Nottingham. Add in some cracking Nottingham anecdotes and you’ve got what should be the perfect example of someone you want on a site dedicated to Nottingham.

    Instead we get banal posts about bunions (I’ve just made that up, not been on much lately but you get the idea), cats etc. It’s a NOTTINGHAM site, not “Hello” magazine.

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  18. Image Attach Test

    in Message Test Forum

    Posted

    Thanks @AfferGorritt 

    Never been able to post pics until I followed your instructions.

    I presume you're using a Mac? Your advice wouldn't quite work for Windows users.

    Anyone interested in my test pic? It's the last ever people to drink in the White Lion, Ilkeston, I'm in the middle. Long story cut short, but it had closed down a couple of years before for the new bypass, we broke in & had a bit of a party (taken about 1 in the morning). 

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  21. Indian Restaurant on Maid Marian Way

    in 80's Nottingham

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    @IAN123. Sapna. Brings back memories. I was working in Dollond & Aitchison, Vic Centre late 70's, when the daughter of the Sapna's owner joined as a trainee. She only lasted a few months but as it covered Christmas we had a do there. Very messy.

    A couple of years later, I'd moved to Newcastle by then, I took my now wife, with two other couples for a drink round Nottm & food in the Sapna. 

    The place was empty apart from two obnoxious public school types. They were giving the waiters grief, saying they had Aids so they'd have to sterilise the cutlery, we ignored them. until they started on us. One proclaimed my mate's girlfriend a "Socialist tart", which happened to be spot on, then one came over to us and said "my mate thinks you are a c**t".By this time I was on my feet & his mate had joined him to repeat his statement.

    I got my retaliation in first, twatted one with a right, the other with a left & all hell broke loose. Ended up falling down the stairs to the bogs where the fight continued. My lass had her arms round my waist but I managed to take one right out with a boot to the head.

    The waiters eventually broke it up, asked what had happened, mate's lass told him what they'd said about her & a waiter grabbed one slumped up against the wall and started slapping him about the face!

    They got chucked out & we carried on dining.

    It was only our 3rd or fourth date as well. 

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  24. Members 'Nostalgic Age' Photos.

    in Owt' Abaaht Nowt !

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    Some of you may have read in the Nottingham Punk thread how I stumbled across a pic while wasting time on the internet  from the Sandpiper in 1977. After contacting the photographer he found 11 others which I bought.

    Think I've cracked this Postimage thing. We'll soon find out...

     

    https://postimg.cc/gallery/wuw5tv3k/

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