Stan

Firs come Firs served?

or an `Elvis impersonator...

How do we know he is not a P J Proby impersonator ?

NO Speak English A Russian woman married a Canadian gentleman and they lived happily ever after in Toronto . The poor lady was not very proficient in English, but did manage to communicate with her husband. The real problem arose whenever she had to shop for groceries. One day, she went to the butcher and wanted to buy chicken legs. She didn't know how to put forward her request, so, in desperation, clucked like a chicken and lifted up her skirt to show her thighs. Her butcher got the message and gave her the chicken legs. Next day she needed to get chicken breasts, again she d

Of the almost 200 current member states (and one observer state) of the United Nations, the British have, at some point in history, invaded and established a military presence in 171 of them. This is what British historian Stuart Laycock learned after his son asked him how many countries Britain had invaded. He dug into the history of almost 200 nations and found only 22 that the Brits hadn’t marched into. He talks about each one in All the Countries We've Ever Invaded: And the Few We Never Got Round To, released in 2012.

Provided you spoke in a VERY haughty LOUD and patronising tone.!

Just went outside to a beautiful `nostalgic day' that reminded me so much of an English summer day. (Adelaide SA Tuesday 1:00 pm Mostly Cloudy 24 C and drizzle ,sky overcast and grey). .but able to breath the soft clean air and listen to the birds singing and doves cooing. It`s at times like this (almost winter) that I really miss Nottingham and England. HOME THOUGHTS FROM ABROAD Oh, to be in England Now that April 's there, And whoever wakes in England Sees, some morning, unaware, That the lowest boughs and the brushwood sheaf Round the elm-tree bole are in tiny leaf, While the chaffinch s

I`m at the back on the left side !

There is a photo on the Mundella web page of the 6th form in 1918 she may be on it? www.mundella.org.uk

Dear Helen, Sorry to hear about your husband ,Paul. Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery. In Nottingham (if that`s where you are), they have a magnificent CVA service. My best mate had a similar episode which his wife recognised,and had him to the City hospital in no time flat. Result 1 year later,almost full recovery except for a bit of weakness in his right arm. Best wishes and Regards ,Stan.

She must have been in my year !

The school had everything Carni. Brand new state of the art science labs. a biology block.a 6th form block, woodwork rooms,tennis courts, surrounded by huge expanses of playing fields and bounded by the river. Close by the cricket and football clubs (Forest and County). The labs had only recently been built before closure. The Mundella rowers were the equal of many a public school. Now replaced by a set of ugly little boxes. How many brown envelopes passed at this time is open to question. If Captain Popkess could not resolve Nottingham Council I suppose we will never know. Now I know

Perhaps you should take your boots off in bed?

Coal Production Total production of raw black coal in Australia in financial year 2010-11 was 405 million tonnes (Mt.), down from 471 Mt. in 2009-10. This drop was largely as a result of the Queensland floods of January 2011 where production in that State fell by some 30% (see below). After processing, 326 Mt. of black coal was available for both domestic use and for export in 2010-11. Again, this represented a drop in production of some 14% from the 366 Mt. produced in 2009-10. New South Wales and Queensland remained the main producing states with around 97% of Australia's saleable outpu

"At their peak in the early 1960s Notts mines produced more than 14 million tonnes of coal, with collieries spread from Cotgrave to Clipstone." Just a figure quoted from the NEP article,Brian. What an amazing figure that we were producing 287 million tons in 1913 .

Whitehaven's Maules Creek Project, near the Leard State Forest, will extract 12-14 million tonnes of raw coal a year. If given the final go ahead from the Federal Government, Whitehaven expects production to start mid-2013, with operations predicted to last around 30 years. Thoresby Colliery opened in 1925 and at one point was one of 46 mines spread across Notts At their peak in the early 1960s Notts mines produced more than 14 million tonnes of coal, with collieries spread from Cotgrave to Clipstone.

Wonder if it is in any way related to the high pitched scream around midnight I hear on the way home from the pub ?

37C (autumn) yesterday in Adelaide 26 for next 7 days,!

As a young boy of about 9 or 10 I remember catching the number 12 to Leicester on my own to visit my rellies. the cost was 1/6d return (3 shillings adults) and it started from the extreme left stands (?by the toilets and cafe?)

Speaking from a personal viewpoint, I thought Anne Williams was an outstanding example of the British `bulldog' attitude of the past. I could not comprehend the strength of this mother`s love taking on the might of the legal system (which in my opinion needs a massive overhaul) and the entire political establishment. How fitting that on Mother`s day (just passed) and the start of the 6th (yes sixth) inquiry,we should remember this `lady'. Greater love hath no man(or woman)........ Hillsborough inquest will not be adversarial battle, coroner tells juryRollcall of victims read out as Lord

It will soon be 18 April ,what about an Anne Williams day for Nottingham? Hillsborough campaigner Anne Williams dies aged 62Williams, whose 15-year-old son was crushed to death in the stadium disaster in 1989, succumbs to cancer inSh Anne Williams at home in Chester. Photograph: Christopher Thomond for the Guardian Anne Williams, who has died at the age of 62, suffered the loss of her beloved 15-year-old son Kevin in the Hillsborough disaster of 1989, then dedicated her life to challenging flawed medical evidence accepted at the inquest, and its verdict of accidental death. A

Have a look at the calendar ,Trev. Only trouble is ,its partly true !

10 and a half hours, 10 and a half hours...10 and a half hours....

Thought you might all rejoice with me on this special day as I found $33,000 lying under a pile of old papers !.

...and lobster... when I came to Melbourne in late 70`s,lobster was so cheap we had it every night for a fortnight.!