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loppylugs Glaucoma changes the shape of the eye*, so its not surprising that you have found an improvement with the drops. That can continue for a surprising amount of time. Even then the surgery is not drastic. *Glaucoma is increasing pressure in the eye. It used to be a blinding condition even some decades ago, but it is not now.

Garyboy I think you have come to the right place. The knowledge on this site is incredible.

Steven Tunnicliffe is my cousin. I never knew he was at Berridge.

Or use the same batter with king prawns. Lovely. To matters in hand, the Magpie is not too badly damaged and still sold fish and chips from the stall. I recall two chippies, one on Bobbers Mill Road (Dogger Bank)and one near the Wheatsheaf, (Brights) now a Chinese chippy. I recall really big blocks of lard being melted in the ranges they had.

I adored malt and cod liver oil. For decades I could not find any, but its available from Holland and Barrett. Part of my breakfast.

Thank you all for the replies. Its much more interesting a word than I first thought. For Gem - the word in this context, as a cheap possession, originates from chattel, which means possession, bot over time referred to the possessions of poor people. Jill Sparrow - I can understand this - many India words are similar, char meaning to wash, or chai for tea and chit for a small piece of paper. It seems that the English took the word to India back in the 1850s where it was misunderstood by the India servants as by that time the word had two very distinct

I am involved in a somewhat enjoyable thread on another website, and the main thread is about military words. One word that came up was chatty, meaning dirty or infested with lice. I mentioned that it meant something in Nottingham language too. There are many references to it being used in WW1 for someone having lice. I think it precedes that by about 100 years, and was possibly back in the Waterloo era. As usual, I throw this to the experts on all things Nottingham.

Tim I recall one poet (Adrian Mitchell) who forbade any of his poetry to be used in an exam. I sort of enjoyed Eng Lit but it seemed limited. I have begun to appreciate Dickens, but he was writing serial stories for newspapers. When you get that, his stories make sense. Sillitoe doesnt really fit anywhere. Maybe in the 60s it was kitchen sink drama but his eloquence even now, transcends Nottingham in the 1950s. As for poetry, I adore TS Eliot. Once, on a return from France, the A1 was closed due to an accident and we were diverted off. I found myself in Gr

My dad's inquest was this Friday, at the Council House. How odd that I lived in Nottingham yet never been into the Council House. Until now. Although Nottingham is my home town, I needed to leave and get home to my house in Durham.

I often to the NRM workshop at Shildon, not far from me. Its nowhere near as impressive as York NRM but the staff are very chatty and explain what they are doing. Usually followed by a comment - do you want to volunteer and you can help restore trains too. Sometimes I am tempted.

The Wheatsheaf is indeed a MaccyD's Drove past it on Friday. I can remember the pub and the fish and chip shop (Brights I believe, now a Chinese food place) but can't remember the swings

In a kind of response to Chulla's poem, I can give a little history of something very like it. In the September before the Gulf War a unit of us in the RAMC went to Arnhem, to be guided by a vetaran. What a vetaran he was! A Geordie with bright ginger hair and one arm less than he was born with. Name of Henry MacAnally. The arm was blown off inadvertently by a German tank commander wh fell asleep against the tank gun and set a round off (This is true because Henry actually found the tank commander!) Amongst the many fascinating things he described, one story struck me.

Jill, it is the essence of remembrance. They are all real people who died. I wish to give faces to each of them, to show that they lived in places we know and love. It struck me the first time I visited a military cemetery in the Somme. The gravestones are a marker, but only that. There is a real person who lies below. Each one I research is fascinating.

Lest we forget. I was in London yesterday and at 11am I was not far from Bomber Command Memorial (I couldnt actually get to the memorial in time) and stood crisply to attention at 11am. Head bowed. About a minute into the Silence an asian chap walked straight into me! An American lady did ask me what it was all about and she seemed to have little idea. I have been asked to trace a relative of someone at my local pub. Its her grandfather. All she had was his regiment and his surname. Amazing what you can find. So tomorrrow I am going to especially remember Pte Hugh Hayd

Sorry if this is a late reply, but the Collins Cash and Carry used to be the Co Op warehouse from at least the middle 1970s to the nineteens. I worked there as a Sat'dy lad and supplemented my meagre Officer Cadet money with a Sat'dy morning delivery round.

This site is very welcoming and harmless. Its certainly a lot less.....boisterous....than some military sites I frequent. Sometimes it is hard to separate a political point to general viewpoint, but in general the mods do it well. Nottingham is a lovely city and deserves to be recognised as such. Therefore I post here.

This Christmas will be the first one without my parents but on the positive side, I get two Christmases. My mrs is Russian and their Christmas is 7 January. If I time it right I may get to Russia for New Year and celebrate Christmas on 7 January. Vodka will be involved, especially if my mrs cousin Andrei is there. ( I took Andrei a bottle of single malt a couple of years back and he put cola in it. I have never forgiven him)

Clifton Grove will be pretty in a month or so. But all of my favourites is the walk to Wollaton Hall along the row of trees. Can't remember what it is called now, but never fails to delight me.

I dont mind the new format. Its not hugely different from the old one. Didnt take me long to re-establish my ipad and PC and imac to the new format. I did miss it though. I was in a tent in Keswick on Sunday and Monday and griped about the wi fi signal. I will have to apologise.

Clif Ton Not missed anything but glad that you are all back now.

I wonder if any of you noticed the "April is a s***" graffiti which was very prevalent at that time.

Its actually pretty hard to overdose with a salbutamol inhaler. The dose is regulated by each press. You can only overdose by pressing it multiple times. Even then it would take a lot before it got to harmful levels (more than 20 presses) What is important is to hold the breath in and let the salbutamol do its thing.

Carni If anyone can calm your nerves before surgery it is me. Its what I do. Professionally. If I can help in any way I will.

Chulla Thank you for the very kind invitation. I can probably make the 12 October one. I have plenty of time and I have my parents house to stay in, so it should be possible.

You dont need planning permission for a hot tub but some of the cheaper ones have very loud pumps and filters. My next door neighbour is a bit of a prat and has one. The cheap inflatable ones. Its louder than a lawnmower and going for hour after hour would certainly constitute a noise nuisance. Council wont normally do anything about it until you have sound readings taken (I have a sound meter from work, but they are about 20 quid from Maplins) and measured the sound levels and duration. That the council cannot ignore.