Bubblewrap

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  1. Talking of the "Robins" anybody seen them all yet? I have
  2. St.Nicholas Rectory House was bulldozed to make way for Maid Marion way
  3. It's still warm here in Old Basford ,it was a little too warm yesterday
  4. Jimmy Page is 74 most men would like to look that good at that age!
  5. Saturday & Sunday are the only days I get into town early (seven o'clock ish) I walk in from Old Basford & get the tram back
  6. you should see the city centre Sunday morning before the Street cleaners have done their work
  7. The settee was probably waiting collection by the council
  8. This is the only AC/DC I know
  9. I think the council do their best but the citizens don't help much by not using the bins provided
  10. Look on the bottom of on old 1" O S map Seconds in a year? I'd have to take my shoes & socks off to work that one out
  11. A favorite question of mine in a pub quiz with out using a calculator: How many inches in a mile ?
  12. Trouble is you are working firstly in base 12 then in base 20 & it gets more complicated if you are working in weight.
  13. Good job pounds & ounces were not included And yes £1/12/5d
  14. Most people today couldn't add that little lot up £2.11s 4d
  15. And St Ann's lost even more pubs There 55 in 1956
  16. This bust in the arboretum is not the one that broke(fell off a lorry) but a new one made about 1926
  17. Broad Marsh the only question I ask is: Did Nottingham really need two shopping centres ?
  18. Never said they were trouble And they drink the cheapest rubbish anyway
  19. I used to go into spoons Bulwell last year & it was always the same crowd (up to about ten)for the 9 o'clock stampede I as a rule don't touch the stuff before noon But If you called these people alcoholics they would be most offended
  20. And another thing I tend to steer well clear of spoons as they always tend to be full of drunks(ever seen the 9 o'clock stampede?)