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One ticket for " Ineficient Handbrake " in 62 years driving .... beat that !!!! ( Maybe someone can ? )
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" A night watchman at road works in a little open shelter with his Primus and Billy Can" Must have been posh roadworks? the ones I recall had a coke brazier and a smoke blackened kettle, and you can still buy dripping, advertised as "delicious on toast" at Asda
I always thought Bulwell was " Posh "
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Police Warning
Watch Out For This Scam
Police say that the gang usually is comprised of four members, one adult and three younger ones.
While the three younger ones, all appearing sweet and innocent, divert their 'mark' (or intended target) with a show of friendliness , the fourth - the eldest -- sneaks in from behind the person's back to expertly rifle through his or her pockets and purses or bags for any valuables being carried.
The picture below shows the gang in operation.
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A Policeman in the street !!!, Open topped paper Packet of five Woodbines, A Packet of Kensitas Cigs with a small pack of " Four for your friends" attached. KIds playing " Snobs " and Marbles, we used to stand a Haflpenny or a Penny in a crack in the Paving slabs and then from six or so Slabs away kids would try to hit the Coin and you would sit with your legs spread catching all the Marbles until it was hit. We would also play " Tin Can Alerty " , a Tin can would be kicked and whilst the fetcher went for the can the others would disperse to hide.--- Bread and Dripping Sandwiches !!!. Dad skinning a Rabbit hanging from a Nail. A night watchman at road works in a little open shelter with his Primus and Billy Can.
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A very nice result through the power of the Forum !!! A short while ago I noticed a new member from Canada named Monk had signed up. In his entry he mentioned brothers in the U.K. including "Conrad Monk ". For over 10 years our family have been taking an annual holiday together and we always ask our Sister " Marian have you heard from Conrad Monk lately ? ". The answer was that she had been unable to find any trace of him. Conrad, my sister Marian Daniels,Eunice Whittle and Margaret Button and others as youngsters were founder members of the Junior Group at The Co Operative Arts Centre on George St. Conrad went on RADA and was a proffesional Actor for 10 years or so and did some T.V. Eunice got her Equity Card and did work doing Voice overs and also as an extra. Some of you may remember Peter Bowles another member who did well on T.V. Through my arrangements with Anthony Monk In Canada they all met up this week in Nottingham some 63 years later.Marian was first at the left Lion at the Council House and they had an unforgettable day including a foray to The Arts Centre ( Now The Nottingham Arts Theatre ) , where Eunice saw her name on a Shield, a graet meal at Bistro Pierre and a trip to Marians sons Alpaca Farm at Thorpe In The Glebe.
Thanks again to the Forum and the W.W.W. which has brought thousands together again.
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Yes Danny I remember Mr & Mrs Lymn at the shop on the corner and Taylors the Newsagent just on Henrietta Street, there was the greengrocers next to Lymn's whose name I cannot recollect, then on Highbury Road the other way was May Clark's sweet shop, when I was a young child we called her "Goody Shop May". Further along was Turners chemists. You must be older than me I cannot remember 1936 and the only gas mantles I remember were in caravans at Skegness.
Hi Brian , I was 4 in 1936 , so I may be a bit older, the Greengrocers was Ellis`s. I remember May Clarks, if you wanted something in short supply, her standard reply was ' sorry it`s all ordered ".
Cheers Danny
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Hi Bulwell Brian and others , Does anyone remember " Little Eric " I believe its o.k to call him a Dwarf. He used to deliver Firewood, and he Chopped his wood at the back of the Oxford Pub. Also Albert Brown, the " Gay " man who wore Lipstick and always had a Flower in his Lapel.---- We had Gas when we moved to Bannerman Rd in 1936 !!! . I can remember being sent to Robinsons Shop on the Vale to get the " Mantles ", and get the Low Voltage Accumulator for the Radio Charged up for 2p, and Valves for the Radio. Mr Robinson had a square show Cabinet at the front of the shop and we would love to press our noses and see what was on display " Coombes " the shoe repair shop on the Vale had an enamelled sign outside the shop listing a load of Branches of the Business and we would stand with our backs to the sign and see to what Town we had grown to !!!. We would sometimes buy a " Bread Cob " for a halfpenny on the way to school. Mr Lymn had a Drapers shop at the bottom of Henrietta St and I remember going in with my Mother and seeing the showcards for " Balito " Stockings " Nearby was " Taylors " Newsagent , and Cigarettes were in short supply and he would bend down and get you some if you were a regular customer
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One alternative would be to buy a Device, around £ 70/ £80 for some models. Whilst on to the topic of car rentals, please be aware of the damage deposit usually required and inspect the vehice thoroughly. I nearly got stung once , when I returned the Car they said there was a chip on the Windscreen and my deposit £ 50 was kept I argued that surely I had no control over this , but they still insisted. However after a couple of weeks and this event still bugging me, I suddenly remember that after the Man and I had inspected the vehicle, I remember he said O.K. sir, go into the office and I will bring the Car around to where you can pick it up. Right , from seeing many C.S.I programmes I remembered "Contaminated Evidence " ? .Well someone had driven the Car after my inspection so they couldn`t prove conclusively that that I was responsible . I sent an email to the effect that if I didn`t recieve a refund I would take the case to the Small Claims Court ****** Within the hour I got an apologetic call from the Rental people and was informed £ 50 had been transferred back into my account. Could we do a " Straw Poll " and see how many of you have heard of these deposits being withheld as I think this is an endemic scam in the Industry.
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radfordred, thanks for posting ruby and the romantics, you are right it is a great song, brings back a lot of memories.later that year i got dumped, and the big song was andy williams cant get used to losing you, another good song, which seemed to fit.gord(the dude from niagara)
Anyone thats been dumped, heres a nice cheerful ditty !!!!
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To get DNA and process it through the DNA database costs around £450 for each sample. OK if you can recover the cost from the person upon their identification.
But you will be bringing out the civil liberties crowd!
You don`t think i was suggesting anything of the sort , my point was anyone who could spit out gum could potentialy spit out " VENOM "
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Tebbit did not actually tell the unemployed to get on their bikes, merely mentioned when his father was unemployed in the 1930's he went looking for work on his bike locally till he found another job, as opposed to most peoples belief that he was saying move to where work is,
Quoted or misquoted the message is there !!! don`t you agree
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Say no more ----send for Clint !!!
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If one could take the D.N.A. from Gum Spat out on our streets would we trace back to 99% of the perpetrtaters of the recent acts of ,as the mamby pampies would term " Anti Social Behavior " My generation were brought up by a much different set of standards. We would never dream of Spitting on the streets , not respecting others property, public property and facilities If we hesitated at all we would think of our parents and the shame it would bring to them, and these are the family values that have eroded over two or three generations. There were five of us, we were brought up in a typical " Working Class " envirenment and I trust we all made it to adulthood with standards which are still here with citizens that care . Norman Tebbit M.P. once advised the unemployed " Get on your Bike " This quote could be interpreted to just mean " For goodness sake , do something to improve yourself and your life " .
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I got one too following your posting £3 odd off Ebay, works great on my Karaoke on my P.C.
I have seen them at £36.00.
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Me three
(But he may be refering to Jo Frost , seeing as she's a "Super Nanny")
Give that man a prize !!!
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We called Goats " Nannies "
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One of the most beneficial things we have experienced is the contacts we have made of Family all over the world, especially now with Skype. Also slowly seeing the demise of top priced stores like Dixons, Curries, Comet, P.C. World etc---now we can really see where the bargains are. In todays Mail they point out what a rip off H.D.M.I. cables can be , up to £100 !!! Experts say a £2 one does the same job . ( Always been my priciiple too about Cables ) ----Online Banking ( only need to go to the Bank if we get a Cheque ) And, come on, admit it !!!! All those " Naughty Sites "
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There's a bit about George Brough HERE Danny.
What a brilliant website " Mega " I suppose many members will have allready seen it , but I will spend many an hour with it and I thoroughly recommend it to anyone who hasn`t seen it Cheers ---Danny333.
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Across the road from our house at Bulwell , I always remember Mr Webb coming and going to work at Broughs on his Motorbike and Sidecar, I never aspired to a Brough but eventually had a Triumph on which I collided with a Director of Raleigh coming out of the Golf Club on the Ring Road , fortunately I did`nt end up like Lawrence but me and my passenger were thrown a good way, I sustained a small scratch ( but a big dent to my ego ) my girlfriend sustained a broken Collarbone . After that I aquired ( From dad ) a Wolesley ( Cop Car Type ) 1936 Vintage as my first car, then in order a s far as I remember in canada -- Austin 10- $ 40 with a new set of Tires ) 1950 Ford 53 .- Chrysler --- 57 Chevy
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Mudgie
Ask beefsteak where to go go in Keywest, he's an expert.
Camped on a Barstool once in Key West Sloppy Joes & Irish Kevins )
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danny333 wrote ( Except Connect the Gas ), chicken, lol,
back to the car, been for a roadtest and found speedo doesn't work now! probably knocked the cable out the drive but too hot this afternoon to be bothered with it, as regards health and safety chocking up with bricks etc, guess a question of common sense?
Connecting gas could be " Cold Turkey " !!!!! I for one know my limits
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Look out I`m " Advancing " slowly !!
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Who is ? not me!!!
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As we get older we sometimes begin to doubt our ability to "make a difference" in the world. It is at these times that our hopes are boosted by the remarkable achievements of other "seniors" who have found the courage to take on challenges that would make many of us wither. Harold Schlumberg is such a person: THIS IS QUOTED FROM HAROLD: "I've often been asked, 'What do you do now that you're retired?' Well...I'm fortunate to have a chemical engineering background and one of the things I enjoy most is converting beer, wine and whiskey into urine. It's rewarding, uplifting, satisfying and fulfilling. I do it every day and I really enjoy it." Harold should be an inspiration to us all.
Odeon 1963
in From Rock & Roll to Rock Music
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Hi, my first post for ages, I didn`tsee this show but around the same time myself and my girlfriend on a relavantly new date went to see Stan Kenton, I don`t think she was impressed with his progressive jazz style , but the sequel was we have been married now 47 years.
Cheers Danny