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Douglas, Isle of Man: Went one November and the landlady griped at me for turning the radiator on in the room. When I left she charged me for breakfast but didn't provide one as she didn't serve breakfast until after the first boat had left. Worra dump.

Marble games, ah yes....Sticks-in and rolls-on.

I was useless at the Whip and Top. Also useless at the Diablo - remember those?

The better half is a Mental Health Officer and has had to deal with a number of such cases.

Cheers.

I used to collect bottles for the deposit! I still find the odd screw top pop and beer bottles in newly cleaned-out roadside ditches. They are great for my home brewing :o) In 1988 I was driving behind a police car when all of a sudden out came an empty chip bag from the police car window! Now that's literally 'Throw away' society.

Where did you get the bags from, please?

Snigger .

Winter tyres?

They're what rockers (Greasers) used to oil their hair with aren't they? [Ducking]

I was right for once!

I seem to remember a mine called New Hucknall near Huthwaite on the North Notts/Derbys border(ish) area.

Chip bags.

Horizontal and vertical hold.

Born and bred in Arnold and I never heard the name "Torkard" before. It's amazing how easy it is to miss a part of history on your very doorstep. thanks gang.

Anyone ever heard of Hucknall Torkard, Notts.?

Beefsteak: I see what you mean!

Just had a note from a friend who now lives in France. He used to insert the largest bangers he could find into cow pats.

It's the same game as the model teacher but with a robot and different answers. I had the Robot as a kid but I now have the teacher version.

There's some now about in that picture!

Found it: year 1900 and this is the accident report: http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/BoT_Basford1900.pdf

I was reading about a crash at that site recently - been trying to find the article but can I heckaslike find it. I can't remember where I read it but I do remember that it involved a goods loco backing in to the sidings and a southbound local hitting the goods loco. No serious damage and obviously not the crash to which you refer. I have asked around but no-one seems to know anything about your particular prang.

I used to do that too. It must be some kind of hankering for the night before. Last year I found a spent rocket cascase by the roadside on my way to work. I stuck the stick in the ground by the fenceline and said hello to it everyday as I walked past - daft or what?!