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Think the Engineer will back me up on this if he remembers, but may have been before his time, Sovex Marshall installed all the parcel handling conveyors at the "New" mechanised parcel sorting office, Bath street/Brook street, and the same in Derby and Leicester SO.
I was a postal Tech then doing the electrical installation, one of Sovex's foreman actually taught me to electric weld during our lunch breaks, fish tank frames and sledges were then on our itinerary for our lunchtime production.
Some great blokes and times were had on that building and others for the PO.
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I think we all went to Skeg or Mablethore during our childhood era, on public transport, then as we became more mobile with cars or scooters, motorbikes etc. we ventured further afield.
Cleethorpes was and still is a favorite place I still visit when back there. Fish and chips for lunch then a slow run back calling at a pub somewhere for tea and a pint, what a way to spend a summer or spring day.
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3rd photo is Bonnington road junction Coronation road, can just see my brothers first house up near top left of the hill, when it snowed like that, all the peoples cars from up there were left on Coronation, those that got caught had some fun in the mornings, and the house at the bottom opposite often had a car in the small front garden after it had slid down the hill.
A memory after I just got married, I was then working at Gedling colliery as an electrician and on night shift, I often called in at mums house for a morning cuppa before driving home to our first rental house in Hyson green, so without thinking turned down Gretton road from Mapperley tops and then as I got to the top of the hill thought Oh sh*t ! there had been snow in the night and now it was frozen. I was in my first ever car, a Ford Thames 5cwt. van.
I could not turn around so gingerly crept down the hill in 1st gear, all good till halfway down where the kids had been sledging !
I then slid sideways all the way to the bottom, and hit the pavement in front of the house opposite, stopping with a shudder as the wheels hit sideways.
When I got to mums I was shaking with fear, at my near miss.
Locals there learned never to use Gretton or Bonnington during bad weather, Breckhill was usually gritted as it was a bus route.
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Just looked on Google Earth and Gorges place, see here <iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m0!3m2!1sen!2sau!4v1433293448244!6m8!1m7!1s25p1G3i_CeKNnPf8MP7wxw!2m2!1d52.986482!2d-1.121584!3f108.7467607356334!4f1.360293099441293!5f0.7820865974627469"width="400" height="300" frameborder="0" style="border:0"></iframe>the roof is different and the front elevation is rendered, so maybe the rear view ?
Got me intrigued now, the only other similar house was the Wells residence across the road and further up, but that was an old place that was heavily renovated by the son Brian after his mum died.
Sorry to go OT with this.
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Where on Gretton road was that house ? I lived just around the corner, and the only one I can think of is George Varley's place, he was a local painter and decorator, the only other modern houses on Gretton, was 2 story on the bottom corner with Coronation road.
George was also a very decorated (excuse the pun) RAF pilot during the war, still had his handlebar mustache, nice bloke, his daughter Nina wasn't bad either :-)
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Funny how these old memories kick in, as teenagers we frequented the Mapperley fish bar, top of Bennet road, then when going into town on a Friday night as we grew older, it was a final call at the Kingfisher Mansfield road, usually chicken and chips though, or then if really hungry up Mansfield road and down to Pancho's fish bar for a large donner kebab with chips !
Still love donner kebabs when I head back to nottm, never can quite get one the same here in oz. Mmmmmm !
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I used to sail at Rutland water and always had my mountain bike with me in case the wind let us down, then we would do the clockwise route on our bikes.
Great times were had there, a lovely spot in Spring.
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The river road I posted leads to the sluice gates through colwick park, maybe before the park it was Sluice gates road ? I've never known any other access to the sluice gates and I fished first then sailed there many years from being a kid. There was no road access from the West end at all.
My dad used to love colwick cheese but haven't got a clue where mum got it from, maybe Marsdens on Mapperley tops.
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Not sure if this is the cottages in question, but I know they were completely refurbished and are now one private residence.
Corner of River road, Mile end road Colwick
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Talking of kids and families, one of the most satisfying things for us is when we venture back to Perth WA, where most of our kids and grandkids live, we go out for a family get together meal or whatever, and there must be 18 or so of us now, and I think Wow ! we started all this all those years ago.
When all the grandkids rush up to fight to give us a big hug after not seeing us for a while is an amazing feeling inside.
My wife's elder brother and his wife are childless (not by choice) and I feel so sorry for them and what joys they have missed, and as they grow older they have no one, only each other, a house and a flash car, to show for their lives.
I know they would give anything to have what you or I have Pixie, including your boring routines.
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I love this site, even though it's addictive. I do sometimes wish, though, that there were more people contributing from my 'neck of the woods' i.e. Woodthorpe. If there any of you lurking around, please write something....
Ok Margie just for you, I grew up in Woodthorpe, even though we used to say Mapperley, but in reality it was Woodthorpe.
Fishing in the old Brickyard ponds, sledging on Breckhill fields which backed onto our garden, being chased by horses on the fields, watching our old playground gradually get built on. Walking to Woodthorpe park to pick chestnuts or conkers. All memories like yesterday. A game of pitch and put, exploring the old railway tunnels, being chased off the brickworks by the watchman. Using the old earthworks near woodborough road/woodthorpe drive to test our home made bombs !
When I come back to visit nottm I always spend a few hours in the park, watching the squirrels and just generally reminiscing.
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I can relate to your family situation, we brought up 5 kids, including twin girls. My first born, our son, I hardly knew as I was always working 7 days a week trying to get ahead and pay the mortgage etc. we are still not close because of this, one of my big regrets.
I was lucky my wife was a rock and with the help of my mum doing a bit of child minding, also managed to pursue a job part time.
We now look back and blink and think where did it all go, but our kids have all flown the nest we have a heap of grandkids, and are lucky enough now to follow our dreams and live our lives.
It was hard at times, we had our ups and downs, but we got through it, the good times and the bad, the boring and mundane, that's just life.
We travel full time at the moment and have done for 3 1/2 years, we live well and all the hard work has paid off, we are not rich but we can enjoy our lives and freedom now, that we never had bringing up our tribe. Just look at your current life, as setting the foundation for the later parts of your life.
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Did really well today and fitted in an extra walk, went to check my totals on my fitbit and bugger me, my battery had gone flat so not a clue as to what I actually did !
Michael #155 Most smart phones have an app that will count your steps, just download set up and it will register your steps, and silently :-))
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Interesting to see where the Brook st sorting office was going to be built and all the buildings on Bath st where the new Bowman telephone exchange is now.
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Watched a bit of Tarantino last night, "Kill Bill", silly movie but strangely enough enjoyed it again. Sorry not 60's though.
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Now up to 13000 steps per day average this week, plus my usual 40 min bike ride. Most of mine is dog walking too, but it all counts, even my springer is looking fitter too and has developed a "spring" in her step. She's 7 so was putting on the weight and slowing down as well.
Weigh in day again tomorrow.
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Here is a couple from oz.
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Used to go for the day to Hunstanton to windsurf in the 80's, great place, when the wind didn't cooperate we used to mountain bike all around the area.
Many happy memories there.
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Done well over 10,000 daily steps this week, and at my weekly weigh in I have lost another kilo, woo hoo ! been keeping the cycle wheels turning too, on my daily ride.
Amazing how your fitness level improves, I have 2 hills on my current circuit I cycle, and early on I crawled up them or walked, now I can cycle straight up both and not even be out of breath at the top.
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I'm in luck this last few weeks, all my gear has finally done the rounds and is back now in the original cupboards and draws it started in :-)
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Remember the winter of 62 vividly, my dad always got up first around 6-00am every day, he'd have a fag, a morning cough then bring me and my brother (and mam) a cup of tea and we would get up for school.
This morning it was dark, really dark, anyway dad did his normal thing and then got his snap bag and went to the door as usual, but when he opened it it was just a wall of snow !
He knew it had been snowing, but not that bad.
After a bit of digging we found it was a snow drift over 6' high up against the door, that was the start of the big freeze, and dad had to give his job as a builder, away for 3 months as it was just too bad to do any bricklaying or building work.
He had a mate who got him a temporary job at Gedling colliery, labouring, shunting wagons in the pit yard, horrible job for him but it kept food on our plate whilst the weather was so bad.
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Had a Crombie coat many years ago, cannot remember where from or how much but it was very similar to the photo.
Also remember driving my mum nuts for a Harris tweed jacket, I'd be around 15-16 maybe.
On my recent trip back to Nottm last September I went to the big store near the A1 at Grantham, and nearly bought another Harris tweed but in reality would probably never have worn it here in oz.
Was around 350 pounds I think. Lovely jacket though.
I did buy a Barbour motorbike jacket though.
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My mum was brought up in St Annes, before she married, on Corporation road, gran was an alcoholic and a single parent and my mum and her two older brothers never knew their dad, and did it tough.
Any spare cash went to the pubs, so maybe Joy is not painting such a glum story after all.
My mums upbringing had a very profound effect on her later life, and she suffered severely with depression, just before she died even more harrowing stories emerged from her childhood I never knew about.
Not everyone had it good in those good ole days.
Just the other side of the coin.
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I too dislike animal cruelty in any form, and do not agree with fox hunting, but I too have shot many foxes and still do.
They are indiscriminate killers and can leave a bloodbath in a field of new lambs or a chicken coupe. I've seen it with my own eyes.
Feral cats are also a big problem here, they breed up very quickly and need minimal water to survive, they kill lots of native birds and animals.
i have shot some that are almost twice the size of your standard cuddly pet and aggression you wouldn't believe.
Back to fox hunting, a quick clean kill is far better than being chased from field to field to be finally ripped apart by a pack of dogs.
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Snow on Mapperley Plains.
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I remember that too MargieH, think the was some sort of dispute or cutbacks and the gritting was held up, or none available and utter chaos reined.
#5 Yes I'd forgotten Somersby road, another fun one when conditions prevail.
Must admit I miss the snow, always looked clean and inviting, till it melts into that brown slush.
And having to pour boiling water on the van locks and clear the windscreen before leaving for work, then having to drive to Mansfield or Newark in a blizzard ! and maybe climb a telegraph pole to replace dropped cables from the weight of the snow.
The joys of a BT engineer in winter !
Don't miss the cold, though, but you can always get warm by dressing in more clothes I suppose, I find now I cannot cope with extreme heat that we get here sometimes either, it's much harder to get cool when it's 47C !