NewBasfordlad

Know it, Starline had the contract for all Georges places at one time, they even went out and bought a nice second hand Merc to pick him up in.

^^^^^^^^ You worked at Starline or Atkins?

I doubt it Phil, nothing to get away with I declare my earnings. As an aside you were a tax commissioner did you know Col Pat McCraith?

Heard a big bang outside on a Sunday night some years back, went to investigate an empty Camms collapsible lost its parking brake, rolled down the hill through an hedge and into some ones front door.

Spring Lane Motor Spares near Lambley Alan.......

Ian you may be thinking of the German chap who looked after all the book keeping, which for a part 5 dealer was a full time job and bugger me I can't think of his name either but he was always based in the shop. Try another one Dave Mitchell expert on all things centre fire.

Yes I an that was where Micks new shop was located after he left Mansfield road. Proper shooters paradise. By the way did you know Nev Kicks who worked for him?

The last time I had a tax inspection was some years ago back in the 90s, at the time I had a bad back since cured thanks to the NHS. The lady asked why my earnings had dropped over the last couple of years and I explained about my back, later she tried to probe a bit further by asking what my hobbies were, "apart from building model planes I like to grow veg" I replied. The look said it all, so I quickly explained everything is grown in containers no digging or strain required. We then spent the next hour talking growing veg and ended up quite chatty, it was she who told me about t

Used to ferry George Atkins around in a cab late 60s early 70s I worked for Starline behind Canning Circus at the time. Bit of a lad our George but a good fare, always a good tip....

Exactly the same Brew, I once was speaking to a tax inspector and he asked "do you wear spectacles all the time?" "Yes I replied, blind as a bat without them". "Then claim" he said "You can't work without them one pair every two years as per the opticians recommendations". Every since I have two pairs every two years and designate one pair work glasses.

Jonab the like is for your sound advice not your problems......

Then I just missed you I grew up at 108 from 1946 to 1964.

I love the way you say 'I too am not getting into a political argument' after just having posted a huge political rant.

I don't know about lofts Phil but a few years back we went to complete a gas safety inspection in Mansfield. When I asked where the gas meter was the guy went pale, "in the cellar, but its is locked and my wife has the key and she is shopping" He played up heck when I insisted and started to remove the tinny little hasp and staple. Opened the cellar door and coming up the stairs was a 4inch stainless steel flue liner and the smell was obvious, still we did the meter inspection and counted 16 plants whilst there. He must have thought he had gotten away with it, but we were sat at th

Phil I don't know how you change the culture, do we make them work for the benefits they receive, they'll just go to the doc's and get a ticket. I just don't know it's a difficult one but it does need solving, it is not fair right or proper for the idle to expect the same standard of living as someone who goes to work 5/6 days a week. For the past 28 years I have worked in rented property in the Mansfield, Sutton area and some of the tales to be told would make you puke but we have to realise these people aren't daft and some are very crafty to boot. There has been an a

All the best to you both Den hope you have many years ahead...............

One of the problems Loppy is that most of the guns are reactivated de-acts. The barrels are smoothed bored and over size hence they are accurate to about 3ft after that the bullets go anywhere. Extremely dangerous to anyone in the area, I sometimes think it would be better to give em the real thing at least then they would kill each other and not innocents.

Think I'll keep out of this one, are you sure Den seems a bit improbable to me. Or as me dad used to say wish my shoes were leathered with it........................

You could well be right nnsc certainly that 3 storey building would fit as part of the hospital

That would be Chalky great bloke worked down Triumph road mains & service depot, in a mini van he would be first call to a problem instead of sending a gang out in the middle of the night. A lot of 'on call' fitters lived on Woodborough road in that Victorian terrace just above the main building. Ian when you described the building you forgot 'oily'

The US special forces are made up of several outfits Green Berets amongst them, the most famous at the moment are SEAL team 6, the ones who topped Osama Bin Laden. As if I would I lie to you Lizzie, shame on you for even suggesting it now if I were back in my early 20s then maybe

Now the USASF is the federation for ........................cheerleaders and dance your ex boyfriend would not be pleased....

The worst scaffolding I ever worked off was called 'monkey scaffolding' I think. You may have come across it Ian, you first had to clear a vertical joint in the brick work and insert a large flat hook point upward 'very important, hook down and it fell off the wall'. On the outer part of the hook was a large slot into this went a triangular frame so that the long side was hanging down vertically against the wall and the battens went on the horizontal side. I can remember using it on Kettles vets on Gregory Blvd to get to some awkward cast iron gutter.

The Private Shop was the first of its kind to open in Nottingham that was over 30 years ago so it may be something to do with that. One of the problems you will have is that the TV companies were BBC & ATV in 1981 which changed to the BBC & ITV in January 82.

So the man was in the army and his excuse was he didn't know the gun was .....................loaded. Yer right I believe you