Martian

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About Martian

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  • Birthday 07/21/1959

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    Male
  • Location
    Bingham
  • Interests
    Running, Cycling, Aviation, Motorcycles, (I have been known to undertake a few restorations), Music and Photography but not necessarily in that order!

    I am also renowned for taking in 'waifs and strays' so our house should be called the 'Ark'!

    I am also a volunteer for the Hedgehog Preservation Trust and take in orphaned Hedgehogs when they are found out and about in the daytime, (which is usually a very bad sign).
  1. Martian
    Just imagine if Nottingham had retained her local communications infrastructure, (Tramlines and all of the suburban stations), she would now be the envy of many other cities! Easy to say in hindsight, of course, and I suspect that it seemed to be the right idea at the time when they retired the Trams, (followed by the Trolley Busses), and then shutdown all of our peripheral stations and, (of course), the 'jewel in Nottinghams crown' the Victoria Station. Berlin has an excellent transport network which consists of trains, trams, a subway and a number of ferries, (that take you across some of
  2. Martian
    Thanks, once again, for the warm welcome. I guess that Mick2me did an excellent job as those work benches were still in perfect condition when I left around 1980, (for the second and last time), but that is another story! Sometimes I rode to Oakdale Rd on my Yamaha FS1E, (and later I had a Kawasaki Kh250 and later still I used the infamous Suzuki GT750 'Kettle - which broke down underneath the railway bridge at Burton Joyce one morning)! I was very fortunate as I also had a selection of cars, (once I was 17), so I also arrived at the workshops in a clapped out Mini estate, (complete with a
  3. Martian
    Yes, I had the pleasure of working there for five years with a diversified range of people - all of whom were great company. I had the 'pleasure' of visiting most of the GNCS stores, (Broadmarsh never had the character of Parliament St), and many of them have long since gone. Your mentioning the Philips 'VCR' reminded me of all the changes within the domestic entertainment arena such as the: - Stereo transmission of radio programs on FM. Closure of the 405 line system, (everybody's roofs started to look less cluttered as the large VHF 'H' aerials were replaced by the much more compact
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    Some great memories of one of Nottinghams greatest institutions and I still remember my mother's dividend number ! I remember popping into this wonderful building, (parking directly outside just off the Maid Marion Way roundabout), in order to collect the various TV's and 'Audio Centres' that were ready for delivery to their new owners all over Nottingham. Nobody seemed to bat an eyelid as we balanced expensive Colour TV's, precariously, on the steel railings as we loaded our vans! Having since had the good fortune to have travelled all over the world, (at various employers expense), the